A visit to an English Winery.

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Well here we are in the middle of France and chugging along on our boat, down some beautiful canals. BUT. I have to write about England first. Warwick is more than interested in wine of course seeing he was involved in this industry all his working life. Over the last few years he has watched the progress of a young winery just outside of Eastbourne in the south of England. The young man who is heading this project is from NZ. Cameron used to be in the industry in Hawkes Bay but has been in England for this project for nearly 3 years. The winery is near a very historic village and they are pouring a lot of money into it as the tourist trade around here is fantastic. They hope for their first vintage this year, although small, so it was interesting to see. I think warwick would love to be involved, if not here, then some where in Briton. Beautiful country side and in a couple of years it will be a great spot to visit with its tasting rooms and restaurants. Keep an eye out for the label Rathfinny. We drove down from London and then we drove to Bath to spend time with Pete and Helen. We had a few days there so willwrite about that soon. Catch up later Pip/Rod

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Photos

Grape vines
Lots of vines. A big project. 600 acres of which a half has been planted so far.

A Label to look out for?
The name of the winery and symbol.

Inspection time
Cameron,Pam, Di and Warwick setting out to inspect the new buildings. They have safety rules here as well.

Warwick and Cameron.
Whats the chance of a job?

Old 2nd world war Bomb
They have found a number of these and have to get experts in to destroy them.

Wine and flowers. Great combo.
Beautiful views from some areas.

Old bomb crater.
Apparently they used to jettison some bombs out in the country on their way home.