Dedham Vale Vineyard has been producing outstanding wine from its 40-acre estate for over 25 years. Lying on the edge of the Dedham Vale AONB and the Stour Valley at Boxted, on the Suffolk/Essex border, the vineyard grows and produces six styles of award-winning English wine and Carter's Cider. 'Sunshine into wine' is their motto due to the favourable East Anglian climate. The vineyard is open to explore all-year-round with free entry to the vineyard with self-guided tours. For those keen to develop their knowledge, guided tours are available between March and November, with Grand Tours costing from £25pp which includes a delicious lunch in the Tasting Barn.
Nestled in an idyllic corner of Suffolk where mature vines produce quality grapes for white, rosé or a sparkling blush, you are invited to take a self-guided tour – map and notes available to maximise your visit. Stop by afterwards for a chilled tasting of the 2016 Madeleine Angevine (their speciality). For groups of 6 plus, a pre-arranged private tutored tour and tasting session is recommended. All the wines can be bought at the 'cellar door' or delivered on request.
For a shopping, eating and wine experience rolled into one, Wyken Vineyard is hard to beat. It's welcoming and stylish homeware shop has carefully selected crafts, clothes, books and household goods. It's renowned restaurant, The Leaping Hare, is effortlessly stylish, as is its food, and as you would expect offers a great selection of wine, straight from the vineyard. You are welcome to venture around the vineyard through beautiful ancient woodlands. Before you head off, don't forget to select your favourite variety from the shop; top tip - their sparkling wine Moonshine won 'The East Anglian Wine of the Year' in 2017!
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