SELECTED WORK · BLAKE’S LANE VINEYARD

This year’s sparkling wine.
The next vineyard.

Consultancy for Blake’s Lane Vineyard in Surrey, connecting sparkling winemaking for the 2026 harvest with support for a new vineyard planting.

PLACE

Surrey, England

ROLE

Consultant winemaker

FOCUS

Sparkling wine · New planting

THE CURRENT WORK

A vintage to make.
A vineyard to establish.

Akshay is making Blake’s Lane’s sparkling wines from the 2026 harvest and consulting on a new vineyard planting.

The work brings two timescales together: the cellar decisions needed for this year’s fruit, and the establishment decisions that will shape future harvests.

01 · SPARKLING WINEMAKING

Give this vintage
a clear direction.

Technical winemaking support for the 2026 sparkling wines, connecting the fruit and intended style with practical production decisions.

Still & sparkling wine expertise

02 · NEW VINEYARD PLANTING

Plan for the
harvests ahead.

Consultancy on new planting, bringing the intended wine into the vineyard establishment conversation.

Vineyard establishment expertise
All selected workTechnical support at Setley Ridge

A CLEAR NEXT STEP

Planning sparkling wine or a new planting?

A new vineyard. A wine that needs direction. An estate with a bigger ambition. Start with a conversation.

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