点评:This was a gift voucher bought for us as a Christmas present and as we hadn't been to anything like this before we weren't sure what to expect. However from the welcome when we arrived it was a lovely, relaxed afternoon. English Oak Vineyard is set in gorgeous Dorset countryside a few miles borth west of Poole, hidden away along narrow lanes. The vineyard, on a farm, is run by Andrew and Sarah and their tour and presentation was full of things of interest to any wine buff (which we definitely aren't!) but doesn't talk down to us novices. They were knowledgable and enthusiastic about their wines - rightly so - and obviously enjoy their lifestyle. After an introduction by Andrew, we were shown around some of the 23,000 vines by Sarah before they came together to present a tasting of some of their award-winning sparkling wines. The two hour tour and tasting probably lasted more like 2 and a half hours and it flew by. We purchased a bottle for an anniversary later in the year but there was no real sales pitch or pressure to buy. Our voucher was from Buyagift but tours can be booked directly. We can thoroughly recommend both the tour and the wines.
翻译:这是别人送给我们的圣诞礼物——一张礼券。由于我们以前从未参加过此类活动,所以不太清楚会有怎样的体验。不过,从我们到达时所受到的欢迎来看,那确实是一个愉快又轻松的下午。English Oak葡萄园坐落于多塞特郡风景如画的乡村中,位于普尔以西几英里处,隐匿在蜿蜒的小路之中。这座葡萄园隶属于一座农场。这家酒庄由安德鲁和莎拉共同经营。他们的导览与讲解内容对任何葡萄酒爱好者来说都极具吸引力(不过我们绝对算不上葡萄酒爱好者!),但讲解方式也并未让我们这些新手感到被轻视。他们对自己酿造的葡萄酒了如指掌且充满热情——这也理所当然——显然他们非常享受自己的生活方式。在安德鲁简要介绍后,莎拉带我们参观了园中约23,000株葡萄藤;随后两人联手为我们进行了一次品鉴会,展示了几款屡获殊荣的起泡酒。这次两小时的参观与品酒活动实际上大概持续了两个半小时,时间过得飞快。我们后来买了一瓶酒用来庆祝当年的周年纪念日,不过全程并没有任何强制推销或购买压力。我们的优惠券是从Buyagift获得的,但实际上也可以直接预订参观活动。我们全力推荐这次参观体验以及那里的葡萄酒。