Hambledon Vineyard

SMOKED AND UNCUT FEATURING HAMBLEDON VINEYARD

Hambledon Vineyard and THE PIGS & Lime wood first formed a strong relationship back in 2014 when the Hambledon Classic Cuvée became the pouring wine for the hotels. Both parties have continued to grow from that day, with THE PIG opening three new establishments in the next two years and Hambledon Vineyard expanding and growing its facilities through building a two million bottle cellar and extre...

During the summer of 1951 Major General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones was looking out of the dining room window of Mill Down House with his stepson John thinking about what to do with the field directly below them. As Sir Guy was a keen wine lover and Francophile, having spent time as a diplomat in Paris, John suggested he might consider planting a vineyard?

The seed had been sown and Sir Guy began researching the feasibility of planting vines on...

We currently have three main vineyards. Each vineyard is planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier – the three grape varieties most commonly used in the production of Champagne. 

Home Vineyard is planted on the steep Southeast-facing slope immediately beneath Mill Down House at between 50 and 100m above sea level. Our larger Windmill Down Vineyard spreads across the Southeast-facing slopes to the west of the house and winery.  T...

Our vision at Hambledon is to produce the best multi-vintage sparkling wine in England that will make Hambledon and the local community proud and gain universal recognition from the global wine community. We believe there are two crucial elements to producing fine sparkling wines: using the best possible raw materials and working with the best winemakers in the business.  
Our head winemaker Hervé Jestin has overseen the production of more th...