Kokova Magazine

Situated near St Austell Bay, Knightor has succeeded in successfully combining their winery and restaurant to create a serious destination for both wine aficionados and food lovers.

Particular attention has been paid in the restaurant to the use of local Cornish produce with a Mediterranean twist, with dishes of immense flavour due to the freshness of the ingredients.

Unique to Cornwall in concept, and relatively new to England on the whole, Knightor takes a 'New World' approach, found in countries such as Australia and New Zealand, of successfully marrying wine tours and tastings with a first class restaurant.

Set in a venue that has the rustic charm of an historic granite farmstead in the Cornish countryside combined with the finest modern technology for making wine and serving it at the correct temperature and freshness, Knightor is both special and unique.

The perfect marriage of 'new wines, old world'.

Visitors to Knightor can try the new Knightor wines alongside a wide range of English wines from other leading producers nationwide, including Camel Valley, Sharpham and Nyetimber, providing a rare opportunity to taste a selection of English wines at one time in one place.

The Knightor wines are made using grapes from Knightor's own Cornish vineyards at Portscatho and Seaton, as well as some grapes from other English growers who bring additional grape varieties to the table.

Wine tours and lunch packages are also available throughout the growing season and as part of the tour you can learn how to cultivate grapes, prune vines and the basics of winemaking. There are also tours with winemaker James Thomas for those looking for greater technical insight into the process.

The Knightor winery lies on the site of a former ancient manor house on the edge of 'clay country'. The two vineyards are almost equidistant from the winery and, in total, have approximately 17,000 vines, now six to seven years old.

The vineyards benefit from the milder Cornish weather, all be it still wet, which has helped winemaker James to develop a range of distinctively English, elegant, light and immensely drinkable still and sparkling wines - the epitome of refined English character.

For more information visit www.knightor.co.uk