I start pruning after Christmas and finish before the end of March. The important thing is to finish while the vines are still dormant....

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...

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...

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...

We harvested the Madeleine Angevine on 14 September, which is the earliest ever. Tomorrow, 18 September, we start on the Rondo, which is...

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

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

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

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...

In August the vineyard became fully certified as biodynamic by Demeter. This complements our existing organic approach, certified by the...

Bud was the carpenter and handyman who built our barn. He'd never taken anything like this on before, and he really enjoyed the...