Yearlstone Vineyard - Devon's Oldest Vineyard

A small well-made range of white, rosé and red wines - along with a fine sparkling Brut. So says David Moore, the Louis Roederer and Glenfiddich wine writer of the year in his new book A Guide to The Wines of England & Wales (cowritten by Philip Williamson and Neville Blech, available from Amazon). As readers of David's well-known series Behind the Label know, these give in depth tasting notes on the top wines of most wine regions. We'll show you what David thought of some of our top wines below.

We are proud that wines made here at Yearlstone have won over 50 awards in the last 5 years' English & Welsh Wine of the Year Competitions.

Our 2013 vintage sparkling fizzes, Vintage Brut 2013, and pink fizz, Vintage Brut Rosé 2013, are also now available (May 2015). These are a blend of Pinot Blanc and Seyval Blanc. Our VB's have won a host of awards, from a Recommendation in Decanter (spring 2013) to medallist at the prestigious Lyons International Wine Competition (spring 2013) and a ranking of joint 4th best in England in the leading French wine magazine La Revue du Vin (Xmas 2012). The 2013 vintage was released in May 2015 after over two years ageing in the cellars, the 2010 may still be stocked by the UK's leading independent wine retailer CWM.

Half cases and cases of the pink fizz are now available on our Online sales web page.

English wine is light and fresh with wonderful aromas - making it perfect as an aperitif or to accompany light seasonal English food - as served in our vineyard café - the Yearlstone Café.

Yearlstone's Number 1 2014 - Grassy, zingy, mouthwatering English dry white - SOLD OUT

Our entry level dry white. Typically grassy, zingy, mouthwatering English dry white - made from Reichensteiner. Soft but elegant, fair acidity balance, greenfruits, and a touch of smokiness... Great with spicy nibbles or seafood.....

2014 vintage now on sale.

GRAPES: Reichensteiner.
11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 2 2018 - Soft Fruity Dry White - £8.50 per bottle

Softer and a little more full bodied this dry white comes from Reichensteiner grapes.

GRAPES: Reichensteiner.
11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 3 2013 - Delicate Dry Rosé - £8.95 per bottle.

Light strawberry nose with refreshing acidity, concentrated with an elegant finish, our rosé is great as an aperitif. Regent is the grape.

In reviewing our Rosé the wine writer David Moore said: A fresh and immensely enjoyable rosé, a blend of Pinot Noir, Madeleine Angevine and Seyval Blanc. The white grapes add a floral and fresh edge to the structure and soft grip of the Pinot Noir. Enjoy this as an aperitif or with food

2013 vintage still on sale; 2014 vintage will be on sale soon (eg June 2015).

GRAPES: Regent.
11.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 4 2014 - Light Fruity Red - SOLD OUT

We have been doing well with our reds in recent years - our 2008 red won the President's Trophy, our 2009 red won a Gold Medal, and our 2010 red won a Bronze Medal.

This red (2014 vintage) was featured in the South West chef of the year competition held in Exeter, where it was selected for their mystery basket of ingredients in the finals.

This vintage is a light fruity red with bitter-cherry flavours made from Rondo grape. Best red since our gold-medal winning 2009 thanks to the fabulous 2014 vintage. This is a great example of what an English red can offer.

GRAPES: Rondo. 11% Alcohol. 2014 Vintage.

Yearlstone Number 5 2014 - Aromatic Dry White - SOLD OUT

Richly muscat flavoured dry white wine made from Siegerrebe.

Our very popular muscaty dry white wine made from perfectly ripe Siegerrebe.

GRAPES: Siegerrebe.
10.5% Alcohol.

Yearlstone Number 6 2014 - Barrel Aged Dry White - SOLD OUT

Every year our policy is to buy a new barrel of French oak. Careful blending of 225 litres from this barrel produces a soft and rounded white wine from our Pinot Blanc grapes. The winemaker also introduces a malolactic fermentation in the wine to add to to the softness and bring vanilla undertones. Less obviously aromatic than the the other three whites.

Our premium dry wine made from our ripest Pinot Gris of a decade.
Potential to age for several years.

GRAPES: Pinot Blanc.
Alcohol 11.5%.

Yearlstone Vintage Brut, 2013 vintage - Traditionally made Sparkling Wine - £17.95 per bottle

This is now our 2013 Vintage Brut blend of Pinot Blanc and Seyval Blanc. Our VB's have won a host of awards, from a Recommendation in Decanter (spring 2013) to medallist at the prestigious Lyons International Wine Competition (spring 2013) and a ranking of joint 4th best in England in the leading French wine magazine La Revue du Vin (Xmas 2012). The 2013 vintage was released in May 2015 after over two years ageing in the cellars, the 2010 may still be stocked by the UK's leading independent wine retailer CWM.

GRAPES: Pinot Blanc & Seyval Blanc.
12% alcohol.

Yearlstone Vintage Brut Rosé, 2013 vintage - Traditionally made Pink Sparkling Wine - £17.95 per bottle

We are now making large quantities of this delightful pink fizz, now available on our online sales web page.

We've now released our freshly bottled 2013 Vintage Brut Pink Pinot Noir based blend. This was released in May 2015 and is already drinking beautifully. Our winemaker rates this the best fizz we have yet made.

GRAPES: Pinot Noir and Dornfelder.
12% alcohol.

We are pleased to announce that UK customers can buy selected combinations of our wines (half-cases and cases) online using your Paypal account and your credit card, via our Online Shop.

Alternatively wine can be ordered by phone or email, packaged up (can be mixed in a box) and collected at the vineyard by appointment (as the vineyard will not be open at all in 2017 due to major building works to the winery). Please contact us by email: roger@yearlstone.co.uk or by phone (01884 855700). to ask us about this.

Finally, our wines may be bought from our many stockists in the region and nationwide.