With all the ingredients for an epic blockbuster – passion, romance, sorrow, adventure and adversity – the story of Sugrue South Downs is truly a legend. 

The Gladwin’s farm-to-fork family business both grows and sources, local Sussex produce for their London restaurant group. Inevitably the business has felt the impact of the pandemic, along with the rest of the hospitality sector. 

Luke Wolfe has established and managed hundreds of acres of vineyards, harvested thousands of tonnes of grapes and has now formed his own business, Agro-Pro, to use this experience to help other growers. Whether you are a new or established vineyard, a small or large producer, Vineyard finds out that there’s always a need for Agro-Pro’s support – and some of Luke’s business wisdom. 

What are the alternatives?

Most vineyard managers in the UK when asked what is one of their biggest challenges will have a strong four-letter word reply – weeds! Vineyard finds out if vines are happy sharing their space with weeds, and if not, how can weeds be controlled. 

Achievable steps to get 2021 off to a great start. 

Rankin is the first exhibitor booking at the new Vineyard & Winery Show.

Three’s the magic number.

Nick Lane, with his long winemaking pedigree and vast experience probably could have gone anywhere in the world – but he has chosen England. Vineyard finds out why.

The young team at Langham Wine Estate, in Dorset all jumped for joy in November when they were crowned Top Sparkling Wine Producer in the World, at the 2020 International Wine and Spirit competition.  Dorset must be cradling some of the best viticulture and winemaking talent in the country as all five traditional method sparkling wines entered achieved between 92 and 96 points in the competition.