English Vineyard Tours Ltd

14/10/2022

We’ve been chewing over the future of English Vineyard Tours for the last few weeks and finally come to the decision to have a bit of a change.
Funny how having a baby turns priorities and shifts perspectives.
Next year we won’t be running tours or tastings at any of our lovely partner vineyards and instead raising our little family and experiencing summer weekends, what’s that like?!

Huge thanks to & for advising, being sounding boards and taking the time to listen to me go round and round and procrastinate.

More huge thanks to - you have been the most ideal partner in this little endeavour and sure we will work together again in the future.

And finally all of you that took the time to come and see us, listen to me waffle on and taste wine - THANK YOU!

See you in 2024 🥂

If you have a gift voucher from us you’ll still be able to use it with Trotton for next year, subject to availability so book soon to avoid disappointment, remember, they are only valid for 365 days.

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07/07/2022

We’ve been a bit quiet on here recently….
Took 6 weeks off to have a baby! Today was Eli’s first day on the vineyard, he was completely uninterested and slept the whole time even though there were dogs, horses and tractors to look at.
First tour back tomorrow and until the end of August, really limited availability but check out the website to see what we have coming up, link in bio ☝🏼
And no, the little man won’t be joining, newborns and wine tasting don’t mix 🥂🥂

24/05/2022

Really looking forward to welcoming the festival back to the vineyard in August this year. 🥂

11/05/2022

Indoor set up for today’s private tour - it’s windy out there but cosy up at the lodge 🥂

09/05/2022

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We’re in love with our cute new stickers for our vineyard hampers🍋⁣
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30/04/2022

Lovely to be back on the vineyard this afternoon. Had a very satisfying spring clean and said hello to our old friends the retired polo ponies.
The wine is chilling and we can’t wait to welcome you, link in bio to book, not much availability this season, May & most of June are full with better availability throughout July & August.
Enjoy the bank holiday! 🥂

29/04/2022

Table Clothes Ironed ✅
Glassware polished ✅
Books Dusted off ✅
Uniforms Pressed ✅
Carafes Polished✅
May has come around quick! Tomorrow we will be giving the lodge a thorough spring clean and getting the wine chilled in time for our first tour of the season next weekend. For now, enjoy the long weekend and fingers crossed the sun makes another appearance soon 🥂

21/04/2022

We, and the vines, are LOVING this weather.
Absolutely spoilt the last few weeks with glorious warmth and sunshine, long may it last!
Nearly fully booking throughout May & June - just a handful of spaces left on the 28th May, 11th & 25th June.
Can’t wait to welcome our guests to the vineyard 🥂
Link in bio to book ☝🏼

14/04/2022

Not long now before we are back on the vineyard, just 4 short weeks to go. But for now we wish you a lovely, indulgent & peaceful Easter weekend. 🐣🥂🌱🥂

12/04/2022

A firm favourite in the Vineyard Picnics!

Can’t wait to start making our famous pan con tomarte topped with charcuterie for our hampers! Roll on sunshine & wine tasting! 🥂🧺⁣
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11/04/2022

Last tour season we got through a whopping amount of Sussex Charmer cheese. Just shy of 20kg in the end, hardly surprising, it is incredibly moorish and the perfect compliment to the Brilliant Bacchus. Next week we’ll be putting the order in, I think we’ll start slow with just 10kg to get us started….🧀

08/04/2022

We just love this menu from - it compliments the wine perfectly, uses locally sourced ingredients and is prepared 6 miles away from the vineyard.
Everyone is absolutely blown away by the desserts, the lemon posset is the most decadent and delicious way to finish off a tour, tasting and picnic. 🥂

Easy to add on picnics when making bookings online (or add on later, just give us 48hrs notice) and all dietary requirements are catered for, link in bio to book ☝🏼

*only picnics ordered from are allowed to be consumed on the vineyard.

07/04/2022

Only a month to go until we are back on the vineyard 🥂
Really looking forward to this tour season, having launched the business in 2020 (🙈) we didn’t exactly have the best start and 2021 saw a 3000% increase.
This year we may actually experience a ‘normal’ tour season and see what it’s really like.
We’re kicking off the first three weekends in May FULLY BOOKED 🥂
We have a handful of spaces left on the 28th May, a great way to start the bank holiday.
The first weekend in June is fully booked and then we have limited availability throughout June with a handful of spaces left available on each tour.
July & August have good availability at the moment and the diary isn’t open for September yet, need to see how much wine we get through!
Link in bio to book, remember to add on those picnics and get in touch for private tours, minimum numbers of 8, subject to availability.

11/03/2022

Whilst the vineyard is still closed for tours (only 7 weeks to go though!) it’s the perfect time to explore other wine regions.
We find ourselves in Cyprus, exploring the vineyards near Paphos.
Wine has been made for centuries on the Island but they consider themselves New World as they explore different grape varieties as well as ones native to Cyprus.

