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Merry Christmas & Happy New Year! Winter at the vineyard is all about maintenance and rest, so like every year OUR SHOP IS CLOSED until March. We’ll process all online orders & shop pickups, and you can always message us to pop by, but otherwise our shop is closed for the time being.
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2025 will be remembered as an extraordinary vintage. Tim has handed over some truly remarkable grapes to Chris. Through his (and all of our) hard work – plus some good luck from the weather gods – we have processed grapes that our vineyard could only have dreamed of when it was planted 54 years ago. […]
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And so our vineyard tour season comes to an end. What a year it’s been! 16 public vineyard tours15 private tours 🧑🧑🧒🧒 620 wine lovers🍾 558 bottles opened.🥂 3720 glasses enjoyed (and washed!)🍞 31 loaves of Matleena’s bread.🌱 5.2kg of Chris’s pesto.🐟🧀Countless kilos of Macneils Smokehouse salmon & Croome Cuisine cheese.❤️ We collectively spent around […]
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Days and memories like these are ones that are etched onto your brain forever. The laughter, the smiles, the blue skies and the satisfaction of a good day’s work – 2025 has been a memorable vintage in many ways. The exceptional warmth of this year has lead us to break multiple records both at our […]
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Friday 10th October, 6.45 pm. £35pp A food & wine pairing night that’s not to be missed! Join us here at Astley for an fantastic evening where we we’ll be showcasing one of Worcestershire’s most celebrated artisan producers, Macneils Smokehouse , for an exclusive tasting experience. Join our winemaker Chris Haywood for a guided exploration of […]
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Artio is a renaming of our oh-so-popular Sparkling Bacchus 2022 (with a couple of twists). Named after the Celtic goddess of the wilderness, Artio is a sparkling Bacchus/Sauvignon Blanc blend that was made for brave explorers. This first small batch of “Au Naturel” is being released as a Col Fondo; meaning it is undisgorged (ie […]
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It’s been 2 years since we won Winner of Winners at the Visit Worcestershire Awards awards (such a proud moment!). This year, we’re potentially back at this amazing event as we have been shortlisted for the Regenerative Tourism award! Good luck to all the other local businesses, and fingers crossed we can come back with another […]
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This week (Tuesday 19th) saw the earliest start to harvest in our vineyard’s 54 year history. In fact, we’re not sure what the earliest harvest date is/was in the UK, but this must surely be close to breaking national records too! (A stark reminder of what’s happening to our climate) Doom & gloom aside, the […]
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We’re really rather proud to be featured in Decanter magazine’s deep dive into piquette! Featuring alongside other brave souls like Westwell, Blackbook & Hamstreet, we never thought we’d see the day when this experimental release would get national press 🥰 For those new to piquette, it is fermented grape skin flavoured water (yummy!). Made from our […]
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To mark Old Vine Day, we celebrate something extraordinary – our 54-year-old Kerner vines. Officially recognised by The Old Vine Registry alongside 4,000+ heritage vineyards across 39 countries, we are so proud to be the caretakers of these unique vines. When the Bache family planted these vines in 1971, English viticulture was considered impossible. Today, […]