Looking forward to Chateau Denaby
A GROUP calling for a vineyard to be established in Denaby has planted grapevines on the site in a bid to show their plan could bear fruit.
The Doncaster Council Watch group have been campaigning for a vineyard at the former Earth Centre site since last year, and this week the group's spokesman Ray Nortrop announced they had begun a "trial planting" of vines on Saturday.
Mr Nortrop confirmed: "Doncaster Council Watch have commenced a trial planting of grafted grapevines on the limestone escarpment at the former Earth Centre."
He added: "Our research, conducted by geoscientist Tony McCready, would indicate that these plants can provide a bumper crop and harvest in three to four years' time if well kept and trained.
"Observations are now in process to manage this first trial planting and progress for future development."
The vines planted are grafted grapevines of the 'Vitis Muscat Bianca' variety, which the group claims could produce an English white wine, to be marketed locally as "Chateau Denaby", by 2012.
The group will hold a public meeting at Mexborough Library at 3.30pm on Tuesday March 25 to discuss their plans. The meeting will also be addressed on education by John Westmoreland of the Doncaster Anti-Academies Alliance.
The full article contains 221 words and appears in South Yorkshire Times newspaper.
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Last Updated:
19 March 2008 3:47 PM
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Source:
South Yorkshire Times
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Location:
Dearne
