Welcome - Organic managed vineyards in Kent and East Sussex producing premium dry white and sparkling English wines.

"Will Davenport is one of the more serious and talented winegrowers in the UK today. The winery contains some of the best facilities and equipment in the UK....one of the brighter stars in the English wine firmament."
Stephen Skelton, The Wines of Britain and Ireland, 2001

"Owner and winemaker Will Davenport is probably one of the most skillful and pioneering winemakers operating in England today. Davenport is definitely an estate to watch with interest when it comes to innovation in English wines."
write-up in Winefinders English wine catalogue.

Starting with just 5 acres in Kent, Davenport Vineyards has built slowly to become a medium-sized wine producer in the UK. Their original vineyard was planted in 1991 in Kent, and they now have nearly 20 acres of vines, all managed organically under UK Soil Association Certification since 2000. The winery in Sussex is one of the best equipped in England, and since 1995 Davenport Vineyards have developed a reputation based on the quality and individuality of their English wines. The wines have consistently won awards in national and international competitions, ensuring that Davenport Vineyards proves its place at the fore-front of the UK wine industry and as also as the leading organic producer in the country.

This web site is packed with information about English wine, growing organic grapes in England, the winemaking process. We try to make the site informal while still providing the best information about English wine production. If you have any comments about the site, or the wines, or questions about wine growing, then please contact us. We are always happy to receive your views. We are currently updating the on-line sales facility, but hope to finish this process soon to enable customers to buy the wine through the web site. In the mean time, please contact us by phone or e mail  if you wish to buy our wine.

LATEST NEWS:

• Gold medal for our sparkling wine (2005) in the UKVA wine of the year competition. Also the Horsmonden dry 2007 won a Bronze and the Diamond Fields Pinot Noir was highly commended. More information at http://www.englishwineproducers.com/PR26June09
• 2008 Horsmonden dry white due for release soon. The wine is bottled and we are waiting for it to be acredited with Quality Wine Status before we can sell it. .
• the Sussex barn restoration: over 2009 we are restoring our Sussex barn using traditional methods. I hope to post a page about this project soon. The barn should be completed by November 2009 and we look forward to using it as an office and central point for visitors to the winery.

To find out how to get a 10% discount on all our wines click here.