Vintners say they are picking plentiful and good quality grapes in Wiltshire and across England.
Wiltshire vineyards have reported high yield and "very promising quality" and said this year's grape harvest may prove to be their best for years.
Nathaniel McConnell, from Bluestone Vineyard at Cholderton, near Salisbury, specialises in sparkling wine."A combination of conditions have given us a good harvest with high yield and what looks to be a really good quality. We had no spring frosts and conditions were perfect for flowering so we got lots of fruit.
"The only issue now is that the pressing facilities we use are so busy due to volume. We have had to delay some of our picking until we can get a slot for pressing."Paul Langham, owner of a'Beckett's Vineyard in Littleton Pannell, near Devizes, started picking two weeks ago and also said he was very pleased with this year's harvest.
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