Dear All,  There have been reports of vineyards hit by recent air frosts down in the South and we have been asked if East Anglia has suffered any damage from late Frosts.  If your vineyard has been affected please let us know [email protected]. The EAVA ticket for the ICCWS is being jointly shared by Alison, and Ben […]

Dear All – Claire from Bardfeild Vineyard has asked me to post this:  – Great Idea! ‘We’re arranging a WSET Level 2 Award in Wine and Spirits at Bardfield Vineyard.  It would most probably be on 3 consecutive Mondays, from 9 – 5, at a cost of £325 each.  If anyone’s interested please contact Rebecca on [email protected]’ […]

Dear All – Alison has asked me to put these links out before she sends out all the information for the Wine of the Year competition this year.  She has worked very hard with Mary to make these entry forms a bit more ‘friendly’.   The competition is being held at Wyken for the Judging  on the  14th June, […]

Dear All – Guy asked me to just put out a warning.  A man named ‘Richard’  is ringing up vineyards – he will not give his full name or organisation  -and is trying to get a bulk price for 150 bottles of red wine – this is a scam – be careful. We have only had one […]

For those of us who don’t have an economics degree this seems the most sensible and least hysterical article we have read so far https://woodfordfunds.com/economic-impact-brexit-report/

This from Jerry Garner: Not wanting to start a between the Ins and Outs. Personally I’m sat firmly on the fence but I’m surprised there has not been some comment on the possible effect on the English and Welsh wine industry if we were to leave the EU.  We could do with an UNBIASED assessment, for […]

Minutes of EAVA AGM 2016   Held at Saffron Grange, at 11.00 on Wednesday 2nd March 2016.   The meeting commenced with the chairman thanking attendees and Saffron Grange for hosting this AGM. Received apologies for absence from:   Jerry Garner, Nick and Jennie Griffiths, Mr and Mrs Platon Loizou, Lucy Winward, Michael and Irene […]

Dear All, The AGM was a successful gathering with some interesting ideas  – the Minutes will be circulated later today.  Please have a read as there are changes afoot. One idea that came up was to put on a ‘waffle and tweet’.  Twitter is – to me- an uncomfortably necessary skill. Clare from Bardfield Vineyard  and I […]

Dear All,  Pls see below the Agenda for tomorrow meeting – feel free to print off and bring along:     2016 EAVA AGM AGENDA   Held at Saffron Grange, at 11.00 on Wednesday 2nd March 2016.   To receive apologies for absence.   To approve the Minutes of the AGM held on 14th March […]

EAVA AGM Proxy Vote Dear All, Our Alison has bravely been sending out invitations to our East Anglian Vineyard AGM at Saffron Grange – a new Vineyard near Saffron Walden on the 2nd March starting 11:00 am. There has been a great deal of talk about change at the UKVA and the various directions in […]