Veraison Fairmile Vineyard is at that time of season called “veraison” by the French, when the colour of the Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier skins transitions from green to black. It never seems to happen uniformly, and you can see green-skinned grapes sitting next to pink or black-skinned grapes,…
Open Days The COVID-19 pandemic has driven demand for people keen to leave lockdown and enjoy the vineyard, socially-distanced in the fresh air. Our slope is deceptively steep, but if you can make it to the top, you will be rewarded by stunning views along the Chilterns Area of Outstanding Natur…
Another award-winner! We are delighted to announce that our 2016 wines have gone on sale – a sparkling Rosé and a Classic Cuvée as before. The outstanding 2015 vintage is going to be a hard act to follow, but the 2016 is, if anything, better still. The same glorious colours and fabulous flavours…
We are missing showing visitors around our vineyard, offering tastes of our wines and hearing your comments – just as much as we hope you are missing us during the lockdown! Chelsea Fringe Henley We can however offer a “virtual” tour and tasting – especially to afficionados of the RHS Chelsea…
Even as we watch unprecedented events unfolding globally, the vineyard continues its normal growth cycle, and an early bud-break after the mild winter. Following February’s winter pruning, sufficient labour - happily - was available in March to then tie down each vine to the shape of a capital let…
We are awestruck that Fairmile Vineyard’s Classic Cuvée has been voted the UK’s only Outstanding sparkling wine by Decanter magazine’s Masters of Wine. Decanter is the magazine trusted by connoisseurs and drinks industry professionals alike: their wine reviews are highly regarded around the world. …
Monday 5th August 2019 Phew! Our fabulous steep terrain along the Fairmile helped us escape any frosts in early May, and the delicate buds flowered beautifully to produce an astonishing number of bunches of tiny grapes. In common with many other English vineyards this year we are observing unusu…
Monday 22nd April 2019 You may not have thought it, but there is plenty to do in a vineyard over the winter. In theory, winter pruning could start as soon as the leaves have dropped in November, but at Fairmile Vineyard, we like to wait a little longer until the following February. Each of our…
Chocolatiers Gorvett & Stone and wine producers Fairmile Vineyard have joined forces to create a unique new product, Fairmile Fizz truffles. These handmade truffles have a deliciously indulgent milk chocolate and fresh cream ganache with a good measure of Fairmile Vineyard wine. The truffles ar…
Friday 7th December 2018 We are pleased to announce that our online shop has launched, from which you will be able to buy direct from the vineyard. Anyone living close to Henley can save on delivery costs by using our “click-and-collect” service. Go to the Our wines page of the website for det…
