Harvest at Jenkyn Place Vineyard
20th October 2016
Harvest at Jenkyn Place Vineyard in Hampshire is underway, the Pinots have all been picked with the Chardonnay grapes still to come.
Winemaker at Jenkyn Place, Dermot Sugrue says: “The grapes this year are very, very good. We have luckily had no mildew damage and only a few vines have suffered from frost damage and so we are really excited for a very special vintage.”
Jenkyn Place is a boutique, family-owned estate producing award-winning English sparkling wines whilst their Brut Cuvée and Sparkling Rosé is made in the traditional method from the classic Champagne grape varieties; Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, the wines are distinctly English in character.
There’s been lots of good news coming from the English vineyards with this year expecting to produce an exceptional vintage for English sparkling wine
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