PRESS

We have a massive press library going back 20 years. Some recent quotes are typical of the many features that we get:

Wine Article by Matthew Jukes

Ref. STANLAKE PARK "This is a picturesque property with a shop and vineyard gardens. It makes the full range of wines of which the most famous cuvee is the 2004 Regatta (£6.49) named after the Henley Regatta, a dry, fresh white." (Matthew Jukes, Daily Mail, 20 Jan 2007)

Hugh Johnson's Pocket Wine Book 2007
	Ref. STANLAKE PARK "...under new ownership. Kings Fume very good. Large range of wines of above-average quality." (Hugh Johnson, 14 Sep 2006)

Oz Clark's Pocket Wine Book 2007
	Ref. STANLAKE PARK "This 10ha (25 acres) vineyard is planted with a wide range of grape varieties and has over the past 20 years produced many stunning wines." (Oz Clark, 7 Sep 2006)

Around The Britain With a Fork - Matthew Fort on Cordials and Wine in Berkshire

"Refreshing in a slightly different way are the wines from the Stanlake Park Wine Estate a few miles away. The first vines were planted here in 1979, and now there are 25 acres of them, with such names as ehrenfelser, madeleine angevine and reichensteiner, as well as chardonnay, pinot noir and gamay. Stanlake is the demesne of Peter Dart, who is a marketing wiz when he is not overseeing production and sales. "To be honest, this is not a money-spinner," he says, "but ..." His eyes gleam with pride and he outlines how he sees the estate developing: a cheese shop here, a restaurant there, more vines, more wines. Dart knows what he has taken on. Wine production in Britain is an uncertain business, hampered by the weather, the snobbery of consumers to the home-grown product and the fact that native wine producers are penalised with the same taxes as imported wines, which isn't exactly fair. Luckily, Dart has the energy and vision of a convert. His main problem is that he doesn't have enough wine. Stanlake has more awards than you can shake a stick at, and 80% of the estate's production - three whites, two reds, two sparkling and a rosé - is sold through the estate shop and the rest through local Waitrose stores, restaurants and off-licences. This year's harvest is already being heralded as potentially one of the finest of recent years, thanks to the exceptional summer. If Peter Dart has anything to do with it, British wine's time has come. " For the full article, click the following link: Around The Britain With a Fork - Matthew Fort on Cordials and Wine in Berkshire (Matthew Fort, The Guardian, 4 Nov 2006)

Winning Wines - Berkshire Life article

"Picture acres of neat vines laden with many varieties of plump grapes; Gamay, Ortega, Wurzer and the classic Champagne varieties : Pinot Noit and Chardonnay. They ripen in the warm sun and thrive in the loamy, well-drained soil betfore being harvested and turned into the wine in the start-of-the-art and on-site winery. You're probably thinking of a vineyard in France, or Australia. But no, this is Stanlake Park Wine Estate just outside Twyford in Berkshire, and it is leading the way in English wine production. The UK's most successful producer with a large range of serious quality wines" (Lyndsay Harriss, Berkshire Life, May 2006)

Reference Kings Fume (formerly Fume)
"A good oaked English white to try is the fat, spicy, buttered vanilla-styled Fume" (Jane Macquitty, The Times, 8 May 2004) "Lovers of oaked Chardonnay should appreciate the 'hints of honey and clean fruit' in this Oaked Dry White Fume" (Which Report, June 2004)

Stanlake Park Sparkling Wine (formerly ASCOT)
"The International-quality English fresh, creamy sparkling Cuvee…" (Robert Joseph, The Sunday Telegraph)