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New Hall Wine Estate

The pioneer. New Hall was planted in 1969 and is still family-run, with 120 acres under vine and its own winery at Purleigh.

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Vines above an Essex estuary (illustrative image)

At a glance

WhereChelmsford Road, Purleigh, Essex CM3 6PN
Established1969, by Bill and Sheila Greenwood. Now run by the third generation.
Size120 acres under vine
GrapesIncluding Pinot Noir Précoce, Bacchus and Müller-Thurgau
GroundNot yet confirmed
Who makes the wineOn site. New Hall presses, ferments and bottles in its own winery.
SparklingIncluding Railway Barn Sparkling Bacchus and Sparkling Rosé
VisitingCellar door and tasting room. Friday Tours and Tastings for 2027 are bookable (2 hours).

Ground to glass, all on one estate

New Hall is a good example of a vineyard that does everything itself: it grows the grapes, then presses, ferments and bottles them in its own winery, with a newly built cellar door and tasting room (New Hall Wine Estate). It also shows that English sparkling isn't only about the Champagne grapes. Its Railway Barn range includes a sparkling Bacchus.

Want to know how ground, grapes and pressing shape the wine? Read Ground and growing and How sparkling is made.

Sources

Details marked "Not yet confirmed" are things the vineyard hasn't published. We've asked and will update this page.