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Harvest 23/24 Sept 2016
Our intrepid volunteers gave brilliant help with grape harvest on two consecutive days – with plenty of food coming from North’s delicatessen and Rothley Fisheries. 800kg of solaris grapes were picked and processed on Saturday afternoon. A big thank you to our noble volunteers – we cannot manage without you!
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Harvests!
Tricky to anticipate harvest date because the grapes make the decision! Anyway, we anticipate: Friday 23 Sept SOLARIS (picking only) Saturday 24th Full SOLARIS harvest with treading and pressing Friday 30 Sept SIEGERREBE (picking only) Saturday 1st Oct Full harvest SIEGERREBE with treading and pressing Friday 14 Oct RONDO (picking only) Saturday 15th Oct Full…
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Day 106
Rotavating (spelling?) went well on side lawn with the lumps and humps evened out. Due for grass seed soon. Will be some time before it is suitable for wheelchairs though!
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Over the moon!
Our new pink sparkling wine, Noble Purpose, won a silver medal at the Mercian Vineyards Association Competition yesterday. The grapes were grown by us and then made into sparkling wine by the Halfpenny Green Team. When you look at their impressive trophy haul yesterday, it is apparent what a talented and dynamic team they all…
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Days 101-105
Plastering finished and skirting boards started. Slabs on side path to car parking area re-laid.
Got any book recommendations?