Grower Profiles
The UK fruit and horticulture trade is booming – the industry is currently valued at over £1bn and 1,000+ vineyards are registered nationwide. Read about growers from across the UK and browse the news covering orchards, vineyards, juicers and wineries.
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Top Grower Profiles
SEPT/OCT 2025
Innovation at the forefront for fruit grower Place UK
25th September 2025
With origins in the 1920s, Place UK now has an eclectic offering, from soft fruit for the fresh market, to IQF and food processing. Sarah Kidby finds out more about the technology this innovative grower is embracing.
Rutland Vineyard: Growing grapes on Jurassic soil
4th September 2025
Where dinosaurs once roamed, grapes now grow – and the wine produced by Rutland Vineyard in Lincolnshire is reaping the rewards of the 160,000,000-year-old soil. Rachel Hicks reports.
JUL/AUG 2025
Astley Vineyard: With age comes character and quality
20th June 2025
One of the oldest commercial vineyards in the UK, Astley Vineyard was established in the lush Severn Valley in Worcestershire in 1971 and features some unexpected grape varieties. Editor Rachel Hicks spoke to its current owners, the Haywood family, to find out more.
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