Inside Flint

The Story of Silex

Evolution, Complexity and Texture. Flint translated into French is ‘Silex’, which once acknowledged gives an insight into how central to us this wine is. We believe that its ethos is...

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August in the Vineyard

Flowering is one of the most crucial times in the vineyard, after all, it’s from flowers that we get grapes!

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Spring in the Vineyards is Here

Spring in the vineyards is here at Flint and it has been unusual. 40% more rain than last year and an early warm spell means the vines have had a...

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Why Cork?

A few of you have asked why we are moving to corks. There are a number of reasons – some more scientific some less so! All in all I see...

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Goodbye Bacchus, Hello Fumé

Bacchus has been a constant development for me as a winemaker.  It is a very complex variety to work with and a little finicky in the vineyard too!  My relationship...

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Charmat Rosé: From Experiment to Bestseller

When our first Charmat was released in 2018 it was one of the first of its kind.  A small batch of just 3,000 bottles was well received and Matthew Jukes...

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Who Can Actually Taste Wine?

Do we actually know what we like to drink when it comes to wine? In my view I believe we don’t know as much as we might think and I’d...

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