Harvest 2023 has started .. Pinot Noir Précoce this week.

Good news

Brussels crowns it all with surprise changes to sparkling wine packaging vitisphere.com/news-100108-br…

Discover what's involved during a typical year in our Winery. We are fortunate to be able to carry out the full winemaking process on our single-site Estate, but there’s still plenty of room for innovation and experimentation. Read more: ow.ly/NvKb50PBNmf

In our latest blog, we catch up with our Vineyard Manager Cam to reflect on the last 12 years at Rathfinny and the exciting adventures that lie ahead. Read the Q&A in our latest blog: ow.ly/PokJ50PxvXy

Despite the cool, ‘soggy’ July, English vineyard owners seem optimistic for a good crop … let’s see how September ends!

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UK’s Best Vineyard Restaurants.. quintessentially.com/noted/uk-viney… Rathfinny Estate Wiston Estate Ridgeview Wine #Llanrech
What a great excuse to visit a vineyard!

Nice to see … #Veraison Rathfinny Estate

Fight for the right to sulphite. In today’s Bury Free Press by Jake Bennett-Day…

Andrew Catchpole I enjoyed a glass of Rathfinny Estate classic cuvee yesterday morning at the same bar, which helped cope with a two hour flight delay !

South Downs (by Vagabond) at Gatwick S - what a civilised way to start a trip

Bottling has finished of our 2022 vintage #SussexSparkling wines. They are now bottle fermenting and will be left to age in our temperature controlled cellar .. see you in 2027.

⁦Rathfinny Estate⁩ sparkling wine aged at the bottom of the Artic sea ⁦The Independent⁩ .. look out for it on ⁦Hurtigruten⁩ Cruise ships independent.co.uk/wine/sea-aged-…

Lovely to have Richard James DipWSET of Rathfinny Estate drop in on our Friday morning team tasting.

As our first shipment of Sussex Sparkling makes its way to China, our ambition becomes ever closer: ‘One day you will walk into a bar in New York or Beijing and you’ll be asked, “Would you like a glass of Champagne or a delicious glass of Sussex? I can recommend Rathfinny.”’

As our Rathfinny Residency gets underway in the courtyard of NATIVE Restaurants at Browns, we caught up with Head Chef and Co-Founder, Ivan Tisdall-Downes to talk all about Native's ethos and commitment to sustainability. Read more: ow.ly/jvq150OVHWP

The warm weather has allowed the vines to catch-up and we can expect flowering to start in the next fortnight. I’ve never seen the vineyard look so consistently good across the site Rathfinny Estate #RathfinnySummer

If you find yourself in Padstow/Cornwall this summer, go to Paul Ainsworth ⁦No6 in Padstow⁩ .. lovely people, delicious food and some great wines.

We agreed the blend and ABV on our 2017 Sussex Brandy yesterday. We hope to have it bottled and labelled ready for release later this summer. ⁦Rathfinny Estate⁩

#yearofwine2023
Beautifully structured wines this weekend.
The Wine Wankers 🍾🤛🎉🥂 Stephen McConnell Steve Kubota 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿🇫🇷🇮🇪 F R A N K I E🍷🥂🍇 Jules Mahon Cathrine Todd Mike Giordano Texas Wineaux @dpen_vini MTL WINE GUY🍷🇮🇹 Susan Hulme MW Richard James DipWSET jim dunlop Lee Isaacs Tim Milford James Hubbard Peter Dean Liam Mycroft

Did you know that there are the Seven Sisters in southern England 🏴󠁧󠁢󠁥󠁮󠁧󠁿 and de syr søatre (Seven Sisters) mountains in Norway 🇳🇴 .. we visited last weekend to mark a collaboration, more to be revealed very soon.!!