Annual Grape Harvest
Our second annual grape harvest has begun!
Always a time of excitement and a little trepidation. This year our Hencote Estate General Manager Mark Stevens and Winemaker Gavin Patterson have been watching the weather forecasts and gauging the grapes for the perfect moment to pick for optimum flavour.
Early signs indicate that although yields are down from our bumper first-year harvest last year due to the hot extended summer sunshine, this years’ flavour notes promises intense and balanced aromas.
Harvest Pickers Wanted: Fancy joining in the fun of gathering the ripe grapes and helping the team process to pressing in our winery?
Volunteers are sought to share in this unique ‘hands-on’ experience. Your day includes:
- Arrival for 8am start
- Instructions on picking and safety form our vineyard team
- Manually pickling each bunch of grapes off the vines and carefully loading to the trailers, who will transport them to the winery.
- Mid-Morning Break: Coffee/Tea & snacks.
- Continue picking.
- Hearty Lunch
- Finish. Rest!
DATES confirmed weekly due to weather. Please enquire below.PICKERS PRIZES!
This year we will be rewarding the most prolific pickers throughout the season.
1st Prize: Invite for two to our first ‘Hencote Estate Red Wine’ launch in November.
Annual Membership for one to our ‘Lifestyle’ Wine Club. (RRP £95)2nd Prize: ‘Invite for two to our first ‘Hencote Estate Red Wine’ launch in November, plus 3 bottles of lifestyle wine.
3rd Prize: x 3 bottles of ‘Lifestyle’ wine.
Rewarded to those who pick the most, so the more you pick, on the more days the more chance of winning!
Don’t forget to register your details with us!
NOTE: This is a physical job on a working farm. Sensible outdoor clothing must be worn, including waterproofs and sturdy shoes. Safety advice provided. All persons pick at their own risk on a purely voluntary basis. Dates and details subject to change.
