Journal

  To celebrate English Wine Week, we're offering Buy One Tour & Tasting, Get One Free for bookings made during English Wine Week (June 20-28) which can be redeemed all the way through to Sunday, September 6th. Use code ENGLISH2FOR1 when booking online and receive a complimentary place when two people attend a Tour & Tasting together. Terms & Conditions apply. Terms & Conditions Offer valid on standard Westwell Tour & Tasting experiences taking place on Fridays and Sundays only.Use code ENGLISH2FOR1 at checkout when booking online.Offer applies when booking two places on the same Tour & Tasting.One complimentary place...

    We’ve got three glorious new Pet Nats set for release this May. All wild fermented, and all with no additions, so all pet nats in the truest sense. Pet Nat has always been a special wine for us at Westwell. The very first one we made here was an Ortega from the 2017 harvest. I disgorged every bottle myself, by hand (in the end each one three times). It was a great wine, exciting and full or the tropical ripe fruit that we get from Ortega. Making it was a chaotic process, and was the reason we gave...

  Whatever’s going on with weather, or in the world, a vine’s year always follows the same pattern where every stage is vital and nothing is missed. The vineyard is never out of season, and no two vineyard visits are the same. Whenever you come and see us, you’re stepping into a cycle that’s been repeating ever since life began!     Dormancy - winter Above ground the vine looks still, but energy is stored deep in the roots and woody stems. This is when we prune - the nutrients have moved back into the roots and last year’s growth...

    I’ve always thought of Pinot Meunier as the mediator of the classic Champagne trio - the grape that sits comfortably between Chardonnay’s brightness and Pinot Noir’s depth. But the more time I spend with it, the more I can see it’s more than a supporting act. It reminds me a bit of Starwars - where Meunier is the Empire Strikes Back. Or Harry Styles: flamboyant, integral to the ensemble, yet more than capable of stepping out solo (other anthropomorphic pop star suggestions welcome). Over the years we’ve worked with Pinot Meunier in more ways than I first expected....