This morning there was a bit of a #ruckus among the vines. A flock of #starling had found something yummy among the vines after some mowing yesterday. 😁 #birdlife #birdsong #bugslife #birdfood #yummygrub #vineyardlife #crouchvalley #riverviews #essex

The new vines are alive! 🎉 Just need to crack on with the vine guards now . . . at least Pip & Arlo (dogs) are happy running around the vines. 😁 #neverendingjobs #vineshoots #vineplanting #phase3 #dogslife #vineyardlife #crouchvalley #essex

Looking forward to hosting the first Essex Wine Awards here in our vineyard cafe. Competition 16th June, public tasting on the 23rd June. 36 wines, 11 producers so far . . . going to be a good day. If you are an Essex Wine Producer . . . Still time to enter your wines. 😍

No this isn't plastic debris, these are our biodegradable vine guards from Hy-Tex (UK) Ltd. Getting the hang of these, now much quicker with one person tearing and placing the guards out in front of us. #vineyardjobs #newplanting #vineguards #essexvineyard #crouchvalley #local

Celebrating our 25th Wedding Anniversary today. Another opportunity to get through some more wines from our lovely customers. Thank you Chapel Down Henners Bolney Wine Estate Blackbook Winery VagabondWines kazu Try some this #EnglishWineWeek

777 & 115 Pinot Noir showing first signs of flowering. Looks like lovely weather ahead of us, it could be a good and quick flowering. #capsoff #pinotnoir #vinesflowering #vineyardlife #crossingfingers #sunshine #crouchvalley #essex

The judging of the #essexwineawards are over & results given. On Friday 26th June Clayhill Vineyard will open it's doors, 3pm to 9pm where all 35 entries can be tasted. Take the #essexwinechallange, change your perception of Essex Wine. #EnglishWineWeek #funtimes #winetime

Wow this is almost as exciting as the #Ashes23. All to play for . . . flowering was about 4 days earlier last year but now daily temperatures & sunshine are greater and flowering is rocketing away. 😳😍 #essex #vineyard #crouchvalley #grapes #flowering #lovingthesunshine

It's gone midnight and just finished spraying the vines. I needed to protect those gorgeous looking inflorescence/baby bunches ahead of the rain. Better bloody rain now . . . 🤯 #weneedit #raindance #feelingsleepy #cananyoneseejacksons

Our 'built in a day'ish' canopy trimme.under the expert driving of Lizz Tresadern🇬🇧, still going strong. As the vineyard gets bigger I keep thinking about replacing it but still working, so I'll leave it for a year or two. 😉 #vineyardjobs #girlpower #canopytrim #essex #vineyard

Wowie . . . our very own Lizz Tresadern🇬🇧 found a #megabunch on the vines this morning. 😍 Not seen it yet but I'm thinking this will be #Muscat. Now this is going to take some ripening! Come on #sunshine! #vineyardlife #bigbunch or #smallhands #crouchvalley #essex

It's lunchtime and the #vineyard team have found a nice spot in the shade to have some lunch. Nothing to do with the mens #TourOfBritain going past today. Lloyds Tour of Britain Visit Maldon District Visit Essex #notalotofworkgoingon #vineyardlife #bicyclerace

While we are waiting for our grape harvest it's an opportunity to catch up on a few jobs. Today #powerharrowing between the newly planted #vines. This will level the ground, knock out weeds and set it up nicely for some natural regeneration. 😉 #vineyardlife #soonbeharvest

What are the acids like? I hear that some are quite low and pH on the high side (compared to usual GB levels)

Come join us for a spectacular fireworks display at Clayhill Vineyard on Friday 3rd of November🎆 Come into Coffee & Cake Cafe to purchase your tickets, or send an email to [email protected] to book!

Nice use of a free bag from the Vineyard & Winery Show 2022 . . . our daily lunch bag. #lunchtime #nosebag Vineyard Magazine Looking forward to the 2023 show . . . just need to get harvest and winemaking out of the way. #pickingpinot #harvest23

A fun couple of days getting our #windturbine back up and running. Twas a bit muddy out there . . . Thank you NextGen Renewables for your hard work and Grassform Group for your excellent tracking. Just the little job of washing it all down now. #dirtyjobs #vineyardlife #essex

Just been looking at a wine menu and need advice . . . What do I expect from a Burlesque White Zinfandel? 🤔 #eveningout #wineselectionnotes #whatdoesitmean

A beautiful day in the #crouchvalley today. Time to get some #groundpreparation done for the new #vineplanting in 2024. #beautifulday #vineyardlife #wintersun #bluesky #outdoors #keepwarm

I don't like posting the same picture on multiple platforms but this of Lizzy & Drew is #socool 😍 Our #vineyard #cafe is open again #Fridays & #Weekends as usual. Pop in for #coffee #cake #lightlunch #winetasting #dogwalk #essex #crouchvalley Visit Essex Wine Cellar Door