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All Angels September Newsletter

Well, times have changed and there’s not a lot of conspiring going on by nature to load and bless the vines with fruit this year!

Wot I did in my Summer Holidays - well, what we've been up to in July & August!

All Angels FrostWatch

Springwatch?  Autumnwatch?   No - it's FrostWatch!!

Enborne Folklore - nothing to do with vineyards!

Otters, owls, moles and pruning

The joy of wildlife in a healthy vineyard ecosystem

The run up to Christmas...

CLOSED SEASON WORK – or what do we do after harvest?

The work doesn't finish after harvest!

Harvest Home!!

2020 harvest is over - so how has it been??

SSSSSSSSSSSUSTAINABILITY

I have always been keen on nature. I think it stems from when as a kid I was not allowed to watch TV except at certain times and was instead sent out to play with our dog in the woods and fields.

Its all about the Vines

We grow a variety of vines here at All Angels to create both our Sparkling Rosé and our Classic Cuvée. Mark Darley explains a little about each variety in the videos below.

TONY STARK VINEYARDS INC.

In the middle of June a lorry (about the size of an aircraft carrier) pulled up outside Church Farm. Good job it was in lockdown.

I’M GETTING STRAWBERRIES IN A SUMMER MEADOW WITH A HINT OF SHEEP…

As a lad growing up just outside of Bradford in West Yorkshire, I suffered a few concussions.

PEAKY BLINDER!

One of my very good friends is a chap called Jamie – I’ll omit his surname for reasons of discretion…

RATS! Or Reviews, Appreciation and Thanks!

Everyone loves to be told they’re doing a great job and that’s even more true of those of us who have smaller, bespoke vineyards and wines than the monolithic wineries!

GERONIMO!

Ever wondered why “Geronimo”?  Well read on to find out why and how that shout is loosely connected to All Angels.

Holtwood

Nine years after we planted our first vineyard, almost to the day, the VineWorks team were back again, planting Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Pinot Gris and Pinot Blanc in our latest vineyard.

Sacrifice in the Vineyard

This is tempting fate as, at the time I am writing this, there are two nights in the next week that we are keeping a close eye on and for which the frostguards are being double and triple checked.

We have finally broken ground on the new vineyard

We have finally broken ground on the new vineyard, almost 10 years after the first was planted. Here it is: ploughing in progress and power harrowing to follow!

The English Wine Joke...

“English Sparkling Wine? They're not words you hear together in the same expression...”

The Decision To Plant A New Vineyard

Last year we took the pretty big decision to take more of our land and plant a new vineyard.

What a difference a year makes!

We British have a reputation for being fixated with the weather but in the English Vineyard business, at this time of year we are studying the forecasts and examining the vines with paranoid diligence.