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How Vineyards Turn Cut Vines Into Renewable Energy
What happens to old vines and pruning cuttings at Bolney Wine Estate? Instead of burning, they’re turned into renewable biomass fuel.
English Sparkling Wine Stars In Bolney’s First National TV Ad
Bolney’s Classic Cuvée takes centre stage in a national TV ad, showcasing cinematic views of our Sussex vineyard and seasonal winemaking.
A Glass of Bolney Wine Awaits You At Historic Sussex Hotels
Bolney’s sparkling wine is now the exclusive pour at Historic Sussex Hotels. Discover where to sip our local fizz, plan a luxury stay, and visit the vineyard.
Grubbing Up: Why We’re Replanting 10,000 Vines
We’re uprooting our original vines to secure our future. Discover the two-year replanting plan, the classic grape varieties we’re choosing, and how to see this transformation in action.
Encore! Bolney Wine Returns To Glyndebourne Opera House For Autumn
Two Sussex icons unite! Bolney is the official Wine Partner for Glyndebourne Opera House. Find your perfect glass of local English sparkling and still wine across the entire spectacular estate.
How Two Women Helped Shape English Wine
This International Women’s Day, we want to highlight an important story at the centre of English wine history.
Women In Wine: The Roles, Skills & Realities Of Working In A Vineyard
When Sam Linter, Bolney MD and Head Winemaker, first took the reins of Bolney back in 1995, she was determined to make a change. For Sam, it wasn’t just about pushing boundaries when it came to...
Bolney Wine Estate Celebrates 50th Anniversary
Bolney Wine Estate, the Sussex based vineyard producing award-winning still and sparkling English wines, is proud to be celebrating its 50th anniversary this year. Fifty years ago, English wine was...
Freixenet Copestick Acquires Bolney Estate
Freixenet Copestick strengthens its position as the leading sparkling wine supplier in England with the acquisition of the renowned English sparkling wine and wine cellar Bolney. The transaction took...
A Look Back At Bolney 2021
As 2021 draws to a close, we’re taking a look back at a year of Bolney. It’s been another unprecedented year with it’s fair share of challenges, but we’ve also had lots to celebrate. Much of...
Meet The Vineyard And Winery Team
As our 2021 harvest continues, we wanted to celebrate some of our amazing team who have made it such a success. From our vineyard team who have worked around the clock to care for our grapes over the...
Bolney Wine Estate launch At The Hari
From September 2021, we are proud to announce that Bolney Wine Estate is the exclusive English Wine partner of 5* boutique The Hari Hotel, London.
Why We Chose Love Cocoa: English Chocolate For Your English Wine
This month we are proud to have added Love Cocoa to our range of luxury, British suppliers, both in store and online. We spoke to the team at Love Cocoa to find out more about their chocolate, their...
Rodney Pratt & The Birth Of Bolney Wine Estate
It is with great sadness that we announce Rodney Pratt, co-founder of Bolney Wine Estate, passed away on Saturday 12th June 2021.
Meet The Chefs
If you visit us for a spot of lunch, glass of bubbles, a tasting event, vineyard tour or anything else foodie, you’re sure to see our lovely chefs cooking you up a feast through our kitchen...
Electric Vehicle Charging Points At Bolney Wine Estate
Brighton Energy Cooperative has installed the first of its new network of community owned, solar-linked electric vehicle charge points at our estate.
Bolney Wins National Spirit Of Family Business Award 2020
Here at Bolney we are passionate about what we do, and it’s so special to us when this is recognised by others too. We are absolutely delighted to have won the National Spirit of Family...
Harvest 2020: Grapes On Track For 190,000 Bottles Of Wine
Perfect weather over lockdown has helped produce a beautiful ripe crop of grapes. Bolney Wine Estate in West Sussex will pick in excess of 235 tonnes of grapes to fill approximately 190,000...