Nottingham Wine Estate
Wolds Wine Estate
The Nottingham Vineyard with Luxury Glamping
There is always a lot happening at Wolds Wine Estate – and it’s not only focused on wine.
We are looking to expand and diversify our activities to support the local ecosystem and allow others to enjoy the beauty of nature. We are particularly passionate about helping the local bee population. We now have 4 bee hives on the estate and are hoping to add to this. We can’t wait to try some delicious Wolds Wine Estate honey!
We planted a cider orchard in 2022. We have a mixture of varieties of cider apple and perry pear trees. From these we hope to make our own single variety cider and perry along with some sweet and dry multi-varietals.
Sheep graze our fields to help us manage the grass in an eco friendly way. They are often rotated around fields but we try to have them in view of the glamping pods when we can.
We have pigs on the estate too. The pigs are particular favourites of our glampers and do a great job of providing nutrients for the vines and will eat up our grape and apple pomace after pressing.
Our Vineyard & Wines
We have over 3.3 acres of vineyard made up of over 4,000 vines which we manage. The vineyard is split into two areas. The Champagne field which has all the varieties to make a wonderful English Sparkling Wine (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier). And the glamping field which has the Solaris (white) and Rondo (red) varieties.
Planted in March 2020, for the first two years we focus the growth of the vine in the roots and into a single shoot. This single shoot will be the main trunk for future growth and grape growing. In the first three years we follow an intensive pruning regime to remove any wasted growth such as tendrils, lateral shoots and grapes. Now our vines are producing we will prune heavily every April and await harvest in September / October.
After the harvest the grapes will make their way to the winery for the exciting bit. All our wines are made on-site by us. Our wines are natural wines and you can find out more in our online shop or come on one of our tours and tastings.
Cider Orchard
We have big dreams for our traditional cider orchard. Not only will it provide us with wonderful fruit for our cider and perries but it will also create a wonderful home for insects, pollinators and birds. And create a smashing picnic spot. It will be another 10 years are so before it looks how we want but until then we will admire it anyway.
Over near the Estate house we have a small orchard with a collection of old fruit trees. These trees provide part of the fruit for our 2022 vintage award winning cider.
Our orchard will be pesticide free and all apples and pears will be picked by hand for our lovely cider.
Our Sheep
We have a lot of grass to maintain and we can’t think of a more ecological way to keep it short than by letting our friendly neighbouring farmer put his sheep in our fields from time to time.
These sheep are expert grass cutters, the only problem is they are expert escape artists too. We have to be careful to ensure they stay away from our vineyard!
We will rotate them around the estate as needed and they will also be moved onto other fields in the local area when our grass gets too short.
Bee Hives & Honey
Our Pigs
Two pigs have joined the family. They are currently having fun playing and rolling in the mud and rooting around in the field. Pigs are well known escape artists so we hope they don’t get loose and make their way over to the vines.
The pigs are so friendly and playful that they are a joy to watch.
