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Radio Solent,6 mins

Vineyards boom amid rainy and warm Dorset summer

Alun Newman

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This summer's mix of weather 鈥� a hot June and a wet July - has meant a bonus for British winemakers. That mix of early heat followed by heavy rain could all make for an "exceptional year" with record breaking grape yields. Our reporter Jo Palmer visited Clare Parker, the owner of Dorset's Melbury Vale Winery near Shaftesbury.

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