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Celebrating Our First Vineyard Harvest
A busy week for Newsells Park with our first ever harvest and the final week of sales preparation for our elite yearlings.
Newsells Park celebrated its first-ever vineyard harvest this week, a landmark moment for the 1,200 acre estate and the first thoroughbred stud in Europe to establish a vineyard.
The occasion was celebrated with hands-on picking and a gathering of Wine Club members and special guests, including Spurs legend Ossie Ardiles. It also coincided with a busy week at the Stud, with final preparations underway for Newsells Park Stud’s 29-strong consignment at the Tattersalls October Yearling Sale from 7 to 9 October, featuring half-sisters to Group 1 winners Zavateri and Waldgeist.
Graham Smith-Bernal, owner of Newsells Park, said: “This is a hugely exciting milestone for Newsells Park. Just as we aim for the very highest standards in breeding and racing, we are committed to producing sparkling wines of exceptional quality. With such perfect conditions this year, our first harvest has been everything we hoped for and more.”
Planted in 2022 on 30 acres of south-facing chalk, 41,000 vines of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier have flourished. The first ‘Newsells-grown’ sparkling wines are expected from 2028/29 and with quality being the top priority around 30,000 bottles are likely to be produced, more than half will be aged at least five years on lees.
In the meantime, Newsells Park is producing wines from carefully selected English vineyards, crafted with precision and named after some of the stud’s most celebrated racehorses, including Nathaniel, Shastye and Shambolic.
Newsells Park wines are available exclusively through the Wine Club or through investment in the Stud’s bloodstock syndicates. Wine Club Members also enjoy wine events alongside race days and stud visits.
