The UK`s wine industry has had a corking few years, with scores of new producers and vineyards opening, a new study has shown. There were 37 newcomers last year, taking the total to almost 200 new producers in the past five years, said accountancy group UHY Hacker Young.

The expansion has been driven by high quality English wines , which are increasingly winning recognition internationally, said the report. James Simmonds, partner at UHY Hacker Young, said: "In recent years the wine industry has gone from strength to strength, and customers are now opting for English wines over French or Italian products, which 20 years ago would have been seen as a joke.

`Products like English sparkling wine have now firmly established themselves at the same table as products such as prosecco or champagne`.

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