Frithsden Vineyard

Cantina e Vini

Frithsden Vineyard had been out of use for several years when Simon and Natalie Tooley discovered the site in 2005. Simon Tooley, a BBC cameraman with a passion for wine and his wife Natalie, a fashion designer discovered the vineyard on a map and decided to go and explore. They were four years too late as there were no vines left there. They thought it would be a good opportunity to get it going again and a year later they bought the place. The disused vineyard was bought in 2006. A month later, after lots of research, 6000 vines were planted on the site. The vines are unusual varieties that are specially developed to grow in our cooler climate. Our wine is grown, pressed and bottled in our winery building. We pick the grapes by hand in September and October. The wine is then bottled in March or April.