2016
First vines
A test planting on old potato ground.
Lorna and Trevor Jackson planted vines on family land near St. Boswells to find out whether this cool Borders site could ripen fruit for sparkling wine.
Our story
A vineyard rooted in St. Boswells.
Templars Oak is a young Scottish Borders vineyard planted by Lorna and Trevor Jackson on family land near St. Boswells.
St. BoswellsScottish Borders1,000 vinesOriginal plantingSparklingTraditional method
Timeline
How Templars Oak took root.
A young vineyard story told through the moments that moved it from an experiment in the field to a name people started recognising.
2024
First bottles
Borders Bubbly proves the idea has legs.
The early bottles gave the project a name, a direction, and proof that bright Scottish acidity could become something genuinely interesting in the glass.
2025
Wider attention
The story travels beyond the rows.
Coverage from BBC News, Country Life, The Scotsman, and Food Standards Scotland put Templars Oak inside a growing conversation about Scottish wine.
Next
The next chapter
Growing toward a commercial release.
The vineyard is still young. The work now is patient and seasonal: stronger vines, cleaner fruit, better records, and a sparkling wine that belongs to this site.
St. BoswellsScottish Borders
Planted onFamily farmland
Grown forCool-climate sparkling