Author Archives: Jacqie

Elderberry winner

I have blogged about the Elderberry Wine before, but I had to refresh my tastebuds yesterday (in the interests of research, you understand) and was blown away by how utterly delicious it is. I could drink it by itself but …

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Hurray for 1066!!

Since setting up our database of subscribers to our monthly(ish) newsletters earlier this year we’ve recently passed the 1000 mark to 1066 which is more than appropriate seeing as that’s our most popluar brand (though sadly we’ve just sold out …

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How many grapes in a bottle of wine?

Anyone listening to Simon Mayo’s drivetime yesterday will have heard our Office Manager, Mark Swift. He was the expert asked to answer the homework question of the day, how many grapes in a bottle of wine? Anyone who missed it …

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Harvest 2

Sunshine?!! Something’s gone very wrong with this harvest. Normally the day the fabulous fourteen or so hardy souls gather to start picking our grapes, the clouds open and the autumn rains begin. Maybe it’s the false starts that have caused …

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Harvest Time

It’s that time of year again, already. The first grapes have been delivered from one of our regular contract growers. They’ve been pressed and are in tank and it’s only just September! It’s been a funny summer; we had a …

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Summer Celebrations

We spend alot of the summer waiting for the rain stop now that the vineyard is in the misdt of flowering. In the spirit of enjoying every possible sunshine hour, we are offering a great selection of mixed 1/2 case offers.

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