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A recent article in the New Yorker has bought attention to grape ale or 'viere' but will the mixture of grape and grain ever succeed? db investigates.

Chapel Down CEO Andrew Carter told db that the company plans to extend plantings to 1,023 acres by 2024 as part of a "long term enterprise".

A leading sparkling wine producer in the county says it is pushing ahead with plans to double in size by 2026 after delivering a record-breaking year.

Investegate announcements from Chapel Down Group, Full Year Results 2021

Chapel Down invites its "pilgrims" to invest in the company via Seedrs "As the market leader [in English wines], we want to ensure that Chapel Down is best placed to benefit from the increasing consumer interest at home and abroad," said Chapel Downs CEO, Frazer Thompson. Chapel Down, the English winemaker, is going down the crowdfunding route to supplement a traditional City fundraising. The company, which calls its crowdfunding backers “pilgrims”, said those who invest in the company will...

Last modified on Fri 4 Jun 2021 09.39 EDT The English winemaker Chapel Down is asking the public to take part in a fresh funding round worth up to £7m that will help the business expand its vineyard in the North Downs and ramp up exports. It is the Kent company’s latest attempt to tap into investor enthusiasm for homegrown tipples as the democratisation of shareholding grows. Chapel Down plans to use the money to scale up its wineries and finish planting grapevines on the North Downs, w...

English wine maker Chapel Down shrugged off widespread closures in the off-trade to grow sales volumes 38% last year, but group results were hit by the weaker performance of its demerged beer and cider arm Curious Drinks.

Champagne is becoming old hat. So says Frazer Thompson, the boss of Chapel Down, Englands largest sparkling wine producer, which is fast becoming a rival to the French fizz behemoths.

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