So-called because the village of Mellor sits in the Dark Peak, where a layer of dark gritstone covers the limestone that makes up the spectacular landscape of the Peak District. 
From the vineyard the views extend east into the Peaks, up to St Thomas’s Church with Kinder Scout beyond. The south and west aspects take in Lyme Park, Disley and the hills of North Wales in the distance. If you turn north, though, the skyline of Manchester appears over the shoulder of the hill. We’re a farm that seems miles from anywhere, but we’re minutes from everywhere. Our wine will marry the wilderness of the Peaks with the warmth and heart of the city it overlooks. This is the story of Greater Manchester’s first vineyard.