Eastcott Vineyard & Winery
Welcome to the Eastcott Vineyard & Winery.
Eastcott Vineyard, located in Devon, in the South West of England, has been established to create fine English wines and to build on the growing success of the English Wine industry. Lying in a delightful sheltered Devon vale, a few miles north-west of Okehampton, it enjoys gentle south, south-east facing slopes above a valley carved by a tributary of the River Lew. From the top of the vineyard Dartmoor National Park is just visible beyond a ridge that provides crucial shelter and a beneficial microclimate. Having scoured the South West, Richard and Hilary Waller chose this site specifically to be able to grow the finest grapes and to build a winery in which to make the highest quality English wine.
We planted our first vines in Spring 2008 and as members of the South West Vineyards Association are employing the best practices within English Vineyards.The grape varieties have been carefully chosen, both to suit the English climate and the production of high quality sparkling wine, as well as a range of white, rose, red wines. Our new winery is planned to go into production later this year.
The English wine industry is enjoying excellent growth, with leading retailer Waitrose reporting a sales increase in 2007 of over 90%. English wine production is expanding and wines from the UK are now being widely recognised for their quality.
Eastcott Vineyard is one of the new 21st Century vineyards in Devon and along with the new Eastcott Winery, will be building on the growing reputation of wines from the South-West of England. We are excited by the chance to contribute to this success!
