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A Very Black Chalk Christmas: What to Drink and When
The Christmas drinking guide you really need. Ah, Christmas Day… that glorious blend of joy, mild panic, and the annual tradition of pretending you definitely enjoy sprouts. Well, lucky for you, Black Chalk’s on your side, helping you navigate the mayhem, one glass at a time. How many times do you need to read about how perfectly Chardonnay goes with your Christmas turkey or how your smoked salmon blinis simply can’t be enjoyed without a drop of “pink fizz”? Well, we’re givin


V.6: The Year Everything Clicked
The Black Chalk V.6 Harvest Team We sit down with Jacob Leadley (CEO & Winemaker), Zoë Driver (Winemaker), and Gwil Cooper (Vineyard Manager) to talk about this year’s growing season, a bit of harvest chaos, and what we can expect from V.6 (the 6th harvest at Black Chalk). Spoiler alert...it's going to be a good one! A dream in the vines If you ask winemaker Zoë Driver to sum up 2025’s growing season, she doesn’t hesitate. “Pretty perfect, to be honest! No frost, perfect flow


Top 10 Things to Do in Hampshire: Black Chalk’s Wine Lover’s Guide 2025
We've compiled a list of the Top 10 Things to Do in Hampshire, ideal for wine lovers, weekend wanderers, and anyone seeking a rural escape.


Exploring Black Chalk: Vineyard Walking Tour Map
There’s so much more to Black Chalk than just our award-winning wines. When you visit our estate, we invite you to immerse yourself in...


Festive Feasting: How to Pair Black Chalk Wines with Seasonal Dishes
Christmas is all about good food, great wine, making memories with the people you love and presents of course! At Black Chalk, we’ve got...


V.5 Harvest Reflections
We ask the team how this year’s harvest went for them compared to what they were expecting.


Grapes, Frost + the Future: Harvest 2024 Uncorked
We sit down with Jacob Leadley, CEO and winemaker at Black Chalk, as harvest 2024 officially kicks off. In this conversation, we dive...


Paragon + Inversion Garner Stellar Reviews
In the world of English fine wine, a few names resonate with both aficionados and casual drinkers and after the release of Paragon and...


The Blending Blog - behind the scenes with our winemakers
March is a busy month in our winery as our winemakers, Jacob and Zoë, have been hard at work blending the wines from Black Chalk's 2023...


The Art of Tirage
Over the course of four days, it's all hands on deck at Black Chalk, as we bottle approximately 80,000 bottles of sparkling wine. The...
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