Wine production in Ireland

Old Roots Vineyard in County Wexford planted more than 11,000 vines in 2015, the same year we planted our first ten. They are producing wine and bottling in small bottles for the hospitality trade. They have 8 varieties and planting more. Their winery, which has capacity for 25,000 bottles, first produced wine in 2019 and RTE interviewed them about winemaking in Ireland. 

In the article, they mention there are others including in Mayo. That would be us!

Meanwhile, an article in the Guardian reveals there are 24 vineyards in Yorkshire and 2 in Scotland. According to the Guardian, there are now 943 vineyards in the UK, almost triple the number 20 years ago, according to a report published in June 2023 by WineGB.