MANSTREE VINEYARD
1979 - 2012
33 YEARS YOUNG!
WE NOW HAVE THE OLDEST COMMERCIALLY PRODUCTIVE VINES IN DEVON.
SINCE YEARLSTONE VINEYARD (ONE OF OUR WINEMAKERS) REMOVED THEIR 35 YEAR OLD MADELEINE ANGEVINE VINES, OUR 33 YEAR OLD MADELEINE ANGEVINE AND SEYVAL BLANC VINES ARE NOW THE GRAND OLD VINES IN DEVON!
THEY STILL PRODUCE A CONSISTENTLY HIGH YIELDING CROP OF TOP QUALITY GRAPES WHICH MAKE OUR EXTREMELY POPULAR OLD VINE SEYVAL AND MADELEINE WINES!
FOLLOW THE BROWN SIGNS TO MANSTREE VINEYARD.
We now have brown tourist signs put in place to direct people from Alphington, Exeter to the Vineyard, please look out for these to help you find us!
For those with SatNav we have a unique post code which should help you, this is EX2 9QR.
THE FARM SHOP IS CLOSED DURING JANUARY AND FEBRUARY WE THEN REOPEN ON TUESDAY 28TH FEBRUARY 10AM - 5PM TUESDAY - SUNDAY (CLOSED MONDAYS)
FOR WINE SLAES IN JANUARY AND FEBRUARY PLEASE GIVE US A RING FIRST ON 01392 832218 AND WE WILL MAKE SURE THERE IS SOMBODY HERE TO SERVE YOU
FREE TASTINGS EVERY DAY WE ARE OPEN!
TELEPHONE 01392 832218 FOR MORE INFORMATION
Manstree Vineyard occupies a warm sunny slope 1 1/2 miles from the Exeter city boundary at Shillingford st George and has
been producing commercial white wine vintages for the last 27 years.
Vines flourish in an area of the county known as 'Devons Frying Pan' having a low summer rainfall due to the double rain shaddow effect from Dartmoor and the Haldon Hills.
Manstree takes its name from the road that passes the farm and that of a nearby field indicating that there was once a gallows for sheep stealers and other felons, literally a
Man's Tree.
There are currently five
varieties grown on 4 1/2 acres the main 3 being Seyval
Blanc which is used to produce our dry & sparkling
wines, Madeleine Angevine a south west speciality vine
used to produce our medium dry wines & siegerebbe
a relation of the gewurztraminer grape which makes a
unique medium dry wine.
 Successive
Manstree Wines have won many awards over the years in
competitions on both a regional, national and international
basis.
We have recently planted
some red grape vines, and in 2009 we picked our first commercial crop from them which was made into a Rose Wine now available!
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WINES
2012
We normally have at least 5 - 6 different still
wines available at any one time. The wines that we are
currently selling are as follows.
2009 OLD VINE MADELEINE DRY - £8.95 per bottle
A fresh yet mature tasting delicate dry wine which was made from fantastically ripe grapes grown on 30 year old Madeleine Angevine vines! The flavour is of honey in a glass!
BRONZE AWARD 2010 EWWOTY Competition
2009 SIEGERREBE MEDIUM DRY - £8.95 per bottle
This is one of our most popular wines and this vintage certainly has all the qualities of previous vintages. The flavour is of tropical fruits like melon and lychees.
BRONZE AWARD 2010 EWWOTY Competition
2009 RONDO ROSE DRY - £8.95 per bottle
This is the first Rose wine we have ever produced and we are pleased with the results!
It is a beautiful deep pink colour and tastes like summer soft fruits in a glass! BRONZE AWARD 2010 SWVA COMPETITION
2009 MAYVAL DRY - £7.95 PER BOTTLE
Recently released in July 2010 this young wine will develop well and has a good depth of flavour. It is slightly different in so far as it does not have the citrus zing of previous vintages but more of a melon/ peach flavour which is very attractive! BRONZE AWARD 2010 EWWOTY COMPETITION
PHOENIX MEDIUM DRY - £7.95 PER BOTTLE
A fruity smooth wine which has a good depth of flavour and smells like vanilla! Ideal wine to suit all palates as it is not too dry but not too sweet.BRONZE AWARD 2010 SWVA COMPETITION
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