In 2015, vines were grown on 3.2 million hectares in the EU, representing around 45 % of the world’s total area under vines.

The total area under vines in the EU was 3.2 million ha in 2015,

The main interest here is growing table grapes, but there are also wine varieties.

UK sales of sparkling wine and Champagne reached a record high this year with Brits buying almost £2.2 billion worth of fizz, according to the Wine and Spirit Trade Association’s latest market report.

Wine producers in Britain will plant a record 1m vines over the next 12 months, allowing growers to produce 2m more bottles of wine a year in the south of a country not historically known for its