Our Philosophy
Great wines are made in vineyards, not in wineries, and from grapes that can slowly grow and ripen in the cool climates that allow them the time to express the hundreds of delicate aromas and flavours that ultimately deliver the fine wines we love. We only ever make wines from the finest grapes from our own vineyard and tightly control quality at every stage along the road, from planting vines to popping corks.
Searching for Chalk Valleys
Steep chalk slopes, warmed gently through the English summer, and soils poor enough that every year the vines must struggle for survival.
Choosing Our Vines
From the outset we focused on the low yielding, high quality forms of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that had produced so many great wines in Burgundy and Champagne during the twentieth century, now the climate of Southern England in the twenty-first.
Building Our Winery
Our award winning Chiltern Barn, set down in the floor of the Stonor Valley and surrounded by the vineyards, houses a state of the art winery, wine cellars, beautiful tasting rooms and its own wine library where fine wines from around the world can be sampled.
Creating Our Wines
From the moment the presses flow with fresh musts the sole objective is to protect the delicate flavours and aromas of our wines.
A Sustainable Future
We work hard to care for the land our vineyards rely on and to contribute to the beauty of landscape around us. We enjoy pristine virgin soils and have never used herbicides, relying heavily on cover crops to help sustain the soil nutrients our vines need. We want Hundred Hills to still be here, still making great wines and to still be beautiful long after we’re gone!