Urban Winemaking London
From English Gardens
to Your Glass
We’re London’s community winemaking collective. Bring your own grapes to our harvest, or shop English-grown wines made locally.
Welcome to Urban
Wine Company
Community wine harvests and English-grown wine shop
We run London’s only community grape harvest — a hands-on approach to urban winemaking in London — where you bring your garden grapes and we turn them into wine. Or you can skip the growing bit and buy English-grown wines from our shop. Either way, you're keeping wine local.
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Why Fly Wine Halfway Across the World?
In 2009, Urban Wine founder Richard was sat under a vine in his garden, drinking wine that had travelled thousands of miles. Surrounded by grapes, he asked: could we make wine from grapes grown in English gardens instead?
That September, he harvested from gardens, allotments, behind supermarkets, even railway sides. He teamed up with winemaking experts and created the first batch of Urban Wine.
The Urban Wine Company was born. We've been growing in your community ever since.
September to May: Your Grapes Become Wine
You wrestle the squirrels for your grapes. We handle everything else.
Pay one-off subscription to join the harvest. Bring your grapes to one of our September sessions (buckets, pots, pans all welcome). We weigh them, load them up, and drive them 130 miles to our partner winery.
The pressing begins. The fermentation happens. By May, your bottles arrive back in London, and you'll pay discounted prices for the wine made from your harvest.
English-Grown Wines, Fizz & Merch
Can't wait until May? We've got English-grown wines ready now. Red fizz, white fizz, and reds from vineyards across the country.
Fancy showing your support? We've also got t-shirts, bags, and other merchandise. Perfect for proud urban winemakers.
BBC London Featured
Our Story
BBC London came to see what happens when Londoners turn their gardens into vineyards. Turns out, it makes for really good telly.
CHATTING ON
Radio 4 witH
Adrian Chiles
Adrian chatted with us about urban winemaking and why it matters. Community, sustainability, and genuinely drinkable wine.
The Urban
Grapevine is Spreading
From local blogs to national media, people love the idea of homegrown wine. We've been featured across print, radio, and online platforms.
Whether you're bringing grapes or buying bottles, we'd love to have you.