The Great British Vineyards Guide

Holy Vale Vineyard  was planted in the spring of 2009 after a couple of years trying to beg, borrow or steal redundant farm land on St Mary’s. With co-operation from the Duchy of Cornwall and local farmers we were able to set about obtaining the land we had found that suited the planting of the vines, mostly sloping and facing south, to aid water drainage and aspect to the sun. These parcels of land are situated in Holy Vale, Maypole, Silver Carn and Helvear. It was not possible to obtain all the land together in one parcel, but that in some respects is an advantage because it will give diversity and different character to the wines.