Spring Vineyard report
Friday, 23 March 2018 by Jeannette Simpson
Spring Vineyard report – March The vines are currently coming to the end of their dormant period so we are pleased to report that there are no adverse affects from the latest spell of cold weather. The real concerns of the vineyard team will start in the coming months when, as with every year, the
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Exploratory excavation of the Denbies Conventor tank
Thursday, 07 December 2017 by Paul McLoughlin
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Denbies Covenanter tank departs for restoration
Tuesday, 05 December 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
The extremely rare Second World War tank that was excavated in Denbies vineyard earlier this year has now been removed for renovation. The English “Covenanter” tank was dug up from beneath the vineyard by WW2 enthusiast Rick Wedlock. Rick approached Denbies last year regarding the possibly of a tank buried on the estate . Following
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Denbies achieves Green Tourism Gold
Monday, 06 November 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
Denbies Wine Estate is delighted to have achieved a Gold level status from Green Tourism. The gold status was confirmed following the vineyard’s most recent assessment from a Green tourism representative. Members are visited every two years to assess them against a range of criteria relevant to their business type, sustainable tourism indicators include protecting
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Earliest harvest on record for Denbies Estate
Thursday, 07 September 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
The earliest harvest in Denbies Wine Estate 31 years commenced yesterday (Wednesday 6 September), historically, a early harvest commences during the third week of September. On a mild sunny autumnal morning the Denbies vineyard team picked approximately 3 tons of the early ripening Solaris. This was an unexpected outcome from a vintage that started with
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Vineyard report and the Wimbledon Championship factor
Friday, 14 July 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
Following the unexpectedly late spring frost of 26th April, the vineyard has recovered remarkably well, aided by some wonderfully hot sunny weather throughout late May, June and July. There is no hiding from the fact that the harvest will be smaller this year as a result of the frost damage, however the recovery growth has
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Extremely rare Second World War tank has been dug up at Denbies
Friday, 26 May 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
An extremely rare Second World War tank has been dug up at Denbies by WW2 enthusiast Rick Wedlock. Rick approached Denbies last year regarding the excavation. Following an exploratory dig in January which revealed the top part of the tank, the full excavation took place on Tuesday 23rd May. The English “Covenanter” tank was dug
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Vineyard report May 2017
Thursday, 04 May 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
As you may be aware from press reports, most vineyards in the south-east of England experienced frost damage last Thursday morning. Denbies have several anti-frost measures which have been deployed extensively over the past couple of weeks. The tow and blow machine (pictured), (which resembles a large desk fan) oscillates the air therefore preventing ground
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Denbies Greenfields named ‘Best Sparkling Wine from the UK’ at international sparkling wine competition
Friday, 24 March 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
Denbies Greenfields was crowned ‘Best Sparkling Wine from the United Kingdom’ at the Challenge Euposia awards ceremony held at trade wine show Prowein in Düsseldorf on 19 March. Founded by leading Italian wine magazine Euposia in 2008, the Challenge Euposia competition is the world’s first international blind tasting challenge of traditional method sparkling wines. Now
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Double Award winning week for Denbies
Friday, 10 March 2017 by Jeannette Simpson
Double Award winning week for Denbies March 2017 Firstly we would like to say how proud we all are, and rightly so, this week we have not only won one but two outstanding awards. We always strive to deliver excellence and it is particularly rewarding when this is recognised by others. The first award was
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