Stephen Skelton MW

Stephen Skelton MW started his career in wine in 1975. After 12 months at Schloss Schönborn in Germany’s Rheingau wine-growing region and two terms at Geisenheim wine school, he returned to the UK in 1977 to establish Tenterden Vineyards in Kent, where he made wine for 23 vintages. He was also winemaker at Lamberhurst Vineyards from 1988 to 1991. Skelton is a consultant to the English wine industry and is involved with planting vineyards for the production of sparkling wine. He became a Master of Wine in 2003.