Visiting Kent and fancy popping into a local winery? Or are you looking for a particular Welsh winemaker? Follow the links below for a virtual tour of the UK's vineyards.
Comment: This vineyard lies on the sheltered southern slopes of the Chiltern Hills overlooking the river Thames between the towns of Reading and Oxford. Six varieties of white grape and four reds are grown which allows Boze Down to produce a wide range of wines with good complexity of flavour.
Comment: Multiple award-winning Valley Vineyards, in Berkshire, was first planted as an experimental plot in 1979. There are now 26 acres planted, and a modern winery has been established. The winery processes both those grapes grown at Valley Vineyards and their Send vineyard in Surrey.
Comment: Wines are available to buy on-line. The vineyard is located in South Staffordshire and offers guided tours, corporate events and a visitor centre. Individuals or small groups can follow the self-guided vineyard trail. This follows a relaxing route through the vineyard. Information boards describe many of the French, German and Hybrid varieties planted.
Comment: One of Cornwall's largest vineyards, situated on the sunny slopes above the River Camel, halfway between the Atlantic and Channel coasts. Traditional vineyard practices combined with a New World approach to wine making ensure high quality red, white and sparkling wines from the 8000 vines growing outside on the south-facing side of the Camel Valley.
Comment: Established in 1977 and, since the first vintage, has been making Award Winning Wines. One of the largest producers of English sparkling wines and one of the top English vineyards. They supply wine to many of the major supermarkets. They run guided tours of the vineyard throughout the summer months.
Comment: Chilford Hall is home to one of the largest vineyards in East Anglia and is one of the region's most respected wine producers, earning numerous awards. The vineyard is situated on a gently-sloping, south-west facing hillside which means the vines enjoy the maximum sunshine during the summer months and are protected from cold north and easterly winds in the winter.
Comment: Use this site to find out more about the Bibbenden Vineyards including their location, the grape varieties that are planted in the vineyard and the vineyard tours. If you are unable to visit in person then you can use the online shop to purchase the wine, brandy and cider produced by the vineyard.
Comment: Established in 1972 to provide visitors with the opportunity to taste a range of English wine from different vineyards and winemakers. Set in the beautiful Cuckmere Valley between Eastbourne and Lewes in East Sussex many of today's visitors are overseas tourists who come to experience the wines and regional food.
Comment: Located in the beautiful Aeron valley of Dyfed, in the heart of West Wales tourist and farming country gives it a ready local market. The site faces East so has some shelter and the vines are planted on the double Guyot system to make as much use of the micro-climate as possible. All the wines produced are white and are marketed as Gwin Gwyn Cymru - White wines of Wales.
Comment: Founded in 1971. The vineyards are located in the village of Westfield, just north of the historic town of Hastings, of 1066 fame. Produces of quality English sparkling wines, still and fruit wines, and gifts for every occasion. They have an online shop for you to purchase anything from fine wines to mustards, jams and hampers.