First wines produced from vineyard at luxury Horsham hotel 'ready in 2025'

Sarah Page
By Sarah Page
Published 20th Dec 2023, 11:57 BST
Updated 20th Dec 2023, 11:59 BST
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The first wines produced from a 15-acre vineyard planted last year in the grounds of a luxury Horsham hotel are expected to be ready in 2025.

In May last year the five-star South Lodge Hotel – part of the Exclusive Collection hotels – joined forces with Ditchling-based wine estate Ridgeview to plant the new vineyard, yielding Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier grapes.

The first wine batch is expected to produce 30,000 bottles, including 10,000 exclusively for South Lodge and other hotels within the Exclusive Collection group.

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Meanwhile, South Lodge has partnered with skincare specialists Pelegrims to launch a natural treatment using grape extracts from the hotel’s vineyard.

The first wines from a vineyard planted in the grounds of Horsham's five-star South Lodge Hotel are expected to be ready in 2025The first wines from a vineyard planted in the grounds of Horsham's five-star South Lodge Hotel are expected to be ready in 2025
The first wines from a vineyard planted in the grounds of Horsham's five-star South Lodge Hotel are expected to be ready in 2025

The products, derived from by-products of the winemaking process, reduce the hotel spa’s carbon footprint and form the basis of special treatments.

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Formulations are made using raw materials of the wine-making process, such as grape skins, seeds and stems from Ortega and Pinot Noir grape vines that would otherwise go to waste.