GATCOMBE ESTATE · ISLE OF WIGHT
Estate wine.
Independent recognition.
Director of Winemaking. The 2025 Cuvée de l’Espérance Pinot Noir earned 17/20 from Jancis Robinson, from vines just three years old.
Explore GatcombeVITICULTURE · WINEMAKING · INNOVATION
Great wine begins
with good judgement.
Independent wine consultancy. Scientific rigour, cellar experience and practical direction for vineyards, wineries and estates.
DR AKSHAY BABOOFounder & Principal Consultant
Vineyard. Cellar. Research.
One connected perspective.
UK & international projects
OENOLOGUE WINE CONSULTANCY
From the first vine
to the finished wine.
The best decisions make sense in the vineyard, in the cellar and in the business.
OWC brings those perspectives together. We help estates and producers understand their potential, solve practical problems and build wine projects with a clear purpose.
Discover our approachOUR EXPERTISE
Support where it matters.
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Viticulture
From feasibility and establishment to seasonal decisions and harvest planning, connect what the vineyard can produce with the wine you want to make.
Winemaking
Still and sparkling wine production, quality review and practical solutions to winemaking problems.
Winery development
Plan the capacity, equipment and workflow your wines need, with investment phased around the realities of production.
Research & innovation
Applied research and product development that connect a clear question with evidence and a practical next step.
THE EXPERIENCE BEHIND OWC
Science in the thinking.
Experience in the doing.
Dr Akshay Baboo brings an international perspective to the everyday decisions that shape wine.
His experience connects premium wine production, vineyard management, education and applied research. OWC turns that breadth into focused, practical support for your project.
Meet AkshayPhD Viticulture · DNO Oenology · MSc
SELECTED WORK
Estates. Sparkling wine.
Practical problem-solving.
Estate wine.
BLAKE’S LANE VINEYARD · SURREY
Sparkling wine.
A new planting.
Consultancy spanning sparkling winemaking for the 2026 harvest and support for a new vineyard planting.
Explore Blake’s LaneSETLEY RIDGE · TECHNICAL SUPPORT
A wine problem.
A practical plan.
Technical winemaking consultancy: understanding the issue, assessing the evidence and developing a workable route forward.
Explore technical support17/20
JANCIS ROBINSON · 1 OCTOBER 2026
Gatcombe Estate · Pinot Noir 2025
Made by Dr Akshay Baboo from three-year-old vines.
THE OWC JOURNAL
Notes from the vineyard & cellar.
Before you plant, define the wine.
A vineyard plan becomes more useful when the intended wine, operating model and route to market are considered together.
Read the perspective
Build the winery your harvest needs.
Capacity is only part of the brief. The movement of fruit, wine and people deserves equal attention.
Read the perspective
Give innovation a clear question.
Useful trials begin with a decision to make, a fair comparison and an honest view of what the results can tell you.
Read the perspectiveA CLEAR NEXT STEP
Let’s talk about your next decision.
A new vineyard. A wine that needs direction. An estate with a bigger ambition. Start with a conversation.