News
Jun 10, 2022
Sparkling
Four years since our first harvest we have our first Classic Cuvée 2018. We used all of our grapes for this one, incl...
Jun 2, 2022
Flowers and Vines
Beautiful bank holiday weather showing off our wild flower meadow and burgeoning vines to best advantage.
Apr 22, 2022
The darling buds of April
Last year was challenging. Cold spring, miserable summer (the dullest August since 1968), redeemed by a warm autumn. ...
Oct 9, 2021
Harvest??
Rescued by some glorious early autumnal sun the crop is finally coming to fruition. First up for harvest will be the ...
Sep 19, 2021
Veraison
The warm September days have moved us along and, slowly but surely, veraison (the colouring of the red grapes) is es...
Aug 28, 2021
Grape expectations
There is no doubt that this is proving to be a challenging year. After a cold and then wet spring and stuttering summ...
Aug 4, 2021
Chardonnay in the UK 🤘
Chardonnay is a grape that has stood the test of time. From the wood chipped Australian oak bombs of old, to the mine...
Jul 3, 2021
Flowering
Slowly but surely and despite a typical English summer the first flowers have emerged. In fact on time - it's usuall...
Jun 15, 2021
Baby grapes
Inflorescence has arrived as the beautiful weather coaxes the vines into producing this year's harvest. Next stage wi...
May 28, 2021
And they're off...
Just as our 2020 wines are released the 2021 vines are showing the way. After a dry but cold April and a wet and wind...
Apr 20, 2021
Compare and Contrast
Our first news post was on 12th April last year and featured vine buds bursting through. This year the chill spring h...
Mar 28, 2021
Sap Falling
The pruning is done. The vines are tied down. And, as Spring moves on, the sap is rising, or as shown, falling from t...