Drinks: Wine was certainly made in Britain by the Romans, and although the climate may have changed a little since then, we still produce some very good wines. As well as grape wines there are also ones made from other fruits like gooseberry and elderflower. Cider is the traditional drink of the southwest and we have award winning cider makers at our markets. We also have apple juice and apple brandy as well as a range of liqueurs. We also like to have breweries come to our markets when they can, although the scale of their operations often makes this difficult.

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Bridge Farm Cider

Nigel Stewart makes multi award winning ciders from locally grown apples. He also produces a range of apple juices, and has now started to produce his own apple brandy although this will not be available until it has matured in a year or two.

Markets: Weymouth

Bridge Farm

East Chinnock

Yeovil somerset

BA22 9EA

Telephone: 01935 862387

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Dorset Honey and Cider

Malcolm and Sylvia Creed-Castle come from Whitchurch Cannonicorum in the west of Dorset. Malcolm keeps bees to provide honey and makes cider from his own apples. Sylvia makes a fine range of chutneys.

Markets: Weymouth

Crabbs-Bluntshay Cottage

Whitchurch Canonicorum

Bridprot

Dorset

DT6 6RN

Telephone: 01297489044

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Fonthill Glebe Wines

From his winery John Eginton produces English table wines, with a range of white and a red. He also produces fruit wines including gooseberry and elderflower. His other speciality is liqueurs including cherry, apricot and blueberry, all presented in tall triangular bottles.

Markets: Weymouth, Verwood

The Winery

Teffont Evias

Salisbury

Wiltshire

SP3 5RG

Telephone: 01722 716770

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