Vineyard Tours and Wine Tasting
Red Wharf Bay Vineyard is an independent micro-vineyard situated in the Traeth Coch Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Some vines were planted in 2010 but most, planted in the spring of 2016, are still maturing. The tour starts in the vineyard with an explanation as to how (and how not to!) produce grapes for wine, taking you from the planting of the vines through the three years until hopefully you reap your first harvest, and then the annual cycle thereafter. I’ll describe my successes and follies - lots of those in Anglesey and Spain - as I go about this complex profession in my own unique way.
We’ll then talk about the Spanish connection - finding partners there, problems with the Common Agricultural Policy, the story of the ceramics of “The Potters Village” near Córdoba and of the town that makes leather handbags for many of the world’s top fashion houses. There are three wines to taste and the tasting is accompanied by our splendid “Anglesey Tapas”, with time to enjoy these and your wine in our wine garden overlooking the vineyard and Red Wharf Bay
The Tour costs £26 per head for adults and just £5 for 14 to 17 year olds not tasting wine.
(But feel free to bring smaller children, babies, dogs, goldfish, etc. free of charge if it helps you plan your day - please mention this when you book)
Important Information
1. You will taste three wines starting with our white, made from the Solaris grape. This is followed by a red made from the Rondo grape and finally a third wine, which varies depending on availability.
2. Please book a place on a tour before you set out. We are only a small operation and if you simply turn up without making any arrangements in advance, I am afraid you will probably find the vineyard is closed.
3. You need to be reasonably mobile to tour the vineyard, there are slopes and uneven ground. You will also need outdoor shoes and clothing suitable for the season.
4. Unless by arrangement, tours will be of a maximum of sixteen people.
5. Challenge 25: We have adopted the Challenge 25 scheme, which means that we will ask for ID from anybody who looks under 25 before we will offer them wine. The law states that teenagers aged 16 and 17 can legally drink wine on our premises whilst eating and seated in a parental group.
Red Wharf Bay Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty