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  • Hello 2024!

    March 3, 2024

    As we shake off the cold winter months, it’s finally time to reopen our doors and get ready for the year ahead. Thats means: OUR SHOP IS OPEN! You can visit us 10:30am-4pm every Friday to Sunday. There will always be a Haywood here to guide you through our range in a fun and friendly […]

  • 2023 Retrospective

    January 4, 2024

    2023 Happy New Year! There’s a lot to cover, so without further ado: We started 2023 with fairly low stock. 2020 & 2022 weren’t big vintages, and the success of our vineyard tours means that there’s always a lot of pressure on what little we make. We’re still waiting for a high yielding year to […]

  • Harvest 2023 – A beautiful time of year

    September 29, 2023

    Harvest a Astley 2023

  • Wild flower research

    April 22, 2023

    Today we sowed the seeds for an exciting wildflower experiment. Led by Duncan Westbury from The University of Worcester, this trial aims to find out how strips of wildflowers can practically aid vineyards. Firstly, the seed mix and sowing density are being tested. Some rows were planted with “off the shelf” seed blends, whilst others contained a […]

  • We’re solar powered

    April 15, 2023

    It’s been a long time coming, but we now have our own solar array! It’s something we’ve been meaning to do for years as the benefits are obvious – we were just waiting for the technology to improve, and for some funding to become available. Our winery & warehouse roofs now power our entire site; […]

  • Visit Worcestershire Award sponsors

    March 25, 2023

    Last night we attended the Visit Worcestershire Awards at West Midlands Safari Park. What a venue! This was a special evening for us as after winning Experience Of The Year in 2022, we decided to sponsor an award this year. Some great businesses went up for our award – Ethical, Responsible & Sustainable Tourism Business Of The Year […]

  • We love Cheese

    March 17, 2023

    If you have been on one of our vineyard tours you will know how much we love cheese and how it’s always included on the wine pairing plate. And we also love to support local – the central region of England has some wonderful artisan cheese makers producing a range of delicious cows, goat and […]

  • Wine Tastings

    March 3, 2023

    It’s about time we announced some wine tastings don’t you think!? There are more still being planned (some foodie, some grand, and all sorts of others) but for now we have released tickets for the following: Blind Wine GamesApril 8th, £36 Do you fancy yourself as a bit of a wine buff? Do you have […]

  • Tours Launch 2023

    February 27, 2023

    Exciting news! Our vineyard tour bookings are going live on Monday 6th March at 10am. If you have recently bought a voucher for someone, let them know so that they know to get booking next week! The first tour will be on Sunday 2nd April. There will then be a tour on Easter Monday. After […]

  • Winter Hours

    January 9, 2023

    Now in the depths of winter, it’s time for us to close our doors for a short while. The come-down of Christmas excess, and Dry January means we don’t expect much from this time of year, so we use this time as efficiently as we can to get some work done. *Our cellar door will […]

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