Vineyards of Hampshire Fizz Fest - Celebrating their 10th Anniversary!

Vineyards of Hampshire (VoH) Fizz Fest will return in 2024, showcasing Hampshire's premier vineyards, this year hosted by The Grange, The Winery at Burges Field vineyard. This year celebrating the 10th Anniversary of Fizz Fest.

Come taste and discover over 20 still and sparkling VoH wines in the Tasting Marquee located in the winery yard in front of The Grange's new state-of-the-art winery.

A chance to taste new vintages, talk to the people who are the heart of the wines, plenty of local street food to enjoy, live music, three Masterclasses which sell out fast and vineyard and winery tours.

For the first time VoH Fizz Fest will coincide with English Wine Week (15th - 23rd June), providing another great reason to celebrate the Vineyards of Hampshire members, who range from small family owned, to large vineyards.

Buy your General Admission Ticket £35 pp

If you are coming by car make sure to book your Free Car Pass for parking in the adjoining field.

Masterclass and Vineyard Tour tickets purchased seperately and only valid with a General Admission Ticket.

Tasting Marquee

The Grange

Black Chalk

Danebury Vineyards

Exton Park

Hambledon Vineyards

Hattingley Valley

Louis Pommery England

Raimes

WHAT TO EXPECT

On arrival - on submission of your General Entrance ticket you will be given a programme and VoH branded tasting glass.

The Entrance Ticket entitles you to 1 x tasting measure per wine on show.

PLEASE NOTE NEW FORMAT - Tasting Marquee open 12:00 pm - 3:30 pm.

Circulate around the Tasting Marquee to taste the wines at each stand, catch up with the people at the heart of the wines, taste new vintages and styles.

3:30 - 4:30 pm - Further time to enjoy the wine at the bar, music, street food, and shop for your favourite wines.

FIZZ BAR

Discover your favourite wines in the Tasting Marquee then head over to the Fizz Bar to purchase a chilled glass or bottle of your favourite still or sparkling wines.

STREET FOOD

Purchase food from a great range of local street food on offer. Tea and Coffee stands as well. Free water tap base and recyclable bottles and cups for filling. We hope you will support the local producers and not bring your own food and drink into the venue.

SEATING

Limited seating and pallet tables available. Advisable to bring your own collabsible chairs, sit back a take in the atmosphere with a glass of wine while the live band plays.

Seating is on hard standing ground, the event is taking place in the Winery Yard, not a field enviornment.

FIZZ SHOP

On you way home stop by the Fizz Shop and stock up with your favourite wines by the bottle or case.

BOOK A MASTERCLASS - General Admission ticket required. Limited Availability

Want to increase your wine knowledge? Sign up to one of the Masterclasses led by experts in their field.

Ticket £25 pp with General Admission ticket only.

12:30pm - 1:15pm

FOOD & WINE PAIRING

Tutored by Erica Dent of Enjoy Discovering Wine.

Learn about which food flavours pair best with certain wines, and more, a fascinating insight from the leading Wine & Spirit Education Trust tutor in Hampshire. This is a popular Masterclass which sells out quickly.

BOOK WIH YOUR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET - £25pp - 24 places

1:45pm - 2:30pm

INTRODUCTON TO BLENDING A 'CLASSIC CUVEE

Tutored by Harry Pickering, The Grange Winemaker

The masterclass will look at the various components that come together to make our CLASSIC blend. We will taste the three grape varieties, wines fermented in tank and oak barrels as well as our reserve wines to showcase what each component brings to the blend and how we strive to create something consistent each year.

BOOK WITH YOUR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET - £25 pp - 24 places.

3pm - 3.45pm

CRISP AND WINE PAIRING

Tutored by Ed Dallimore, Wine Author

This fun masterclass will help you discover your favourite flavoured crisps to nibble on with your favourite Hampshire wines

BOOK WITH YOUR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET - £25 pp - 24 places.

BOOK A VINEYARD & WINERY TOUR - General Admission ticket required

Tutored Vineyard Tour - Learn about a year in Burges Field Vineyard, the vineyard for The Grange wine. Gain an insight into The Grange's vineyard. Outdoors, uneven ground, slight incline down and up, appropriate footwear recommended. - £12 pp

Tutored Winery Tour - Discover how The Grange wine is made in their state of the art winery. Indoors, uneven floor, cooler areas, restricted areas. - £12 pp

BOOK WITH YOUR GENERAL ADMISSION TICKET - £12 - Both tours being held at 1PM, 2PM AND 3PM - 20 places per session.

NOTE - There are no wine tastings included in the Vineyard or Winery Tours.

PLEASE NOTE THE FOLLOWING: -

LOCATION - The event is at The Grange, The Winery at Burgess Field Vineyard.

NOT The Grange Festival opera venue/ English Heritage The Grange site.

A WINE TASTING EVENT - This is an over 21 event therefore no children tickets available. We recognise it is not always possible to secure childcare and therefore ask that any young children are accompanied by an adult at all times. The tasting tent is strictly for adults only.

GROUND - Location of event is on hard, at times uneven, standing, tarmac and stony ground around the winery building. Short walk to vineyard for vineyard tours were appropriate footweat is recommended.

SEATING - Some seating will be available in the form of haybales with pallet tables. You can bring your own collapsible seats if required. Picnic blankets not recommended.

PARKING - Free parking in field well sign-posted and short incline walk to event.

WATER - No food or drink to be brought onto the premises. Drinking water freely available.

DOGS - Well behaved dogs on leads permitted, preferably not in tasting tent as very crowded.

REFUNDS - Refunds up to 4 weeks before event through Eventbrite excluding booking fee. Event is not weather dependent.

In unlikely event of postponement tickets will be transferred to new date.