Lyme Bay Winery

What Lyme Bay Winery does

Lyme Bay Winery dedicated beverages company are passionate about creating tasty and exceptional English wine, fruit wine, cider, mead, liqueurs, and spirits.

Name

Lyme Bay Winery

Legal name

Lyme Bay Cider Co Ltd .

Website

https://lymebaywinery.co.uk

Company type

Private

Operating status

Operating

Headcount range

11–50 employees

Short description

Lyme Bay Winery is an online seller of alcoholic drinks.

Ownership category

akta.pro rank

Product category

English Wines & Spirits Production

NAICS

Wineries (312130), Distilleries (312140)

SIC

Beverages (2080)

akta.pro industry

PRIMARYAFAFAAAH

Alcoholic Beverage Blending, Bottling & Private Label (Non-Distilling)

Agriculture & Food Production/Beverage Production/Alcoholic Beverage Production (Beer, Wine, Spirits, Cider)

SECONDARYCRANABAB

Wine Retail (Bottle Shops & Wine Merchants)

Consumer Products & Retail/Tobacco, Alcohol & Cannabis Retail/Beer, Wine & Spirits Specialty Retail

SECONDARYCRADAIAE

Cider & Perry Producers & Brands

Consumer Products & Retail/Consumer Packaged Goods (CPG) Manufacturing & Brands/Alcoholic Beverages (Beer, Wine, Spirits) Manufacturing & Brands

Keywords

• English still wines
• English sparkling wines
• Traditional mead production
• Fruit wines liqueurs
• Craft gin rum

Headquarters

HQ city

Axminster

HQ country

United Kingdom

HQ region

Europe

Offices1 record

Markets served

GTM type

B2C

Offering type

Hardware or Manufacturing

Cost components

Supply Chain, Operations, Personnel, Marketing or Sales, Technology or R&D, Infrastructure

Revenue model

1. Direct Product Sales (Wine, Mead, Spirits, Liqueurs): The company generates revenue through direct sales of its own produced alcoholic beverages including English still and sparkling wines, meads, country fruit wines, liqueurs, gin, and rum. Sales are conducted via the company's own e-commerce website and physical Cellar Door shop. Products are sold as one-time purchases with pricing ranging from approximately £12.79 to £43.49 per bottle. Free UK mainland delivery is provided on orders over £65, with a 5% discount applied to orders over £150.
2. Cellar Door Tasting Experiences: Guided wine tasting experiences are offered at the Cellar Door location, priced at £35 per person for the Gold Guided Tasting Experience (English Wine, Mead & Spirits – 3 Whites, 1 Red, 2 Sparklings, 1 Rose, 1 Mead, Rum or Gin plus nibbles). Additional guided tasting gift vouchers are also sold.
3. Wedding and Events Beverage Services: The Cellar Door team advises couples on drink selections for weddings and special events, providing beverage services for celebrations.

Pricing tiers

Go-to-market motion1 record

Distribution channels2 records

Marketing channels7 records

Core offering

Lyme Bay Winery produces and sells an award-winning portfolio of English alcoholic beverages, including English still and sparkling wines, traditional and sparkling meads, country fruit wines, fruit liqueurs, gin, and rum. Products are made at the company's East Devon winery and sold directly to consumers via the company's own e-commerce website and Cellar Door retail shop, supported by guided tasting experiences and gift collections.

Product overview

Lyme Bay Winery is an award-winning English beverage producer offering a diverse portfolio of alcoholic drinks. The core offering spans four main categories: English still and sparkling wines (including trophy-winning Pinot Noir and Chardonnay from single vineyards), traditional and flavored meads (where it is the UK's largest producer), country fruit wines preserving English traditions (elderflower, ginger, apricot, and more), and artisanal spirits including gin, rum, and liqueurs. Products include flagship items like the Classic Cuvée sparkling wine and Jack Ratt Lugger rum, supported by gift box collections and Cellar Door tasting experiences at their Devon estate. The company positions itself as the most awarded English still wine producer, with wines sourced from carefully selected growers across southern England.

