Dorset Vineyard Tour
Visiting Vineyards in Dorset
English wines are proving ever popular as many people are trying more local produce and enjoying the flavours and varieties as much, if not more than the traditional, popular wine producers of France, Australia and Italy amongst others.
The mild weather and good quality soil is ideal for growing grapes for wine, the most popular varieties produced in this area are Pinot Noir, Bacchus and Chardonnay.
Vines grown in the Dorchester region are set on chalky soil, similar to that found in the Champagne region of France, you can therefore find some excellent sparking white wines too.
Why not take your time and stay a while, we have put together an offering of accommodation with breakfast and tours to enjoy over 2 to 3 days.
Choice of Accommodation
📅 Arrive
Check in to your room.
🛏️ Stay
Double room for 2 nights with king-sized bed and ensuite.
🍽️ Breakfast
Continental breakfast for 2 persons, fresh fruit, yoghurts, tea/coffee making facilities.
📍 Bradford Peverell, Dorchester, DT2 9SA
📅 Arrive
Check in to your room.
🛏️ Stay
Double room for 2 nights with ensuite.
🍽️ Breakfast
Cooked breakfast, fresh fruit, yoghurts, cereals, toast, home-made jams, preserves & honey.
📍 Bere Regis, Dorset, BH20 7HS
Choice of Vineyard Tours
🎫 1 Hour Vineyard Tour (Fri & Sat only)
The Tours are carried out by the vineyard owners and will begin in the idyllic surroundings of the Oak amphitheatre and adjoining waterfalls. You will then be guided through the many rows of Pinot and Chardonnay vines whilst they share with you details of the work involved with growing grapes to the highest standards possible in the UK.
🍷 Wine Tasting
After you have toured the vines, you are taken to the visitor’s centre to discover how the vineyard was created and the various stages of getting the product to market. Finally, there is the opportunity to sample the wines.
📍 Lytchett Matravers, Dorset, BH16 6BX
🎫 2 1/2 Hour Vineyard Tour (Sat & Sun only)
Your experience begins with a relaxed walk around the vineyards, where you will learn about the highlights of the grape growing season and how, in the UK challenging climate we are able to produce premium grapes for sparkling wines. You’ll then be walked through the individual parcels and be told the importance of their nuances and how they are managed.
🍷 Wine Tasting
Finally, you will arrive in the Vineyard Shed and you will take part if a tutored tasting of 4 wines.
📍 Cholderton, Wiltshire, SP4 0EW
🎫 2 Hour Vineyard Tour (Sat only)
‘Little Bubbles‘
A two hour event starting with a guided tour of our vineyard followed by a flight of 3 of our wines including an individual tasting board on the Terrace or in the Tasting room.
Upgrade to Big Bubbles* – premium wines tour for an extra £10pp
🍷 Wine Tasting
Col Fondo 2020 – Col Fondo Rosa 2018 – Red 19
*Three Summers 2018 our Traditional Method Sparkling Wine – Col Fondo 2020 Sparkling Wine – Ruby Moon 2020 our premium still red
📍 Winters Lane, Waddon, DT3 4ER