Events and News
The English Wine and Food Festival
at Brightwell Vineyard
Vineyards in the Thames and Chilterns region are presenting their exciting wines at the English Wine & Food Festival at Brightwell Vineyard, Wallingford, on Saturday 10th and Sunday 11th July 2021, from 11am to 5pm each day.
You will have the opportunity to taste, compare and buy award-winning local wines in one relaxing location. Meet winemakers and growers, a Master of Wine specialising in English wine, and learn more about the grape varieties that do well in our climate. Exotic names like Bacchus, Dornfelder and Phoenix rub shoulders with classic varieties like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to produce superb wines that reflect the local area. Try many different wines and styles before you purchase glasses of wine to enjoy at the event, and bottles to take home.
Along side the participating vineyards local food producers will be cooking up tasty meals and selling beautifully made culinary delights. Pairing the wide range of still and sparkling wines with the freshly made dishes on offer makes this a rewarding event for wine-lovers and foodies alike.
Wine tastings and sales, vineyard walks, local artisan food and craft suppliers, make this a enjoyable, informal and informative afternoon – a real celebration of the wonderful variety of wines and foods that the Thames and Chilterns region has to offer.
COVID-19: this outdoor event will comply with government guidance regarding COVID-19 safe procedures in place at the time of the festival.
You will have the opportunity to taste, compare and buy award-winning local wines in one relaxing location. Meet winemakers and growers, a Master of Wine specialising in English wine, and learn more about the grape varieties that do well in our climate. Exotic names like Bacchus, Dornfelder and Phoenix rub shoulders with classic varieties like Pinot Noir and Chardonnay to produce superb wines that reflect the local area. Try many different wines and styles before you purchase glasses of wine to enjoy at the event, and bottles to take home.
Along side the participating vineyards local food producers will be cooking up tasty meals and selling beautifully made culinary delights. Pairing the wide range of still and sparkling wines with the freshly made dishes on offer makes this a rewarding event for wine-lovers and foodies alike.
Wine tastings and sales, vineyard walks, local artisan food and craft suppliers, make this a enjoyable, informal and informative afternoon – a real celebration of the wonderful variety of wines and foods that the Thames and Chilterns region has to offer.
COVID-19: this outdoor event will comply with government guidance regarding COVID-19 safe procedures in place at the time of the festival.
Christmas Mini Market at Bothy Vineyard
This was a huge success over the 2020 Christmas period. Wonderful feedback was received by all, though the mini squall that passed over on the second weekend was a complete terror. Fortunately alls well that ended well.
Wildflower Blog
Through out Spring 2020 we have noted in a photo diary all the wildflowers that have popped up in our vineyard. If you are love wildflowers why not log in to our Facebook Page and see if you recognise these beauties?www.facebook.com/bothyvineyard/
These records have now been uploaed onto the national database IRecord.
Bothy Vineyard continues to work as sustainably as it can and actively supports Wild Oxfordshire, a local charity that builds partnership and consensus around wildlife diveristy in the county.
These records have now been uploaed onto the national database IRecord.
Bothy Vineyard continues to work as sustainably as it can and actively supports Wild Oxfordshire, a local charity that builds partnership and consensus around wildlife diveristy in the county.
Help needed from Local Businesses to gather More Corks
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Bothy Vineyard has found a way of making corks work harder. Besides using corks to stopper their own wines, this local vineyard is now collecting its used corks and passing them onto Recorked UK, a cork-recycling programme that then donates a penny for every cork collected to local wildlife charity Wild Oxfordshire. Bothy is the most successful collection point in the UK and we couldn't have done this alone.
There is a huge UK demand for this wonderful natural material, which is not currently being met. The White Hart at Fyfield, Cherwell Boathouse and Added Ingredients in Abingdon are just some businesses that have agreed to give their old corks to this cause. Can your business do the same? Please contact Sian Liwicki at Bothy Vineyard, by ringing 01865 390067 or emailing office@bothyvineyard.co.uk |