At Three Choirs, our winemaker is also in charge of the growing. This ensures that there is continuity throughout the season, from pruning through to putting the wine into bottles.

Cool climate viticulture is fast gaining a reputation for producing good quality wines at a good price. New Zealand are leading the way, with North America, Canada and England now following. The cool climate produces grapes with good fruit character. Low temperatures mean that the flavours do not "boil" away in the vineyard, giving the winemaker a better raw material. Even in warmer climates such as Southern Europe and Australia, vineyards are being planted on hills and mountains to capture the 'fruit'.

When the grapes arrive at the winery, we keep the "cool" theme through the winemaking process, so that the delicate flavours are not lost.

The attraction of English wine is its delicate, fine, clean fruit flavours, and every effort is made in the winery to maximise these qualities, throughout the operation.