Old vines, red soil

delicate dry white wines

20 years of international

awards

Oatley is a small but ambitious Somerset vineyard, deep in the west of England countryside, a little west of Cannington. We planted Kernling and Madeleine Angevine vines in 1986 on mineral-rich, red soil. Since our first harvest we've been producing authentic, usually fully-dry white wines that reflect the year, the varieties and the “terroir”. Our wines are exclusively from our own single-vineyard grapes. You can order online>> by the case, including mixed cases.

Our wines are of international standard, with silverware going back 20 years. In 2011 we were thrilled to win a sought-after silver medal in the prestigious International Wine Challenge and a bronze in the Decanter World Wine Awards. In 2012 another Decanter Bronze and Wine Challenge Commended. Each new vintage is eagerly awaited by our many regular customers.   Learn more about our wines >> and check out current releases and prices>>. List of our Awards here >>

We're on a warm, sheltered, gentle SE slope between the Quantock Hills and the Bristol Channel coast, an early site that gives us harvests of consistently good quality from what are now venerable old vines. Want to learn more about Oatley? Try the About>>page.

We love to welcome interested visitors and show off our wines and vineyard. It's a peaceful spot to while away an hour or bring a picnic. Visiting and tasting are free and you can buy wine by the glass, bottle and case. Find out more on our Visit>> page.

Keep up-to-date with vineyard life on Jane's Vineblog>> and our photo gallery>> or to follow day-to-day goings on, we hope you’ll “Like” our Facebook page  and/or follow us on Twitter. You can see our photos, gathered together as photo-boards, on Pinterest.

Site updated 20 May 2013

HEADLINES

See Jane’s  Vineblog for more-regular news updates, and our Facebook page>> and Twitter feed>> for day-to-day goings on at the vineyard. Lots of images  in our Gallery but check out our Pinterest boards >> too.

15 May 2013 : Our “Leonora’s 2010” features at No 7 in yesterday’s Indy’s list of  “ England’s Top Ten Domestic  Wines” ! Pic here>>

13 May 2013 : Wow! THREE Medals - a Silver and 2 Bronzes - against some of the best wines in the world - for the 3 wines we entered for the International Wine Challenge 2013. Our best IWC result in 21 years!

We are open Fridays, Saturdays and Bank Hol weekends Easter till Sep 2013 10.30-18.00 Details >>

28 Mar 2013: We won’t be at the Bath and West this year - but you can still get your Oatley!  Blogpost here>>

8 Mar 2013: First taste of our 2012. Drinkable? Oh yes!  Blogpost here>>

5 Nov 2012: Kernling harvest 4th Nov: photos here>>

1 Oct 2012: Madeleine harvest 30th Sep: photos here>>.

18 Jun 2012: Oatley in South Africa Wine News: here>> (opens in new window) ...”If wine was about place, then Oatley offers a glimpse of England as it was two hundred years ago.”

Headlines archive here >>