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Vineyard near Harrogate makes 'best wine in the UK'

Monday, 22 July 2024 10:19

Winners: The Dunesforde Vineyard team.

A vineyard located between Harrogate and York officially makes one of the best wines in the country.

Dunesforde Vineyard’s 'Dunesforde Still Pinot Gris' has been named the UK’s Best Single Varietal White Wine.

It was presented with the WineGB Awards trophy at a ceremony in London on Friday (19th July).

The Townsend family, who own the Dunesforde Vineyard, were presented with the Tom Day Trophy by expert judge Susie Barrie MW.

It’s the first time a wine from Yorkshire has received the award.

Dunesforde Pinot Gris also won ‘Best Wine for the Midlands and the North.’

Ian Townsend, owner of Dunesforde Vineyard, said:

“We couldn’t be prouder that our wine has been awarded these prestigious trophies by the esteemed WineGB Awards judging panel.

“Who knew that a wine from a small vineyard in North Yorkshire could be named as the top wine in the country in its category?

“When we planted the first vines in our village, Upper Dunsforth, in 2016, we could only dream that we could make wines anywhere near as good as this.

“We are over the moon that we are now standing side by side with some of the greatest producers in Great Britain.”

The award-winning Dunesforde Still Pinot Gris is from the exceptional vintage of 2022 - which allowed the vineyard to produce this wine for the first time.

It is available online or from Dunesforde’s Cellar Door, priced at £22.

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