Welcome to Pebblebed
Pebblebed Vineyards are located near Topsham, Exeter in Devon in South West England. Our producing vineyards are certified organic and our wines regularly win awards in national and regional competitions. We have a tasting cellar near the quay in Topsham which welcomes people to try Pebblebed wines and a range of Devon and imported wines and local tapas. From the start we have very much enjoyed sharing our passion for growing grapes and making wine in Devon and we hope the information on the following pages is of interest. Please do contact us if you need any further information. contact
RESTRICTED CELLAR OPENING UNTIL EASTER - Thursday to Saturday 5:30pm till 9:30pm.
NEXT EVENT IN THE CELLAR - Wed 24th March - Our monthly Italian Table wine tasting dinner - please contact marc@vino.co.uk or call 01392 873778 to book.
NEXT EVENT IN THE VINEYARD - Sunday 28th March 12 till 2pm - End of Pruning lunch in our Ebford vineyard - this a traditional event to celebrate the end of the winters pruning - please bring a steak or meat or fish of choice to cook over the vine shoots on a bbq. We will provide some wine tasters - possibly from the new vintage! please email geoff if you are coming.contact
NEXT FOOD FESTIVAL EVENT - Exeter Food and Drink Festival - 9th to 11th April 2010 - we plan to be again doing our Devon Sparkling and Oyster Stand from the Pebblebed classic Van. - come and see us!
STOP PRESS! - Our Sparkling Rose was featured on Market Kitchen TV program recommended by Chef Michael Caines. Also reviewed in the Sunday Times Style Magazine wine column "yum" their words!
WEDDING GIFTS/ BIRTHDAYS/ MOTHERS DAY - ADOPT A VINE OR ROW AND OTHER GIFTS - Please see our "buy wine and gifts" page for some interesting ideas including wine tasting vouchers £20 and "adopt a vine" gift package from £45
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Pebblebed Vineyards
Pebblebed Vineyards today has some 22 acres under vines located on three sites in East Devon close to Exeter. Our producing vineyards are organic, registered with the soil association.
Pruning time - January to March
its one of my favorite times in the vineyard - the thermals are on, wooly hat, thermos and ipod, and secateurs in hand. One vine after another, we take away the old wood and prepare the new canes for the next season - mostly we "cane prune" to a trellis system called "double guyot", taking away last years cane arms and bending down 2 new canes with about 6 buds on each side. Pruning is one of the most important jobs we do as it controls the vine vigour for the year and if we get it right, balances the amount of grapes to the vine canopy. Anyone who wishes to come and see how we do it please do get in contact.
We will have an end of pruning party in late March cooking steaks over vine shoots hopefully with an early taste of the new vintage!
Bio-Dynamic Trials
We have Edward Templeman working with us for the next six months - he is a mature student at Plumpton Viticulture College and an expert in Bio-Dynamics and under his direction we will be looking into converting part of the vineyard to Bio-Dynamic! There is a description of the project under our Environmental Projects web page and Ed is going to complete a blog during the trial.
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Pebblebed Wines
We are looking forward to the release of our 2009 wines in April/May 2010. We still have a limited quantity of our 2008 rose and of our award wining Sparkling Rose - available online (see buy wine and gifts) and from our Topsham Wine Cellar.
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Pebblebed Tasting Cellar
The cellar is open for restricted hours in January - Thursday to Saturday 5:30pm to 9:30 pm. For wine purchases at other times please call Geoff on 07814 788348 or email geoff@pebblebed.co.uk. Our vineyard tasting cellar is located in an old warehouse on the riverside near the Quay in Topsham - see location map on Cellar page.
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Pebblebed Gift Packages
Adopt a Vine - A great present for birthdays, christmas, weddings, anniversaries, fathers/mothers day etc - the package includes name tag on individual wines, presentation bottle of wine, special vineyard tour and wine tasting and Friends of Pebblebed Membership.
Adopt a Row - For a special gift to the serious wine enthusiast Pebblebed can offer a fantastic gift package including a case of wine (12 bottles).
Vineyard Experience Day - A gift for those interested in viticulture! come and spend the day working with us in the vineyard. Includes lunch in our Pebblebed wine cellar and a bottle of our wine.
Wine Tasting Gift Voucher - Wine tasting and local tapas for 2 people in our Pebblebed Cellar.
For full details of our gifts please call Geoff contact or drop into the Topsham Cellar one evening, or please see "buy wine and gifts" to purchase on line.
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