About Hambledon
Hambledon is one of England’s most historic wine estates, founded in Hampshire in 1952 by Major-General Sir Guy Salisbury-Jones. Regarded as the first commercial vineyard of the modern English wine era, the estate is based in the village of Hambledon within the South Downs National Park and specialises in traditional-method sparkling wine. Today, its vineyards cover more than 200 acres and are planted with Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier.
The estate’s vines grow on chalk-rich soils similar in geology to those found in parts of Champagne, helping produce wines with freshness, structure and mineral character. Hambledon makes a range of English sparkling wines using long lees ageing and a gravity-fed winery, with the estate now operating under the guidance of Berry Bros. & Rudd and Symington Family Estates.