Chapel Down Group plc

Chapel Down is England’s leading winemaker. We produce world-class sparkling wines, still wines and spirits from grapes grown in the South East of England and, through our associate company Curious Drinks Ltd, the Brewery of the Year 2019, a range of Curious beers and cider.

With over 150 acres of plantings in 2019 we currently own, lease and source from 789 acres of vineyards in south east England. We have our own freehold winery in Tenterden, Kent and in 2019 opened the Curious Brewery, our cathedral of brewing, in the heart of Ashford, Kent. We welcome over 100,000 visitors to our homes each year.

Chapel Down are members of the exclusive Walpole Group of luxury brands, we are an official “CoolBrand”, we are official wine partners to the Oxford and Cambridge Boat Races, the London Symphony Orchestra, the Royal Opera House and the Donmar Warehouse theatre, plus Ascot racecourse and our own Curious Arts Festival.

We sell our multi award-winning drinks to leading retail partners, including Waitrose, M&S, Sainsbury’s, Tesco, Majestic, Selfridges and Harrods, as well as leading bars, restaurants and hotels in the UK and internationally. We export to the USA, Europe, Japan, China, Australia and a growing number of other markets. We also sell direct to consumers through our e-commerce operation and through unique customer experiences at our winery in Tenterden and the Curious Brewery in Ashford.

The experienced management team have extensive drinks experience at Heineken, LVMH amongst others, and have the help and support of a hugely talented Board. Aside from institutional investors, significant shareholders in Chapel Down include Michael Spencer and Nigel Wray.