Differentiator

Problem solved

Functional benefit

Brands

• Jack Ratt: Brand for rum products including Lugger Spiced Rum and Lugger Golden Rum 8 Year Old
• Annings

Products and services

• English Still Wine Award-winning still wines including Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Bacchus, and blends sourced from vineyards across southern England. Recognized as the most awarded English still wine producer.
• English Sparkling Wine Traditional method sparkling wines including Classic Cuvée, Blanc de Blancs, Brut Reserve, and Sparkling Rosé. Aged on lees for extended periods to develop complexity.
• Pinot Noir 2021 English red Pinot Noir 2021 vintage that won IWC trophies for Best English Pinot and Best English Red in 2025. First English producer to win IWC trophies for both red and white wine in the same year.
• Sauvignon Blanc 2025 Lyme Bay Winery's first English Sauvignon Blanc — a crisp, vibrant English white wine with white currant and gooseberry flavours.
• Covepoint Chardonnay Dry, lightly oaked Chardonnay expression from the Covepoint range, reflecting English craftsmanship with coastal elegance.
• Martin's Lane Wines Single vineyard selection wines sourced from Martin's Lane Vineyard in Essex's Crouch Valley, including trophy-winning Chardonnay and Pinot Noir.
• Classic Cuvée Flagship sparkling wine blend of Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Blanc aged minimum 60 months on lees. Features citrus, stone fruit, brioche and honey notes.
• Lympstone Manor Cuvée Bespoke sparkling wine cuvée produced in collaboration with Michael Caines for Lympstone Manor hotel, made from grapes harvested from Caines' 10.8-acre vineyard overlooking the Exe estuary in Devon.
• English Wine Week 2026 New Releases (Shoreline Rosé 2025, Bacchus Block 2025, Pinot Noir Rosé 2025) Three new English wines released for English Wine Week 2026: Shoreline Rosé 2025, Bacchus Block 2025, and Pinot Noir Rosé 2025.
• Chardonnay 2019 Limited Release Cellar Door exclusive limited release Chardonnay 2019 unveiled at the Cellar Door before wider release later in the year.
• Traditional Mead Fermented honey wine made to traditional recipes. Lyme Bay Winery is the largest mead producer in the UK, offering traditional, fruit, and floral flavoured meads.
• Sparkling Mead Carbonated mead varieties offering a modern, refreshing take on traditional honey wine. Includes limited edition and seasonal variants.
• Country Fruit Wine Preserves England's tradition of country wines made from seasonal fruits and botanicals including elderflower, gooseberry, ginger, apricot, damson, strawberry, cherry, and rhubarb.
• Elderflower Wine Off-dry elderflower wine made from locally hand-picked elderflowers soaked on wine base for 4-6 weeks. Light, crisp and refreshing with floral bouquet.
• Fruit Liqueurs Artisanal liqueurs including Elderberry & Port, Ginger, Honey, Elderflower & Lemon Reserve, and Fruit Cake Liqueur. Sweet, brooding complex flavours.
• Cream Liqueurs Cream-based liqueurs such as Salted Caramel Cream Liqueur for dessert cocktails or sipping.
• Gin Small-batch gins including Dry Gin, Elderflower & Cucumber Gin, and Pink Grapefruit Gin. Crafted with English botanicals and suitable for cocktails or premium tonic.
• Jack Ratt Golden Rum 8 Year Old Devon-produced spiced rum inspired by 18th-century smugglers. Premium 8-Year-Old Golden Rum aged in ex-Bourbon casks with nutmeg, orange peel, cloves and vanilla; blended from Barbados, Dominican Republic, Venezuela and Panama rums.
• Vodka Flavoured vodka including Elderflower & Lemon Vodka, made from hand-picked elderflowers steeped on vodka with sugar and lemon juice.
• Gift Boxes Curated gift selections featuring traditional Meads, luxurious fruit liqueurs, miniature fruit wines, and flavoured gins for gifting occasions.
• Cellar Door Tasting Experiences Guided wine tasting experiences at the Devon winery including Gold Guided Tastings (£35 per person) featuring English Wine, Mead & Spirits with accompanying nibbles; tastings last around 2 hours.
• Wedding and Events Beverage Services Cellar Door team advises couples on drink selections for weddings and special events, providing beverage services for celebrations.
• Strawberry Wine Seasonal country fruit wine made from strawberries; part of the British Summer seasonal range featured alongside Strawberry Mead and Strawberry & Elderflower Mead.

