Frequently Asked Questions

The most northerly productive commercial vineyard is LEVENTHORPE near LEEDS The most northerly vineyard (non-commercial is at CARNFORTH in Lancashire Strawberry Hill,(Gloucs) Worthenbury (Wrexham) and Beenleigh (Devon) grow commercial vines under glass or polytunnels Parts of Mersea Island vineyard in Essex are below sea level Ickworth (Essex) and Croft Castle (Herefordshire) are vineyards in National Trust properties

George Bowden at his Leventhorpe Winery near Leeds

Adgestone (Isle of Wight) is probably the oldest of the surviving commercial sites, having first been planted in 1968 Chevelswarde (Leics) is the oldest organic winery. Sedlescombe(Sussex),Wernddu (Wales) and Davenport (sussex and Kent) are also organic Lancashire,Cheshire,Durham and Cumbria have no commercial vineyards. Durham used to have one at Whitworth Hall, and, although it still exists, it no longer produces wine.