Workshops & Masterclasses

Small Group Hands-On Pruning & Vine Management Workshop

Come and learn in depth about the vineyard year or pruning with a hands-on workshop or detailed masterclass - new dates to announced for Winter 2020/21 and Summer 2021. 
Our new format spreads the Masterclass over the two key times of the year - the vital winter pruning and Summer management.

Workshops

We look forward to welcoming you on our workshops and guided tours. All workshops (and tours) are led by Barry, a knowledgeable vigneron who aside from being a vine grower was also the Chief Executive of the national body for vine growers and wine producers at the United Kingdom Vineyards Association, now called Wines of Great Britain.

These workshops are designed for all sorts of people from gardening amateurs to professional horticulturalists to committed wine buffs and are designed to give you a flavour of how vineyard vines are grown, why they are grown in this way and how to adapt your growing systems to benefit your vines.

So whether you have 1 vine or 50, or just to expand your wine knowledge to gain a deeper appreciation of the wines that you drink, you'll learn something about vine growing and vineyards and the their magical end product - wine.
Winter Pruning Masterclass

Get up-close and personal with your secateurs and learn the art of winter pruning, tying-down and all the important winter jobs that need to be done. Get a taste of the vineyard year and a taste of some home cooked lunch and snacks too!

Includes a hearty warming lunch, refreshments and a bottle of our delicious Millstone Solaris wine to take away.

Date for Winter 2020/21:
TBA
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Our summer workshop covers vine management through the summer months.  Learn how to maintain a high quality vin to carry  decent fruit and manage the canopy to reduce disease burden and better ripen the grapes.  


In the summer months work can be quite intensive, with rapid growth happening and the vines need to be carefully managed to get the very best fruit. Learn canopy management, shoot selection, side-shoot removal and techniques of disease control.  At this time of year you also need to have an eye to the following growing year too.  


You'll cover all this and more in what should be a very informative session.  Session likley to be in July or August depening upon the Covid-19 restrictions.  Cost £40 for a half-day workshop.


Can also be gifted as a certificate you can print off for an extra £2.50
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