What's going on among the vines Andy?

“Despite a challenging start to the year, the continued sunshine has bought the harvest date in line with where we like to be (mid-September).

Warm temperatures and sunlight have allowed excellent fruit development, with our early ripening varieties going through veraison. Near-perfect conditions at flowering means we’re seeing good-sized bunches and promising yields across all varieties.

As always, we remain vigilant due to high-disease pressure this year, we’ve employed many mechanical processes to ensure prevention across the Estate. The term ‘coiled-spring’ comes to mind at the moment, we can’t wait to get harvest started!!”

In other news, we are proud to be listed with Plant Heritage for our vines that have been planted at New Hall since 1968. Our collection of Vitis vinifera have been registered for decades; what an honour.

Richard Wollaston, Chairman of Essex Plant Heritage visited New Hall Wine Estate this month to present Andy with a plaque celebrating our long-standing collection. The National Plant Collection is a registered and documented collection of a group of plants through Plant Heritage. These can be linked botanically by plant group, or perhaps have a shared history or geography.

Having our vines as part of this registered conservation scheme ensures that they will be a resource for generations to come.