On Twelfth night the Pewsey Male Voice Choir came to the vineyard to Wassail.
Copyright image 2023ยฉ Pewsey Male Voice Choir visit Southcott Vineyard, in Pewsey, Wiltshire to wassail the vines. For photographic enquiries please call Anthony Upton 07973 830 517 or email info@anthonyupton.com This image is copyright Anthony Upton.
The term Wassail
The term Wassail is a pagan tradition and can be traced back to pre-Christian Britain. Traditionally it takes place in apple orchards to encourage the spirits into ensuring a good harvest the following year.
The Choir offered to try their magic on the vineyard.
The many forms of Wassailing
Wassailing takes many forms, but typically the revellers visited the orchard sang songs and made a hullabaloo by banging pots and pans.
They are then rewarded by the grateful orchardโs owner with a drink.
Pictures @ Anthony Upton
Pictures @ Anthony Upton
Pictures @ Anthony Upton
All this happened at Southcott with a glass of mulled wine and then the revellers moved over to repeat the exercise at the neighboursโ apple orchard. Followed by cider.
We will have to wait until harvest to see whether the tradition has improved both the grapes and apple harvests in Southcott.
Many thanks to the Pewsey Male Voice Choir!
Sarah & Tim
Pictures @ Anthony Upton
Happy New Year 2023! Sarah, Tim & The Southcott Family
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Southcott is a small family run vineyard in Pewsey Wiltshire, situated under the White Horse, making sparkling wine.
Our vineyard is 60% Chardonnay, 32% Pinot Noir, 10% Pinot Meunier and our first harvest was in 2009.
We started selling our wines from the 2010 harvest and the 2010 Southcott Rosรฉ received the Bronze level award at the UKVA wine tasting in 2013. It has been selling well at local stockists, restaurants and directly from the vineyard.
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Sarah, Tim and The Southcott Vineyard Family
- Award-Winning Gold Medal - WineGB 2023 - national competition
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- Award-Winning Silver Medal - Wessex WineGB 2021 - regional competition
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