Forget gin, vermouth is the cool spirit for 2024
We have a new product that has launched this month: Poulton Hill Estate’s Phoenix Vermouth. It is our first-ever vermouth and we are so excited to share it with you. It is named after the Phoenix grapes, which are blended with Bacchus and Seyval Blanc to make the vermouth, as well as the mythical bird that is a heraldic symbol associated with nearby Cirencester.
Vermouth as a drink is becoming cool again, with some drinks experts predicting it will overtake gin as a the craft drink of the moment. It is a core ingredient in classic cocktails such as the martini, manhattan and negroni, but it is also good to serve neat over ice as an aperitivo
Poulton Hill Estate’s Phoenix Vermouth lives up to the fresh new image for the spirit, and the bottle and label reflect this trend. This complex and well-rounded semi-sweet vermouth is robust enough to enjoy on its own or as an addition to cocktails. It has notes of orange and vanilla at the forefront with a hint of botanicals, and a gentle warmth with its refreshing and caramelly notes. And like its mythical namesake, we hope that this vermouth will help the spirit to rise again in popularity
Our Phoenix Vermouth £25 from the Cellar Door or £25.99 online.
Special offer on our Mixed Wine Case for your Easter celebrations
Our Easter Mixed Case has wine for every meal over the Easter period. Our Phoenix 2022 has the perfect balance of acidity and fruit that will pair perfectly with your fish on Good Friday. Our Arlington Red is a great match with lamb and beef for your Easter Sunday meal.
Included in the case with the two bottles each of the Phoenix and the Arlington Red, is a bottle of our award-winning off-dry Arlington White and our Rosé, which both make for easy drinking and pair excellently with cheese.
The recommended retail price for this case is £111.47 but you can pick it up for just £99.99 from our website or by visiting us at the Cellar door in Poulton.
Buds and bougies
In the vineyard, we have finished our winter pruning and are keeping an eye out for the first signs of new life in our vines. This time of year is when we also have to keep a close eye on the weather forecast. We need to protect newly emerging buds from any late frosts, which will kill them off. If frosts are predicted, we light our bougies (potted paraffin wax candles) that we place in rows in between the vines to warm the air.
Wine-tasting events
If you want to come to visit us, our Cellar Door is open Tuesday to Saturday, but we also host monthly wine-tasting events. We take you through our history, how we manage the vineyard and the processes involved in growing our grapes. You can then sample our award-winning Bulari English sparkling white wine, and two of our still wines, Arlington White 2022 and our Rosé 2022. Tickets cost £15. For more details of dates and times, click here.
