Sales of English wine are booming as enthusiasts increasingly choose native tipples and this English Wine Week connoisseurs' best kept secret is Kent-based Terlingham Vineyard, which produces a limited selection of seasonal, fresh-tasting, vegan-friendly wines, naturally farmed on the same chalk seam as the Champagne region.

Around 4,000 bottles a year are made from this family-run beauty spot overlooking the Kent coast, with the wines benefiting from natural farming, an eco-friendly approach that does not use any artificial chemicals or fertilisers. The vines benefit from a fresh sea breeze, blowing any potential mildew away and bottles are disgorged and corked by hand. 

Jackie Wilks, Co-Founder, Terlingham Vineyard says: “Wine lovers are opting for drinks without the nasties. They're keen to learn about the provenance of what they're drinking, as well as how it's produced. We've spent the last ten years perfecting our wines, which are rooted in a sustainable and ethical approach to production. There are no artificial chemicals used on the grapes, meaning all our wines boast an unrivalled fresh, natural taste.”

Terlingham Vineyard 2019 Sparkling White £28.50 (70cl)

Made from a noble Champagne blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, this sparkling wine has soft aromas of orchard fruit and pie crust on the nose. On the palate, there is a lovely creamy mousse, with ripe lemon and delightful blossom notes. Silver IEWA 2021 award. Vegan friendly. 11% alcohol.

Terlingham Vineyard Manor Rosé £19.00 (70cl)

A Rondo and Dornfelder blend with a beautiful soft petal pink hue. Tangy red fruit and blackcurrant on the palate along with succulent, sweet wild berries. Bronze IEWA 2021 award. Vegan friendly. 11% alcohol.

Terlingham Vineyard 2019 Sparkling Pink £28.50 (70cl)

Made from a noble Champagne blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, this sparkling wine is a beautiful rose petal pink in colour with a hint of cassis on the nose. An explosion of red berry fruit on the palate is combined with soft biscuit notes and a tangy finish. Vegan friendly. 11% alcohol.

Terlingham Vineyard 2018 Ceasar's Camp £23.50 (70cl)

This still red is only produced every five years or so, as it's dependent on an early spring and a long hot summer. This Rondo & Dornfelder blend has a deep garnet colour and a lovely lightness in the mouth at only 10% alc. On the nose, there are dense bramble fruits and on the palate, flavours of blackcurrant and cherry.

Terlingham Bacchus Dry Gin £36.50 (70cl)

A gin? For English Wine Week? Yes! Terlingham Bacchus Dry Gin

uniquely marries the two tipples. The gin is infused with Terlingham's Bacchus Wine to create small batches of limited-edition gin. No two batches are the same and the gin is presented in an elegant 100% post-consumer recycled glass bottle, available from www.terlinghamvineyard.co.uk as well as Master of Malt (£37.95).

To find out more about Terlingham Vineyard, including wine tasting events and boutique accommodation, please visit www.terlinghamvineyard.co.uk or follow @terlingham_vineyard on Instagram, @Terlinghamwines on Twitter or @terlinghamvineyard on Facebook.

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Terlingham Vineyard

www.terlinghamvineyard.co.uk

Terlingham Vineyard is a natural, family-run coastal vineyard in Kent with a passion for the environment, producing award-winning English wines and gins.Run by three sisters, Jackie, Caroline, and Ashleigh, alongside mum, Lorna and Dad, Graham, the family brims with natural farming expertise, wine and spirits knowledge and genuine enthusiasm for producing high quality products. 

Located on the Kent North Downs, the vineyard is on a south-facing slope overlooking Folkestone and the English Channel and has a negative carbon footprint of -11.91 tonnes per year.

The vineyard employs natural farming methods which means no artificial chemicals, pesticides, herbicides or insecticides are used, vine cuttings are mulched back into the earth and a seaweed mix provides the vines with nutrition.  Its coastal position allows the vineyard to benefit not only from a sunny position, but also a sea breeze which blows any potential mildew away. The chalk soil is the same chalk seam which runs from Dover to the Champagne region, providing excellent drainage, giving the wines a clean minerality.

An award-winning business, amongst its many accolades Terlingham Vineyard's 2020 Manor Rose claimed a Bronze award and its 2019 Sparkling White Silver claimed a Silver award at the IEWA 2021. Its flagship gin, Terlingham Bacchus Dry Gin claimed a Gold medal at The Spirits Business Spring Tasting Competition 2022 and a Silver medal at the 2022 IWSC. They're also certified under the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain Scheme.

Terlingham Vineyard has partnered with Folkestone-based Locavore Growing Project to source its gin botanicals wherever possible.

The vineyard also offers overnight accommodation at its boutique Rooms at the Winery B&B, as well as weekly wine tasting events.