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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...

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...

Flowering

Slowly but surely and despite a typical English summer the first flowers have emerged. In fact on time -  it's usuall...

Baby grapes

Inflorescence has arrived as the beautiful weather coaxes the vines into producing this year's harvest. Next stage wi...

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...

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...

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...

Barrelling On

The fruits of the harvest are now in the winery. And this year we are using French oak barrels for a still Chardonnay...

Harvest news

We're underway - and the first grapes in the bin are our pinot meunier - the lesser known of the sparkling wine varie...

Award-winning

We’re thrilled that the debut vintage of our first-ever wine, the 2019 Heppington Pinot Gris, has been awarded a bronze medal in the 2020 Wine GB awards.

End product

Four years since planting we finally have our first bottle of English wine!

Defrosted

So after a week of following stories of the destruction caused by below zero temperatures to so many vineyards up and...
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