Join The English Wine Wave With Nutbourne

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Last Updated: April 14th, 2021

English wine has been evident in the press a lot quite recently, so here we are ready to introduce to you a hidden secret – Nutbourne Vineyards!

How did Nutbourne Vineyards start?

Nutbourne is unique, they are a pioneer in the UK wine industry, with 20 acres of vines being planted with Germanic varieties (Bacchus, Huxelrebe and Reichensteiner) in 1980. In 1991 the Gladwin family bought the vineyard and since then have expanded the vineyard and introduced new varieties such a Pinot Noir and Chardonnay.

Unlike commercial vineyards in the UK, the winery was built 10 years ago, which ensured Nutbourne were producing high-quality wines which have now gone on to win many of the countries most prestigious wine awards. For example, the multi-award-winning Nutty Brut has won a gold medal twice at the international wine spirit competition!!

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What is Nutbourne’s winemaking style?

As a small producer amongst most of the english vineyards, we have much more freedom to produce wines which we want to make. Our cool climate terroir at nutbourne (West Sussex) gives us the ideal wine growing environment which allows us to produce a larger selection of still wines than English sparkling wine (most UK producers make sparkling wine).

Our range changes year on year, depending on how successful the season has been and what we would like to be produced. This year we have introduced oak barrels (American and French) to add depth to our Pinot Noir which will be released in 2020. We have a Riesling – style wine using our Germanic varieties, and we also have lower alcohol naturally fermented wine, Nutty Wild made from Pinot Noir which is very unique.

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What is Nutbourne’s favourite varietal to work with?

We grow 7 different types of the grape: – the Riesling style: – Bacchus, Huxelrebe and Reichensteiner; and Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc for our sparkling blends. However, the Bacchus grape is very special as we have vines over 28 years old still producing the most delicious grapes, and this is what goes into our still wine for Bacchus which won the gold trophy winner last year.

Do you have a favourite wine or vintage that you have made?

Our Nutbourne Vineyards Nutty Wild is very special and keeps getting better every year.

What is one of the hardest things in winemaking year in and year out?

The massive difference in quality and yield each year, but with the time that should balance out more.

What is the most rewarding thing about Nutbourne Vineyards?

Having everything done on site and seeing the whole process from start to finish. The location is beautiful and the perfect place on a summer’s day. Also, being small and boutique means there are more variance and choice in our wines making them exciting and different every year.

 

 

You can purchase the wonderful wines of Nutbourne Vineyards. When checking out, make sure you use the coupon code: NUTTY for a discount!

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