Chris Haywood
@chrishaywoodwine.bsky.social
English Winemaker at Astley Vineyard (Worcs). Toddler dad. Foodie & nerdy.
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Here’s your starter for producers, professionals, and personalities in English wine.
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
Let me know if I’ve missed you!
The effort of putting this all together 🙄
Christmas cases now online
Christmas cases now online
November 21, 2025 at 2:03 PM
The effort of putting this all together 🙄
Christmas cases now online
Christmas cases now online
Sometimes you start the day not k owing what to do.
And some days your late harvest wine ferment decides to triple in speed overnight.
Cue emergency action to stop the ferment 😮💨
And some days your late harvest wine ferment decides to triple in speed overnight.
Cue emergency action to stop the ferment 😮💨
November 11, 2025 at 10:44 AM
Sometimes you start the day not k owing what to do.
And some days your late harvest wine ferment decides to triple in speed overnight.
Cue emergency action to stop the ferment 😮💨
And some days your late harvest wine ferment decides to triple in speed overnight.
Cue emergency action to stop the ferment 😮💨
Hey look, a pocket of high GDD just where we are. Funny that 😉
November 9, 2025 at 3:03 PM
Hey look, a pocket of high GDD just where we are. Funny that 😉
Lovely moment when you put the press to bed for another year!
November 7, 2025 at 2:27 PM
Lovely moment when you put the press to bed for another year!
Botrytised Kerner doing the rounds online (20k views, 600 likes).
Hopefully the resulting wine will be just as popular!
Departing from our usual Siegerrebe, to make something even sweeter and richer than our Brigid (Kabinett Kerner)
Hopefully the resulting wine will be just as popular!
Departing from our usual Siegerrebe, to make something even sweeter and richer than our Brigid (Kabinett Kerner)
November 7, 2025 at 9:17 AM
Botrytised Kerner doing the rounds online (20k views, 600 likes).
Hopefully the resulting wine will be just as popular!
Departing from our usual Siegerrebe, to make something even sweeter and richer than our Brigid (Kabinett Kerner)
Hopefully the resulting wine will be just as popular!
Departing from our usual Siegerrebe, to make something even sweeter and richer than our Brigid (Kabinett Kerner)
Halloween was significantly cuter and more fun this year. Adorable
October 30, 2025 at 6:55 PM
Halloween was significantly cuter and more fun this year. Adorable
Reposted by Chris Haywood
'English Wine Will Change Your Life', our first Wine Fair is here! 16 producers. 70 wines. 1 day only. 🥂🔥🙌✅🍇😎
On 22.11.25 Bristol becomes the centre of English wine - fizz, white, rosé, red & orange. You should join us!!!
Tickets: iewa.uk/shop #TheIEWA
#EnglishWine #BristolEvents
On 22.11.25 Bristol becomes the centre of English wine - fizz, white, rosé, red & orange. You should join us!!!
Tickets: iewa.uk/shop #TheIEWA
#EnglishWine #BristolEvents
October 29, 2025 at 4:47 PM
'English Wine Will Change Your Life', our first Wine Fair is here! 16 producers. 70 wines. 1 day only. 🥂🔥🙌✅🍇😎
On 22.11.25 Bristol becomes the centre of English wine - fizz, white, rosé, red & orange. You should join us!!!
Tickets: iewa.uk/shop #TheIEWA
#EnglishWine #BristolEvents
On 22.11.25 Bristol becomes the centre of English wine - fizz, white, rosé, red & orange. You should join us!!!
Tickets: iewa.uk/shop #TheIEWA
#EnglishWine #BristolEvents
14.4% abv
8.2g/L TA
PH 3.1
Astounding.
8.2g/L TA
PH 3.1
Astounding.
Will be glad to get the last harvest in tomorrow
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
October 29, 2025 at 8:47 AM
14.4% abv
8.2g/L TA
PH 3.1
Astounding.
8.2g/L TA
PH 3.1
Astounding.
Will be glad to get the last harvest in tomorrow
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
October 27, 2025 at 2:10 PM
Will be glad to get the last harvest in tomorrow
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
Late harvest Kerner, destined for a sweet wine.
Finally bottling the 2024 sparkling.
4.5 bar
Kerner
QA23
4.5 bar
Kerner
QA23
October 21, 2025 at 9:29 AM
Finally bottling the 2024 sparkling.
4.5 bar
Kerner
QA23
4.5 bar
Kerner
QA23
Shop was “lunch is 2 hours late” kind of busy.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Good fun. Good conversations.
October 19, 2025 at 1:27 PM
Shop was “lunch is 2 hours late” kind of busy.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Shop was “lunch is 2 hours late” kind of busy.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Good fun. Good conversations.
October 19, 2025 at 1:26 PM
Shop was “lunch is 2 hours late” kind of busy.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Good fun. Good conversations.
Opening everything up today to celebrate Taste Worcestershire.
Look at all my lovely, colourful boys & girls 🥹
Look at all my lovely, colourful boys & girls 🥹
October 19, 2025 at 10:27 AM
Opening everything up today to celebrate Taste Worcestershire.
Look at all my lovely, colourful boys & girls 🥹
Look at all my lovely, colourful boys & girls 🥹
Flambéd some home grown & home made poached quince in chase marmalade vodka because I’m all kinds of fancy. Served on a hot cross bun 💅🏻
October 17, 2025 at 6:52 PM
Flambéd some home grown & home made poached quince in chase marmalade vodka because I’m all kinds of fancy. Served on a hot cross bun 💅🏻
Taking some time off feels weird after 8 weeks of non stop adrenaline.
