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May 2026 – photo journal

May 2026 – photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 28th May 2026

Mid-thirties for the whole of the last week of May is utterly bonkers. During the first fortnight, we were asking how we translate ’ne’er cast a clout till May is out’ as it was chi

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Bordeaux 2025 Weather and Crop Report

Bordeaux 2025 Weather and Crop Report

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 3rd Apr 2026

For the Easter weekend we thought there’s nothing our friends and customers would like more than an in-depth report on Bordeaux 2025. To be fair, and the weather last year apart, the production

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Start of the year – a photo journal

Start of the year – a photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 26th Feb 2026

This month’s news review is a meandering journal of images to scroll through at your leisure. The vineyard, fallen trees, floods, the bottling, various trips and family snaps - life’s ric

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UK duty rise follows dry January

UK duty rise follows dry January

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Jan 2026

We don’t usually mix our end-of-month newsletter with a wine offer but given there’s an increase in UK duty on 1st February, and the end of dry January is in sight, it’s hard to avo

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Nov 2025 Budget: UK duty on wine ‘uprating’

Nov 2025 Budget: UK duty on wine ‘uprating’

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 27th Nov 2025

The Budget – UK duty on wine As there was no mention of alcohol duties by the Chancellor of the Exchequer in her Budget speech, this is a doom Thursday briefing rather than a Black Friday sales

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Gary Barlow at Bauduc - Oct photo journal

Gary Barlow at Bauduc - Oct photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Oct 2025

We’ve had a lot on this month, with more to come, so here’s a rambling journal of images to flick through at your leisure. Our vineyard manager Daniel will achieve the extraordinary feat

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Red harvest photo-journal – Sept 2025

Red harvest photo-journal – Sept 2025

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 30th Sep 2025

Last Friday we brought in the last grapes for what must be our longest running harvest yet. You may have seen that we kicked off with the grapes for our Crémant way back on 19 August (see the

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Our August harvest 2025 - photo journal

Our August harvest 2025 - photo journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 29th Aug 2025

Welcome to our photo journal and the earliest ever harvest – for us, at least. Above is a rare family shot of Angela, Georgie, Sophie and Tom Quinney picking white grapes in the rows of verdant

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The Gilbey Show - July photo-journal

The Gilbey Show - July photo-journal

Posted by Gavin Quinney on 31st Jul 2025

We hope you’re having a good summer. We’ve just said goodbye to our great friends, the Gilbeys, so here’s a photo-journal of the last 10 days, spruced up towards the end with a few

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