What is the future for English Still Wine?
Last week was English Wine Week and I was asked to write a piece talking about the future of English Still wines for Sussex Modern. I hope you find it interesting.
Becoming Carbon Negative – First Steps
I’ve decided to try and become a Carbon Negative winery… this is obviously a step beyond Carbon Neutral, as to be Negative you need to be removing more carbon from the atmosphere than you are adding.
Harvest 2020 Report
Harvest 2020 was over almost before it began. Despite an ominously bad start to the year with a late Spring frost shortly after lock down
A Celebration of Negroni
We are delighted to be celebrating all things Negroni during what would have been Negroni Week 2020 on Thursday 17th September.
Opening 25th July 2020
We are very pleased to announce that we’ll be opening again for Tours and Wine Tastings on Saturdays from the 25th July.
Launch of Red Pinot Noir
Almost 10 years to the day since we planted out first vine here at Albourne Estate and we are launching our first red wine – a Pinot Noir.
10 years young!
This year we are celebrating our 10th Anniversary. On 1st May 2020 it will be exactly 10 years to the day since we planted our first vine and throughout this year we are planning lots of exciting events, tours and new product launches to mark the occasion. Note the dates below in your diary
Vermouth Mulled Wine
Try white mulled wine this year using Albourne 40 Vermouth as a base which adds lots of complexity and interest whilst keeping the recipe easy & quick for you. Simply add one bottle dry white wine (any bottle will do!), 125mls of Albourne 40 Vermouth, 3 whole cloves, 6 star anise, 1 or 2 cinnamon
2019 Harvest Report
Well there was rain, more rain and then….more rain! After the wettest harvest period I’ve ever experienced we are all pleasantly surprised, indeed somewhat amazed, by the quality of the fruit we managed to haul in through the mud! After a better than average growing season (no late frost, decent warmth), we only had a
First Brighton Regency Bus Tour
On 23rd August we were delighted to welcome our inaugral Brighton Regency Bus Tour to the vineyard for a delicious picnic lunch, tour and wine tasting. Our visitors were picked up in Brighton and treated to a wonderful 8 mile drive through the scenic South Downs to the vineyard on board a beautifully restored iconic
Sussex Modern In The Making
We are delighted to be part of this exciting new initative, Sussex Modern in the Making: a collaboration between 9 leading Sussex wineries, 13 historic sites, museums and art galleries and 14 beautiful Sussex landscape areas as a celebration of the county’s contribution to modern culture through its art, landscape and wine. We have published
40 Wins Gold Medal at SWA2019
Delighted to see that our 40 English Vermouth has earnt itself another prestigious medal, being awarded a Gold at the recent Sommelier WIne Awards 2019 where it would have been judged against many other fortified wines from around the world. Here are some of the judges’ comments: “…..complex notes of pineapple, lychee, coconut and potpourri….”,