London's first commercial vineyard since medieval times was hand planted last week with 1,500 Bacchus vines located Forty Hall Organic Farm in the London borough of Enfield.
'Bacchus is ideally suited to cool climate wine production and produces a crisp, light white wine with Sauvignon characteristics of gooseberry and fresh grass. It's a perfect wine for summer picnics,' said Sarah Vaughan-Roberts, the vineyard manager. Vaughan-Roberts hopes that the free-draining, gravelly soil at Forty Hall will become the 'terroir' of London wines.
Forty Hall will be a range of still and sparkling wines sold directly to consumers within a ten mile radius of the vineyard and all profits will go towards promoting sustainable urban agriculture in the local area.
For just £25 you can sponsor a vine and in return get a free bottle from the first vintage!
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