Bolney Wine Estate win sustainability award

On winning the award, Sam Linter explained that “at Bolney our ethos has for many years been centred around ‘Guided by Nature’ and this is embedded in the heritage of the brand. We always strive to develop how we can be even more sustainable and build on this ethos. The principle of sustainable management is crucial to our continued existence and growth as a company, so we look at everything from mulching grapevine prunings back into the soil to our local sourcing policy for the restaurant. We’re really proud to have achieved what we have to date, so it’s wonderful to have been recognised with this award, but there is so much more we can do and will continue to evolve in this area.”

A three-generation family business led by Sam Linter, Bolney has been guided by nature since 1972 when its first vines were planted.

The Estate team believes that the more it understands and takes inspiration from the nature in & around the vineyard, the more it can appreciate its needs and protect its diversity and beauty for future generations.

Across the estate, they have installed solar panels creating a more sustainable way of working.

In March 2021, in partnership with Brighton Energy Cooperative (BEC), Bolney Wine Estate installed the first of its new network of community owned, solar-linked electric vehicle charge points at the estate.

This is the first community solar-linked electric vehicle charge point in the South East, and allows visitors to charge their vehicles whilst enjoying the estate.