Visit to Sharpham Vineyard 16th Sept 2005
Guided tour
The guided tour was approx 2 hours and covered the vineyard, the estate, down to the estuary and, of course, the winery. There we had wine and cheese tasting - which were all excellent. Most of us really liked their very dry white wine.
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| Start of the visit | View across the estate | The old house - which used to hold the cheese making until recently |
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| Peter arriving late! | white wine grapes | the gang |
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| A good crop | Intense interest | Noting how the vines are grown on American root stock and how they are trained |
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| Our guide - one of the wine makers | the red grapes - new varieties allow the grapes to mature in our short summers | The estuary |
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| serious tasting | Slight photo wobble - but then the camera man was drinking too!! | wine selection - most of us bought some |
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| A good sit down | for a nice chat | and a bit of great cheese |
If anyone would like to go there their address is
Sharpham
Partnership Ltd,
Sharpham Estate,
Totnes,
South Devon,
TQ9 7UT
For map and directions - click here and see theirweb site here