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Hi all, and happy festivities,
I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. If this is not too P.C. for some, then an alternative email address is . George |
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On 22 Dec, 08:15, "Warts'n'all" wrote:
Hi all, and happy festivities, I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. If this is not too P.C. for some, then an alternative email address is . George Hi George, There are quite a number of vineyards in England now,and I am sure that many are worth a visit.I have been to a couple near Biddenden in Kent,which are good and interesting,but the one I know best is Three Choirs Vineyard near Newent in Gloucestershire.They have many varieties growing and I have found them very useful with their advice to an amateur vine grower like myself.I grow about 30 vines in Herefordshire and make wine(white and red)which people tell me is much better than they can afford to buy.Another point about Three Choirs is that you can get a very nice meal there.Cheers,Michael |
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George wrote I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. New Hall Vineyard, Purleigh, Essex excellent wines including a Red, the largest vineyard in the UK (despite what Denbies say!) if you take acreage under vines. They have a wine festival every year August/September time when you can taste all the wines and buy. You can also rent a row of vines and pay them to make the wine thereby becoming, according to EU law, a wine grower which allows you to drink without paying duty & retail markup etc i.e. it's £2+ per bottle instead of £6+. You do take a chance with the amount of bottles you get per row, it's normally about 300, yield is dependant on the weather and you have to collect it yourself. http://www.newhallwines.co.uk/ Others also do the "rent a row" scheme but seem to split the savings, unlike this grower. -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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"Warts'n'all" wrote in message ... Hi all, and happy festivities, I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. If this is not too P.C. for some, then an alternative email address is . George Hi http://www.halfpennygreenvineyards.co.uk/ nearby is airfield known as halfpenny green airfield, or wolverhampton business airfield now. This was the location for a war film during the 50's starring Jack Hawkins amongst others. "The Man in the Sky" also "Fly into danger" a tv series during the 70's The wine perfectly palatable, my favourites being Black Country gold and Penny Black . Regards Cineman ( Santa please stop here) |
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Bob Hobden wrote:
George wrote I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. New Hall Vineyard, Purleigh, Essex excellent wines including a Red, the largest vineyard in the UK (despite what Denbies say!) if you take acreage under vines. They have a wine festival every year August/September time when you can taste all the wines and buy. You can also rent a row of vines and pay them to make the wine thereby becoming, according to EU law, a wine grower which allows you to drink without paying duty & retail markup etc i.e. it's £2+ per bottle instead of £6+. You do take a chance with the amount of bottles you get per row, it's normally about 300, yield is dependant on the weather and you have to collect it yourself. http://www.newhallwines.co.uk/ Others also do the "rent a row" scheme but seem to split the savings, unlike this grower. Link saved.........thanks :) -- Pete C London UK |
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"cineman" wrote:
http://www.halfpennygreenvineyards.co.uk/ nearby is airfield known as halfpenny green airfield, or wolverhampton business airfield now. Crikey, that name takes me back to my childhood. When I was a kid a favourite treat was a visit to there and the nearby common at Bobbington. Close friends of the family, we called 'Aunty May' and 'Uncle Cyril' took me out there on light, sunny evenings in summer and the trip was always highlighted by their constant bickering, with May telling Cyril how to drive and to watch out for this and that. Cyril's brusque and increasingly irritated responses were always fired back with lightning speed. By the time we had returned to Dudley, WW3 was about to break out. Once out of the car they were fine with the verbal warfare completely forgotten. I would have been 7 or 8 at the time and could never decide whether the walks through the birch copses or the arguments that followed were the most entertaining. I wonder if the wine shop is open over the holiday. I'm going up to Stourbridge for Christmas week and might take a drive over. I don't go a bundle on very dry wines, but there seems to be a few that may be worth trying. |
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On Sat, 22 Dec 2007 Warts'n'all wrote:
I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. We have a very good one near here at Twyford (Berks). http://www.stanlakepark.com/ I've was particularly impressed with their sweet white. They seem happy for you to wander round the vineyard. David -- David Rance writing from Caversham, Reading, UK http://www.mesnil.demon.co.uk |
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"Pete C" wrote ... Bob Hobden wrote: New Hall Vineyard, Purleigh, Essex excellent wines including a Red, the largest vineyard in the UK (despite what Denbies say!) if you take acreage under vines. They have a wine festival every year August/September time when you can taste all the wines and buy. You can also rent a row of vines and pay them to make the wine thereby becoming, according to EU law, a wine grower which allows you to drink without paying duty & retail markup etc i.e. it's £2+ per bottle instead of £6+. You do take a chance with the amount of bottles you get per row, it's normally about 300, yield is dependant on the weather and you have to collect it yourself. http://www.newhallwines.co.uk/ Others also do the "rent a row" scheme but seem to split the savings, unlike this grower. Link saved.........thanks :) If you do decide to visit there is an excellent proper Tea Room called "Tea on the Green" in Danbury where we always try to lunch. :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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Pete C wrote:
Bob Hobden wrote: George wrote I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. New Hall Vineyard, Purleigh, Essex excellent wines including a Red, the largest vineyard in the UK (despite what Denbies say!) if you take acreage under vines. (snip) But Denbies is a well-organised commercial operation, and have trips round their vineyard on tractor-pulled carriages (as it is pretty hilly, and covers around 250 acres, that is a great advantage in hot weather). -- Jeff (cut "thetape" to reply) |
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"Jeff Layman" wrote Pete C wrote: Bob Hobden wrote: George wrote I am looking for other peoples views on vineyards within the UK, with the idea of visiting some during the coming summer, and perhaps including links to them on my web site. So if you know of any that you think deserve a visit, and highly recommend, or alternatively any you most certainly do not recommend, then I.d like to hear from you. New Hall Vineyard, Purleigh, Essex excellent wines including a Red, the largest vineyard in the UK (despite what Denbies say!) if you take acreage under vines. (snip) But Denbies is a well-organised commercial operation, and have trips round their vineyard on tractor-pulled carriages (as it is pretty hilly, and covers around 250 acres, that is a great advantage in hot weather). That's why they have dug up a lot of their vines then? I've been around Denbies and it's an interesting tour and their very commercial shop and cafe are good too, rather in the vein of the National Trust, possibly not as good as the Savill Garden. Unfortunately, New Hall just make wine. :-) -- Regards Bob Hobden |
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