Our Story – Hanwell Wine Estate
Hanwell Wine Estate, Nottinghamshire UK

Our Story

Hanwell Wine Estate Our Story

Hanwell Wine Estate is a second generation family run vineyard in South Nottinghamshire owned by Helenka.

The vineyard’s story began in the 1970s when Helenka’s parents moved to a house in West Bridgford, South Nottinghamshire where there was a dilapidated greenhouse in the garden containing a vine.  This started a life changing path for the family. Helenka’s father Tony Skuriat became enchanted by grape growing and wine making, he planted his first Nottinghamshire vineyard in 1975. Eglantine Vineyard was subsequently planted in Costock in 1979 and has been producing delicious and award winning Nottinghamshire wines ever since.

Helenka chose to follow in the family footsteps and plant Hanwell Wine Estate, this time in Hickling Pastures.  Hanwell is a mash up of her children’s names!

Planted in May 2012 with the champagne varieties of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier the first grapes were harvested in October 2015 with the help of neighbours, friends, family and volunteers.

The estate’s 8000 vines are carefully hand-tended by local employees and volunteers, rather than shipped-in contractors.  This allows the grapes to be harvested at exactly the right moment.  If you’d like to get involved see Jobs and Volunteering.

Hanwell grows grapes to make Nottinghamshire quality sparkling wine using the traditional champagne method.  Each vintage is harvested by hand, then travels 15 minutes to Eglantine’s winery to be made into wine.  Award-winning winemaker Tony Skuriat, then makes English Sparkling Wine using the traditional also known as classic method, this process takes 3 years.

Hi Hanwell Wine Estaters,

I tried and then bought a bottle of your Dry Sparkling wine at the Melton Cheese Fest but only today has there been the perfect opportunity to remove it from the fridge and share it with some great company.

Just wanted to say that’s the best £25 sparkler I have ever bought. (And we all agreed).  It beats any comparably priced champoo by a country mile.

Keep up the good work.

Introduction to the family, 2015

Helenka, Hanwell Wine Estate's Owner

Helenka outside holding a bottle of Hanwell Wine Estate's fizz