Sophie Ellis from Knotfield Vines near Rawdon on how their sparkling wine has been instant success

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00:00My name is Sophie and I am one half of Notfield Vines.

00:04In 2022, myself and one of my best friends, Laura, established a vineyard,

00:08despite the scepticism about the Yorkshire weather.

00:11We planted over 3,000 vines across two acres in two different varieties

00:15and those great varieties are processed in the traditional method, like champagne,

00:19to produce incredible English sparkling wine in rosé and in white.

00:23The land itself is very special to me.

00:25I grew up here and the brand, Notfield, we hope will do the land justice.

00:31We're very excited to see how the brand will grow and have big plans for the future

00:35in terms of expansion, tasting, tours.

00:38But in the meantime, we're enjoying the huge local support that we've received.

00:42Our first two batches sold out within six weeks

00:45and so we're hoping for another bumper crop this year and another sellout summer.