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Tours & Tastings

NEW Either just taste or actually create your
White Heron Estate’s brand new e-bike own personal blend of Gin or Rum at Black
tours take you through the stunning Mountains Botanicals. Enjoy a charismatic
scenery of orchards, vineyards and fruit introduction to Twmpa and Trixie, the shiny
plantations, as well as their historic family stills, in the rural farm buildings at the
estate and neighbouring countryside and foot of the Black Mountains. Farmhouse
villages. Choose from various packages to accommodation also available (then nobody
suit your abilities, including gourmet foodie needs to drive).
additions. Perfect for groups of all kinds. blackmountainsbotanicals.co.uk
See more on P45.
whiteheronestate.com From the beginnings of Ludlow Gin, to their
English single malt whisky, learn about Ludlow
Amongst the Vines Distillery’s production story and sample some
On the Herefordshire/Worcestershire of their finest spirits on their daily tours. At
border, tours at Frome Valley Vineyard their spacious premises at Ludlow Food
share a real insight into vine growing Centre, take a Gin School Experience and
and this producer’s sustainable practices. you’ll love their shop with luxury branded
Tutored tastings are led by owner Jeanie merchandise perfect for gifting.
Falconer for up to 20 people, then you can ludlowdistillery.co.uk
buy your favourites from the onsite shop.
fromevalleyvineyard.co.uk Inside the Cider
Little Pomona, near Bromyard, welcomes
With a rich history dating back several you to their Tasting Room and Cider Garden,
centuries, Three Choirs Vineyards’ complete with cheese matching. Lasting
enchanting self-guided wine tasting up to two hours, your Tour starts with a
experiences are accompanied by a cider or perry before heading out, weather
mouthwatering lunch and a tranquil permitting, to the farm’s Kitchen Orchard
walk through the vines. For tables of and the new Quince Orchard. Believing
up to 6 non-resident guests, exclusively that ciders and perries can be as refined
on weekends 12-2pm. Additional luxury an accompaniment as wines to food, be
lodge and room accommodation makes tutored in the deep knowledge and
this a special break. passions of this devout producer.
three-choirs-vineyards.co.uk littlepomona.com

Distillery Days Cidermaker Alex delights in talking you
Rockfield Distillery, only minutes from through the taste profiles of his Ty Gwyn
Hereford City train station, lets you unleash Ciders made on site. Tasting is free in their
your creativity with gin making and tasting brilliant cider shop/pub with added bench
classes. Both experiences take you on a seating in the yard. Look out for pop-up
journey through the botanical wonders, foodie nights. Such fun if you’re doing a cider
distillation techniques and secrets behind stay in their quirky accommodation Cider
crafting the perfect gin. Shack, Scrumpy Hut or The Dairy cottage.
rockfieldspirits.co.uk tygwyncider.co.uk

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