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Located within the High Weald Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, Bewl Water Vineyard abuts the largest body of fresh water in South East England and its gentle southerly slopes of Wadhurst clay create a unique growing environment and a frost-free microclimate.,
The landscape retains its medieval character of small irregular-shaped fields and scattered farmsteads, often grazed by sheep or Sussex cattle. The Vineyard abuts the largest body of fresh water in south east England and its gentle southerly slopes of Wadhurst clay create a unique growing environment and a frost-free microclimate The fertile clay soil has a slightly higher than average iron content (nearby Wadhurst was the centre of England's iron industry in the Middle Ages). .
The undulating and gently south sloping terrain of our five acre vineyard combines good drainage with optimum exposure to the Sussex sun. We produce small batch, hand crafted wines.Our Bacchus grapes are amongst the oldest in the UK having been planted in the 1970s. The colder climate in England means that these grapes retain a higher acidity, giving varietal wines of high quality, somewhat in a Sauvignon blanc-like style.
Our Pinot Noir grapes planted in 2005 are Burgundy clones which thrive in our Sussex clay soil.
As we are a small-batch vineyard and hand-pick our grapes, our environmental impact is lessened as we have a reduced reliance on machinery. However, we are continually striving to make our processes more sustainable.
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