Berkshire
Berkshire Courses with Polly Gibson of 'Wine With Polly' at Winding Wood Vineyard
About Polly
A wine lover on a mission to never be a wine bore! Polly is a WSET Diploma holder with over a decade of experience in the industry and is the founder of 'Wine With Polly', an events and education company based in West Berkshire. She has put hundreds of students successfully through WSET training (with a 100% pass rate to date!)
'Informed but informal' is her motto and approach to learning about wine, though there are few things she takes more seriously. With a background in horticulture, Polly is a strong advocate for organic and regenerative farming and works closely with Winding Wood Vineyard, a multi award-winning vineyard near Hungerford. She is delighted to be collaborating with Wild Wine School, bringing new and exciting opportunities for sharing the wine love!
Introducing Winding Wood
A boutique vineyard in organic conversion situated in the beautiful west corner of Berkshire between Hungerford and Newbury. The vines are planted on free draining loam over flint and chalk. Their wine is made from the classic champagne varieties using the Traditional Method. They are now entering their third year of conversion towards becoming a certified organic vineyard, hand-in-hand with embracing a biodynamic approach towards both the land and vines. This means using regenerative methods at all times: no tilling under the vine, striving to improve soil content at all times, employing no synthetic chemicals; and using plants that contain medicinal properties to make teas for spraying over the vines. The goal: to build up the vine’s resistance to disease and to make the best wines possible.
A boutique vineyard in organic conversion situated in the beautiful west corner of Berkshire between Hungerford and Newbury. The vines are planted on free draining loam over flint and chalk. Their wine is made from the classic champagne varieties using the Traditional Method. They are now entering their third year of conversion towards becoming a certified organic vineyard, hand-in-hand with embracing a biodynamic approach towards both the land and vines. This means using regenerative methods at all times: no tilling under the vine, striving to improve soil content at all times, employing no synthetic chemicals; and using plants that contain medicinal properties to make teas for spraying over the vines. The goal: to build up the vine’s resistance to disease and to make the best wines possible.
