Shawsgate Vineyard

Badingham Road, Framlingham, Woodbridge, Suffolk IP13 9HZ

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Contact: Les Jarrett

Email: les@jarretts.co.uk

Web Address: http://www.shawsgate.co.uk

Shawsgate vineyard was established over thirty years ago and has now been developed into the UK's foremost vineyard and winery.  It produces fine English wines and has won over 30 awards.  It it's beautiful setting, a mile from the Norman castle at Framlingham, the 20 acre site offers wine tasting, tours of the winery and vineyard, light refreshments, shop and a play area for the children.

The well-appointed walks around the vineyard take you past Rondo red grapes and then the more usual varieties including Bacchus, Reichensteiner, Müller Thurgau and Seyval Blanc.  A wild flower meadow is being added to the walk in 2004.

In 2003 Les Jarrett, who runs a Suffolk seed merchant and locally based tea blending and packing business, acquired the vineyard.  The shop therefore now features locally blended and bagged tea, coffee and tisanes; something for everyone!