North East Travel News

Issue 62

As Covid-19 continues its rampage plunging people’s travel plans into chaos, more and more of us are opting for a staycation. Apart from the horrific impact on the travel industry what better way is there to support our UK businesses than to holiday at home? Since our pre-quarantine trip to the Champagne region of France this summer I’ve heard more and more about the recent successes of English wine production. With a family visit to southern England coming up I wanted to know more. Not many of you will likely have tried a premium English wine, you’re unlikely to find them in mainstream supermarkets however this may very likely change soon due to the speed in which the industry is now developing. It seems the chalky south-facing slopes of our southern English counties are ideal wine-growing territory, including wine that in France would be called champagne. Having recently won a…