7 vineyards to visit in the evening
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by elisabeth
7M ago
By day, vineyards are enchanting places to visit. However, when the sun starts to drop, there’s a stirring energy among the vines on a midsummer’s evening that just can’t be beaten. Now is an excellent time to experience the magic of English and Welsh wines across the UK with a glass in hand and a backdrop of the soft glow of the setting sun. From the heart of Sussex countryside and the Yorkshire Dales to the South-West of Wales, you can take your pick from clinking glasses under sails, in impressive tasting rooms or with views of the sea, accompanied by local food cooked over fire and flame a ..read more
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10 Vineyards to Visit for Wines Worth Tracking Down
Wine Cellar Door | Adventures in UK Wine Tourism
by elisabeth
2y ago
What came first, the wine or the vineyard? Did you fall in love with a wine and head for its source or did you visit a vineyard and find treasure that stayed with you? I have some personal examples of both and we’ve tried to reflect that on our website, with the Directory and Wine Shop that link together. An exciting Special Report on English Wine has just been produced by Tom Hewson and published by Tim Atkin, with wines scoring 88 points or more rated ‘worth tracking down’. We thought we’d take that literally and use the report to inspire some recommendations to visit. It was notable when r ..read more
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Solo Vineyard Visits – A Great Day Out on Your Own
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by Marcelle Stubbs
2y ago
It may sound a wee bit daunting, but have you ever thought about spending time at a vineyard on your own?  Maybe it’s a gorgeous sunny day, your friends or family are all busy, and you just fancy a glass of delicious wine and some peace amongst the vines. It’s not like visiting a pub or a restaurant on your own where you can feel a bit like a Billy no-mates and you have to spend your time pretending that your mobile phone is the most interesting piece of equipment in the world.  Vineyards are warm, welcoming places with loads of scope for entertainment. There is a variety of activiti ..read more
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All About Visiting a Vineyard – What You Need to Know
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by Marcelle Stubbs
2y ago
I’m sure that most of you are wine lovers out there, but have you ever enjoyed a vineyard visit? If you’ve not had the pleasure of spending quality time in a glorious vineyard in the UK, this summer is a perfect time to start. Most vineyards that are open to visitors only do it for a couple of reasons. Firstly, to encourage you to taste and hopefully love and buy their wines and secondly, to tell their own story and the story of their vines. What to Expect from your Vineyard Visit There are a variety of things to do at our beautiful vineyards as well as fabulous wine. Take your pick! Tours and ..read more
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Planning Your Own Vineyard Road Trip
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by elisabeth
3y ago
Or… How I visited 8 Kent Vineyards in a Weekend! It was so lovely to get to to visit some vineyards recently, even more so after so long stuck at home. The purpose of the trip was to check up on changes at some vineyards I’ve been to before as well as to catch up with some that were new to me, all to make sure that they are accurately represented on Wine Cellar Door. With vineyards offering wide open spaces and something of more interest than simply a park, we see them as great places to visit this year. While 8 vineyards in a weekend is more than most people will want to undertake, the way my ..read more
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Planning a Wine Tour
Wine Cellar Door | Adventures in UK Wine Tourism
by elisabeth
3y ago
It was so lovely to get to to visit some vineyards recently, even more so after so long stuck at home. The purpose of the trip was to check up on changes at some vineyards I’ve been to before as well as to catch up with some others, all to make sure that they are accurately represented on Wine Cellar Door. With vineyards offering wide open spaces and something of more interest than simply a park, we see them as great places to visit this year. While 8 vineyards in a weekend is more than most people will want to undertake, the way my weekend panned out, with a mixture of planning and serendipit ..read more
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The One About White Wine Grapes
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by Marcelle Stubbs
3y ago
As well as world-class sparkling wine, the UK also produces wonderful still white wines from a variety of grapes. They are mostly lesser known than the likes of Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, but nonetheless very drinkable. Most of these grapes thrive in our cooler climate. This is a short guide to the characteristics of some of these white wine grapes and the wines that they produce, to help you choose a bottle or two that you think you might enjoy this summer. Bacchus Named after the Roman God of Wine, the Bacchus grape is a relative newcomer, first developed in Germany in the 1930s. It is ..read more
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Biodynamics – more than just a load of old poo
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by Marcelle Stubbs
3y ago
Biodynamics is an ecological, holistic and ethical approach to farming, and is increasingly used in the world of wine production. The concept was founded by Austrian philosopher Rudolf Steiner in the 1920s in order to assist a group of farmers concerned about the future of agriculture. Is Biodynamics the same as Organics? Biodynamics has much in common with organic agriculture. Additionally, it observes the rhythms and cycles of the earth, sun, moon, stars and planets and nurtures the way that the environment and wider cosmos influence the growth and development of plants and animals. A biodyn ..read more
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The Future of Tasting Room Architecture?
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by Marcelle Stubbs
3y ago
So what would happen if you got a group of young architects to design buildings to house wineries and tasting rooms and cellar door shops – coming to the topic in a whole fresh way? Thanks to being invited to help with assessments of just such a student project, I’ve had a peek into the future, with influences from great buildings of the past. The Project Each year students on the Master of Architecture course at Kingston School of Art have to complete a studio project on a particular theme, designing a scheme for a real site. This year the theme was visitor facilities for English Vineyards; t ..read more
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The Future of Winery Visitor Centres?
Wine Cellar Door | Adventures in UK Wine Tourism
by Marcelle Stubbs
3y ago
So what would happen if you got a group of young architects to design buildings to house wineries and tasting rooms and cellar door shops – coming to the topic in a whole fresh way? Thanks to being invited to help with assessments of just such a student project, I’ve had a peek into the future, with influences from great buildings of the past. The Project Each year students on the Master of Architecture course at Kingston School of Art have to complete a project on a particular theme, designing a scheme for a real site. This year the theme was visitor facilities for English Vineyards, three re ..read more
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