After lunch at The Duke William in addition to a halt at the garden centre, nosotros headed over to Staple on the get domicile to catch Barnsole Vineyard, an absolute precious rock I stumbled across early on final year. They've but launched their starting fourth dimension English linguistic communication Sparkling Wine (which I am very, really excited about), in addition to hence I idea it would move the perfect chance to possess got y'all on a tour of the vineyard. Since final leap Sally in addition to Phillip, the married adult man in addition to married adult woman squad who took the vineyard over a few years agone commissioned me equally 1 of the photographers taking photos for their novel website in addition to leaflets, in addition to hence hither is a picayune snapshot of Barnsole over the past times year.
I've been driving (or been driven) past times Barnsole for years. The vines were planted 23 years agone (in 1993, the twelvemonth I was born) in addition to to me it was but some other business office of the roadside landscape. But equally I got to a greater extent than into vino on my trip to La Rioja inward 2014, I wanted to larn to a greater extent than virtually the vineyard but upwards the road. After actually enjoying a drinking glass of their Red Reserve at Deeson's 1 evening, I stopped past times equally I was driving past times on an unexpected costless afternoon in addition to met the lovely distich who had taken it over: Sally in addition to Phillip. I was actually taken past times their slick novel branding, delicious in addition to skillful value hyper local alternative of English linguistic communication wines, in addition to their clear honey for their arts and crafts (which extends to their want to percentage it alongside everyone who stops by.)
They possess got 3 inwardness wines; 2 whites (their Kent Classic which has to move 1 of my all fourth dimension favourite wines, a light, fruity vino that is good suited to drinking a drinking glass inward the garden on a sunny afternoon alongside a skillful book, in addition to a crisp, French mode drier vino perfect for pairing alongside a meal), in addition to a good bodied cerise I similar to serve alongside a skillful Bolognese sauce. You tin purchase them all at the vineyard, in addition to a few selected local merchants in addition to restaurants; they don't desire to sell likewise much vino exterior of the vineyard, equally they desire to encourage people to catch in addition to actually connect alongside the the vino they are buying in addition to how it has been made.
Their English linguistic communication Sparkling is novel for this year. Coming inward at nether £20 a bottle it is a perfect conversation starter aperitif, alongside a rigid profile of elderflower than leaves y'all alongside no incertitude that it has come upwards from the pump of East Kent. It has its ain graphic symbol which sets it apart from other English linguistic communication sparking wines similar Nyetimber, which piece I adore it, it has to a greater extent than inward mutual alongside a French champagne.
Barnsole Vineyard tin move flora on Flemming Road inward Staple close Canterbury (CT3 1LG for your sat navs!), in addition to y'all tin halt inward whatever fourth dimension (their summertime opening times, which run until September are 10:30am to 5:00pm) for a costless mini tour in addition to a tasting of their measure wines. Alternatively, y'all tin mass a total tour in addition to a tasting of all their wines ahead for £7 per mortal if y'all telephone phone ahead.