insideKENT Magazine Issue 66 - September 2017 | Page 63

THE MOUNT VINEYARD BARNSOLE VINEYARD
The Mount, Church Street,
Shoreham TN14 7SD
www.themountvineyard.co.uk Fleming Road, Staple, Canterbury
CT3 1LG
www.barnsole.co.uk
This ideally situated vineyard
produces award winning still and
sparkling wines and is open
Thursday – Sunday 12-6pm year
round thanks to their new
retractable roof across their
beautiful courtyard. The Mount
won Kent Wine of the Year 2017.
The Romans used to grow grapes
in this area, and the methods
haven’t changed very much in
the past 2,000 years. Probably the
best known wine made at The
Mount Vineyard is the dry
sparkling rosé which is created
using pinot noir, seyval and
phoenix grapes using traditional
methods, but they introduced a
wonderful white sparkling
recently too. Other wines include
the Pinot Noir 2013, the Flint Key
2015 and the deep, warm red
Cellar Key. Barnsole Vineyard is situated on
fertile land that has been farmed
for many centuries, and that
makes it the perfect place to
produce excellent sparkling and
still wines to both the public and
trade. This boutique vineyard
offers a variety of lovely wines
including the Barnsole 2015 Dry
Reserve (a fruity yet dry white
wine), the Barnsole 2015 Kent
Classic (ideal with pork) and the
Barnsole 2015 Red Reserve (this
wine has plum and cherry
flavours, and is low in sulphites).
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