We are delighted to announce the release of 3 new wines in time for English Wine Week. Two Regional Wines, a Red and Rose, and a Quality Wine, Bacchus Dry White. Free sample tastings are available at the Vineyard. During this week we are also participating in the Budleigh Salterton Lion’s Gala Week with Guided Tours, at £3 per person, commencing every day at 11.00 am and 2.30 pm. To book please contact us on 07977 057864. A donation from each booking will be made to Childline, NSPCC.
Category: News
Spring Update 2011
The vines underwent budburst on 4 April and no wonder, the temperature on our vineyard slopes has been 27C this past week. Alan and I are both wearing our sunhats and the sheep clearly have a need for a date with the shearer. We have had our first visitors of the season who came from Sweden and then Switzerland. Our new wines have been bottled and as soon as we have the results of their post bottling analysis we can complete the labels and get the wine on the shelves.
Winter Update 2010
Alan and I have been busy in the vineyard preparing for the 2011 harvest. The health of each vine has been assessed and then pruned accordingly. All the old wood has been cleared out and then the new fruiting canes bowed over and tied to the fruiting wires using our reusable rubber ties. Alan will shred the old wood, which will be used as a mulch, when he next mows the grass. It is one of the biggest and most important jobs of the year leaving the vineyard looking tidy, but rather sparse.
Christmas 2010
For Christmas we have put together some special presentation 3 bottle Gift Boxes only available at the Vineyard.There is very limited supply of our 2009 Rose and just released is the 2009 Red. Prices start at £25. We aim to be open at weekends from 10.30 am – 3.00 pm but as we are weather dependent you may wish to ring before making a special trip.
Autumn Update 2010
A big THANK YOU to all the volunteer pickers who helped to bring in 4 tonnes of grapes. We could not have managed without your help. The 2009 red vintage has now been bottled and labelled and is on sale at the vineyard. We always advise that you ring to check we are open as we are weather dependent. Tours remain by appointment.
Summer 2010
We have had a busy season with many visitors taking our guided tour. Tours, by appointment. will continue as we move into autumn. We are sold out of all red wine and are awaiting the bottling of the 2009 vintage. The vines are now netted to protect the grapes from the birds, and the crop looks healthy and plentiful.We are expecting 4 1/2 tons from the four varieties.Volunteer grape pickers can ring us on 01395443877 to join in on one of the four harvest dates (yet to be decided but from the beginning of October onwards)
Summer Opening 2010
Following a successful Devon Wine Week, when our 2009 Rose Vintage was well received, we are delighted to announce that the vineyard will be open for wine sales on Thursday, Friday and Saturday between 10.30 a.m. and 03.30 p.m. Tours and tasting at £3 per person remain by appointment.
Please note that our 2007 Award Winning Red has now sold out.
Spring Opening 2010
Winter Update
31 January 2010
For the next 4 weeks we will be pruning the vines ready for the 2010 crop. This, for the first time, will involve all of our acre of vines. Each of the 1350 vines will be cut back to a single or twin fruiting cane which are then carefully bent over horizontally and tied to the fruiting wire. We currently have some Dorset Down ewes,shearlings and lambs for sale
PREMISE LICENCE
12 December 2009
We have made an application for the above so that we are able to sell our wine to vineyard visitors from the Spring of next year