Vineyard Winery And Brewery Tasting Tour For Two

Enjoy a guided tour of a winery and brewery in Oxfordshire, and taste some beautiful award-winning wines, ales and liqueurs!
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From £ 30 For 2 People was £40

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Enjoy a guided tour of a winery and brewery in Oxfordshire, and taste some beautiful award-winning wines, ales and liqueurs!

Tour and Tasting Experience Days: This Oxfordshire winery and brewery tour and tasting experience is a fantastic and enjoyable way to go 'behind the scenes' at a charming English vineyard, winery and brewery to get a real sense of the wine production process, from grape and grain to glass!

The Chiltern Valley winery in Oxfordshire is a family owned and run establishment that has been producing lovely, award-winning English wines since 1980. Nestled cosily in the Hambleden Valley, amongst lush beech woodland, in one of the UK's areas of outstanding natural beauty, the estate is home to a vineyard, a winery, a brewery, a cellar shop, and more recently, liqueur making facilities, all of which you will see during your tour. With help from an expert guide, you'll learn all about the production processes and the different machines used to process the grapes, grains, and bottling and labelling facilities. At the end of the tour, you'll sit down with the group and enjoy a fantastic fully tutored tasting session, during which you will get to taste the beautiful wines produced by the winery, as well as their superb ales and liqueurs!

The perfect gift for wine and craft ale lovers, this winery tour and tasting experience for two in Oxfordshire is a truly wonderful way to spend a couple of hours!

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Availability

This Oxfordshire winery tour and tasting experience is available on weekdays throughout they year. Weekend tours may occasionally be available, however please check dates when booking as they are likely to be very limited.

All bookings are subject to availability.

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Requirements

You must be at least 18 years old to enjoy this Oxfordshire winery experience.

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Duration

Experience Duration: 3:00

Time Spent at Venue: 3:00

The winery tour will last for approximately 2 hours intotal.

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Group Size & Spectators

Participants: The Vineyard Winery And Brewery Tasting Tour For Two is for 2 participants.

Max Group Size: 2

Spectators Allowed on Site: No

The Oxfordshire winery tour is for two people, and is notsuitable for non-paying guests.

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Where is it Located

Henley on Thames (Oxfordshire)

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What to Wear

You can wear whatever you like to the winery; we recommend comfy shoes as you will be standing for a while.

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Weather

The weather will not affect your Oxfordshire winery tour.

Reviews
Paul - Aylesbury
  • 05/10/2022
Informative tour & opportunity to taste wine, beer & liqueurs at this craft winery & brewery. Not many wines available on our actual day but plenty of opportunity to try ales and liqueurs. Also lovely location for a welcoming B&B stay.
Annette Bell - Bracknell
  • 31/05/2022
We had a lovely time and would do it again. Great day even if it was a little raining
David Marshall - Buckinghamshire
  • 11/10/2020
Great day out - well organised and very good value. Wine guide was excellent, and very knowledgeable.
Kelly - Oxford
  • 27/08/2020
An enjoyable couple of hours with a pleasant guide and a generous tasting session.
Anna - Bedfordshire
  • 31/01/2020
We had the best time. It was absolutely fantastic. All the staff were lovely, the place was beautiful and the wines, beers and liqueurs were delicious. We stayed over night at the vineyard and it was perfect.
Brian Golding - Hampshire
  • 25/09/2018
Very pleasant and informative staff. The tasting experience was well run and lots of advice and tips given. Shop was fully stocked and had lots to offer and competitive prices
Jemima Williams - Kent
  • 11/09/2018
My husband and I were given this voucher as a Wedding Anniversary present and we had a fabulous time! Steve our guide was very friendly and clearly knew everything about the creation of Wine! The tasting part of the tour was definitely the...
My husband and I were given this voucher as a Wedding Anniversary present and we had a fabulous time! Steve our guide was very friendly and clearly knew everything about the creation of Wine! The tasting part of the tour was definitely the highlight as we surprisingly enjoyed not only lots of wine but ales and liquors too! 10/10!
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Caroline Hole - WESTON-SUPER-MARE
  • 06/09/2018
Thoroughly enjoyed the tour. Our guide was very informative. Would highly recommend this tour to anyone who enjoys wonderful scenery, quality wine, beer and liqueurs.
June Holmes - Bristol
  • 29/05/2018
excellent tour with a very friendly tour guide, set in a beautiful location
Sharon - West Oxfordshire
  • 03/04/2018
Lovely place location you need to drive tour guide excellent knowledge and humour good experience had even with weather rubbish
Graham Warren - Anonymous location
  • 19/07/2017
Sandra and i both enjoyed the tour. It was both very informative and fun. Steve took us round and we found him good fun.The tasting session was the highlight but being the driver I had to spit rather than swallow. Prices were a bit steep bu...
Sandra and i both enjoyed the tour. It was both very informative and fun. Steve took us round and we found him good fun.The tasting session was the highlight but being the driver I had to spit rather than swallow. Prices were a bit steep but still managed to spend £60. Can't say i will do another though, been there done that.
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Andy Flynn - Anonymous location
  • 29/03/2017
Very enjoyable afternoon, nice people and great products!
Staff Review: Vineyard and Wine Tasting Tour

