Memories of Topsham - Linda McClintock
Linda McClintock is the daughter of the much-respected Topsham GP Dr McClintock (Dr Mac) who died some years ago. Her memories will strike a chord with many Topsham residents.
The photo of the river Exe iced over in 1962-3 by courtesy of the Topsham Museum, and the Tuborg Lager boat at the quay is part of the Isca Historical Photographic Collection and is featured in Peter Thomas's book: 'Topsham, The Historic Port of Exeter' with his kind permission.
English wine industry is thriving
Bickleigh, Devon - May 29, 2008
1. Long shot of vineyard
2. Panning shot of vineyard
3. Close shot of young vine
4. Mid shot of 'Pinot Gris' vines and sign
5. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger White, Owner of Yearlstone Vineyard
Everyone would agree that there remains a scepticism towards English Wine, although its much much less than it used to be. And, but, on the other hand, we've always sold out, you know, we started making three-five thousand bottles a year and selling out in a year. And now we're up to twenty-thousand and selling out in a year. So we can't really complain.
6. Owner of Yearlstone, Roger White, pouring wine for visitors
7. Close shot, wine glasses and bottle
8. Man tasting wine
9. Wine bottles on shelf
10. Pan to bottles of Yearlstone Brut, sparkling wine
11. SOUNDBITE: (English) Roger White, Owner of Yearlstone Vineyard
Out of the Devon growers that I know, at least half are now going towards doing sparkling wine. Its a very long and slightly technically complicated process, but we get the naturally high in acid grapes that Champagne would, we're not a million miles from Champagne, and I think it's already clear with what showing through with English grape varieties that that is a way we can actually be world class.
12. Pan from Yearlstone Vineyard sign to entrance road
Cheriton Fitzpaine, Devon - May 28, 2008
13. Alistair Peebles, master of wine and owner of 'Devon Wine School' opening and pouring bottle of sparkling wine for blind tasting session
14. SOUNDBITE: (English) Alistair Peebles, Master of Wine and owner of 'Devon Wine School'
If you take Cornwall and Devon, indeed, if you take the south coast and the south of England; as climate changes and it becomes a little warmer, I think there are big changes beginning to be seen in terms of the quality of fruit you can actually produce each year. And not every year obviously is successful. We have dreadful summers when nothing happens. But in a good summer here, very good fruit can be produced and good fruit does actually turn itself into good wine and the techniques and the investment that we're seeing all through the south of England is really very encouraging.
15. Close shot, sparkling wine being poured into glasses
16. Alistair Peebles distributing wine glasses for tasting
17. Man sniffing and tasting wine
18. Mid shot, tasting panel
19. Close shot, hand writing
London - June 4, 2008
20. SOUNDBITE: (English) Stephen Skelton, Master of Wine and UK Wine Correspondent for 'Wine Report 2008
Until about ten years ago, most of the grapes grown in this country were things like Germanic hybrids and crosses, but now we've got the classic sparkling wine varieties; Pinot Noir, Pinot Menuier and, of course, Chardonnay. Those are being planted very heavily. And I think for the future those will be the varieties that will be found in most sparkling wines.
Topsham, Devon - May 29, 2008
21. Leaflet on table introducing 'Local Wine Heroes - Evening and Masterclass'
22. People sniffing and pouring wine
23. People eating and drinking
24. Display of Devon wines
25. Geoff Bowen, owner of Pebblebed Vineyards addressing gathering
26. SOUNDBITE: (English) Geoff Bowen, owner of Pebblebed Vineyards
Quite a lot of people taste our wines and say ' well, actually that's not bad'. And I say 'no problem', and they look slightly embarrassed and I say 'you know, don't worry about that'. Because people are now starting to, you know, come round. There are people who are actually evangelical about our wines, and there's a whole range of different groups. But very few people do we now find who don't enjoy them when they taste them.
London - June 4, 2008
Topsham, Devon - May 29, 2008
29. Panning shot of people eating and drinking
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