Denbies
is the largest physical vineyard in the UK, although it’s not the
UK’s largest producer (that honour goes to Chapel Down, who buy in a
large proportion of their grapes).
The
estate, consisting of 627 acres (253 hectares), 200 of which are
woodland, was purchased by Adrian White in 1984. It was then mostly
farmland, but encouraged by geologist and Dorking resident Professor
Richard Selley, Adrian decided to plant a vineyard on the south facing
slopes.
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