The Watergrasshill Vineyard

Small experimental vineyard in it's infancy in sunny Co. Cork.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

Great weather for grapevines! Madeleine Aungevine likely the dominant choice long term. Year 2 replacement vines getting there slowly. 2022 vintage on bottle lees. Chance meeting with @colmmccan of @Ballymaloe for the wine chat topped off a great bank hol. #wine #cork #ireland

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@DavidsOrchard It is. Hard work getting new vines though. Seems to have fallen out of fashion. Got a few more bottles from last year ready to pop for Christmas. Thinking of a properly long bottle lees contact for this year's harvest. Like 5 years maybe longer. Not sure if I have the willpower!

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

Proof of principle! First try at disgorging a young bottle of Madeleine Angevine. 7 months on bottle lees then 8g/l dosage. A bit cloudy as inpatient with settling and lost some fizz with dosgorgemet technique. Unbelievably, gratifyingly delicious! #wine #irishproduce #Cork

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@DavidsOrchard It had 6 weeks or so recovering after dosage. So certainly 'RD'.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@spskelton Any idea on where to source Madeleine Angevine? Couldn't get them for love, money or anything else last year.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@MichaelsCoDub Phaal's technicolour revenge.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@evamitchell25 Thank you fir the interest! Our project isn't really set up for visiting at the moment however @VikingDrinks does vineyard tours I believe.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@VikingDrinks Sounds interesting. Grapes, appless, flowers - whats not to love? Loads of meadowsweet everywhere at the moment. Would love to try it. will it be available to buy?

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@KoloheMama Chickens who never see the light of day, given prophylactic broad-spectrum antibiotics, have very little room to move or roost and have their beaks cut with a laser are surely morally inferior to a bird reared to organic farming standards?

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@IrelandsWater7 @think_or_swim Your solution is my profile!

[Ben Goldsmith @BenGoldsmith]

Britain is in terrible shape. But look at the so-called Emerald Isle next to us. Devastating.

[Carl Bovis @CarlBovisNature]

What is this? 🤔

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@Cork_WeatherBot @MichaelsCoDub @McConalogue @Dennisons_Farm @Independent_ie @wicklowescape @GrapevineDalkey @clontarfwines @OBriensWine @IrishTimesFood @Cork_WeatherBot yes! You're on the list. Thanks for all the weather data. I'll ping you back any riveting grape metrics we measure if you're interested!

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

4 years in and the 2021 vintage sample flask off lees and in a glass! The rest will undergo a bit of methode traditionnelle to produce a sparkling wine and will be ready for Christmas 2023. Experiment completed - now to get planting more vines! #wine #ireland #vineyard

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@LandRover_UK There is absolutely no reason to own one of these things unless you are a farmer or actually need a powerful 4x4 vehicle for off road use. Ugly, narcissistic, selfish tanks. The world is on fire and these things are still for sale and being bought.

[Keeving it real @CockageeCider]

First keeved juice of the season 21/11/21 #keevedcider #realcider #CockageeCider #keevingitreal

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@VikingDrinks @bradleys_offlic @thegrainstore @CassCoDungarvan @Declans_Offie @ArdkeenQFS Cool. Will definitely track down a bottle - really interested to try it.

[The Watergrasshill Vineyard @Ireland_Wines]

@edward_jolliffe What do crushed beetles smell of? Asking for a friend...