‘VineyART’©, a unique art and craft event, is coming to Lokkelebery Vineyard on 3rd and 4th June 2023! If you are an artist or craftsperson interested in exhibiting, please express your interest via email by 17/2/23. To express you interest and find out more about the event, please click here. Click here Facebook Instagram ©Lokkelebery […]
Last week we experienced a Lokkelebery Winter Wonderland as temperatures plummeted and snow covered the vines. Our data sensors picked up temperatures as low as -12.8c during the first major cold snap of the winter. But what about the vines? Do they feel the chill? At this time of year, a little cold does not […]
In the great story of Lokkelebery’s ‘terroir’, our soil plays an essential role. It is a free-draining mix of clay, loam, sand and chalk, dotted with Hertfordshire flints. Flints are excellent at absorbing heat to feed into the vine roots, as well as reflecting light and heat onto the vines from below. In such a […]
With the festive season upon us, there is plenty of ‘Local Cheer’ at Lokkelebery Vineyard thanks to our feature in Hertfordshire Life Magazine! It was super exciting to read about Lokkelebery in the brilliant piece on Hertfordshire Vineyards. Hertfordshire remains the dark horse in the world of English viticulture, with many earmarking it as the […]
It has been a hugely exciting time at Lokkelebery Vineyard. During our autumn vineyard health check, we discovered a few bunches of grapes, most of which were pinot noir. We were not expecting any fruit this year for a number of reasons. Firstly, the vines were only planted a few months ago, so we were […]
Happy Back British Farming Day! Today we celebrate British Farmers and all they do to feed the nation with the highest quality produce, while taking care of our countryside and environment. However, this celebration does not end today, it is to be cherished every day of the year, as we sit down to enjoy delicious […]
Autumn has well and truly arrived here at Lokkelebery, with beautiful fiery colours throughout the vines. Much like the trees surrounding the vineyard, the vines have started to lose their leaves and will eventually look like a tangle of thin sticks. We have just completed a major health check on the vines ahead of their […]
A successful first season for our fantastic volunteers As the autumn draws in, we are taking a look back at a successful first volunteering season at Lokkelebery Vineyard. It all started back in July as our first ever volunteers started shoot selection on the 2-month old vines. Shoot selection is not for the faint hearted, […]
