The practice of grafting means you get both the combination of the disease resistant rootstock, with a rootstock that is also suited for a specific soil type. 

Many people are now considering planting a few vines, or a field of vines to join the expanding number of Viticultuarlists and wine producers in the UK

Pruning is a key part of every vineyard the world over.  It can be the make or the break in producing good quality grapes.   

The history of viticulture in England goes further into early history than you may first believe.