Shouting at Weather Col Fondo NV

A wine created from selected grapes sourced from a local conventional vineyard in East Herefordshire. 

Hand picked Seyval Blanc grapes from 2021 and Phoenix grapes from 2022 bought together to create an elegant skin contact sparkling wine. 

2021 was a long cool growing season, the Seyval Blanc was picked late to allow maximum possible ripening. On arrival at the winery the grapes were crushed and destemmed. Fermented in steel with wild yeasts on skins for 21 days with gentle cap punching twice daily before pressing. Fermentation completed in old oak barrels where it was allowed to age on lees for the next 12 months.

2022 was a much warmer growing season which allowed us to pick the Phoenix grapes in early October. On arrival at the winery the Phoenix was crushed and destemmed, with 20% kept as whole bunches. Fermented in steel with wild yeasts on the skins for 21 days with gentle cap punching twice daily before pressing. Fermentation completed in old oak barrels.

In late 2022 both wines were blended together 50/50. Half the wine aged in old oak and half steel. Bottled in spring 2023 with 8g/l organic sugar in lightweight bottles. Unfined, unfiltered, undisgorged and with no sulphur addition 

• 8.5% vol
• 750ml
• Unfined, unfiltered, undisgorged
• No added sulphur

FAQs

How quickly will my wine arrive? Everything is packed and shipped by us. We aim to get all order out within 48 hours. Orders are shipped using Royal Mail tracked48.

Is your wine vegan? Yes! We use no fining agents for our wine. Instead we give the wine the time it needs to be stable and we're comfortable with a little sediment

Is your wine organic? Our main vineyard in Turnastone, Herefordshire is certified organic through the soil association. Occasionally we buy in grapes for other vineyards this will be stated in the wines description above.

Does your wine contain sulphites? We never add sulphites to our wines, however, a small amount do occur naturally during fermentation. This means that often our wines would be classified as sulphite free (below 10mg/l)