Today's edition of the Independent features Albury Vineyard alongside the great French wines of Romanée Conti, Chateau Palmer and Domaine Leflaive, in a prominent article about biodynamic wine.
Paul Gallagher has written the excellent piece "Wine growers are toasting biodynamic methods"which explains why biodynamics is becoming increasingly popular for vineyards producing premium quality wine....
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Winemaker Monty Waldin attempts to answer the question: What is a Pet Nat? You might be surprised by his answer!
You can also view the video on the
Monty's Pet Nat facebook page(and you don't need a Facebook account to do this). Remember to 'like and share' this page - when it reaches 200 likes we will give away a bottle of Monty's Pet Nat, and we are nearly there! You can also tweet about the wine...
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Monty's Pet Nat story continues! Monty’s got the help of Albury Vineyard in Surrey, which is Organic and chemical free – a real challenge for any winemaker but a clever bit of kit helps the team. Look out for Monty's mini council of Europe!
You can view the video on the
Monty's Pet Nat facebook page. Remember to 'like and share' this page - when it reaches 200 likes we will give away a bottle...
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Alex, Albury's vineyard manager
A new Episode of the Monty's Pet Nat story! This time Monty meets two delightful characters, Alex and Attila! Watch to find out more about them and how Monty's gets on with
his ambition to make the UK's first Pet Nat sparkling wine.
You can view the video on the
Monty's Pet Nat facebook page. Remember to 'like and share' this page - when it reaches 200 likes we...
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The Monty's Pet Nat story continues! This week, Monty visits Albury Organic Vineyard in Surrey to pitch an idea to owner Nick Wenman. Monty hopes Nick can help him with a risky venture into English winemaking!
You can view the video on the
Monty's Pet Nat facebook page. Remember to 'like and share' this page - when it reaches 200 likes we will give away a bottle of Monty's Pet Nat! You can also...
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This year, Albury Organic Vineyard is opening for tours and wine tasting! Throughout 2015 we are offering a number of general tour and tasting sessions costing £10 per person, £5 of which is redeemable against wine purchases. All tours start at 11am and last apoximately 1 1/2 hours.
What's Included?
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A tour of the vineyard with either vineyard owner Nick Wenman or vineyard manager Alex Valsecchi
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Let the story unfold! In this first Episode of Monty's Pet Nat film series, winemaker Monty Waldin explores English Wine's new 'coming of age' when he visits award winning Hattingley Valley Vineyard in Hampshire. It proves to be an inspiring visit.
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Monty's Pet Nat facebook page. Remember to 'like and share' this page - when it reaches 200 likes...
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History in the making! Get a flavour of how the UK's first 'Pet Nat' sparkling wine was created by Monty Waldin and Albury Organic Vineyard. Filmed over a year, this series of 13 short films tells the unique story. English Winemaking at its best!
Albury Vineyard has teamed up with Monty Waldin, an expert in biodynamic wine, to produce Monty's Pet Nat, the UK's first petillant naturel. Monty's Pet...
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Last week we tasted our Silent Pool Rosé 2014, which will be available at the beginning of
English Wine Week on 22nd May when we will also be releasing Albury Estate Premier Cuvée (our first quality bubbly).
Ulrich Hoffmann (the winemaker) has once again done an excellent job and produced what is probably our best still rosé wine so far. Made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grapes it has a salmon...
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According to the Biodynamic Calendar today was a Fruit Day, which is a great day for tasting wine.
There are four different classifications of days (Fruit, Flower, Leaf and Root), defined according to the position of the moon in relation to the twelve constellations. Each constellation is associated with four elements, earth, air, fire and water and each of these elements effects a different part...
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During the winter we've been busy pruning and tying down our 21,000 vines. It's the "royal we" of course as Alex has done almost all the work! The old wood has been taken off the vineyard and burnt, and we are now replacing broken canes and repairing some of the trellising.
We are also spreading some biodynamic compost on the vineyard which adds organic matter and helps to put back some of the...
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