Goodworth Clatford Vineyard: A Hampshire Family Vineyard Crafting English Sparkling Wine
Goodworth Clatford Vineyard: A Hampshire Family Vineyard Crafting English Sparkling Wine
Nestled between the River Anton and the parish church in the ancient Hampshire village of Goodworth Clatford, Goodworth Clatford Vineyard is a small, family-run English sparkling wine producer rooted firmly in the chalk-strewn landscape of the Test Valley. Founded by Mark and Cecilia Haszlakiewicz, the vineyard turns out refined traditional-method sparkling wines crafted from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, made in partnership with the respected Halfpenny Green Wine Estate in Staffordshire. The result is a quietly confident Hampshire estate whose medal-winning bottles are finding their way onto tables, into village shops and onto restaurant lists across England.
Location and Terroir
Goodworth Clatford lies in the upper Test Valley, an area long associated with crystal-clear chalk streams, water meadows and some of the very best terroir for English sparkling wine. The village sits a few miles west of Andover, with the chalk downs rising gently to the south and the River Anton threading through the bottom of the valley. It is this combination of chalk subsoil, free-draining topsoil, southerly aspect and a gentle slope that convinced Mark and Cecilia that their old paddock could become a vineyard.
Mark's original assessment was characteristically to the point: "There's a good slope and it faces in the right direction with enough topsoil above solid chalk." Those basic ingredients - slope, aspect, chalk and topsoil - are precisely what the classic Champagne varieties need to ripen reliably in the English climate, and the vineyard has more than lived up to its early promise.
Our Story: From Paddock to Premium Sparkling
The Haszlakiewicz family have lived in Goodworth Clatford for over twenty years, but the vineyard's story really begins in 2015. With the children having left home and the horses having left the paddock, Mark and Cecilia - both fond of a glass of wine - looked at their surroundings and saw vineyards producing some of England's finest fizz. Cecilia issued a now-famous challenge: "You've been saying it for years, and now you're seventy - why don't we do it before you really are too old?"
From that conversation, a focused plan took shape: take advice, take soil samples, and, if the omens were good, plant one acre of vines with quality - not quantity - as the guiding principle.
2016 - Planting
The signs were encouraging, and the couple committed the next few years of their lives to producing the very best quality grapes. After months of mowing, spraying, ploughing, harrowing, measuring, fencing and harrowing again, they finally planted.
2017 - Establishment
The paddock began to look like a young vineyard. As Mark explained to Cecilia, the first task was simply to get the roots well established - so the routine of weeding, spraying and trimming continued.
2018 - First Harvest
The vines thrived. Grapes grew, and a partnership was formed with the family-run Halfpenny Green Wine Estate in Staffordshire, who agreed to turn the Goodworth grapes into wine. Friends and villagers volunteered to help pick the three classic varieties - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier - by hand.
2019 - Quality Confirmed
A bumper harvest of around five tonnes of grapes gave the team their first real indication of the 2018 vintage. A trip up to Halfpenny Green to taste the base wines and decide on the blend ended with two decisive verdicts: "Yum!" - from both Cecilia and Mark, and from the winery team too.
2020 - Frost and Resilience
After an excellent 2019 harvest, a heavy frost on 13 May 2020 devastated the crop. The vineyard's heating wires could not cope and 95% of the potential crop was lost. "That's farming for you," the team reflected, drawing comfort from the bounties of the previous two harvests.
2021 - The First Bottles
Excitement - and nervousness - grew as the first bottles of Goodworth 2018 approached release. Labels were designed, dosage agreed, and the launch happened to coincide with Cecilia's 70th birthday. Thirty guests helped judge the wine: they opened, poured, tasted, smiled and celebrated.
After 2021
Each year since has brought fresh challenges - more late frosts, mildew pressure in wet summers, swarms of wasps competing for ripe fruit - and each year the team has found a way through. The vineyard has matured, medal-winning blends have followed one after another, and the infrastructure has grown: a new agricultural shed and tasting pavilion have enabled by-appointment tours and tastings, robotic mowers keep the alleyways tidy, and a golf buggy now ferries visitors and equipment up and down the rows.
Winemaking Philosophy
Goodworth's sparkling wines are made exclusively from careful blends of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes grown on the estate, fermented using the traditional method at Halfpenny Green Wine Estate. The team keeps the focus tightly on quality: low yields, hand-picked fruit, measured dosages, and extended lees ageing where the vintage allows. The result is a small, focused range of three single-vintage cuvées and a celebratory Rosé, all of which have picked up recognition in the Independent English Wine Awards (IEWA), WineGB, the International Wine Challenge and the Glass of Bubbly awards.
The Goodworth Wine Range
The current cellar-door and online range is built around four distinct cuvées, with a mixed case on offer for those who cannot choose.
Classic Blend Brut 2021 - £32.00
A refreshing blend of 62% Chardonnay and 38% Pinot Noir, with a dosage of 4 g/L. Awarded Silver medals at the IEWA 2025 and WineGB 2025 competitions. The judges described it as a "textbook example of an English traditional method blend - fresh and clean with bright fruit, well-integrated acidity, and a nicely judged dosage. Fruit is ripe and expressive without losing precision." View product.
