Vineyard News
Our First Awards!
In our first year of production we won two awards from the United Kingdom Vineyards Association in the English and Welsh Wine of the Year Competition as well as four awards in the Mercian Vineyards Annual Competition. All very exciting!
Please visit Our Awards page for full details.
Yorkshire Rural Awards
Organised byThe Yorkshire Dalesman Magazine this annual event was hosted by John Craven on 13 May at the Pavilions, Harrogate.
We were nominated in the Food and Drink Producer of the Year category and made the shortlist! It would have been nice to win, of course, but we felt that we did well for such a new business to make the final listing.
Vineyard News - Ryedale Vineyards Wine
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News from the Winery
After a fine autumn in 2009, we picked in late September and early October. The grapes were ripe and clean, with good sugar levels.
As ever, the emphasis in the winery is on gentle handling to preserve freshness and fruit quality.
We produced four wines in 2009, and they are proving very popular with trade and private buyers. Our wine specialist, Dr Gareth Morgan, has prepared some tasting notes for them.
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RYEDALE VINEYARDS – 2009 VINTAGE
Prepared by Dr Gareth Morgan DipWSET, wine specialist at Ryedale Vineyards
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A. “Yorkshire Lass” White, pure Madeleine Angevine
A single variety wine with lovely floral notes on the nose.
The palate is dry with good fruit, but not too acidic making a very rounded partner for almost any savoury dish calling for a white wine. |
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B. “Wolds View” White, blend of Solaris, Phoenix and Seyval Blanc
Great expression of fruit on the palate (apples, grapefruit) with similar character on the nose. A really classy English white wine with a superb balance of fruit and acidity.
A delicious aperitif but also a good partner for lightly flavoured cheeses or possible a fruity dessert with citrus flavours. |
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C. “Yorkshire Sunset” Rosé, blend of Rondo and Regent
A beautiful orangey pink wine with delicate strawberry aromas.
The palate is crisp, rounded and fruity (melons and strawberries) with just a hint of sweetness. Great as an aperitif, or perhaps with a fruity starter. |
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D. “Dark Rose” Rosé, pure Rondo, unchaptalised
A deep rosé wine – verging on a pale red – totally dry and crisp with good berry fruits and light tannins.
A good partner for a wide range of foods calling for an English wine with some structure and bite. |
Suggested tasting order for a wine tasting:
A, B, C, D as above
Suggested tasting order with a meal:
Aperitif – C
Starter - A
Main course - D
Dessert/cheese – B
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Gift Vouchers
Our gift vouchers make a wonderful gift for a special birthday or anniversary. We can tailor a voucher to your specific requirements to cover, for example, a private vineyard tour and tasting, a gift packaged bottle of wine or two, and we can even include Bed and Breakfast.
Prices range from £25 to £100 or more. Please contact us for details.
Vineyard Tours
For groups of 10 to 20 people, please contact us to arrange a date.
The dates for public tours are Saturday 31 July and Saturday 28 August, both at 2 PM.
Tickets are £5 each, and must be booked in advance please.
Please bookmark this page to keep up to date on progress and availability of our wines.
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