The slopes of Snowdonia are a long way from Provence, but you can now find a vineyard there growing rondo and seyval blanc.

Pant Du is one of dozens of vineyards now thriving in Wales, more famously the home of dragons and male voice choirs.

It’s down to climate change, which is now serving us homegrown cab franc alongside flood, famine, and fire.

While many traditional wine regions are becoming too hot, rainy Wales is not yet in danger of this.

As of August, there were 59 registered vineyards there, more than twice as many from just nine years ago in 2017, when there were only 24.

You may have already been enjoying some of Wales’ famous bottles, like those from Ancre Hill, which are in ‘every natty wine bar’ in London according to British wine expert Alice Griffiths.

She has just re

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