Todays tasting uderway: facebook.com/events/1610938…

Not the greatest weather for it, but please if your interested in trying our wines and learning a little about how they are made, come along to our free tasting and sale today : facebook.com/events/5201085…

Tomorrow we wil be at Soper And Co's Pop up Xmas market: mailchi.mp/bb96775da54e/p…

Opening time for our tasting and the skies have cleared!

Last of our pre-xmas events today: facebook.com/events/2434463…

At this time I'd like to point out indipendants Hawkins Bros. & @WoburnWines who carry my wines offer online sales. They both have an excellent range of wines.

We seem to have had a lucky escape from the #frost of the night of the 11th/12th with only limited damage to experimental red plantings at the lowest point in the #vineyard. This is a Marechal Joffre vine, damage is where it's turning brown. #englishwine

A very little more damage from last nights #frost in the #vineyard. 1st photo Bacchus shoot frosted Tuesday morning, 2nd today (both photos taken this morning)

Our only #frost defense is mowing & topography of #vineyard to allow dense cold air to drain away down hill. This week it's thankfully worked. Photo shows whats happened in un-mowed corner of vineyard to surplus bacchus vines heeled-in there:

Yesterday’s ferocious hailstorm was a first for us since planting. Lots of damage to exposed foliage & fairly widespread loss of growing shoot tips in the Bacchus (which is very 'brittle' at this time of year). However, flowers look to have escaped damage. #vineyard #englishwine

Yesterday's improved weather allowed for better assesment of the #hail damage. Closer inspection reveals #vineyard floor under Solaris littered with individual tiny flowers, each a potential grape, knocked out of the clusters🙁. Damage hopefully less the 20% so not a complte loss

I'll be chatting with Hawkins Bros. this evening at 6pm on Instagram instagram.com/p/CNGMg4_rIzT/