We tasted native variety Xynisteri, if you can find it, give it a go. A refreshing, crisp dry wine with green apple and zesty notes.
Deep coloured Rosés made from Mataro, Cab Sauv, Shiraz and Maratheftiko.
And bold reds from Mataro, Cab Sauv & Maratheftiko.

Similarly to the English wine scene we’ve found excellent quality from smaller producers and a growing industry which we hope to see go from strength to strength.

26/02/2022

Looking forward to seeing this view again in the summer. We think we are due a decent summer after last years feeble attempt 😎!
Happy weekend, hope your glasses are charged with something spectacular 🥂

21/02/2022

It’s been a bit blowy here recently! Great to see our lovely partners Harbour Hampers have power again 🥂

Sorry we’ve been a bit quiet for the last few days! While Mother Nature was doing her thing we lost power like maybe other people around the country so no Instagram for us! ⁣
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We hope everyone was able to stay safe & we’re definitely looking forward to less blustery & warmer days ahead! 🌬⁣
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09/12/2021

Missing those long hot summer days on the vineyard 🥂
Only 5 months to go but who’s counting?

08/12/2021

Anyone else feel like it’s not stopped raining recently? We finally have a smattering of blue sky today.
Come rain or shine we’re on the vineyard delivery tours from May through to September each year (or when the wine runs out, whichever comes first!)
Gift vouchers available to purchase, valid for a full 365 days, so plenty of time to find a date that works, link in bio 👆🏼

02/12/2021

Many many eager beavers out there booking their tours for next year.
If you aren’t that organise and don’t want to commit to a date we have gift certificates available - all valid for a full 365 days.
Vineyard Tour and Wine Tasting or Vineyard Tour, Wine Tasting and Picnic from also available 🥂

16/11/2021

During our winter tour dormancy this year we've decided to get a bit crafty...

https://www.englishvineyardtours.com/blog/corking-upcycling-project/

Armed with 90 corks, a brand new glue gun, a template wreath made from grapevines (naturally), a handful of artificial holly berries and snowy pine flowers we set about making a mess and burning things.

23/09/2021

We’ve had a lovely week off accompanied by some glorious sunshine but was it too little too late? This photo popped up as a ‘memory’ from this time last year, the vineyard was a hive of activity with trailers, laden with crates of grapes off to the winery.
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In other news the diary is already getting booked up for next year 🥳🥂 - tours are starting back up again on the 7th May and we’ve already got bookings for that day and into June too! We’ve just ordered another picnic table as the picnics proved so popular this season and more fun table clothes to add a splash of colour among the luxurious green landscape🌳(campaign required for a vineyard emoji?)
Link in bio to book 👆🏽

16/09/2021

This time last year the vineyard was a hive of activity with the little red tractor keeping the vines in check.
Hoping this sunshine and warmth is going to stick around a bit longer, gloriously sunny warmth today, maybe we’re in for an Indian Summer after all?

15/09/2021

2021; Diary of a Tour Season
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Now that tours are finished for the summer we’ve had a chance to sit down and write again.
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Blog best read with a glass of wine, preferably English.

https://www.englishvineyardtours.com/blog/2021-diary-of-a-tour-season/

15th September, 2021 2021 Diary of a Tour Season We closed the vineyard gates and locked up the wine lodge for the last time this year on Saturday. Time for us to go into our own winter dormancy and keep out of the way of harvest…fingers crossed there is one this year. The weather has been quite a...

14/09/2021

We’ve had quite a few enquiries for next year at Trotton Estate Vineyards already so we got a bit excited and opened the diary up today
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We are taking it slow next year, we sold out of 2018 & 2019 this year and made a little dent in the 2020 as well so need to take it easy. We will be doing our usual Saturdays at 11am starting on Saturday 7th May and from the 1st July we’ll be adding the Friday afternoon tours too. Currently the diary is open until the end of August 2022.
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Link in bio to book 👆🏼, gift certificates also available which are valid for a full 365 days.
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Watch this space for new vineyards coming on board next year 🥂

13/09/2021

2021 recap
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We’ve welcomed 627 guests to the vineyard since May.
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We’ve served 173 bespoke picnics from
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We served 19.3kg of Sussex Charmer from
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We’ve got through a lot of wine.
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Big thanks to all our wonderful tour guides, Chloe, Pat and Patsy as well as special guest Heggie. Another shout out to vineyard manager who answered all the questions we couldn’t and kept us up to date with all the various things happening to the vines this season. Finally big thanks to who made all the wonderful picnics for our guests.
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First tour of the season will be Saturday 7th May 2022. Only 34 weeks to wait but who’s counting?