MATT BOWEN – LIVE IN THE VINES

Booking in a Alder Vineyard Tour Voucher Experience |  Includes: Vineyard tour + wine tasting | Vineyard tour + Devon cream tea | Vineyard tour + winemakers lunch for 2 vouchers

1. Select either our Summer or Winter Vineyard Tour + Wine Tasting 
2. Fill in our tour booking form selecting any relevant upgrades included in your vouchers (Devon cream tea or Winemakers Lunch) make sure to select how many people these upgrades apply to. You can also pay for additional tour places + upgrades on top of what your voucher includes. 
3. On the checkout page when you get to the payment section input your voucher codes in the “voucher/coupon” field to redeem your vouchers against your order.

Redeeming a Alder Vineyard money voucher

1. Add you your basket any tours, bottles or gifts you’d like to purchase. 
2. On the checkout page when you get to the payment section input your voucher codes in the “voucher/coupon” field to redeem your vouchers against your order.

Redeeming a WonderDays or Activity Superstore experience voucher

1. Email us at hello@aldervineyard.uk with your desired date and time along with your full voucher code and how many people your vouch includes the experience for. 

We are proudly committed to protecting our environment and the planet in any way we possibly can. Our ethical and sustainable practices are at the heart of what we do here. 

What have we done so far?

• Introduction of ‘wild areas’. The garden of the Kitchen includes our gorgeous wildflower area that is ever-changing and evolving. We have also set aside a huge area of land below the vineyard which has become our nature haven. We are allowing mother nature to repossess this area, surrounding a beautiful stream. Encouraging wildflowers and native species to thrive on our vineyard land. 
• 100% of our power comes from renewable provider Octopus, powering the Kitchen, winery and shop. We also use energy-saving light bulbs and other techniques to reduce our uses wherever possible. 
• We source products and ingredients from countless local suppliers, reducing food miles and supporting other local businesses. 
• We send no waste to landfill. 100% of our waste is recycled, reused, composted or used to make energy via DCW 
• We harness a natural spring on the farm to provide water for tasks such as washing vehicles, vineyard work, watering plants and flower beds. We only use mains water for use in the kitchen and winery. 
• Our own products are bottled in lightweight glass and aluminium caps, meaning our bottles are created, transported and recycled with minimal energy use. 
• Our entire range is packaged in plastic-free shipping boxes and is delivered to the customer by our courier, APC who use modern, aero-dynamic, fuel-efficient vehicles that are regularly maintained and serviced to reduce carbon emissions. 
• We promote the use of plastic-free packaging to our suppliers.
• We employ a wonderful team of local people. Where possible we encourage car sharing, travelling by bike or electric vehicle. 

What else do we aim to do in the future:

• Our goal is to add solar panels and batteries to our building to remove or reduce the need for power to be brought in from elsewhere. 
• Another mission is always reducing our requirement for the use of chemicals in the vineyard. We have always refused to use insecticides, however we would like to focus on reducing the use of other sprays wherever possible in the near future whilst making use of ever evolving organic alternatives. 
• We will be partnering with other local companies who can make use of our harvest waste. For example, our red grape skins will be used to make ‘Grappa’ for the first time in 2023.