FINELY MADE ENGLISH WINE TAKES FLIGHT
And, when a pair of kites began circling overhead, nesting in the oaks beside the vines, Wild Kite found its name.
We threw ourselves into year one - installing frost fans, buying a new tractor, building a tractor shed, establishing the winery, studying at Plumpton – Britain’s Centre of Excellence in wine education - and finally bringing in our first harvest and pressing our first wine.
It’s been hands-on and headfirst from the start - and this is only the beginning.
Our Wild Kite wines are made from grapes grown at our Arun Valley Vineyard, set within one of the UK’s most beautiful and biodiverse landscapes.
The River Arun winds through floodplains and chalk grasslands from the South Downs to Arundel and the coast. The Surrey Hills rise behind our vines, each field framed by ancient oaks – one home to the wild kites that we named our wines after.
Visits to the vineyard and winery are by invitation only.
Billingshurst
Fine wines made in West Sussex, UK
