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ENGLISH WINE WEEK

Join us for English Wine Week, a celebration of the vineyards and winemakers putting English wine on the map. We’ll be hosting a tour of Durslade Vineyards with an introduction to our grapes from our vineyard manager, followed by a delicious dinner at Da Costa with wines paired to complement each course.

Two people in a vineyard harvesting white grapes from the vines, where you can see down the vine rows.

The Evening

Explore the best of English wine, right here in Somerset. We’ll meet at Da Costa at 6pm before heading off on a tractor and trailer ride to Durslade Vineyards. There, you’ll get a closer look at the grapes we grow, learn about how we care for the vines and how we turn the grapes into our wines.

After the tour, we’ll head back to Da Costa for a three-course dinner, paired with a selection of Maid of Bruton wines.

£62 per person
Thursday 25th June from 6pm
Friday 26th June from 6pm

Vegetarian and vegan options available. Please let us know any dietary requirements in advance.

Thursday 25th June

Friday 26th June

The interior of the Da Costa restaurant, showing the tables and sun streaming in through the windows.

The Menu (Sample)

Aperitif

Hundred Hills sparkling (£12 optional extra)

Antipasti

Walled garden salad with guazzetto sauce

Maid of Bruton Bacchus

Main

Durslade Farm lamb with polenta & red wine sauce

Grilled zucchinis, butter bean puree, tropea onions, green sauce & pomegranate (VG)

Maid of Bruton Pinot Noir

Dolce

Chocolate torta della nonna with pear sorbet & walnut praline

Maid of Bruton sparkling rosé

A person using snips to cut a bunch of red grapes off a vine.

Durslade Vineyards

On a gentle south-east-facing slope of our estate lies our vineyard, rooted in clay and limestone soil, which creates ideal conditions for growing over 13,000 vines. Located beside the River Brue and across from the site of an ancient Roman vine terrace, the setting is both naturally rich and historically significant.

We grow Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Bacchus grapes, all hand-harvested in late September or early October. The grapes are then transported just five miles to Bagborough Winery, where they are pressed, fermented, and bottled.

Thursday 25th June

Friday 26th June

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Make a Weekend of It

English Wine Week is a lovely excuse to take your time in our corner of Somerset. Wander through the Hauser & Wirth gallery next door, pick up a bottle of Maid of Bruton at the Farm Shop, and let the day unfold before joining us at Da Costa for an evening celebrating English wine.

For those who like to explore a little further, the lanes around Durslade Farm lead out into open countryside. Bruton itself is a gentle stroll along the River Brue, where you’ll find pretty streets, a medieval packhorse bridge, and a climb up to the Dovecote rewarded with one of the finest views in Somerset.

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Finding Da Costa

Da Costa, Durslade Farm, Dropping Lane, Bruton, BA10 0NL. Follow the signs for Hauser & Wirth Somerset.

By car

Free parking on site, right next to the restaurant. We’re ten minutes from the A303, the main route west from London. Sat nav users, BA10 0NL brings you to the door.

By train

Bruton train station is a five-minute walk from Da Costa, with direct services from Bath (52 minutes), Bristol (1 hour 9 minutes), London Paddington (1 hour 56 minutes) and Exeter (58 minutes). The walk from the station winds through the heart of Bruton, so you’ll see a little of the town on the way in.

On arrival for English Wine Week

Please arrive at Da Costa by 6pm. The tractor and trailer to Durslade Vineyards leaves promptly, and we don’t want anyone missing the ride through the farm. Wear comfortable shoes, and bring a layer in case the weather turns. You’ll be back at Da Costa for dinner shortly after.