点评:We were given an 'Unlimited Cream Tea' voucher which we had not got around to and needed to be used. It was easy to book and they were helpful and flexible to fit us into a vacant afternoon.
The visit was a mix of good and not so good. The place looks quite run down externally and could do with tidying and painting, although the cold (3 deg C) and overcast day probably did not help. The entrance lads into an old barn type structure which was almost as cold inside as out with only a mobile gas heater which was only half turned on. The staff are nice and tell you what will happen and you can then buy wine, bubbly or tea and coffee while you wait for the start.
Our guide was Ted who was very knowledgeable and good. He took us around part of the vineyard and explained about the vines. We then went to the machinery which would have been interesting but the presses were covered and only described (sorry, interest of an engineer in machinery). The fermentation shed was almost as cold as outside!
After the tour we went back to the 'barn' where the wine tasting took place upstairs. Ted took us through 4 wines and 4 bubblies with a taste of each which was good (although I had to only sip a little of each as I had to drive home after). There was talk of the offers (6 bottles of bubbly for £99) but no hard sell. After it was back to the lower area where there was scones (shop bought) with clotted cream and jam and cakes. It included tea and coffee or you could buy glasses of wine. The group for this tour was only 8 people so there was enough for all.
Overall it was good and interesting but could be improved with some tidying and decoration (toilets were not too good either), and heating if it is to be run in winter.
翻译:他们给了我们一张“无限量奶油茶”代金券,但我们没有拿到,需要用一下。预订很容易,他们很乐于助人,很灵活,在一个空闲的下午安排了我们的行程。
这次参观有好有坏。这个地方从外观上看相当破旧,需要整理和粉刷一下,不过寒冷(3 摄氏度)和阴天可能没有起到什么作用。入口处是一个旧谷仓式的建筑,里面和外面一样冷,只有一个只打开了一半的移动燃气加热器。工作人员很友好,会告诉你会发生什么,然后你可以在等待开始时买葡萄酒、起泡酒、茶和咖啡。
我们的导游是 Ted,他知识渊博,很优秀。他带我们参观了葡萄园的一部分,并解释了葡萄藤。然后我们去了机器,这本来会很有趣,但压榨机被盖住了,只做了描述(对不起,工程师对机械感兴趣)。发酵棚几乎和外面一样冷!
参观结束后,我们回到“谷仓”,在楼上品酒。泰德带我们品尝了 4 种葡萄酒和 4 种起泡酒,每种都很不错(虽然我只能喝一点,因为之后我必须开车回家)。有人在谈论优惠(6 瓶起泡酒,99 英镑),但没有强行推销。之后我们回到下层区域,那里有烤饼(商店买的)、凝固奶油和果酱以及蛋糕。包括茶和咖啡,或者你可以买几杯酒。这次旅行的团队只有 8 个人,所以足够所有人享用。
总的来说,它很好,很有趣,但可以通过一些整理和装饰来改进(厕所也不太好),如果要在冬天使用,还需要加热。