About this episode

Ceri Phipps discusses the founding and growth of Two Beacons Vineyard.

Send us Fan Mail Joining me on today’s episode of the English wine Diaries is Ceri Phipps, co-founder of Two Beacons, a family-owned vineyard on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the Malvern Hills National Landscape. Ceri founded the vineyard in 2018, along with school friend Tim Dutton, on part of Ceri’s family estate, with a focus on growing Bacchus, Pinot Précoce and Pinot Noir. The team initially planted around 4,000 vines but has since planted a further 12,000...

People in this episode

Host: Rebecca Pitcairn

Guest: Ceri Phipps

Topics covered

• vineyard
• wine production
• Bacchus
• Pinot Précoce
• Pinot Noir
• family-owned business

Keywords

• Two Beacons
• Ceri Phipps
• vineyard
• Herefordshire
• Worcestershire
• Bacchus
• Pinot Noir
• wine

Mentioned in this episode

Organizations: Two Beacons

Places: Herefordshire, Worcestershire, Malvern Hills National Landscape

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