After a 4 year break we are delighted to be relaunching Welcombe Hills Vineyard with a range of wines from the past and present and our new tasting room is ready to kick English Wine Week with our first tours. Spaces are limited and filling fast so make sure you book soon to avoid disappointment. Orders can be placed through our online shop with free delivery within 10 miles of the vineyard in Stratford upon Avon or buy in person by visiting Vin Neuf At The Farm! 2018 Bacchus

Having acquired the vineyard, we appear to have also inherited most of Farthing Wood in our back garden. First, a horde of crows stand guard on our barn and show very little fear to humans, machines or life in general. I fear these mean-looking birds offer Welcombe Hills what the rooks offer the Tower of London, so will do nothing to annoy or deter them as they were here long before me so surely have squatters rights. On the lighter side, a family of deer decided to make camp

After the Beast from the East had given us such a spectacular late winter the first, and most crucial, job of the year swung underway. Winter pruning is a fine art, and selecting the best wood for next years growth sets the tone for the year ahead. This was also the first opportunity, being new to wine growing, to get my hands dirty and get in amongst the vines. Having spent the best part of a week cutting through the first 500 vines I must admit I ducked for the cover of the