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Tillingham Wines Limited

Ben Walgate

19 30 8440 KM

Tillingham is a vineyard and winery set amongst 70 acres of rolling hills and woodlands in East Sussex. This mixed farm, which dates from the 14th century, is also home to fruit trees, ancient woodland, and livestock. The recently renovated farmstead provides a place for visitors to stay and enjoy the produce of the farm and the local area. We have a restaurant and bar as well as a shop, where we stock our own wines and ciders along with those made in a similar ethos from around the world. Our philosophy at Tillingham would be best summarised as progressive: incorporating what we know of the latest scientific and technological knowledge, whilst championing collective ancient traditions and best practices from millennia of farming and winemaking. We are committed to regenerative farming: a diverse, poly-cultural methodology. We believe this is not only a highly sustainable approach, but in conjunction with biodynamic practices will restore soils to an optimum level of organic matter, including microbial and ecological diversity. We currently do not have organic nor biodynamic certification, preferring instead to borrow best practices from both systems amongst others to achieve the best results. Planted across 2018 and 2019, our vineyard will see its first harvest in 2020. Among the more traditional varietals such as Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc, we also have plantings of Gamay, Trousseau, and Pineau d’Aunis. Some of these newly planted vines are the first of their kind in the UK, and we look forward to experimenting with the results. The fruit for our current wines comes from a number of different growers based in Kent, Sussex, and Essex, working in a variety of ways from the more conventional, ‘lutte raisonée’ style, to fully organic or biodynamic. In the cellar, we follow a low-intervention approach to winemaking; ‘nothing added, nothing taken away’ is perhaps the best way to understand our methodology. All of our wines are fermented by naturally occurring yeasts, do not undergo fining or filtration, and very rarely have any sulphur dioxide added – never more than 20ppm, and only if we feel it is absolutely necessary. Our philosophy in the cellar is a playful one, and we continually experiment with different fermentation and ageing vessels, most notably with Georgian qvevri.

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Wines at Tillingham Wines Limited

White Wines

Tillingham White - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Tillingham White
Müller Thurgau, Bacchus, Sauvignon, Madeleine Angevine, Chardonnay, Auxerrois
Qvevri White - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Qvevri White
Bacchus, Pinot Blanc
Col'19 - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Col'19
Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
Endgrain - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Endgrain
Bacchus, Madeline Angevine, Ortega, Müller Thurgau
Pinot Blanc - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Pinot Blanc
Pinot Blanc
Chardonnay - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Chardonnay
Chardonnay
Flor - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Flor
Pinot Blanc
Qvevri Dharc - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Qvevri Dharc
Chardonnay

Orange Wines

ATHINGMILL - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Athingmill
Ortega, Madeline Angevine, Pinot Meunier Woodchurch, Bacchus, Pinot Blanc, Pinot Noir, Auxerrois, Chardonnay, Regent, Cider
Qvevri Rüllem - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Qvevri Rüllem
Müller Thurgau, Pinot Blanc, Chardonnay

Sparkling wines

Pétillant Rosé - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Pétillant Rosé
Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Ortega
PN19 - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Pn19
Dornfelder, Reichensteiner, Regent, Müller Thurgau
R - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
R
Regent
Traditional Method - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
Traditional Method
Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier
100 - Tillingham Wines Limited - ben-walgate
WINE MADE BY A NATURAL WINEMAKER
100
Schönburger

Rosé Wines

No rose wines at the moment.

 

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