Visit A Vineyard During Welsh Wine Week

Alpaca walking is just one of the unusual treats on offer as vineyards across Wales throw open their doors to visitors to celebrate Welsh Wine Week (May 26-June 3).

Wernddu Vineyard at Peny-y-Clawdd in Monmouth produces white wine, perry and cider, but also keeps a small herd of alpacas – two of which are specially trained to be walked.

The organic vineyard, that names their drinks after the alpacas, will also be offering the more traditional tastings and tours, like many vineyards across Wales.

Welsh Wine Week aims to spark interest in Wales’ wine producers and vineyards across the country will be offering tastings, tours, and special promotions in order to show the quality of Welsh wine.

Although a relative newcomer to wine production, Wales’s viticulture industry is growing in size and gaining respect and acclaim from the wine world.

The weather is also having an impact, with the rise in average temperatures in Britain fuelling growth in the Welsh wine industry.

There are now more than 20 vineyards in Wales producing around 100,000 bottles of wine each year. The majority is white, but red and rose wines are on the increase as well as sparkling white varieties made by the Champagne method.

Vineyards are often tourist attractions in their own right, and many have their own cafes and shops

The following vineyards will be open to the public and holding special events during Welsh Wine Week (May 26 - June 3): -

Wernddu Vineyard, Pen-y-clawdd, Monmouth
Wernddu-wine.co.uk

Parva Farm Vineyard, Tintern, Monmouthshire

Gwinllan Padig, Cemaes, Anglesey
Llanbadrigvineyard.com

Llanerch Vineyard, Hensol, Pendoylan, Vale of Glamorgan
Llanerch-vineyard.co.uk

Gelynis Vineyard, Morganstown, Cardiff
Gelynisfarm.co.uk

Sugar Loaf Vineyard, Abergavenny, Monmouthshire
Sugarloafvineyards.co.uk

Cwm Deri Vineyard, Martletwy, Pembrokeshire.
Cwm-deri.co.uk