点评:This was the final activity, on our itinerary, whilst on this mini break based in Tintern. After lunch in nearby Coleford we journeyed back to Tintern to visit this vineyard. We couldn’t visit earlier in our stay because the winery currently doesn’t open on Tuesday or Wednesday (we had arrived here on the Tuesday). We had not arranged our visit in advance, and arrived just after 14:00.
Parking here is very restricted; the access road is narrow and has a couple of blind corners. The access road is clearly marked, and is on the right hand side of The Wye Valley Hotel on the A466.
We parked-up and walked the short distance to the visitor reception and shop, where we met proprietress, who asked if we wanted to tour. As it was Welsh Wine Week the self-conducted tour was free, and we were provided with directions to the actual vineyard where vines are grown. This wasn’t far and it wasn’t an arduous walk (that ‘pleasure’ was to come). We were told that Dave; the viniculturist, would be in the vineyard. Dave is responsible for tending to the vines; ensuring that they are healthy and produce the best yield at harvest. He then blends the various grape varieties into the wine.
Dave was about to spray vines, and asked us to maintain a respectful distance as we walked around the vineyard. There were chemicals in the spray that could harm us if we came into too much contact. There was no danger because he would also avoid coming close to our route, plus there was no breeze to carry the spray.
The 17 varieties of vine grown here were planted in neat rows, and it was possible to see the beginnings of the bunches of grapes on many of the vines. Each plot of wine was marked with its variety and information about the growing conditions and the grape produced. A clearly signposted route led us up and across the vineyard. It was very steep here, and a very warm afternoon, but the views of Tintern village and the Wye River were spectacular. Info about the vineyard and some of the vinicultural process were described on more printed signs dotted around.
After about 20 minutes of walking in the vineyard we returned to the visitor reception and shop. We discussed the merits of various wines and, in particular, the blends that result in the wine produced here. We had a small tasting of a still white wine which was very pleasant. We tasted a red but we do not drink red wine. The sparking wine couldn’t be sampled of course.
We purchased two bottles of the splendid still Bacchus 2019 (Bronze medal) and a bottle of the sparkling Dathliad Rose (Silver medal).
We then set off for the 45 minute journey to home, in the knowledge that if we want to buy more wine, we can get here with ease.
An interesting visit with spectacular views providing you embrace the climb.
翻译:这是我们行程中的最后一项活动,也是在廷特恩短暂休息期间的活动。在附近的科尔福德吃完午餐后,我们回到廷特恩参观这个葡萄园。我们无法在住宿期间提前参观,因为酒庄目前在周二或周三不开放(我们是周二抵达这里的)。我们没有提前安排参观,14:00刚过就到达了。
这里的停车位非常有限;通道很窄,有几个盲角。通路有清晰的标记,位于 A466 公路上怀伊谷酒店 (The Wye Valley Hotel) 的右侧。
我们把车停好,步行一小段距离到达游客接待处和商店,在那里我们遇到了老板娘,她问我们是否想参观。由于当时是威尔士葡萄酒周,自助游是免费的,我们还得到了前往种植葡萄树的实际葡萄园的指示。这并不远,也不是一次艰苦的步行(“快乐”即将到来)。我们被告知戴夫;葡萄栽培者将在葡萄园里。戴夫(Dave)负责照料葡萄藤;确保它们健康并在收获时产生最佳产量。然后他将各种葡萄品种混合到葡萄酒中。
戴夫正要喷洒葡萄藤,并要求我们在葡萄园周围行走时保持尊重的距离。喷雾中含有化学物质,如果我们接触过多,可能会伤害我们。没有危险,因为他也会避免靠近我们的路线,而且没有微风携带喷雾。
这里种植的17个品种的葡萄藤排列整齐,许多葡萄藤上都可以看到葡萄串的雏形。每块葡萄酒都标有其品种以及有关生长条件和所产葡萄的信息。一条路标清晰的路线引导我们穿过葡萄园。这里非常陡峭,下午非常温暖,但丁登村和瓦伊河的景色非常壮观。有关葡萄园和一些葡萄栽培过程的信息在散布的更多印刷标志上进行了描述。
在葡萄园里走了大约20分钟后,我们回到了游客接待处和商店。我们讨论了各种葡萄酒的优点,特别是这里生产的葡萄酒的混合酒。我们品尝了一小口静止的白葡萄酒,非常愉快。我们品尝了红酒,但我们不喝红酒。起泡酒当然不能品尝。
我们购买了两瓶出色的 2019 年蒸馏酒 Bacchus(铜牌)和一瓶起泡的 Dathliad Rose(银牌)。
然后我们踏上了 45 分钟的旅程回家,因为我们知道如果我们想买更多的酒,我们可以轻松到达这里。
这是一次有趣的参观,欣赏壮丽的景色,让您拥抱攀登。