Triumph at the 2025 Welsh Wine Awards

After a nail biting Welsh Vineyard Association Welsh Wine Awards last night, we are excited to announce our Y Lleidr was awarded the Best Rosé and Best Overall Still Wine in Wales! A fitting send-off from our old vineyard at Pen-y-Clawdd as we hand over the reins at the end of the year. Y Lleidr…

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Our bumper harvest

We’ve wrapped up our 2025 harvest at The Dell Vineyard, and we couldn’t be happier with how it’s gone. This year has been our biggest and most successful harvest yet, with 14 tonnes of grapes picked, a huge jump on the challenging, rain-soaked 2024 season. Thanks to a warm, dry spring and summer, the fruit…

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Pioneering vineyard tech

Yesterday we waved goodbye to this pioneering bit of tech. It’s a DNA spore sampler with a built in weather station and has been running in the vineyard for the last six months. It sucks in air throughout the day and at the end of each day the onboard robotics run a cycle to check…

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Solaris scores highly

It was awesome for Olwen to score 16.5 points in the Financial Times last weekend by the famous wine critic Jancis Robinson. We were privileged to have Jancis taste our still wines at the recent Wines of Great Britain trade tasting in London. The article talks about the huge expansion of English vineyards so it…

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WineGB trade and press tasting

On Monday we had the pleasure of attending the @winegb trade and press tasting in central London. We were among 80 vineyards from the UK showcasing our wines to the who’s who of the wine world! Thank you to everyone that attended, even the tube strikes didn’t deter you! We had an amazing time, and…

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Final food pop-up for 2025

On Saturday 6th September we’re going out with a bang with incredible food, live music, and plenty of wine! The weather is looking great! Pig’s Pizzas are back! They were our very first pop-up back in 2023 and sold out fast. Since then, they’ve gone on to win National Pizza Champion and loads of other…

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August Bank Holiday Open Day

With the success of our food pop-up series we’ve decided to make the next one even better, and have a good old shindig! On Saturday 23rd August, we will be welcoming back The Cheese Connection who will be bringing his big yellow truck full of cheese! With around 30 cheeses from the West Country to…

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Miniyaki’s – 2nd August

Our next food pop-up is on Saturday 2nd August from 12-6pm. We’ve got the awesome Miniyaki’s – Japanese Soul Food joining us! Our wines will be available by the glass all day. We’ll also have local craft beers for the hop-lover in your life. Come along for a great day amongst the vines. Bring the…

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The perfect wedding gift

Wedding season is well and truly upon us! Looking for a special gift for the happy couple? Our adopt-a-vine packages are a lovely idea! Choose red/white or rosé or you can go for something really special by pre-ordering our long awaited traditional method sparkling rosé which will be released next month! The couple will receive…

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Afanc Review in Money Week

We were excited to find our Afanc 2023 was picked by Matthew Jukes, wine writer and critic, as the star of the show at a recent Welsh Wine tasting event in London. In a recent article in Money Week, Matthew describes it as: “My headliner is a jaw-droppingly beautiful wine named after a mythical beast…

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