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There are so many things I love about making sparkling wine. With the traditional bottle method, the slow process is definitely one element I find compelling, but I also love the myriad different ways that we use to make wines at Westwell. Hopefully, people have tried the Petulant Nature wine we make from Ortega - this is made in the style of a Pet Nat with a single fermentation but is bottled towards the end of that fermentation so that it completes in bottle - trapping carbon dioxide and creating a gentle fizz. It’s a really exciting way of making...

If you’ve ever wondered what becomes of all those grass clippings that go into your green waste garden bin at home - well - some of them end up at Westwell - please thank your lawns from us. Over time, older vines will have depleted the nutrients in the soil, so it’s important to replace these. We do this using the compost from our local green recycling centre in East Malling, which is about 15 miles from the vineyard. They take the council green waste, i.e. garden prunings and grass cuttings and turn it into lovely black, crumbly compost. It’s...

As part of the Big English Wine Good Friday, wine maestro Joe Fattorini hosted a live tasting - describing our Ortega as “a cracking wine” and our Pelegrim as “absolutely glorious”. Watch the full film below.

Westwell Petulant Nature 2019, available to pre-order now. Photograph by Wine Anorak, Jamie Goode. We were so pleased to be able to pour the wines for Jamie Goode at the Uncharted tasting last week - and it was fantastic to read these smashing reviews!  Here are a couple of our favourites. Westwell Late Disgorged Special Cuvee 2014 "Bright, lemony and intense with linear citrus fruit. Has some lemony focus with tart acidity. Tangy and intense." 90/100 Westwell Field Blend 2018, available to pre-order now. Photograph by Wine Anorak, Jamie Goode. Westwell Field Blend 2018 "A co-ferment of Pinot Noir and...