A young family-run vineyard in Newquay is staging an evening of wine tasting for charity.
The Atlantic Vineyard is holding the event at the Griffin Inn on July 11 with £1 from each ticket sale being donated to the Cornwall Wildlife Trust.
Attendees will have the opportunity to taste and buy wines from a Cornwall-hardy variety of grape, known as Earth-Friendly Vines.
Alongside an informal and informative introduction to wine tasting, there will be an interactive talk about Cornish wine making and the ethical approach adopted by the Atlantic Vineyard to produce eco-friendly wines in Newquay.
The Atlantic Vineyard hope to sustainably produce Cornwall’s first Earth-Friendly wines by Autumn 2025 through innovative viticulture, a project that is already several years in the making.
A spokesperson for Atlantic Vineyard said: “Earth-Friendly vines™ are ideal for ‘cool climate viticulture' in Cornwall, thanks to their natural disease resistance, which means that they need little to no treatment with chemical fungicidal sprays and can be left out later in the year to achieve peak ripening for winemaking.
“This makes them a much more successful crop to grow in our climate compared to traditional wine making grapes such as Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Sauvignon Blanc, which are are mostly grown in sunnier, warmer and drier regions.
“Choosing the right vines for the Cornish climate allows the Atlantic Vineyard to manage their vines in the most sustainable way possible.”
For more information about the unique event or to buy tickets, visit the Griffin Newquay’s website at: griffin-newquay.co.uk/whats-on/wine-tasting