Quantifiable outcome

• 104 awards across 10 national and international competitions, with 37 different bottles recognised.
• +4 more outcomes

Named customers2 records

Segments3 records

Ideal customer profiles3 records

Technology focussed No

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Feature3 records

Partnerships

One partnership is on record.

• Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues FestivalcoreGTM or Marketing Partner · 2 May 2025Lyme Bay Winery signed a second-year partnership with the 2025 Sidmouth International Jazz and Blues Festival as the official wine partner. The festival takes place from Friday 23rd to Monday 26th May (incorporating the end of May Bank Holiday weekend). Lyme Bay provides beverages within the dedicated VIP area and at the main festival performance location in Blackmore Gardens. Steven Sturgeon, Head of Sales and Marketing at Lyme Bay Winery, noted the partnership aligns with the festival's commitment to accessible and inclusive live music performances.

Scale indicators5 records

Recent moves6 records

Expansion highlights6 records

Direct peers

• Chapel Down: England's largest premium wine producer, offering still and sparkling wines with broad national distribution including supermarkets, on-trade, and DTC. Directly comparable to Lyme Bay in English still and sparkling wine production, though materially larger and LSE-listed.
• Nyetimber: Iconic English sparkling wine producer using the traditional method across multiple Sussex vineyards. Directly comparable as a traditional-method English sparkling specialist with a Cellar Door experience and DTC sales channel.
• Ridgeview Wine Estate: Award-winning English sparkling wine producer in Sussex with a strong international reputation and DTC/visitor centre model. Directly comparable to Lyme Bay's traditional-method sparkling and cellar-door experience.
• Camel Valley: Cornish winery producing still and sparkling wines with a cellar door and DTC channel. Comparable in size, structure, and direct-to-consumer English wine model.
• Gusbourne: Kent-based producer of still and sparkling wines with estate vineyards, DTC sales, and a tasting room. Directly comparable to Lyme Bay's premium English wine positioning and cellar door visitor experience.
• Bolney Wine Estate: Sussex-based English wine estate with a restaurant, tasting room, and DTC sales. Comparable in DTC omni-channel model and English still/sparkling wine portfolio.
• Hambledon Vineyard: Hampshire-based producer focused on traditional-method English sparkling wines with a Cellar Door. Comparable in sparkling wine specialism and visitor experience model.
• Denbies Wine Estate: One of England's largest single estate vineyards, offering still and sparkling wines with extensive cellar door and visitor facilities. Comparable in English wine production and DTC visitor experience.

Regional players

• Sharpham Estate: Devon-based winery producing English still and sparkling wines with a Cellar Door café and DTC sales. Comparable in product mix and visitor experience, with geographic overlap in the South West.
• Sandridge Barton: Devon-based winery on the River Dart producing still and sparkling wines with a cellar door and restaurant. Comparable in regional Devon focus and DTC visitor model.

Market position

Strengths4 records

Weaknesses5 records

Competitive moat5 records

Key risks6 records

Key highlights6 records

Customer concentration

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Valuation estimate

Number of profiles

Profiles2 records

Funding overview

Funding rounds

Investors

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M&A

Investments

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