The Vineyard & Winery Show

Show will return for 2022

The first Vineyard & Winery Show show held in November, at the Kent Event Centre, Detling, near Maidstone in Kent, was such a storming success that the organisers, Kelsey Media, publishers of Vineyard magazine, have decided to go ahead with a 2022 exhibition.

Five major sponsors, Berlin Packaging, Core Equipment, Hutchinsons, Vititfruit and Royston Labels, have all signed up for this year’s show.

All of the elements and features of last year’s show will return – with more to come.

The show boasted 2,000 visitors and more than 80 exhibitors. 2022 will see more exhibition space made available in the John Hendry Hall, with a greater number of exhibitors expected to book. With demand high if you are interested in exhibiting please get in touch with the Vineyard & Winery Show team as soon as possible.

Vineyard publisher Jamie McGrorty said: “You only have to read the testimonials here from our major show sponsors to realise that last November’s show was a huge success. Frankly, we want, not only to repeat it, but build on that success. So watch this space, keep reading Vineyard, to find out what new elements and surprises we have in store for next November.”

“We are so grateful to all our sponsors. Without them it wouldn’t be possible to create such an event, packed full of interest for all growers and wine makers – large and small – as well as ones looking to get into the industry. We are looking forward to working with all our sponsors during 2022 to make our second event better than the first – if that’s possible.

NEW Main Sponsor

Building upon the success of the 2021 Vineyard & Winery show, market leading winery equipment supplier, Core Equipment, will be a major sponsor of the 2022 event.

Leading distributors for winery equipment in the UK, Core Equipment, supply high-quality products, including pneumatic grape presses, tanks, fermentation control systems and more from industry trusted manufacturers guaranteed to support evolving businesses.

At every stage of the order process, the Core team are on-hand to support and help. Each project is assigned a project manager to ensure that equipment is delivered and installed as smoothly as possible, whilst the Core service team work closely with customers during installation and on an ongoing basis.

Jonathan Chaplin, Managing Director of Core Equipment explained: “As the UK’s leading supplier for winery equipment, we wanted to build on the successes from last year’s Vineyard & Winery Show and so were keen to sponsor the 2022 event. The UK wine market is experiencing phenomenal growth at present and the Vineyard Show is right at the heart of this, connecting all sectors of the wine market. Our presence as a main sponsor of the event reflects our position in the industry as a key distributor for winery equipment and it was therefore an obvious decision to attend. The Vineyard & Winery Show is a great way to celebrate the end of harvest and allows us to speak to wine producers on how we can support their growing requirements. We are looking forward to welcoming old and new customers onto our stand at this year’s event”.

Main Sponsor

Based in Royston near Cambridge, Royston Labels is a privately owned company, established in 1984, with a state-of-the-art production facility, a team of 80 full-time staff and a dedicated drinks label division.

Glyn Scriven, Head of Sales – Drinks at Royston Labels, said: “I thought the show was extremely well organised and perfect for the target audience. It was very well attended by both existing and new vineyards. “There was a really good atmosphere – I think a lot of visitors hadn’t visited a show for quite some time due to Covid-19, so the mood and atmosphere was very positive. The facilities were adequate, good. ”The calibre of visitors was very good, from owners, new and existing winemakers – all interested in everything needed to run a successful business. We did and are doing business, with a lot of potential further down the road as new vineyards get to the stage when branding and packaging is required – many leads taken… “Running a targeted show like this, well organised and promoted will always be successful, especially when associated with a successful growing industry,” said Glyn.

Main Sponsor

Machinery dealer Vitifruit, another sponsor of The Vineyard Show, supplies a broad range of outdoor equipment for vineyards across the UK and takes pride in providing a bespoke service based on each customer’s needs.

Hutchinsons’ Head of Marketing, Nick Rainsley, said: “The show was an extremely positive event. It was the first real opportunity we have had to showcase agronomy and technical services within a technically-based, industry-focused event.

Richard Witt of Vitifruit said: “The show was a resounding success both for us as exhibitors and our customers based on the feedback we received. There was a good, happy atmosphere from start to finish. "The calibre of visitor was first class, wanting to access plenty of information. Although very little business is concluded on the day plenty of future deals started at the show. "The only real complaint was that the catering was not sufficient to cater for the large number of people with many customers passing comment.

Overall Vitifruit Equipment were very happy with the show and are happy to continue as a main sponsor for 2022.”

Main Sponsor

Now one of the UK’s leading vineyard agronomy companies, Hutchinsons was keen to sign up as a sponsor of The Vineyard Show.

“There are lots of small viticultural events but this was an opportunity to come together and provide real value for those within the industry. Everything under one roof from: land acquisition, preparation, establishment to production and marketing at the end of production.

“The atmosphere was great, positive. People were there to learn. So, it was educational but there was a real buzz. The calibre of visitors was excellent. There was a mix from ‘hobby vineyards’ to the larger, professionally established vineyards. All were there to learn and we did some business at the show,” said Nick.

Main Sponsor

Long-established packaging company Berlin Packaging is another valued sponsor of The Vineyard Show taking place in November 2022.

Mark Crumpton, Berlin Packaging’s business development manager, said: “I thought the show was a real landmark event, having spent time at the larger winery and vineyard shows in the UK and abroad such as VITEFF in Epernay, SITEVI in France, Prowein in Germany and Vinitaly, the Vineyard & Winery Show captured the sense of these shows and brought a real relevance to the UK industry as a whole and how it is maturing; you can really feel it is becoming a serious wine producing country. "The talks, the tastings impressed greatly, it was well attended by many of our established customers and gave a very good opportunity to speak and introduce our company to the next wave of winemakers and grape growers considering setting up in the UK. The venue was good, very open and safe and it was well organised and attended, really looking forward to attending again this year with some more exciting new releases such as our carbon neutral glass bottle we showcased.”