Jun 12, 2019 | Local business
Just down the road from Polgoon via pretty, winding, country lanes, you’ll find Tremenheere Kitchen at the heart of Tremenheere Sculpture Gardens. The gardens are set in a beautiful, sheltered valley overlooking St Michael’s Mount; the woods, stream and dramatic...
Jun 1, 2019 | Local business
In 2018 The Times chose Mount Haven as one of its Top 10 Cool Hotels in Britain and it’s a well-deserved accolade for one of our favourite spots in Mount’s Bay. Room with a view! This 20-room boutique hotel is aptly named: its elevated position just...
Mar 26, 2019 | Cornwall food and drink
There are some places we love so much that we don’t want to share them, we want to keep them all to ourselves and 2 Fore Street is one of those special places… Sitting in the shelter of Mounts Bay, some two and a half miles from Polgoon, lies the historic...
Mar 26, 2019 | Awards, Wine
In 2016 John Coulson, owner and winemaker at Polgoon, announced that he’d be planting 2,500 Sauvignon Blanc vines up in the vineyard. It raised a few eyebrows, there’s not much Sav Blanc grown in England and a Cornish Sauvignon Blanc was unheard of! Three...
Mar 13, 2019 | Cornwall food and drink, Local business
Looking for a special place to treat your mum on Mother’s Day? Polgoon is just a 20 minute drive from beautiful St Ives, home to one of our favourite places, The Porthminster Beach Café. Nestled beneath the steep slopes of Porthminster Point and positioned right on...
Feb 5, 2019 | Cornwall food and drink, Local business
From February, our wines will feature on the wine list at Jamie Oliver’s Fifteen in Cornwall. Our Seyval Blanc Sparkling white wine and our still Seyval and Ortega white wine have been selected by head sommelier, Elly Owen, who says of her wine selection:...
Feb 5, 2019 | Cornwall food and drink, Local business
The Godolphin Arms is a beach-front, contemporary restaurant with rooms, in the heart of Mount’s Bay. With breath-taking views of St Michael’s Mount, one of Cornwall’s most iconic landmarks, it’s the perfect base for exploring West Cornwall....
Feb 1, 2019 | Local business
The Old Coastguard, situated in the fishing village of Mousehole, is one of our favourite places to eat and drink locally. This seaside hotel is just a ten minute drive from Polgoon Vineyard is perfectly placed near the beaches and gardens of West Cornwall, the Minack...
Jan 14, 2019 | Pruning 2019
Pruning is one of the biggest jobs of the year at the vineyard. Here at Polgoon we’ve started pruning as usual in the first weeks of January. We’ll prune, clear and tie down around 14,000 vines in total. It usually takes us about 3 months to complete....
Jan 9, 2019 | Cornwall food and drink, Uncategorised
Enjoy our Cornish wine from this spectacular, contemporary, seaside retreat perched on the cliffs of the Lizard Peninsula. From February this year all Polgoon wines, ciders and juices will feature on the drinks menu at the Polurrian Bay Hotel. Built in 1890, this...
Oct 31, 2018 | Uncategorised
An introduction to our latest releases: Rondo & Pinot Noir Rosé 2016: Deep cherry hue, typical of an English rosé. Wild strawberries with a herbal accent. Sweet fruit across the palate, fresh acidity, well balanced with a moderate length. Seyval Blanc &...
Sep 12, 2018 | Harvest time
A VINTAGE YEAR The harvest of 2018 is set to be the best Polgoon has ever had! The fabulous, long, dry summer has made the quality of fruit exceptional and we’ve seen at least 50% more grapes on the vines, with much higher natural sugars in all fruit –...
May 9, 2018 | Cornwall food and drink, Event, Summer 2018
The long summer evenings are almost here and we’re delighted to be able to share some of the food and wine events we have planned for the season of sun, sea and surf. FRIDAY 1 JUNE: WINE WEEK SUPPER Join us as at our Vine House as we celebrate English Wine Week...
Mar 21, 2018 | Cornwall food and drink, Easter 2018
This Easter, Cornish Pirate and chef Rupert Cooper, who runs the popular, foodie pop-up ‘Borgia Bull,’ will take up residence at the The Vine House at Polgoon Vineyard. Rupert, who will be dividing his time between the rugby pitch and the Polgoon kitchen this season,...
