Brabourne vineyard - Ashford

Emma Stevens

A few friends and I recently visited Brabourne and had a lovely time! Hester really took the time to talk to us about their wines, talking through the process and taking us on a tour of the vineyard. The wines are lovely and the vineyard is the perfect spot to sit and enjoy a few bottles after the tasting. We were also very lucky to be joined by Daisy and Rollo the dogs which we loved! Thank you for having us!

Andries Ehlers

We decided to pop into Brabourne vineyard without a booking (which you really should do).

That said, Hester came out of her house and welcomed us like old friends. She only had a short amount of time to show us around, but still made the time to give us a wine tasting and tell us the history of the little vineyard - amazing dedication!

When we were done, she even offered to show us the beautiful church across the road which had some historic features (staircase, ancient Norman stain glass windows etc). She didn't have to do that but went out of her way to make us feel welcome.

The sparkling was also great - we bought a few!

Do yourself and visit Brabourne. We'll certainly visit the vineyard again.

Emma Phillips

We had such a fabulous time touring and tasting at Brabourne Vineyard! Hester was amazing, so welcoming, engaging and fantastic company, we really did have the best time. The selection of still and sparkling wines that we tasted were all exceptional and the knowledge shared behind each wine was super interesting... we will definitely be ordering in our wines for Christmas! Thank you again so much for a wonderful evening and we will 100% be back!

Luke Keleher

We dropped in on Hester at the amazing Brabourne Vineyard and had an absolutely brilliant time. She showed us around the vines (via the chickens and geese and expertly escorted by her lovely dog Shadow) and took us to taste 3 fantastic wines. We ended up buying 2 of each because they were so good! Would really recommend to anyone for a lovely afternoon out.

Penny W

Well worth a visit. Hester and family give a relaxed and unrushed experience. With both sparkling and still ( this year they have produced a white pinot noir!) they offer a varied selection. In need of a doggy hug....they have 2!.
Bookings online so you can choose day and time. Rainy weather... there is a warm space with log burner.
Highly recommended for the less corporate more family driven English Wine experience. 🍷

Jayne Sime

This is a very special place. A warm welcome and personal tour of the vineyard with explanation of the process and how the family got into wine making followed by a delicious wine tasting and optional cheese board in the cosy re-purposed air raid shelter. Each year they choose the best style of wine to make based on what will work best with the quality and quantity of grapes they harvest. This means you might not get the same style from year to year, but each year they make the best, most interesting option they can with what they have. The results are truly exceptional. We can't recommend this enough. No photos as we were distracted by having a good time and the cute dogs that accompanied us on the tour and tasting.

Emma T

Lovely little vineyard and superb wine! Great hosts, very knowledgeable. Dog friendly too. Highly recommend.

Ronnie L

Absolutely delightful. I have visited vineyards before but this was special. After being greeted by Hester and two dogs we were treated to a tour with in depth description of vini-culture and wine making particular to the UK vs other parts of world. We tasted three wines that Brabourne is currently making. Two sparkling and one still. All were delicious and we were able to purchase some to take away. A special and memorable experience.