点评:I went on the guided vineyard tour of Astley Vineyards in mid-May-2024 - I absolutely love it.
The tour started with a welcome drink and a short history of the vineyard (oldest in the UK) up to now, the current owners being two generations of a family. We were taken on a short walk that included a section of woods the family are restoring, then onto the vineyard for lots of interesting facts on vines, viticulture and the challenges of being a wine producer in England! I don't know a lot about vineyards, but I learnt a lot in that short talk - then we got to try a sparkling baccus from the vineyard.
We were then taken to the winery, where we were given an overview of how wine is produced, and tried a new product the vineyard is doing, a piquette (very nice!).
Then on to a wine tasting - one of the best I've attended as we had three wines to try, with information on each, but also some food pairings to try where we were encouraged to try some "traditional" pairings, but also to try some opposites, e.g. rich cheese with a citrusy wine.
The overall experience was fun, very informative, and absolutely brilliant. I would highly recommend it.
翻译:2024 年 5 月中旬,我参加了阿斯特利葡萄园的导览游 - 我非常喜欢它。
游览以迎宾饮料和葡萄园(英国最古老的葡萄园)的简短历史开始,葡萄园的现任主人是两代人。我们进行了短暂的散步,包括家族正在修复的树林部分,然后进入葡萄园,了解了许多关于葡萄藤、葡萄栽培和在英格兰成为葡萄酒生产商的挑战的有趣事实!我对葡萄园了解不多,但我在那次简短的谈话中学到了很多东西 - 然后我们尝试了葡萄园的起泡酒。
然后我们被带到了酒庄,在那里我们了解了葡萄酒的生产方式,并尝试了葡萄园正在生产的新产品,一种 piquette(非常好!)。
然后是品酒会 - 这是我参加过的最好的品酒会之一,因为我们品尝了三种葡萄酒,每种都有相关信息,还品尝了一些食物搭配,我们被鼓励尝试一些“传统”搭配,但也尝试一些相反的搭配,例如浓郁的奶酪搭配柑橘味葡萄酒。
整体体验很有趣,信息量很大,而且非常精彩。我强烈推荐。