Warehorne Vineyard

We were part of a great article by Matthew Jukes in December Vineyard Magazine on wine purity, well worth a read. The online edition is here: https://lnkd.in/eXfkzuj6 see pages 18 - 19.

We were privileged to have been asked to be Vineyard Magazine Editor's harvest visit this year, it is a fantastic article with some lovely pictures. We are also featured on the front cover. https://lnkd.in/eCy3sk-s

It is an exciting time of year in our vineyard, we have véraison on our Divico and Cabaret (aka Cabernet) Noir vines which reminds me that we are only 5 or 6 weeks away from harvest. Our 2.3ha Divico field comes onstream this year giving us considerably more fruit to make our full bodied red wines. From last year's crop we made 1.7% of English red wine, in two years time we will be at maximum capacity producing 6% - 8% of English red wine.

New Product Launch - Oasthouse Divico We're thrilled to unveil our latest creation, Oasthouse Divico! An exceptional full-bodied red wine crafted to showcase our vineyard's unique ability to produce quality English red wine. Experience Oasthouse Divico with its intense deep purple hue revealing vibrant notes of ripe dark fruits, blackcurrants, and black cherries. The Divico grape variety, developed in Switzerland, has amazing capabilities in producing a high quality full bodied red wine in a cool climate, a real 'gamechanger' for English red wine. We are confident this the future of English still wine being capable of producing red wine every year. Try a sample from our Cellar Door at the vineyard, buy from our online shop https://lnkd.in/e8UJ3_eE or find us at selected local Kent retailers. Join Our Cellar Club Join our Cellar Club today for discounts when shopping online and be the first to know about our latest releases! Sign up by creating an account https://lnkd.in/ejnryvBt

English Wine Week…..turning into English Wine Awards Week. Yesterday, we received the results of the WineGB awards. @winegb We are delighted that ALL our 2022 still wines are now Award Winning WineGB Summary: SILVER - Oasthouse Pinot Noir 22 BRONZE - Oasthouse Estate Rosé 22 BRONZE - Oasthouse Estate Red Reserve 22 BRONZE - Oasthouse Pinot Gris 23 Our latest release Oasthouse Pinot Gris 2023 was awarded a Bronze award - available now from our vineyard or online. The 2024 judging took place in June, with a dedicated judging panel. Each wine goes through a rigorous judging process. Showcasing one of the world’s most exciting wine regions, the calibre of judges and competition partners make the WineGB Awards a major competition for Great Britain’s wines and wine producers. As a family run vineyard we are so pleased with all our awards this year. Our wine was only released to the public one year ago and we look forward to sharing our future releases with our local community, and further beyond!

I can't believe our Oasthouse Pinot Noir 2022 has won another award, scoring a total of 90 points and awarded a Silver in the Decanter World Wine Awards. @decanterawards A snippet on the judges feedback include: “Attractive floral nose”, “Well-defined red fruits”. Decanter World Wine Awards has firmly solidified its standing as the world’s largest and most influential wine competition. Acclaimed for its rigorous judging process with wines evaluated by top wine experts from across the globe, the results are trusted internationally. We would like to extend our thanks to all the judges involved in the competition. This extends celebrations from last Thursday whereby our Oasthouse Pinot Noir 2022 was awarded ‘Highly Commended’ by the judges at the Taste of Kent Awards. It was only a month ago we also got our first award at the International Wine Challenge Awards. Stock is selling fast and we now only have limited stock of this award winning wine. https://lnkd.in/eSUKRjxG

To the best of my knowledge we are the only medium to large UK vineyard that produces more red wine than white and rosé combined. How do we do this? All is explained in my first podcast produced by The Food Rebels called Rebellious Vines: https://lnkd.in/ezCZZfJB

We are delighted to announce our Oasthouse Pinot Noir 2022 received a Commended Award at the International Wine Challenge Awards. IWC Commended wines are recognised for their distinctive features and commitment to excellence. The IWC celebrates excellence in all its forms and salutes the dedication of wine producers from around the world. Congratulations to all 16 still and 25 sparkling award winning English producers.

Taste of Kent Awards Finalist

Oasthouse Pinot Noir has been shortlisted as a finalist for the Kent Wine of Year category, we stand a one chance in four of being the best wine in Kent. The highly anticipated Taste of Kent Awards 2024, now in its 19th year, celebrate and showcase the tastiest food and drink that Kent has to offer. The awards ceremony will take place the evening of 13th June at The Gulbenkian, University of Kent in Canterbury, where the winners will be revealed at a special ceremony.