1.5-Hour Swanaford Vineyard Tour And Tasting Experience
Description
A tour of Swanaford Vineyard gives visitors a fascinating insight into growing grapes and making wine in England. Visitors will walk through the vines, seeing the five varieties that we grow on site, including Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier which are the traditional champagne grapes. A visit in the spring will allow visitors to see the vines emerging from winter hibernation, with new shoots forming on the recently pruned vines. In high summer or early autumn, expect lots of vigorous growth and, of course, grapes! The vineyard is set in a beautiful valley within the Dartmoor National Park and is surrounded by breathtaking countryside. Our group sizes are kept deliberately small to ensure that each visitor has a comfortable and engaging experience. Our guides are all highly knowledgeable and extremely friendly. We welcome questions and are happy to talk about all aspects of vineyard management and winemaking. Food is available after the tour, see our website.
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Itinerary
Robbie, Tim, Caroline or Ben will meet you at the tasting barn and take you on a guided walk through the 10,000 vines we have planted on this beautiful Dartmoor valley site. We'll explaining how we grow grapes on Dartmoor and the challenges we face, and then it's back to the barn where visitors are invited to sample all of our wines while we talk you through the wine making process. Food is available following the tour, see our website for full details.
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Important Information
- Service animals allowed
- Travelers should have at least a moderate level of physical fitness
Reviews(10)
A really nice visit enjoyed by all adults and older children
Lovely and informative way to spend a few hours in Devon countryside Had a walk round the vineyards where the grapes and process was explained. After we sampled the wine. The wine was delicious. The host was absolutely fantastic. Explained everything in a lovely engaging manner
A fantastic visit, our tour guide was extremely knowledgeable and approachable, the wine was great and we learned a lot. A beautiful quiet setting, would definitely recommend!
We were excited to visit the beautiful Swanaford Vineyard and it didn't disappoint! Caroline & Ben were on hand to do the tour as there was a mix up with the times, but we had an excellent visit with our friends and it was interesting to learn about the process and hard work that goes into making the lovely wine we tasted. We wish them all the best for the future!
A very enjoyable experience , whilst also learning more about grape varieties, growing vines and the all important production and tasting of wine - a very good set of British wines. Mollie, our guide, was knowledgeable and able to engage well with the group, making the whole experience fun, the time flew by. Tasting samples were generous! Good value for money.
Great setting, Molly was a very thoughtful, knowledgeable and passionate guide. Tour around the 10 acres of different vines, explained the different taste and types, then back to the barn for 4 tastings. Great value for money.
Perfect! Molly was an excellent hostess, the vineyard beautiful and samples delicious. Can't recommend highly enough. Thank you!
Molly was a really knowledgeable guide and created a really relaxed evening and atmosphere. Would highly recommend the tour!
Lovely vineyard set in a beautiful valley and an interesting tour with wine tasting. Knowledgeable host with good communication skills
Tim was a fantastically knowledgeable and passionate guide. Had excellent knowledge but also didn’t push too much technical jargon onto our group, which was fantastic for half the group who were only interested in the wine tasting aspect!! The vineyard is in beautiful surroundings and is a very well worth visit when in/around Exeter. The wines (2 still white, 2 sparkling white and 1 sparkling rose) are fantastic too!
Hello! I just wanted to say how grateful we are that you took the time to review the vineyard. And also lovely to hear that you had a good time. Apologies for the delay in saying this! Best wishes.
