Sun! Sun! Sun! - The Grange

We hope you are looking forward to a last (and possibly only?) hurrah of BBQ’s, picnics and chatting in scent-filled summer gardens and we’d love to be providing the refreshments!

We’re both sorry and delighted to say that, thanks to some very strong demand from the trade, the CLASSIC NV has sold out (though you can still get supplies from our retailers). But in its place can we point you in the direction of some other options?

First up, for the CLASSIC lover, how about the 2016 vintage CLASSIC in magnum? This wine has been delighting the THURSDAY LATES crowd and according to Harry is “… reminiscent of delicately poached orchard fruits with a smooth, creamy palate and a very long, savoury, finish.”

“Luscious white stone and orchard fruit on the nose that integrates with lightly toasted nuts, sweet spice, and buttered patisserie."

Next up comes our International Wine Challenge '24 GOLD medal winner, the WHITE FROM BLACK 2020. With over a year on cork this linear and elegant wine is beginning to develop a delicious nuttiness on top of the succulent stone fruit and quince flavours.

“Luscious white stone and orchard fruit on the nose that integrates with lightly toasted nuts, sweet spice, and buttered patisserie. The palate is oily and mouthcoating yet balanced by a refreshing saline acidity. An exciting new successor to the 2018 WHITE FROM BLACK gold medal winner."

Or you could go for sparkling PINK NV followed by STILL PINK 2023 and finish with 2018 PINK in magnum… fill up because this might be the last of the summer wine!

The view from the vineyard...

We hope that you have enjoyed this weather more than our vines have! Samuel has somehow kept his tail up and the outlook for September is (at least at this moment in time) brighter, so positivity is the order of the day. Nevertheless, I’d give a lot for three weeks of sun between now and mid-October, when the chaos that is harvest begins - we shall see. Thankfully ‘22 and ‘23 were very good harvests so maybe we are due a poor one…

By the way, if any of you fancy getting your hands juicy at harvest, let us know and we’ll sort out some buckets and a pair of snips!

Running through September and into November, we have our regular vineyard tours on the dates on the website but, should you want to organise a bespoke tour, drop us a line.