The owner of the North East’s only urban winery has announced plans to close the company after the challenges of Covid and Brexit proved “too much for our small business”.
Laneberg Wine – the UK’s most northerly winery, based in the unlikely location of Team Valley, in Gateshead – released its first wines in 2019 to great acclaim from wine critics, customers and retailers.
The company was formed by Newcastle-born Elise Lane, who returned to the region with her family to set up the wine making venture, having already enjoyed a successful corporate finance career.