In the meantime, our last bunches of Kerner are developing some welcome botrytis so that we can attempt a late harvest wine
In the meantime, our last bunches of Kerner are developing some welcome botrytis so that we can attempt a late harvest wine
October 14, 2025 at 9:44 AM
Taking some time off feels weird after 8 weeks of non stop adrenaline.
In the meantime, our last bunches of Kerner are developing some welcome botrytis so that we can attempt a late harvest wine
In the meantime, our last bunches of Kerner are developing some welcome botrytis so that we can attempt a late harvest wine
Kerner hanging on for longer it seems!
The polar jet stream remains weak and amplified across the western portion of the Northern Hemisphere this week.
For the UK, this means that high pressure will dominate and block the more typical rain-bearing low pressure systems from moving into western Europe.
For the UK, this means that high pressure will dominate and block the more typical rain-bearing low pressure systems from moving into western Europe.
October 11, 2025 at 7:01 PM
Kerner hanging on for longer it seems!
Still pushing on.
Pressing the Pinot today
Pressing the Pinot today
October 9, 2025 at 8:56 AM
Still pushing on.
Pressing the Pinot today
Pressing the Pinot today
Why yes, we are playing kids Texas BBQ. Why do you ask? 😅
October 5, 2025 at 5:22 PM
Why yes, we are playing kids Texas BBQ. Why do you ask? 😅
Getting some skin-on-skin with my babies.
Kerner getting pressed tomorrow (picked Thursday morning)
Kerner getting pressed tomorrow (picked Thursday morning)
October 3, 2025 at 8:32 PM
Getting some skin-on-skin with my babies.
Kerner getting pressed tomorrow (picked Thursday morning)
Kerner getting pressed tomorrow (picked Thursday morning)
Straight after harvest (💀) I headed to Faun Wine to launch Taste Worcestershire with a room of influencers.
We sped through 5 wines paired with delicious canapés. Fabulous evening! Always nice to see your wine being enjoyed in a beautiful setting
We sped through 5 wines paired with delicious canapés. Fabulous evening! Always nice to see your wine being enjoyed in a beautiful setting
October 3, 2025 at 9:25 AM
Straight after harvest (💀) I headed to Faun Wine to launch Taste Worcestershire with a room of influencers.
We sped through 5 wines paired with delicious canapés. Fabulous evening! Always nice to see your wine being enjoyed in a beautiful setting
We sped through 5 wines paired with delicious canapés. Fabulous evening! Always nice to see your wine being enjoyed in a beautiful setting
Kerner harvest.
Best we’ve ever had I think.
13%+ abv
Aiming for 40 ish hours on skins.
Should make an amazing wine 🤞🏻
Best we’ve ever had I think.
13%+ abv
Aiming for 40 ish hours on skins.
Should make an amazing wine 🤞🏻
October 2, 2025 at 9:52 AM
Kerner harvest.
Best we’ve ever had I think.
13%+ abv
Aiming for 40 ish hours on skins.
Should make an amazing wine 🤞🏻
Best we’ve ever had I think.
13%+ abv
Aiming for 40 ish hours on skins.
Should make an amazing wine 🤞🏻
Part of me loves a well done novelty beer. Another part of me hates them sometimes (cough, vault city)(mostly)
This is a banger. Nicely balanced
This is a banger. Nicely balanced
October 1, 2025 at 3:33 PM
Part of me loves a well done novelty beer. Another part of me hates them sometimes (cough, vault city)(mostly)
This is a banger. Nicely balanced
This is a banger. Nicely balanced
When you uncontrollably whisper
“You’re on f*cking fire mate 😋”
You know it’s good
“You’re on f*cking fire mate 😋”
You know it’s good
October 1, 2025 at 8:45 AM
When you uncontrollably whisper
“You’re on f*cking fire mate 😋”
You know it’s good
“You’re on f*cking fire mate 😋”
You know it’s good
Final tour of the year!
🧑🧑🧒🧒 620 wine lovers
🍾 558 bottles opened.
🥂 3720 glasses enjoyed (and washed!)
🍞 31 loaves of Matleena’s bread.
🌱 5.2kg of Chris’s pesto.
🐟🧀Countless kilos of salmon & cheese.
❤️ We collectively spent around 300 hours hosting you
One of the best bits of the job
🧑🧑🧒🧒 620 wine lovers
🍾 558 bottles opened.
🥂 3720 glasses enjoyed (and washed!)
🍞 31 loaves of Matleena’s bread.
🌱 5.2kg of Chris’s pesto.
🐟🧀Countless kilos of salmon & cheese.
❤️ We collectively spent around 300 hours hosting you
One of the best bits of the job
September 28, 2025 at 10:13 AM
Final tour of the year!
🧑🧑🧒🧒 620 wine lovers
🍾 558 bottles opened.
🥂 3720 glasses enjoyed (and washed!)
🍞 31 loaves of Matleena’s bread.
🌱 5.2kg of Chris’s pesto.
🐟🧀Countless kilos of salmon & cheese.
❤️ We collectively spent around 300 hours hosting you
One of the best bits of the job
🧑🧑🧒🧒 620 wine lovers
🍾 558 bottles opened.
🥂 3720 glasses enjoyed (and washed!)
🍞 31 loaves of Matleena’s bread.
🌱 5.2kg of Chris’s pesto.
🐟🧀Countless kilos of salmon & cheese.
❤️ We collectively spent around 300 hours hosting you
One of the best bits of the job