Minerva Wine / Bath, UK
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The principles that guide every decision — from soil to glass.
Our guiding principles
01 — Terroir
Rooted in the land
The limestone beneath Bath has been quietly building something extraordinary for millennia. We did not choose this soil — it chose us. Every vintage is an act of listening to what is already there.
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02 — Craft
Every bottle is intentional
Nothing here is accidental. From hand-harvested clusters to riddling and disgorgement, each step is a considered decision. We make wine slowly, because good things always require it.
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03 — Community
Grown by many hands
Minerva exists because of the people who believed before there was anything to taste. Our farmers, our founding members, our neighbours — this is their story as much as ours.
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04 — Legacy
Building to last
We are not here to chase trends. We are here to make something worth inheriting — a vineyard, a community, a way of thinking about land and what it can give back.
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Some of our
milestones.
2011
The idea takes root
After a morning's wine tasting in Beaune, Emily remarked that the Burgundy limestone looked strikingly similar to the family farm in Corston. A throw-away comment planted the seed.
2015
Ten thousand vines
The audacious decision — ten thousand vines planted over Bath limestone, in fields where the Romans once grew theirs. A few thought we were crazy.
2017
The farm passes down
Emily — a third-generation farmer, and the first in the South West of England to grow quinoa — took over the tenancy of the family farm.
2019
First vintage
Fruit from the Corston vines, entrusted to winemaker Emma Rice — twice UKVA Winemaker of the Year. Bath's first luxury sparkling wine since the Romans.
2023
The Decanter Award
The Minerva Sparkling 2019 wins a Decanter Award — recognition for the soil Emily first spotted in Beaune, twelve years before.
2024
Beyond sparkling
Minerva grows — the 2024 vintage brings Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Rosé, each a still expression of the same limestone terroir.
A living philosophy
For the
love of
the craft.
These are not just words on a page. They are the daily practice of everyone who tends this vineyard — a philosophy for a wine that is honest about where it comes from and where it is going.