This road trip was about a month ago. Having visited a cider brewery, we decided we should balance the scales and visit a winery as well. A winery in England? Yep, we were a bit surprised as well, but there are a few. And sparkling wine from England is starting to gain some momentum, we're told. Otherwise, England's not really known for great wine (and this visit didn't change our minds on that front.)
Three Choirs makes sparkling and also a number of whites and a few reds. We had the full tour and tasting, and while not impressed by the wines, we did have a nice day out in the country.
It was a beautiful fall day - a bit rainy and overcast at times, but that's fairly typical. The drive was mostly highway so we did see some colour, but not the great fall leaves until we arrived.
I know, it was a winery, but the only thing we bought was some Whittingtons Brewery beer. And then only because of the cute cat names and artwork on the bottles. Luckily, it's actually pretty good as well as cute!
This is the tasting room, although we didn't actually taste here, but instead along the tour. No photos allowed, so the tasting room is all you get.
The vineyards were really pretty and along the rolling hills of the area. A nice fall landscape.
They had a groomed trail through the vineyards that you could walk along and even eat the grapes if you found any. We were warned they don't taste very good. Since it was a bit rainy, we decided not to take the walk.
A nice day and we can now add England to our list of countries where we've taken wine tours. I think we're up to around 7 now. US, Australia, New Zealand, England, Italy, South Africa, and France
Three Choirs makes sparkling and also a number of whites and a few reds. We had the full tour and tasting, and while not impressed by the wines, we did have a nice day out in the country.
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