Our story
It began with a single barrel.
In 2015, Liam Steevenson MW made his first barrel of wine in the Roussillon. A decade later, Vineyard Productions creates wines and wine brands across the world — from vineyard to market.
Where it began.
In 2015, founder Liam Steevenson MW made his first barrel of wine in the Roussillon. The wine became Immortelle, named after the small yellow flower growing among the region’s old vines.
From the Agly Valley, Immortelle grew into a small range: a Côtes du Roussillon red, Petite Immortelle and a Rivesaltes Grenat.
Immortelle brought together a belief in exceptional winemaking with the ambition to create something distinctive in the marketplace. It was more than the creation of a wine. It demonstrated the opportunity to bring vineyard knowledge, winemaking expertise, creative brand development and commercial understanding together within a single project.
Creating a successful wine requires an understanding of every element — from the vineyard to the people who ultimately enjoy it.
From one wine to an international business.
What began as a personal winemaking project grew into a wider approach: working with talented growers, winemakers and creative partners to build wines with distinctive character and compelling identities.
Over the decade that followed, that approach travelled — to Marlborough, Provence and Essex, and into wines created for retailers, hospitality groups and private clients.
Marlborough, New Zealand
SPOKE
Site-specific Marlborough wines made with winemaker Ben Glover, in packaging awarded silver at the Harper’s Design Awards.
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Provence, France
MAÏA
A contemporary Côtes de Provence rosé and Rolle-based white, blended by two Masters of Wine: Liam Steevenson and Mark Pygott.
Discover MAÏA
Essex, England
Libertine
An English sparkling Brut Rosé of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay, made with a distinctive point of view.
Discover Libertine
Our own brands sit alongside a wider portfolio and wines created for partners. See all our brands and wines.
Liam Steevenson MW.
Master of Wine. Winemaker. Wine entrepreneur.
- Master of Wine
- The youngest person to qualify at the time.
- 25+ years
- In the international wine industry.
- Senior Wine Buyer
- Waitrose.
- Wine buyer
- Silverjet, the first-class-only airline.
Liam grew up with winemakers sitting round the kitchen table. The son of a wine merchant, he spent childhood holidays in vineyards and cellars, tasting rooms and restaurants — and at eighteen hitch-hiked alone through the wine regions of France.
He became a wine merchant as soon as he left university and spent his twenties in the vineyards of Europe, tasting every wine that money or opportunity would allow. His career went on to include Senior Wine Buyer at Waitrose and wine buyer for Silverjet, sourcing wines from all over the world. He qualified as a Master of Wine — at the time, the youngest person to do so.
Over more than 25 years he has bought, sourced and developed wines across the world’s major wine regions, worked hands-on in vineyard development and winemaking, and founded international wine businesses and brands.
Why that makes us different
Most winemakers have never sat on the buyer’s side of the table. Most brand agencies have never made a wine. Liam has done both. He knows what consumers want to drink, how a wine should be priced, what retailers, restaurants and distributors need — and how to make the wine itself. Every Vineyard Productions project is shaped by that combination.
Read Liam’s essays: Wine with altitude · The meaning of place
Our philosophy.
We are not flying winemakers.
There is no uniformity of style, and no house recipe imposed from region to region. Every story begins at its source, and every winemaking decision is made locally — with people who grew up in a place and understand it.
Winemaking is inherently conservative: built on generations of repetition, with one harvest a year. We believe it needs more imagination than that — and that great wine projects demand both rigorous tasting and creative confidence.
Everything begins with place
A site that is unique, with a character of its own and a story to tell. Sun falling on the hills, gnarled ancient vines, old stone village walls.
Start small, dream a little
In corners of cellars: a few barrels, one or two tanks. Starting small lets us try things a bigger producer might not.
Built on relationships
We work with people who grew up in a place and understand it. Our winemaking friends are part of every project, their stories told, their home respected.
Design is part of the conversation
Our designers are involved in conversations about vines, winemaking, people and taste — long before pencil goes to paper.
Tell the story well
There is no point in having a great story unless you know how to tell it. Our winemaking must be excellent, and our storytelling world class.
Share the risk
We share the burden of risk with growers, so that our supply chain works for everyone involved and success is enjoyed all the way down.
More on sharing risk with growers in Creating a sustainable business model.
Our work today.
Everything we learned from that first barrel is now available to you. We can manage an entire project, from vineyard to market, or become involved exactly where you need us.
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I have a vineyard
Vineyard development, viticultural management, winemaking and commercial strategy.
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I want to create a wine brand
The wine, identity, packaging and route to market.
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I have an existing wine
Refining its positioning, improving the product and developing commercial opportunities.
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I need a bespoke wine
Exclusive wines for retailers, hospitality groups and private clients.
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Let’s discuss your project.
Whether you have a vineyard, a brand idea or an existing wine, tell us what you’re imagining.