Vineyard establishment

Despite a cooler and wetter grape growing season than 2018 South-East & South-Central England still had a 2019 season (April – October) average temperature (GST) over 1oC warmer than the [...]

Frost events Climate change is driving more extreme weather events. In 2017 some vineyards had 10–15 frost events during the critical period post bud burst, with reports of 70-80% of young buds [...]

Thousands of farmers looking to maximise the money-making potential of their land will flock to Birmingham’s NEC on November 6 & 7. The Farm Business Innovation Show is Britain’s biggest [...]

Following the release of new grant funding UK vineyards can now request financial support for equipment to help prevent frost damage. With early season frost being a major issue in the English [...]

This useful blog written by WineGB, the UK’s industry body, can also be found on their website . There are currently around 2,500 ha (6,200 acres) of vineyards in the UK and this has [...]

Sussex Innovation Centre 5 minutes with our CEO Alistair Nesbitt and Operations Manager Adam Slate By Sussex Innovation Centre In our regular series, our Community Manager Daisy interviews new [...]

It all starts with the land. If you have agricultural land – in the right locations, with suitable topography, soil and climate – now could be the perfect time to make a move into English [...]

Vinescapes are thrilled to be involved with a new research venture, studying future climate change projections and impacts on UK wine production, CREWS-UK. As cool climate viticulture expands [...]

Vinescapes is working in partnership with Mikrosera, a Turkish based manufacturer of mobile Frost Fans that protect vineyards from radiation frosts. Their mobile frost fans have 5 major points of [...]

Dr Alistair Nesbitt was interviewed by the BBC for its flagship farming programme (Farming Today – 9th November 2018) regarding his research into suitable areas in England and Wales to grow [...]