Welcombe Hills Hollow Meadow 2010

Welcombe Hills Hollow Meadow English Wine.
This crisp blend of Bacchus and Auxerrois has been gently oaked to enhance its floral aspects.
Made from our local vineyard at Welcombe Hills this English Wine offers an opportunity to sample how English Wine has improved so much in recent years as well as provideing a interesting talking point at dinner parties !!! 
Welcombe Hills vineyard was established in 2001. An initial area of half an acre was planted with Pinot Noir together with Dornfelder and Bacchus. Vines take three years to establish themselves so, apart from a small crop in 2002, the first harvest was taken to Three Choirs vineyard near Newent to be bottled in 2003. The vineyard was extended in May 2003 with a second planting of 1200 more vines.
At the United Kingdom Vineyards Association competition in June 2010 the Bacchus 2009 won a Bronze Medal and our Rose 2009 was awarded Silver.
In this year’s Mercian Vineyard Association competition our Blanc de Noir 2006 and Pinot Noir 2009 both won Bronze medals and our Hollow Meadow 2009 won four trophies: Mercian Wine of the Year, Best Wine in competition of the 2009 vintage, Best Wine from the South Mercian Region and Best wine in Class (dry whites).
The vineyard owners, Chris and Jane Gallimore, are delighted with this success, and especially with the national judges' comments, suggesting that they are part of the coming-of-age of English wines, whose quality is becoming increasingly recognised by consumers. The awards also confirm the position of Welcombe Hills Vineyard as one of the most successful small vineyards in the U.K..