{"product_id":"charlie-herring-a-fermament-22-24","title":"Charlie Herring 'A Fermament' '22\/23","description":"\u003cp\u003e“I love Chardonnay, Riesling is to die for, and I fancy drinking Sauvignon Blanc with the local crab, so that’s what I planted.” Channelling an empirical, hands-on approach to everything in his care, Tim Phillips of Charlie Herring winery in Hampshire’s New Forest is achieving miraculous results with his one-of-a-kind still and sparkling wines.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eTwo miles from the sea, Tim’s idyllic one-acre vineyard sits inside a walled garden that’s surrounded by old apple trees planted in the mid-19th century. Eden, eat your heart out. Working alone – except for a flock of chickens, which provide both fertiliser and companionship – Tim enthusiastically tends each individual vine as if it were a favourite houseplant, before making natural wines with zero additions in a tiny, back-to-basics winery.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHis project is named Charlie Herring after a fictional character Tim’s wine-collecting vicar father invented when he was a child. Made in minute quantities and released only when ready to drink, these bottles are frequently spoken of among geekier English wine lovers, but rarely seen.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Charlie Herring","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":67675359117556,"sku":null,"price":41.0,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0471\/4836\/8040\/files\/Charlie-Herring-_A-Fermament_-_22-23.jpg?v=1790873137","url":"https:\/\/shrinetothevine.co.uk\/products\/charlie-herring-a-fermament-22-24","provider":"Shrine To The Vine","version":"1.0","type":"link"}