This year’s spring wine releases tread the line between playful and detailed really nicely, with many familiar favourites set to drink well through the long summer ahead. A couple of new wines surface this year, in the lively & spicy pink fizz of the Pepato Sparkling, and the classic minded Redux Chardonnay – a throw back to richer Chardy of days gone, through the lens of an experimental approach. Personal fave Fabric Chenin keeps evolving into a wonderful stylistic wine with balance of freshness, richness & fine texture, while this year’s Suzy Rouge is looking moreish as an everyday drinking red that just takes chill so well. My top ‘Revival’ Grenache is still maturing in ceramic amphorae for release next autumn.      

It’s always a rollercoaster ride of emotions raising wine up and into bottle, wondering if people will enjoy the results of the year’s work. The artist sensibilities in me go through emotional stages of “this is great, to this might be shit, to this is really hard, to this might actually be ok, to this could actually be really great!”. So I’ve been riding the wave of creation through to product release, and now the wines are out there and I’m really loving the reactions & feedback. To finally realise the wines and get that feedback of enjoyment, really does complete the cycle. I hope you all enjoy x