More June 2012

The group tasting season has begun and one of the first to arrive was the West Cumbrian Veteran Vehicle Club. Thirty-three members arrived in a vintage coach hired from Cumbria Classic Coaches of Kirkby Stephen. A merry time was had by all and a brass plaque was awarded to the winery.

Veteran Vehicle Association members arrive for tasting.

A well used footpath runs adjacent to the winery and many walkers like to stop off for a tasting. One recent visitor stopping off from his walk was Billy Norman who reviews wines for his Facebook wine site Billy-Nose-About-Wine. He seemed to like most wines, but chose to review the rhubarb wine. You can find his review at: https://www.facebook.com/pages/Billy-Nose-About-Wine/330683643657434

Billy Nose About Wine

Here is a short quote from his review, which Angela found very amusing for reasons you will see:

'The sign outside says ‘Free Wine Tasting’ and also boasts a geological display. Benjamin and I can’t resist and go straight into the High Cup Wine’s Winery. We enter the converted barn to be greeted by a very pleasant, attractive blond lady who’s hospitality was second to none. Her name is Angela and she is married to wine maker Ron Barker. We remove our waterproof garments and settle down for a fantastic wine tasting session. Angela offers us a wide range of fruit wines to sample, all of which are seasonal and mostly using locally sourced fruit. We try Gooseberry, Elderflower and Apple, Rhubarb, Raspberry, Elderflower, Damson, Blackcurrant and Spiced Beetroot. 

I must say all of these wines tasted fantastic and so choosing one to take away was difficult. All of the wines were very well balanced and quite delicious.'