The Blog
General interest and news interspersed with the Wine Widow’s perspective on goings on here, there and everywhere…
NOTHING UNDERNEATH
On the 26th August, we were delighted to partner with With Nothing Underneath (website) for their Jeans Press Day. It was an intimate evening celebrating the launch of our jeans collection, bringing together press, influencers and friends of the brand. Inspired by men’s tailoring, British heritage and timeless style, WNU was started in 2017 out of the founder’s […]
STANDOUT TABLESCAPES
Standout tablescapes go head-to-head with award-winning wine! We had huge pleasure showing Glassette what we get up to, here at The Grange and they created two of their incredible tablescapes (they are a MAJOR thing!), all inspired by the estate and what makes our wine special. We left the pairings up to them, to see […]
WHAT IS A WINE HERO?
You may have heard through the grapevine, that Oz Clarke and Tom Surgey are on a mission to uncover the English Wine Heroes of 2026. The two have tasted over 200 English wines, in all styles. Sharing their notes, top tens, regional reviews and experiences. This year we sent over 3 wines for Oz and […]
Celebrating English Wine Week 2026 at The Grange
This year there is more to enjoy in English Wine Week than ever. Having had our wines made under Emma Rice’s expert eye at Hattingley from 2015 to 2021, in 2022 we took the plunge and built our own winery and now, at long last, we are releasing our completely home-made wines – both grown […]
The Wine Widow on a Loss In The Family
“The micra has got to go” was the very surprising statement made by our youngest son. Previously he had said, in a variety of ways but with equal weight, “That car means more to me than any family pet.”
Thursday Lates 2026
Day: Every Thursday from May until it gets too cold in September, Time: 5:30pm – 9pm, Where: The Winery, Alresford Road, Itchen Stoke, Alresford, SO24 0QW We’re back for 2026 with Thursday Lates, starting this May. No need to book – just turn up and grab a seat!
The Makers’ Sale 2025 – Thursday 27th November
We love getting together with other people who also make fabulous things and this year we have 18 new Makers along with our regular favourites. Art, books, brocante, ceramics, clothes, vintage textiles, baskets, bags, candles, organic sausages, belts, jewellery, t-shirts… along with a liberal sploosh of olive oil, cordials, honey, bath oils, wine and other […]
A Gilded Partnership – The Grange x The Goldsmiths’ Fair 2025
In 2024, The Grange were very proud to enter into a partnership with The Goldsmiths’ Company to become the official English sparkling wine of the Company and Goldsmiths’ Fair. Every autumn, Goldsmiths’ Fair brings together a curated selection of the UK’s best contemporary jewellers and silversmiths. Each exhibitor has a unique approach to working with precious […]
THURSDAY LATES 2025
Every Thursday from May 22nd – September 11th, 5:30pm – 8.30pm, The Winery, Alresford Road, Itchen Stoke, Alresford, SO24 0QW
The wine widow on being practical, shattered greenhouses and the ‘f’ word (April/May)
I have only done one really practical thing in my life which is when I sucked a Hama bead out of our son’s left nostril using a straw. He was 2. That I mention this quite often, 19 years later, is because that Hama bead is my proudest moment as a mother, a little beacon […]