Enjoy the Chet Valley Experience from Anywhere in the UK
The perfect way to experience wine with friends, family, and colleagues from afar, our newly introduced virtual tasting sessions offer wine novices and enthusiasts alike the opportunity to receive expert guidance from Norfolk’s original winemaker and owner of Chet Valley Vineyard, John Hemmant, whilst enjoying a range of our award-winning English wines from anywhere in the UK.
In taking part in our expertly designed sessions, you’ll learn how to taste wine like a professional in a relaxed, welcoming environment, as well as more about wine regions, grape varieties, and the factors influencing the wine in your glass.
Virtual Wine Tasting Sessions
Our public, private, and corporate virtual wine tasting sessions, held over ZOOM, are attended by small groups of like-minded wine lovers. Led by Chet Valley’s head winemaker, John Hemmant, this exciting experience offer an hour and a half of expert knowledge and delightful tasting.
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- Duration: 1 hour 30 mins
- Tasting Kit required per household
- A tasting kit can be shared between 6 guests
Expert Guide and Tuition
Chet Valley’s virtual wine tastings are led by head winemaker John Hemmant, who possess extensive knowledge and experience in both traditional and new winemaking techniques. His expansive knowledge and storytelling abilities give our virtual guests the opportunity to gain valuable insight into every aspect of the wine in their glass.
Sample Award-Winning Wines
Our heavily decorated wine range is the highlight of the virtual tasting kit experience for many of our guests – with six full-size bottles of our best-loved creations, both old and new. With so much choice, you’re sure to discover a wide variety of delightfully unique tastes, from aromatic whites to fruit-forward rosés, both still and sparkling.
Experience the Vineyard from anywhere
Our exclusive virtual tasting kits and sessions offer wine-lovers across the UK the opportunity to experience the joy of Chet Valley’s fine English wine from the comfort of their home, providing a truly immersive and informative experience for those unable to partake in on-site tours.
Share a unique experience safely
We understand that in the coming years, large group gatherings may be challenging to arrange – but that doesn’t mean get-together activities should be impacted. Our virtual tasting kits and sessions offer the perfect opportunity to share an engaging experience with family, friends, or colleagues, when separated by distance.
OUR WINES
Browse Chet Valley Vineyard’s range of artisan sparkling and still English wines, handcrafted using distinct varieties of cool-climate grapes grown in our family-owned English vineyard here in South Norfolk.
The grape varieties grown at Chet Valley Vineyard include Solaris, Phoenix, Schönburger, Chardonnay, and Seyval Blanc grown alongside reds such as Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier, Cabernet Noir, and Regent, using traditional techniques optimised to our British terroir. From our award-winning Charmat-style ‘Skylark’ wines and flagship Méthode Champenoise, ‘Horatio’, to our varietal stills including our ‘Redwing’ rosé, there’s a bottle in our range to suit every palate.
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Redwing 2022 Rosé
£19.00 – £109.00 -
Siskin 2022
£19.00 – £109.00 -
Swift 2022 Schönburger
£21.00 – £120.00 -
House of Hemmant Blanc de Blanc 2021
£32.00 – £190.00 -
House of Hemmant Blanc de Noirs 2021
£32.00 – £190.00 -
English Sparkling white wine Skylark Brut 2021
£28.00 – £160.00 -
English Sparkling white wine Skylark Demi Sec 2021
£28.00 – £160.00
- Our vision is to create the finest English wines in a sustainable way by marrying technical expertise with sensitivity to the grapes both in the field and in the winery giving our wine drinkers an excellent experience.
THINGS TO DO
Tours & Tastings
Discover the places and faces behind our award-winning wines from amongst the vines or from the comfort of your own home with our range of guided tour and tasting options.
Events
Explore and book our wide range of community-driven events held throughout the year, ranging from our annual grape harvest to wine tastings and picnics at our Norfolk vineyard.
Vineyard Holidays
Discover the Vine House, an exclusive holiday cottage set in rural Norfolk, with uninterrupted views across Chet Valley’s 10-hectare vineyard.
Virtual Wine Tasting
Our public, private, and corporate virtual wine tasting sessions, held over ZOOM, are attended by small groups of like-minded Norfolk wine lovers.
Venue Hire
Our beautiful indoor and outdoor vineyard venues are perfect locations for any occasion, including weddings and corporate events.
Customer Reviews
Anna Lipp
9 months ago via Google
Lovely afternoon touring and learning about the vineyards and tasting the wines with locally produced nibbles. John is an excellent host and passes on technical information easily. A delightful way to celebrate a 60th birthday with a family group and even better being able to cycle through beautiful lanes in the sun to get there .
Karen Begg
5 months ago via Google
Fantastic and certainly well worth a visit. John explained every aspect from the vineyard to the production of the wine making. Thank you so much for a very enjoyable experience.
JimKeys
8 months ago via Google
John was great the vineyard itself is lovely. Very informative. No pressure to buy anything after. A very relaxed and lovely day, we had blazing hot sunshine also which made it that even more special. Great work guys!
Steve Carey
4 months ago via Google
Very knowledgeable info about the history, vines,wines and nice tour with tasting and nbbes. Lovely sparkling wines.....
Tom Holmes
6 months ago via Google
We had a wonderful day at Chet Valley! We hired the venue for a family party and enjoyed food and wine on the balcony overlooking the beautiful vineyard scenery. We particularly enjoyed the Horatio Rose Brut which was very refreshing on a hot summers day. We had an excellent tour of the vineyard with the owner, John who was very knowledgeable about not only the vines and the wine but also the local area and all things nature related. He was also very good with the children in our party. I’d highly recommend Chet Valley Wine and also Chet Valley as a venue to hire.
Esme Packett
5 months ago via Google
Don't be deceived by the sunny photo below! A friend and I joined a Chet Valley vineyard tour earlier this year, and despite pandemic restrictions and a torrential downpour that even included hail at one point, John managed to pull off an engaging and fun event. It would appear nothing can dampen his enthusiasm. 😉 Chet Valley has a surprisingly wide range of wines of good quality. So if you are in or around Norfolk - or want an excuse to be - I highly recommend paying them a visit. (Warning: you will probably want to purchase a few bottles too...)
