Episode 106 - Ceri Phipps, Two Beacons Vineyard

Send us Fan MailJoining me on today’s episode of the English wine Diaries is Ceri Phipps, co-founder of Two Beacons, a family-owned vineyard on the border of Herefordshire and Worcestershire in the Malvern Hills National Landscape. Ceri founded the vineyard in 2018, along with school friend Tim Dutton, on part of Ceri’s family estate, with a focus on growing Bacchus, Pinot Précoce and Pinot Noir. The team initially planted around 4,000 vines but has since planted a further 12,000, adding Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier varieties, which will be used to extend the range of traditional method sparkling wines when the vines come into production in 2027.Currently Two Beacons, which is part of the Malvern Hills Vineyard Group,  produces a sparkling Rosé Pinot Noir, still Bacchus and Pinot Noir precoce, which can be sampled at their Tasting Room in the heart of Great Malvern. 2025 was an award-winning year for the team with three Silver medals at the Wine GB Awards and two Bronze medals at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Keep up to date with the progress at Two Beacons by following them on Instagram @twobeaconsvineyard or visiting twobeaconsvineyard.com.This episode of The English Wine Diaries is sponsored by Rankin Bros & Sons — trusted suppliers of corks, closures, and packaging solutions to the UK wine industry since 1774. To learn more about how Rankin is supporting the future of British wine, visit rankincork.co.uk. Thanks for listening to The English Wine Diaries. If you enjoyed the podcast then please leave a rating or review, it helps boost our ratings and makes it easier for other people to find us. To find out who will be joining me next on the English Wine Diaries, follow @theenglishwinediaries on Instagram and for more regular English wine news and reviews, sign up to our newsletter at englishwinediaries.com.