Wine People: Adderley Pelly, Stopham Vineyard
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Adderley Pelly, Vineyard Manager at Stopham Estate, gives us a peek into her daily routines and the rhythms of the wine year.
Sussex Winemakers
Meet the Sussex winemakers, producers and vineyard owners leading the way in the Sussex wine industry.
“It’s immersive”: Meet England’s youngest vineyard owners
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Joe Beckett and Rebecca Dancer met on the school bus, and now own one of Sussex's most exciting young vineyards. Read their story.
“We love chatting to people who had no idea English wine even existed!”
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Meet Julie Bretland, Mark Collins and Hannah Simpson-Banks, thoughtfully blending art and wine at Artelium: their beautiful patch of Sussex countryside.
“Tillingham is starting to resemble what a farm once was”
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Ben Walgate is at the vanguard of regenerative farming in Sussex. His dynamic vineyard and winery, Tillingham— in Peasmarsh near Rye— is the antidote to large-scale winemaking. We meet him at the farm on an autumn day to find out what brought him here—and where Tillingham is going.
From Brazil to Sussex: “They took one look at me and said ‘You won’t last a week.’”
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After a life of travel, first generation winemakers Nick and America Brewer planted their first vines in Sussex in 2018. Today, Oastbrook Estate is a leading producer of award-winning English wine. Find out how they got here.
“I couldn’t believe a place like this existed in England”: Ridgeview’s Mardi Roberts
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Mardi Roberts moved from Australia to Sussex in 2000 to join the team - and the family - at Ridgeview Estate. Read her story.
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