Pinot Blend Brut 2019 - £35.00
A 50/50 blend of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier with a dosage of 5 g/L. Selected as Great Britain's entry in the World Trade Organization's Geneva tasting in 2024. Hampshire Wine School described it as having "a beautifully rich golden colour as well as an intense nose with red fruit aromas - red cherry, cranberry and redcurrant with a hint of strawberry. A creamy, full mouthfeel contributes to a very long finish." View product.
Rose Brut 2022 - £35.00
An equal-part blend of 50% Pinot Meunier and 50% Pinot Noir, with a dosage of 7.5 g/L. Awarded Bronze medals at both the IEWA and WineGB competitions in 2026. The IEWA judge praised "a visually attractive and aromatically expressive sparkling rose. The wine is clean and approachable with appealing confectionery-style red fruit notes and a clean finish." View product.
Chardonnay Brut 2019 - £38.00
A 100% Chardonnay blanc de blancs from the excellent 2019 harvest. With over four years on the lees and a dosage of only 3 g/L, this wine was awarded Silver at the IEWA and International Wine Challenge in 2024, plus the Trophy for best in class at the international Glass of Bubbly competition. The IWC judges detected "an enticing nose of lime and gooseberry. Scrumptious lemon soufflé flavours with a cleansing grapefruit finish." View product.
Mixed Case Special - £200.00
A celebration case of six bottles: two Classic Blend Bruts, two Rosé Bruts and two Chardonnay Bruts. A popular way to experience the full Goodworth range side by side. View product.
Delivery and Collection
Goodworth currently delivers to mainland UK, with parcels typically arriving within two to three working days. Standard delivery is charged at £11.00, and free delivery is available on orders over £199 using the code FREEDELIVERY at checkout. Free collection from the vineyard is also available by arrangement.
Visit Us: Tours and Tastings
Tours and tastings at Goodworth are bespoke and by appointment only, designed for small groups of between two and fourteen guests. A typical visit lasts around 90 minutes plus and follows a relaxed, story-led format:
- On arrival - a welcoming glass of Goodworth sparkling.
- Vineyard walk - a stroll through the rows to see how the vines are doing.
- From Grape to Glass - an illustrated talk on what happens across a year in the vineyard.
- Tasting - the current Goodworth sparkling wines paired with nibbles.
Children are offered elderflower pressé and dogs are welcome (water only!). To arrange a visit, guests are invited to contact Cecilia directly by phone (07786 032243) or email (hello@goodworthwine.com).
Life in the Vineyard
Mark and Cecilia share regular updates from the vineyard. Recent highlights include:
- Vineyard through the seasons - a photographic tour of the estate in winter, spring, summer and autumn.
- Preparing for the harvest - Mark using a Brix refractometer to check sugar levels in the Pinot Meunier, alongside acidity testing.
- Goodworth 2018 launched in September 2021 - the milestone release of the family's first commercial vintage.
Other recent moments from the vineyard include the tour buggy in action, late-season frost on the vines, another medal haul on the shelf, Chardonnay and Pinot grapes at harvest readiness, sunset over the rows, harvest morning and Fred the tractor parked by the new tasting pavilion.
Stockists
Goodworth wines are available through a wide network of independent shops, delis and restaurants across southern England and beyond. Current stockists include:
- Abbotts Ann Village Shop
- AutoBarn, Sutton Scotney
- Braishfield Pantry
- Broughton Village Shop
- Chalke Valley Stores
- Clatfords Village Store
- Enham Village Shop & Post Office
- GastroNicks, Collingbourne Ducis
- Greyhound on the Test
- Hawkins Brothers English Wine
- Kimbridge Barn near Romsey
- Queens' College, Cambridge
- Salt Deli Kitchen
- The Boundary Community Shop & Café SMB
- The Fareham Wine Cellar
- The Glasshouse at Houghton Lodge (Wilds)
- The Little Whisky Shop
- The Naked Grape, Alresford
- The Wallops Village Shop
- Thyme & Tides, Stockbridge
- Totally Swedish, London W1
- West Tytherley Village Shop
- Wilds
Bottles can also be ordered direct from the Goodworth wine shop or by appointment at the vineyard.
Contact
For general enquiries, trade and stockist conversations, or to book a tour and tasting, the team can be reached at:
- Email: hello@goodworthwine.com
- Telephone: 01264 366 233 or 07786 032243
- Address: Goodworth Clatford Vineyard, At Manor Farm House, Goodworth Clatford, Andover, Hants, SP11 7HL
The vineyard is also active on Facebook and Instagram (@goodworth_sparkling), where Mark and Cecilia share harvest updates, medal announcements and behind-the-scenes moments from the Test Valley.
Final Note
What began as a conversation between Mark and Cecilia over a glass of wine has, in just under a decade, become a recognised name in English sparkling wine. From a single acre of old paddock above the River Anton, the Goodworth Clatford Vineyard team has built a tight, medal-winning range of traditional-method sparkling wines that genuinely reflect the chalk soils, gentle slopes and patient husbandry of their Hampshire home. Whether tasted in person on a tour, poured at a stockist nearby or opened at home from a mixed case, Goodworth is a small, heartfelt addition to England's sparkling wine story.