At Dunkery Vineyard, the largest in Somerset, we grow ten different vine varieties, including five red grape varieties.

Our vineyards share an abundance of wildlife; buzzards, red deer, roe deer, badgers, foxes, pheasants, partridges, green woodpeckers, goldcrests, long tailed tits and large flocks of goldfinches are regular visitors. It is a great pleasure to see these and have such magnificent Exmoor views all around us.

There are few wineries in Europe that have such high quality winemaking equipment as we have.

We make our wines in the classical way, with the minimum of processing, so that the natural grape flavours come through in the wine. They are well matured before bottling so they have a real wine character, they are not simply 'alcoholic grape juice'.

The quality of a wine depends primarily on the quality of the grapes at the time of harvest. A great deal of effort and skill goes to ensuring that our grapes are harvested in as near perfect condition as possible, within the limits imposed by our English climate. One advantage of our climate is that the wines tend to have lower alcohol, which means they are easy to drink.