VINEYARD TOURS AND TASTINGS

• ALDER RIDGE

Tours happen between June and September at this 8-acre vineyard specialising in sparkling wine, conveniently located at Cobbs Farm Shop, a food-lovers' destination in its own right, on the Berkshire/Wiltshire border.

• A'BECKETT'S VINEYARD

Tours (1 hour or 90 minutes) can be arranged for groups (minimum of 10 people or the cost thereof). In addition to trying English sparkling wine, or cider or apple juice from the orchards, don't miss the Penruddocke's Red

Pinot Noir, a bronze-medal winner in the Decanter World Wine Awards 2020.

• ALDWICK ESTATE

Take a 90-minute tour from March to October in Somerset's lush Yeo Valley. Try the award-winning Seyval Salute sparkling English wine, first released in 2020: a ‘salute' to the NHS key workers during COVID-19. There's sumptuous accommodation on the estate if you imbibe extra enthusiastically.

Pictured leftright: Family fun at Pub in the Park; Vineyard at the Aldwick Estate, a sumptious afternoon tea at Whatley Manor Hotel & Spa, Malmesbury