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Winery goes solar
8 Kw of solar panels have been installed to provide electricity for the winery
8 Kw of solar panels have been installed to provide electricity for the winery
2005 Blanc de blancs scores
the top mark for a sparkling
wine made from non
Champagne varieties.
info@davenportvineyards.co.uk
Davenport Vineyards
Limney Farm
Castle Hill
Rotherfield
East Sussex TN6 3RR
UK
Davenport Vineyards
Limney Farm
Castle Hill
Rotherfield
East Sussex TN6 3RR
UK
Will Davenport
Winemaker
Winemaker
At Davenport Vineyards we have been making wines for nearly 20
years, building from a small start up to a collection of vineyard sites
that total 20 acres.
Our aim is to make wine of the highest quality possible and to make wine that is a true expression of ther grape varieties, soil and climate of our vineyards. we believe that the best way to achieve this is by interfering as little as possible and letting nature take its course (under our guidance of course). The use of organic methods helps to bring the results we want and has the benefit of also minimising our impact on the environment.
Since 1993 we have won numerous awards for our wines, converted all the vineyards to organic management and put together a winery that is one of the only organic certified wineries in the UK fully equipped to make still and sparkling wines to the highest standards. Even after 20 years there are constant improvements and changes taking place every year, new wine styles, new ideas for growing grapes in a more sustainable way and upgrading of equipment.
The Limney brand is made in small volumes and we believe that one of our strengths is that we take grapegrowing and winemaking as a hands-on craft rather than a large scale process. This gives each vintage and each wine we make its own unique character.
Our aim is to make wine of the highest quality possible and to make wine that is a true expression of ther grape varieties, soil and climate of our vineyards. we believe that the best way to achieve this is by interfering as little as possible and letting nature take its course (under our guidance of course). The use of organic methods helps to bring the results we want and has the benefit of also minimising our impact on the environment.
Since 1993 we have won numerous awards for our wines, converted all the vineyards to organic management and put together a winery that is one of the only organic certified wineries in the UK fully equipped to make still and sparkling wines to the highest standards. Even after 20 years there are constant improvements and changes taking place every year, new wine styles, new ideas for growing grapes in a more sustainable way and upgrading of equipment.
The Limney brand is made in small volumes and we believe that one of our strengths is that we take grapegrowing and winemaking as a hands-on craft rather than a large scale process. This gives each vintage and each wine we make its own unique character.
Welcome
The first vines were planted in 1991 by Will Davenport and
the business is still family owned. Will trained at Roseworthy
College in Australia and has worked in vineyards in Alsace,
California and Australia. Despite having a technical training
he has always been enthusiastic about making wine in the
most natural way possible, and above all has always aimed
for the highest quality wines. Everything at Davenport
Vineyards is trying to combine these two principles.
"Will Davenport is one of the more serious and
talented winegrowers in the UK today. The
winery contains some of the best facilities and
equipment in the UK....one of the brighter
stars in the English wine firmament."
Stephen Skelton, The Wines of Britain and Ireland, 2001
Stephen Skelton, The Wines of Britain and Ireland, 2001
"Davenport, one of England's top wine producers,
makes deservedly popular Pinot Noir reds and
dry white wines under the Limney label"
Monty Waldin's Biodynamic Wine Guide 2011
Monty Waldin's Biodynamic Wine Guide 2011
"Davenport, Limney Estate Blanc de Blancs 2005
based on (organically grown) Reichensteiner was
so well made that I felt it could have been a
particularly brisk Blanc de Blancs champagne."
Jancis Robinson, March 2011
Jancis Robinson, March 2011
Organic wines made in Sussex
Soil Association
organic food awards:
Limney wines get two "commended" awards
Limney wines get two "commended" awards
photo by Carlotta Luke
2011 Harvest report
reduced volumes but the quality looks very promising
reduced volumes but the quality looks very promising
Read the latest review of our 2010 Limney
Horsmonden dry white by Quentin Sadler
on his wine and food blog site - click here