On a sunny Friday morning, Willow and I set off to Oxfordshire for Chiltern Valley’s Winery Tour and Wine Tasting Experience! We were very excited as neither one of us had completed a tour and tasting experience before, and knew little about wine - other than that we liked to drink it!

Upon arrival, we drove down many country lanes with the trees creating a canopy over our car as they entwined above us. We were definitely in the countryside, and it was simply beautiful. We passed many gorgeous views of the Downs until we reached the Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery sign, which was rustic and full of character. Opposite was an open plan car park where we parked with ease and walked up to the farm buildings. My immediate thought was how beautiful this destination would be for weddings, and sure enough they were decorating one of their buildings in preparation for one. Oak dressed in twinkling lights guided your eyes up towards the ceiling. We headed up towards the cellar shop, which was the meeting point for the tour. 


Steve was our tour guide for the day, and he explained the plan of action which consisted of a 45-minute tour of the vineyard, brewery and winery, then 45 minutes of tasting the delicious wines, ales and liquors that are made onsite. Firstly, we learnt some of the history behind Chiltern,  such as the first harvest being in 1984! Steve pointed out the Royal Warrant that has been awarded to  Chiltern for having a member of the royal family continually buy one of their products. ‘Who is this royalty?’ I hear you ask. Only the Queen’s husband, Prince Phillip, who has been drinking a Chiltern Ale for over five years, earning it the nickname the Liquor of Life, due to the Prince being the impressive age of 97. 

After learning lots about the family-owned establishment, it was time to learn how the popular wines and ales were created! We walked out onto the breath-taking vineyard, where lots of vines were in their lines. The last of the grapes delicately hung as the season drew to a close. I was very interested to learn that the vines live for 30 or 40 years in England, but in the hotter countries such as Greece can live until 80! Our tour peers asked a lot of insightful questions, one being are the vines okay throughout the winter months? This is when we learnt that vines are dormant throughout the winter months, and then come back to life in April. 


After taking lots of pictures of the very picturesque location, we moved onto where fermentation takes place and the bottling station. As Chiltern make wine and beer, it was very informative to learn that wine takes 8 - 10 weeks for fermentation to take place, in contrast to beer which takes 1 - 2 weeks. We were given our own personal demonstration of the production, capping and labelling process. It was fascinating to watch how the award-winning products were created. We were told that even though there are technological devices used throughout the brewery, handcraftsmanship is still very much valued and used. 


Next Steve led us through to the tasting room, which was full of character! Chairs were placed all around the room, and a bar in the corner where lots of wines and ales were waiting our judgement. From a Dry White, to an English Sparkling Rose, to the only red wine created at the winery: Pinot Noir. We had a brilliant time learning how to taste the wine in a way that allows you to appreciate all the flavours. Steve handed round a piece of paper with a list of everything we were going to taste. We used this to score each drink, and it was a great reference for when we went to the Cellar shop after the tastings. This is where we had the opportunity to buy Chiltern’s products at a discounted price! My parents trusted me to choose some wines that I liked to bring home for them, so I chose the Dry White and the Pinot Noir, as these were my personal favourites.  


The Independent Brewery and Winery Tour was excellent and I would highly recommend it for wine and ale lovers. It would also suit people who want to learn more about the process behind making the drinks, or would like a classy, wonderfully British day out. Thank you to Chiltern Valley Winery and Brewery for inviting us! 

FAQ
Is the Oxfordshire Winery Tour And Wine Tasting suitable for vegetarians/vegans?

The vineyard does not use animal-based fining agents, so all their wines are vegetarian and vegan-friendly.

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