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Allotment and Backyard Vineyards in England and Great Britain

Short video tour of the Allotment Vineyard August 2010

A short video tour of the allotment vineyard. August 2010. The grapes are swelling and starting to change colour as they ripen. Sugar levels are about 11%. Needs to be about 18-20% to make good wine. harvest planned for second week of October as long as the weather holds good.

June 2010 Video

Link to a short  video taken at the beginning of June. Very low res from my mobile phone but gives an idea of the plot.

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The First and Only Vineyard in Lewisham, South East London

Urban Winegrower

Growing grapes and making wine in the centre of London, England

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Growing vines in southern England to produce grapes for making wine. Three varieties of vines growing on a quarter allotment plot in Hampshire

Urban Wine

Chateau Tooting: from vine to bottle

Fortyhall Vineyard

Forty Hall Vineyard is a new project led by Capel Manor Horticultural College. The vineyard is situated at Forty Hall Organic Farm, which is leased to Capel Manor College by the London Borough of Enfield. The vineyard is a social enterprise with profits returned to the college charity to promote education about sustainable urban agriculture. The vineyard will be community driven and will provide educational, volunteering and therapeutic horticulture opportunities to a wide range of local people.

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