
The apple harvest
John Markham, an old friend of over 30 years, volunteered to help me with the apple harvest. After picking over 700kg of apples and bringing them up to the winery, he tells me he had slight walking difficulties the next day!
John Markham, an old friend of over 30 years, volunteered to help me with the apple harvest. After picking over 700kg of apples and bringing them up to the winery, he tells me he had slight walking difficulties the next day!
With the orchard in blossom we needed to find the best possible wooden barrels in which to mature the forthcoming cider, so it was off to Scotland for Platon with a visit to the Speyside Cooperage in Craigellachie.
Perhaps a hard hat might have helped him fend off the single malt hangover which is making him frown!
Our classic English Sparkling Wine made with love from succulent Chardonnay grapes, plucked by hand from our vines at the moment of maximum lusciousness.