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With 11 varieties grown on 23 acres Biddenden produces small batches of lesser known varieties. One of those is Huxelrebe. Originating in Germany, it was first planted at Biddenden in 1972, this white grapes high yields and early ripening patterns … Continue reading

This month saw Biddenden revisit the Burlington Hotel, Birmingham for the 2017 Love Wine Fest. A consumer event hosting 30-40 exhibitors from wine to select artisan food producers and wine related merchandise. The one day event included wine walks with … Continue reading

With harvests happening all over the county, from grapes and grain to apples and cobnuts, it was a pleasure for Biddenden to host the first outdoors Kent County Harvest Thanksgiving Service, in connection with the Diocese of Canterbury. The service … Continue reading

This year’s harvest sprung in to action roughly two weeks earlier than usual, which seems to be the same across the board with fruit. Picking commenced on the 1st September with the Ortega followed by the Reichensteiner, Bacchus and Acolon … Continue reading

On 1st September we teamed up with the Kent & East Sussex Railway to offer all our cider lovers an exciting steam train experience, and it was a huge success! Over 120 people attended the Biddenden Cider Express evening special … Continue reading

Produced in Kent’s prestigious Taste of Kent Awards 2018 are now in full swing and Biddenden Vineyards is delighted to be nominated for four categories. These include Kent Wine of the Year for Ortega, Kent Cider or Perry of the … Continue reading

This year’s Great Taste award winners have now been revealed, with Biddenden Special Mead scooping a 1-Star Great Taste award.  Regarded as the world’s largest food & drink awards, over 500 judges including chefs, restauranteurs, food critics and bloggers taste … Continue reading

We are celebrating after our best ever Food Day in aid of the Kent, Surrey and Sussex Air Ambulance Trust. The 11th annual “Taste the Best of Produced in Kent” Food Day, which was held on Sunday 11 June at the vineyard, … Continue reading

We’re excited to announce the launch of the UK’s first naturally coloured sparkling cider, Red Love®, which is available now in 500ml bottles across Kent, Sussex, and South East London, in time for the summer cider season. Red Love® sparkling … Continue reading

We are celebrating after having been awarded a Decanter World Wine bronze, two bronze International Wine and Spirit Competition awards and two bronze UK Wine Awards. Biddenden’s Ortega, 2015 was award two bronze medals in both Decanter and the International Wine and … Continue reading