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.
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 expertise02 · NEW VINEYARD PLANTING
Plan for the
harvests ahead.
Consultancy on new planting, bringing the intended wine into the vineyard establishment conversation.
Vineyard establishment expertiseA 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.