April 19th 2010 - OKEHAMPTON PROBUS CLUB
We went along to the Okehampton Conservative Club to give a talk to the Okehampton and Chagford Probus Club about our business. All the members enjoyed a tasting and the chance to buy some wine. All being well, they will be organising a minibus trip out later in the summer to see us and taste this years new wines.
March 31st 2010 – EASTCOTT DRY WHITE...
... is on its way! After several months in tank the flavours have really developed and it is now a lovely balanced dry wine with a fruity nose and a long minerally finish. It was bottled at the end of March and will be ready for drinking in May. We can't wait!
March 29th 2010 - ROTARY CLUB VISIT
We were delighted to welcome the members and their partners of the Hatherleigh Rotary Club to the vineyard. They heard first hand from Hilary & Richard about how they are building the business and tasted our ‘Two Moors Rose’ before moving on to The Green Dragon at Northlew.
March 21st 2010 – HERE'S TO OUR NEW ROSE!
Our second Rosé is made from a single grape variety - Rondo - whose grapes have unusual pink tinged flesh and very richly coloured skins. The processing had to be carried out extremely carefully to get just the right colour in the wine but we're very pleased with the result now it's bottled and the fruit flavour shines through wonderfully. Having been bottled in late March it will be ready for drinking in May, just in time for the Summer season. Perfect!
March 8th 2010 – GRANT SUCCESS!
A contract was signed for an RDPE grant to support our 2010 business development. So our project will be part financed by the ‘European Agricultural Fund for European Development 2007-2013: Europe investing in rural areas’. The project is being delivered through the South West of England Regional Development Agency with Defra as the Managing Authority.
March 2nd 2010 – SPREADING THE WORD
We gave a talk to the Friendly Society in the Charter Hall, Okehampton about the vineyard and winery. Thanks to our friends at South Yeo East for the loan of their projector!
December 16th 2009 – HAMPER EMERGENCY…..
We took a call from T&M Supplies of North Tawton, asking if we could help them out with sourcing the final item for their Christmas Hampers. This we happily agreed to do and one of their staff who lives locally, arrived to pick them up the very same day.
December 5th 2009 – VICTORIAN FAYRE, The Winsford Centre, Halwill
Our first winter sales event was to join in the festive fun at nearby Halwill. The Winsford Centre is a Grade II* listed building built in 1900. The former Cottage Hospital was designed by C.F.A. Voysey, a contemporary of William Morris and Lutyens.
OCTOBER 2009 – WINEMAKING AGAIN
Several happy days were spent processing this year’s grapes. The weather over the summer was actually quite warm, despite everyone’s perception that it was very wet again. Overall the sugar levels were quite high, although many of the grapes had unusually thin skins this year, making them a challenge to work with. We made three wines: a new Rosé, a still white and the base wine for another sparkling white. The first two will be ready for drinking in 2010 – see our Wines page for full details.
August 20th 2009 – CHAGFORD SHOW
Our stall in the Food Tent proved very popular on a lovely sunny day (the odd shower also helped bring people in!). Lots of positive comments and a good tally of sales were very encouraging.
July 25th 2009 – TAVISTOCK FARMERS MARKET
Hilary and Helen spent a sunny morning on a prime pitch right in the middle of Tavistock Farmers Market, offering tastes and selling bottles of Rosé to locals and tourists alike. All in all a great success!
June 23rd 2009 – HIGHLY COMMENDED!
We were delighted to learn that our first wine, Two Moors Rosé, had been awarded a 'Highly Commended' in the English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition. This is the premier UK wine competition, attracting entries from large numbers of vineyards and wineries, including all the top names in the industry. This award now means that Two Moors Rosé qualifies for Regional Wine status.
Holiday Cottages at Eastcott Vineyard.
