Lamberhurst Vineyard, Kent

Sara and I continued our quest to taste lots of British wine this afternoon - by visiting Lamberhurst Vineyard in Kent. This vineyard has 28 acres of vines (although some are only a few years old and not producing yet). The wines were ok - but one struggles (well at least we do) to justify paying probably twice as much as one would for Continental European or New World wines.

Given our desire to buy a vineyard (Sara's starting at Plumpton College on Friday - studying Viticulture and Oenology) - this pricing is a bit of a dilemna. I can't to see how British wine will have mass appeal at these prices or exclusive appeal at the current quality. Of course, there are notable exceptions (like Nyetimber, Chapel Down and Camel), but these are not the norm.

Perhaps a cheapie place in France is in order in the first instance?