A FAMILY-RUN vineyard has opened a ‘cellar door’ shop directly on the A46 at South Woodchester to sell their range of Cotswold wines in time for the annual English Wine Week.

Customers to Woodchester Valley Vineyard’s shop will have a selection of still wines available for tasting, including their new 2016 vintage Pinot Noir Rose and can try before they buy.

The shop is open to the public Tuesday to Saturday 10am until 6pm and English Wine Week runs from May 27 to June 4.

Fiona Shiner, owner of Woodchester Valley Vineyard said: “We’re delighted finally to have a retail outlet that people can visit to buy our wines direct from the ‘Cellar Door’.

“We look forward to welcoming old and new customers with a taste of our locally made wines.”

The family-owned vineyard was established by the Shiner family in 2007.

Their estate contains 60,000 vines across three vineyard sites in Woodchester, Amberley and Doverow, they specialise in white, rose and sparkling wines produced from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Bacchus.

English Wine Week is an event highlighting the quality of English wines, there are currently 502 vineyards and 133 wineries in England.

In the last ten years hectarage under-vine has more than doubled and is set to grow by 50 per cent by 2020.

The Woodchester Valley Vineyard Cellar Door Shop is located on the A46 at South Woodchester opposite St Mary’s Hill, postcode GL5 5EY.

For more information about Woodchester Valley Vineyard, visit their website www.woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk