October 2025 – Cabernet Cortis Harvest!
It was another very exciting day for us at Helme Edge Vineyard. Having picked Solaris early in September we left the later ripening Cabernet Cortis (our red grape) as late as possible to develop a good sugar level and ripe skins. A team of 8 of us ended up picking the crop on the morning of Monday 13th October. The following day, we transported the grapes down to our winemakers at Halfpenny Green, and in the spring we will get our Rose back for our lovely visitors to try!
A huge thank you to our amazing team of ladies who gave up their time to come and help us. We couldn’t have done it without you!
Elsewhere in the vineyard the Solaris leaves are turning yellow and will soon fall, indicating the end of a long, warm, sunny summer.
