Yes I've become a TV star. The popular BBC1 tv programme featured Quoins Organic Vineyard on Monday 2nd March. The couple who are also mentioned in passing l...

We actually caught a day with no rain to start the harvest way back on the 23rd September. We took the Madeleine angevine and the Rondo together. We haven't ...

We are through the flowering period and were greeted with that hot weather just at the right time. So now it is time to see the developing bunches and it doe...

Insects are disappearing, with 40% of species facing extinction in the next few decades. So said a scary new report last week. And that’s important, because ...

We’ve been totting up all the awards we’ve won over the previous ten years since we started entering wine competitions back in 2006. The Orion has won an awa...

Vines don't mind the cold weather. Their roots go way down into the earth, far beyond the reach of frost. The tracery of the unpruned old shoots is beautiful...

We harvested the Madeleine Angevine on 14 September, which is the earliest ever. Tomorrow, 18 September, we start on the Rondo, which is over a week early. I...

The Soil Association inspector called on his annual check last week, making sure that we stick to organic standards in every area. The visit takes about half...

Quoins vineyard was selected to feature on the popular BBC TV programme ‘Escape to the Country’. Yesterday we spent the morning filming and ad libbing with t...

We love hosting so many different visitors, from all ages and backgrounds, at the vineyard. For those less able, the best time to visit is summer, when the g...

The French get straight to the point when talking about medlars. Dog's Arse, they call them. Look closely at the fruit and you can see why. And if that wasn...

Many thanks to David Mars who visited the vineyard recently and took some great photos from his drone. Note the different colour of the much lighter Madelei...

The vineyard is a popular spot for hen parties. The hens all enjoy the wine and discussion on organic vineyard management, as well as exploring the vineyard...

The plum season is upon us! It starts with the little hedgerow plums, whose brave flowers shine out in March. This year, they got hit by the late frost, and ...

When we bought the vineyard, it was part of a ploughed field. We planted a grass mix, including some wild flowers, between the vine rows, and in all the surr...

When the Romans founded the  settlement of Aquae Sulis, now known as Bath, they brought their vines with them. Hitchhiking along on the imported vines came B...

Weed  control can be a tricky problem for the organic farmer. Conventional farmers spray herbicide along the vine rows to stop weeds competing for nutrients ...

We finished harvesting the last of the three grape varieties on Monday. We aim to harvest each variety in a day and get it off to the winery the same evening...

The vineyard has always been an important place for family gatherings, from Christmas bonfires to midsummer parties. This year, Jane’s family visited for the...

Quoins Organic Vineyard was selected as one of the representatives of smallholder producers in the South West at the EU in Brussels in March. The ‘Showcase o...