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Although this year’s weather hasn’t been the most predictable, harvest at Biddenden Vineyards is now nearly halfway complete. Picking began on 27th September with Ortega, the variety for which Biddenden is best know and which accounts for around half of … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards, Kent’s oldest commercial vineyard, has been awarded 2 Gold Stars for it’s Special Reserve Cider in this year’s Great Taste Awards 2012.  The awards, which are judged by 350 judges over 45 days and run by the Guild … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards held it’s 5th annual “Taste the Best of Produced in Kent” in June this year –  a local food & drink day which raises much needed funds for the Kent Air Ambulance.   The final totals are now in … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyard’s Pinot Noir 2011 has been awarded the Bernard Theobald Trophy for the ‘Most outstanding red wine’ at this year’s English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competition. The awards, which were judged at Plumpton College by selected Masters … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyard’s newest addition to it’s range of famous strong ciders, Biddenden Sparkling cider, has been awarded 2nd place at this year’s International Cider & Perry Competition held at the Hereford Cider Museum. Over 160 entries were made into this … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards off-dry white wine, Gribble Bridge Ortega 2010 has beaten off stiff competition in this year’s Sommelier Wine Awards, run by Imbibe Magazine, to be awarded a Gold Medal. The awards, which are judged by selected sommeliers (wine waiters) … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards has added a new cheese chiller to their vineyard shop,  offering a wide variety of Kent and Sussex cheeses from some of the region’s best cheese producers.  The range includes cheeses from: Cheesemakers of Canterbury, based in Dargate, … Continue reading

Biddenden vineyard’s Gribble Bridge Dornfelder was featured on Simon Mayo’s drive time Radio 2 show as part of chef Nigel Barden’s food slot on Thursday 8th March.  The wine was chosen to accompany (and was used in) the beef pie … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards signature wine, Biddenden Ortega has beaten off stiff competition in this year’s Taste of Kent awards, run by Produced in Kent, to win the title of Best Kentish Wine 2012. The awards, which are initially voted for by … Continue reading

Biddenden Vineyards recently hosted Dick and James Strawbridge, the ‘Hungry Sailors’ as part of their voyage around the coast in search of some of the country’s best food & drink producers. The duo visited the vineyard and helped out with … Continue reading