Craft Workshop Diary – Feb to June 2022

Glass plaque

Inspiring art and craft workshops designed for beginners and ready to release your creativity. See which one you fancy trying from the below list: Creative Glass Fusion Workshop – Friday 4th FebruaryGel Plate Printing – Saturday 5th FebruaryWooden Spoon Carving – Sunday 6th FebruaryMohair Bear Sewing (Phoebe 5.5”) – Friday 11th FebruaryCheese Night – Friday 11th FebruaryOil […]

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Harvest 2019

Summary Hand-picked by volunteers, friends and family, 2019 was our 5th grape harvest. The traditional champagne varieties: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay were planted in 2012, some vines are not yet mature.  Grape quantity was significantly up versus 2018 especially the Pinot Noir, which excelled.  Each year the local conditions throw us new challenges […]

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Spring has sprung!

Spring is time for more vineyard maintenance.  In winter the hedges were trimmed before the birds started to think about nesting, now we mow the vineyard rows to dissuades the pheasants and Skylarks from nesting there and to allow the frost to roll down the hill. It’s also time to plan the yearly cycle of routine jobs, however this […]

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