In general the vines were brought on early by a warm February and March – making a lot of England susceptible to frost attack. At Weyborne, our altitude protected the vines from the worst. Despite the summer being scorchingly hot, the growth was now on time, rather than early. So a very promising looking vintage by early September – but then came a deluge of rain during the harvest – causing a some of English vineyards to become a mud bath. Whilst this swelled yields – the wet slowed down sugar accumulation. At Weyborne we hand picked our best grapes to come away with a good vintage.
ORIANA 2019
A unique location at the highest point of the South Downs National Park in West Sussex. The vineyard at Weyborne Estate affords breathtaking views of a quintessentially English landscape.