About Lokkelebery
Quality
Turning wheat to wine
In 2021, the farmers at Lockley Farm embarked on a journey to discover the possibilities of growing grapes. As a traditional arable cereals farm, this would be a departure from the norm. However, increasingly extreme weather, optimal topography and a new generation to take on the project, lent itself to the challenge of a vineyard.
Planted in 2022, Lokkelebery Vineyard is proud to grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir Précose, in addition to wheat for biscuits, barley for beer, oats for cereal and nature crops for biodiversity regeneration.
As one of the closest rural vineyards to London, we produce vintage-based premium still and sparkling wines following our nature-led wine-making practices.
Heritage
History in the making
Lockley Farm, and with it Lokkelebery Vineyard, is a historic site. It has been home to Roman Villas, Iron Age Settlements, and allegedly the favourite hunting grounds of King Henry VIII. Now a new chapter in the farm’s history has begun.
Lokkelebery
Even the name LOKK-ELE-BERY, links to the historic past of this terroir. Lokkelebery was one of three early names used for the manor of Lockleys in the 14th Century.
Bery
It contains the old English suffix ‘bery’ which in Old English indicated a ‘mound’, highly appropriate given the hilly terrain of Lockley Farm. The Germanic linguistic roots of ‘bery’ hint at a soft fruit or grape.
LOKKELEBERY is a fitting reminder of the heritage under our feet, from which our cereals have grown for centuries. Soon this very soil will produce our vineyard crop, and we will be able to taste the fruits of this historic terroir.
24,746
Vines Planted
2022
Vineyard established
15
Acres Planted
