Did Britons Grow Grapes in the Medieval Warm Period?
February 27th, 2007 by Stephen
A comment on this blog points to three articles, all making the same points about there being a medieval warm period. The one below is typical:
Vikings raised crops and cattle in Greenland 1000 years ago, while Britons grew grapes in England
I have already answered the point about Greenland in an earlier post. However, I did not mention this bit about grapes being grown in Britain.
I just wanted to confirm that my parent’s house, built in 1900, has a grape vine growing on the south wall. It is by no means impossible to grow grapes in Britain (and not just because Britain is now warmer than it was in the medieval warm period. This vine has been there for a very long time. I do not know if it was planted when the house was built, but it must have been there for at least 50 years).
