Blending Trials
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Blending Trials

This spring, we've been tasting through Pelegrim base wines: a mix of clones and blocks / added and wild ferments,...

Blanc de Blancs Zero Dosage Winemaker's Notes
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Blanc de Blancs Zero Dosage Winemaker's Notes

The 2013 Vintage Despite a warm, extended summer, the 2013 harvest in England arrived later than usual. This was due...

Pinot Meunier MV Winemaker's Notes
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Pinot Meunier MV Winemaker's Notes

Back in 2018, we decided to attempt making a sparkling wine with no additions to see if it presented the...

Your Perfect Kentish Day Out
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Your Perfect Kentish Day Out

Visiting and need some insider recommendations? We’ve put together our dream itinerary for a day in Kent. Enjoy an action-packed...

Pinot Noir 2017
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Pinot Noir 2017

When taking over from previous owners John and Rids Rowe in 2017, we discovered a barrel of Pinot Noir that...

Choose Your Own Adventure
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Choose Your Own Adventure

We've created a new audio tour of the vineyard. Small QR code signage has been placed in nine locations across...

We're Growing!
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We're Growing!

We're delighted to announce a partnership with Birling Estate in Kent, to plant 40 acres of vineyard on a part...

Our Soil at Westwell
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Our Soil at Westwell

This month, we’ve been working on a full analysis of the soil across our site. Soil is essential for people...

Our First Vineyard Beehive
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Our First Vineyard Beehive

This month, beekeepers Roland and Anne Thomas visited to install our first Westwell hive. Set at the top of the...

Pelegrim Relaunch
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Pelegrim Relaunch

We are beyond delighted to announce the relaunch of our non vintage traditional method sparkling wine, Pelegrim: newly rebranded and...

Christmas at Westwell
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Christmas at Westwell

The Vyneyarde, Westwell Ln, Charing TN27 0BW3rd, 10th and 17th December11-5pm Join us at Westwell to celebrate Christmas with foraged...

Harvest 2022: Part One
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Harvest 2022: Part One

Adrian Pike, Winemaker Harvest really starts for me once the sugar comes into the grapes and we can start to...

Vineyard Update: August 2022
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Vineyard Update: August 2022

All over the southeast of England, grass is struggling with the dry weather, but the vines with their deep root...

Bottling<br>and Tirage
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Bottling
and Tirage

Tirage: a frantic, theatrical and intense period in any sparkling wine producer's year. Adrian preparing the wine. To explain what...