Iron Railway Vineyard - a small London vineyard
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The Iron Railway Vineyard
This is an unofficial lens as part of my series on London's hidden treasures, after their produce was discovered by the cider drinkers in the family!
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Contents
- About the Iron Railway Vineyard
- Sit Down Cider
- Old Tramway Wines
- More about the Iron Railway Vineyard
- Cider and Wine bottles
- Blog Comments on the Iron Railway Vineyard
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About the Iron Railway Vineyard
A smallholding in London producing wines and more
A variety of fruit is grown, including apples and grapes. As you would expect, the vineyard produces its own wines. However it also creates and bottles its own cider, sold at farmer's markets and fairs around South London under the name "Sit Down Cider", and a range of apple, wine, and grape juice drinks called "Old Tramway".
Products
Shaden Park Farm Shop acts as an outlet, selling a range of the "Old Tramway" drinks.
While visiting is by appointment only, here are a few shots of the vineyard from Flickr.
Sit Down Cider
The Iron Railway Vineyard's well-known make
The Vineyard contains orchards, and produces a range of cider apples and other fruit. The result is its gorgeous Sit Down Cider, which is very popular locally. They make a range of ciders, including:- Sweet
- Medium
- Dry
- Special Reserve
The image on the left shows the Iron Railway Vineyard's Dry cider.
Old Tramway Wines
White, Sparkling, and Rose from the Iron Railway Vineyard
The Vineyard also makes a range of wines. White, Sparkling and Rose varieties are all available, although they specialise in dry and medium wines.Notably, despite bad weather, the Iron Railway Vineyard's 2005 wine won the Medium Dry category for the English Wine Awards. Harpers.co.uk
Although normally only available locally from farmer's markets and a limtied range of distributors, their products are occassionally found online. As I find them I will add them here.
Essentiallywine only delivers within the UK, unfortunately:
More about the Iron Railway Vineyard
Links and resources
Make mine a Cider! by rayblockley
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11 Vincent Road,
Coulsdon,
Croydon
CR5 3DH
As a smallholding, visiting the vineyard itself is by arrangement only. Find out more about the vineyard here:
- UK Wines profile of the Iron Railway Vineyard
- Details of the vineyard including grapes grown and origins.
- ESPG Pub Entry
- The Vineyard's entry and description in the Campaign for Real Ale.
- The Offoo listing by John Dicken
- Address details and location
Cider and Wine bottles
Blog Comments on the Iron Railway Vineyard
Third party reviews and opinions
Other Comments and opinions on the "Iron Railway Vineyard"
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Small holdings and producers
Made in small quantities (e.g. The Iron Railway's sparkling wine produced in 900 bottles) they are something for the interested wine lover to track down and sample.
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There is not a lot available about the Iron Railway Vineyard online, but hopefully this lens will provide a few details for anyone interested.
Do you try smallholder's produce, or locally grown foods? Have your say here!
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tirial
Aug 28, 2009 @ 10:02 am | in reply to Ian Lamont | delete
- This is an unofficial fan page, part of my series about London. However, if you would like to arrange a visit, please try http://www.beerpage.co.uk/espg/displayPub.php?pubnum=442 which has contact details for the vineyard.
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Ian Lamont
Aug 28, 2009 @ 9:34 am | delete
- While visiting, it is said, is by arrangement only, there is no telephone number to arrange a visit! My email is ilamontnews@hotmail.com if the vinyard would liket o arrange me to visit. I would also like to visit, as it is only up the road from me.
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KimGiancaterino Jun 21, 2009 @ 11:39 pm | delete
- I would love to visit this vineyard!
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