In October 1957, Mary Joyce Hathway came to Aldwick Court Farm as the beautiful bride of Dennis Watts. Farmers wife and mother of three, she developed a popular Bed & Breakfast business and the tradition of genial hospitality that endures. Through joint endeavour, Dennis and Mary not only purchased the farm where his family had been tenants, but also extended its holdings. In 2007 Mary entrusted the farm to her only son, the late Chris Watts, who conceived the plan for a vineyard. Her much-beloved gardens, subsequently neglected but now under restoration, often give rise to the observation: If there was one spare foot of soil, Mary planted a rose.Grape Varieties: 25% Pinot Noir, 25% Regent & 50% Solaris
Style: Aromatic and dry
Colour: Pretty salmon pink
Nose: Lychees & soft red fruit
Palette: Light citrus flavours with a hint of pineapple
Alcohol Content: 11.5%
Acidity: 7.3 g/l
pH: 3.08
Total Reducing Sugar: <1.0 g/l
Sulphur Dioxide Total: 48 mg/l
Vineyard: Aldwick Estate
Harvest: September 2018
Bottled: March 2019
Winemaker: Steve BrooksbankIn 2008, the late Chris Watts broke ground in approximately two acres of Homefield for his first vineyard. Things have grown and evolved since then, with more land under vine and the varieties of grape revisited to make the best use of the conditions.

The estate is now under the stewardship of Chriss sister Sandy Luck, who has created a delightfully secluded spot that is nevertheless very close to both the centre of Bristol and to rural Somerset.