Category: Vineyard

Gift a Taste of Nutbourne

Our Festive Gift Guide is here A visit to the vineyard is always an occasion, with the rows of vines as a backdrop and our windmill and alpacas adding to the magic. Delight your friends, family and customers this festive season by gifting them a taste of Nutbourne. From magnums and cases to enjoy at…

By Vineyard Team 16/11/2022 Off

Jubilee in the Vines

Raise a glass with us at Nutbourne The vineyard is looking terrific and we will be getting the bunting out to celebrate the Platinum Jubilee this week, opening the Nutty Bar to serve fine English wines with Gregory’s delicious Amberley Beef burgers, straight from the vinewood oven, in fresh buns, finished with Nutbourne tomato relish.…

By Vineyard Team 30/05/2022 Off

Natural Packaging

Delivering Sustainably As the appetite for online shopping grows ever more popular, we have been looking for ways to make this aspect of our business as sustainable as possible. Not only do we use boxes and packaging made from recycled cardboard, but the packing material around the wine bottles is shredded prunings from the Nutbourne…

By Vineyard Team 11/04/2022 Off

Picnics at the Vineyard

Picnic in the Vines Our popular picnics are back for Summer 2022. From 21st April we will offer picnic boxes packed with delicious dishes and seasonal Sussex produce from our family farm and kitchens. Explore the vineyard and feast amongst the vines at one of our idyllic picnic spots throughout the estate, including our wildflower…

By Vineyard Team 21/03/2022 Off

Summer 2022 Tours & Tastings

Book a Vineyard Tour & Tasting at Nutbourne This Summer we will again be hosting our hugely popular guided Vineyard Tours and Tastings. The tours are led by either Peter, the vineyard co-owner or Robin, our Cellar Manager. They will share their extensive knowledge and enthusiasm with you. We begin by gathering around the historic…

By Vineyard Team 17/02/2022 Off

Harvest Report: 2021 Vintage

The Gladwin Family’s 30th Harvest at Nutbourne We’ve just finished the 2021 harvest at Nutbourne for this year, picking each bunch of grapes by hand to be pressed in our winery and produce the next vintage. It was the 30th harvest at Nutbourne for the Gladwin family and we’re looking forward to sharing the wines…

By Vineyard Team 18/10/2021 Off

Art in Nature at Nutbourne

Seeds and Sculpture Our heritage vines planted in the Geneva Double-Curtain trellising style have always had a wonderful architectural beauty. In summer, their heavy green curtains groan with foliage and  ripening grapes. In Winter, their tall solid trunks taper upwards into curved arches, then bend gently towards the ground. Last Autumn Gregory Gladwin turned over…

By admin 22/01/2021 Off

Harvest 2020 Report

This year the good summer weather rewarded us with a wonderful, early grape harvest – not huge in quantity but the ripe clean fruit is full of flavour and potential. We will once again be producing a still red wine from our Pinot Noir, as in 2014 and 2018 when the sugar levels were good…

By admin 12/10/2020 Off

Harvest 2019

We started picking on the 23rd of September and finished on the 23rd of October. We had a successful but challenging harvest month. We picked over 48 tons of grapes which makes approximately 53,000 bottles of wine. The plan this year is to make some more red wine. We will also be looking at creating some…

By admin 08/11/2019 Off