Rondo at the Thomas Walk vineyard in Irelan
Do you know where would you find the oldest plantings of Rondo? It is grown in in England, where it is the third most planted red variety. I have drunk some Dutch Rondo and it is found in other cooler wine producing countries, notably Denmark. But County Cork in southern Ireland certainly did not trip off the tongue. And if you liked to know more, I can tell you that the most northern planting of Rondo in the United Kingdom is in Scotland in the county of Fife and the largest planting is at Denbies in Surrey. It was sailing that brought Thomas Walk to southern Ireland. He hails from Franconia, the land of Sylvaner and Muller Thurgau, and was exploring the British Isles on a boat and outside the town of Kinsale. He liked what he saw and decided to plant vines on his land. First, he had to clear the sheep and gorse. His initial planting...
