MUMFORDS VINEYARD, BATH

Mumfords Vineyard was a family run business, dedicated to producing the finest quality English wines.

Mumfords produced several varieties of wine, two types of white - the light crisp Madeleine Angevine and a blended medium dry. We also produced an award winning rose and an outstanding English red wine.

There were four acres of vines at Mumfords, with around 5,500 plants of three grape varieties – Madeleine Angevine, Reichensteiner and Triomphe.

Our grapes were picked and then processed and aged in our purpose built winery on site.

'Mumfords' is the historical field name, recorded in ancient tithe maps and thought to be derived from 'Montfort' - Simon de Montfort who owned land in the parish in 1250AD.

The Mumfords wine label has a Roman theme, inspired by a Roman coin found beneath a vine. Nearby are two Roman roads leading to Bath.

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HOW MUMFORDS VINEYARD BEGAN 

Where the vines grew was once a field...

Tony and Margaret Cox first dreamt of making their own wines when they discovered some superb local wines made in Somerset in the early 1980's. Tony was a food scientist and interested in the science behind making good quality wines. They realised that the field below their home was south facing and gently sloping - ideal for growing certain grape varieties.

In 1985 they decided to make their dream come true and the adventure of Mumfords Vineyard began...

Tony and Margaret travelled to Germany and researched grape varieties suited to colder climes. Having found the ideal grapes, they then undertook several weeks of courses and were taught how to prune and care for their new vines.

And so the field was ploughed up, vines planted and four years later they harvested their first crop. After a year of maturation they eagerly tasted their premier vintage. Success!

Since then Mumfords became an established name in the wine business, winning several Decanter Awards and being served at the reception for  the Queen during her visit  to Bath in 2002 and at a dinner on board HMS Victory at Portsmouth during the 2005 centenary of the Battle of Trafalgar.

The vineyard has now ceased production and is being re-wilded - the vines, posts and wire have been removed and wildflower meadow plants reintroduced.