Sussex wine growers are taking on some of the industry's top producers by opening a vineyard in France.

Angus and Sarah Cameron, who both studied wine making at Plumpton Agricultural College, are helping rejuvenate a vineyard in southern France.

Mrs Cameron said: "I signed up for a week's course and enjoyed it so much I signed up for a two-year HND."

The couple bought a 125-acre site near Toulouse in the south-west of the country and will bottle their first wine in the next few weeks.

Plumpton now has graduates from its wine courses working across the industry.

Tuesday, February 14, 2006