Having evicted our sheep in 2012 in order to plant a vineyard, we had a reunion of sorts in February when we invited a few ewes back for a mini-break to do a bit of grass nibbling, courtesy of local farmer Trevor Gore…
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The first couple of weeks are warm but distinctly autumnal. We wait and watch; watch and wait.
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Wow, an Indian summer with 4 weeks of lovely sunshine around 20 degrees during the day and high night time temps with almost no rain.
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Pretty miserable weather all month. Bunches are small and not much ripening…
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A busy month with various tours and tastings in the barn with a makeshift tasting room…
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One of our wine club members, Andy from Kintbury, cheered our spirits by sending this photo of his sipping WWV fizz on the Island of Mull…
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For the rain, it raineth every day (WS). I know because I recorded it with despair.
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April can be the cruellest month of the year in the vigneron’s calendar: all that preparation of winter pruning and vine laying can be all for nought.
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Dora, our gang leader, ties down vines onto the fruiting wire and uses 3 ties to keep the cane in close contact with the heated wire…
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Under leaden skies, Ed Micham, our viticulturist, shows Robert how he goes about gentle pruning…
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We have been dodging the rain and snow this month whilst trying to keep body and soul warm.
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Robert inspects our barrels full of juice, as fermentation begins.
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Our red wine base for the rosé sits in a carboy bottle
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Helping out with grape picking at Alder Ridge.
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We inch our way towards versaison when the grapes change their appearance and soften: the chardonnay become translucent and the pinot begin to turn black.
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Finally, we see the green bunches beginning to swell.
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Nature has taken no notice of the fact that homo sapiens’s world has come to a grinding halt.
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23 April. This shows the bud just after bud burst. At this stage it is at its most vulnerable to frost damage.
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We go on tour. Exhibiting our fizz at the Great British Food Fair at Englefield House, Bradfield.
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Winding Wood are joining other vineyards in The Thames & Chilterns Region to toast the bountiful 2018 harvest, by holding an English Wine & Food Festival at Brightwell Vineyard, Wallingford…
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