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About the farm
In the Crouch Valley, Essex, we tend our 6-acre (about 2.4 ha) single-estate vineyard on a south-facing slope towards the River Crouch, planted by the Hollingsbee family in 2017 on a former apple orchard that had since been a paddock. We grow Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and, since 2019, Pinot Gris, pick all our grapes by hand and make English sparkling and still wines only from our own fruit; the sparkling wine from our first harvest in 2019 won the Trophy for Best Sparkling Wine in the Wine GB Eastern Region. We sell our wines through our online shop with delivery, and they are also served in restaurants and bars around the UK.
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What we grow
Food crops
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Fruit
Grapevine – Chardonnay, Pinot Gris, Pinot Noir
- Wine
- Sparkling wine
- Still wine · rosé
- Still wine „Chardonnay, 2020” · 35 GBP / pcs · in stock
- Still wine „Chardonnay, 2021” · 35 GBP / pcs · sold out
- Still wine „Chardonnay, 2022” · 35 GBP / pcs · sold out
- Sparkling wine „English Sparkling Wine, Classic Cuvee 2019” · 35 GBP / pcs · in stock
- Sparkling wine „English Sparkling Wine, Classic Cuvee 2020” · 30 GBP / pcs · in stock
- Sparkling wine „English Sparkling Rose, Classic Cuvee 2019” · rosé · 35 GBP / pcs · in stock
- Still wine „Pinot Noir, 2020” · 35 GBP / pcs · sold out
- Still wine „Pinot Gris, 2023” · 25 GBP / pcs · in stock
- Still wine „Chardonnay/Pinot Gris”
- Winemakers Collection · gift pack
- Wine
Sales channel
- Online shop
- Delivery / shipping
- Retail
Product categories
Product groups
Area
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2.4 ha (5.9 acre) · micro (under 5 ha)- vineyard · 2.4 ha (5.9 acre)
Farming method / certification
Languages spoken
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