English wine is on the menu at the beer festival

English wine will be served at the Great British Beer Festival next week for the first time, as home-grown brands increase in popularity.

The festival, run by the Campaign for Real Ale and taking place at Olympia London from Aug 8-12, will partner with wine firm Honest Grapes to offer a range of English wines.

Festival organiser Ian Hill said: “While beer will always remain the centre focus of the festival, we wanted to make this year special.”

Tom Harrow, co-founder of Honest Grapes, said: “It has never been a more exciting time for English wine.”