Ham Street
WINEMAKERS
Lucie Swiestowska & Jules Phillips
AGRICULTURE
Biodynamic certified
VINEYARD SIZE
4.0 hectares
LOCATION
UK, South East, Kent
Ham Street Wines is the project of husband & wife team Lucie & Jules, who planted four hectares of vines four years ago on the edge of the Romney Marsh.
Starting the project as a way of re-connecting with nature whilst still working full-time jobs in accounting, Lucie & Jules were quickly bitten by the regenerative agriculture bug, understanding that improving soil health, promoting biodiversity and doing as little as possible to disturb the natural balance was the key to healthy fruit, and happy wines.
Beginning in organic conversion (certified in 2022) they achieved biodynamic certification in 2024. They truly go above and beyond the minimum requirements, working with teas and plants, having been no-till since April 2020, working to the principles of regenerative agriculture. Their commitment to their vineyards is an inspiring reminder of what is possible for agriculture in the UK.
The winery beside the vineyard was completed ready to process the 2023 vintage on site. Lucie & Jules work delicately here, always with a sense of curiosity and experimentation, to produce alive, detailed expressions from their fruit. Often, they celebrate single varieties or work with fruit in unconventional methods (for the UK, at least) to tease out alternate, complex profiles from their wines. Sulphur use is kept to an absolute minimum, movements are conducted by gravity and following the biodynamic calendar, and wines are never fined or filtered.
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A tasting for the trade, celebrating the arrival of Lucy Chilvers to the family and new wines from Ham Street, Titch Hill & Quatro Mustachios!
A beautiful day in Stockport celebrating the growing community of cutting-edge producers working in the UK today.
Open to all, join us on March 3rd to celebrate the growing community of UK growers, winemakers and passionate champions of their work. A gathering for the ages!
Our first UK release from the '22 heatwave (Hot Grape Summer) - Ham Street’s Pet Nat 2022 is a deep-fruited, juicy number, bold and refreshing.
All our British producers will be joining us for Real Wine In The Vines on Tuesday 16th May, including Lucie & Jules from Ham Street.
Al is spending October getting stuck in: picking and processing fruit destined to become the wines of Domaine Hugo, Offbeat and Hamstreet among others. Here’s how he’s getting on.
We've just received a tiny quantity of the first release from Ham Street Wines, a vibrant Pet Nat of Bacchus, Pinot Noir and Pinot Gris, from the first vintage on their regenerative vineyard in Kent!