点评:Monday 16th June 2025, My husband and I decided to go to visit the Polgoon Vineyard, and if possible sample some wine.
The Polgoon Story is that after many years trading as fish merchant’s John & Kim Coulson decided they needed a new adventure. After meeting an award winning Cornish winemaker they decided to plant vines and create their own Cornish Vineyard. From their first wine harvest in 2006, they created the first ‘Polgoon’ wine and were subsequently awarded the Trophy for ‘Best Still Rose’ in the UK.
The next two harvests also won major national contributions. Unfortunately, after these early successes, Polgoon suffered terrible harvests in 2007 and 20008 after enduring Cornish weather conditions, leaving almost no wine. Determined not to be beaten, the Coulson’s perfected a Cornish cider called ‘Aval’ (Cornish for apple), a sparkling cider product made using the same method as French winemakers to produce sparkling wines.
Polgoon then added a further product their range, namely Raspberry Aval, which won a Gold Medal in 2009. During 2012, a company led by Kim’s sister invested in Polgoon and created Polgoon Vineyard & Orchard. This empowered them to continue to expand into the successful vineyard of 2025.
My husband and I did not bother with a tour round the vineyard as we went on one back in 2017. We visited the wine shop; where we met a lovely French girl called Claire. We were unable to sample any wines. However, we did purchase a bottle of Seyval Blanc white wine, a bottle of Rondo Rose wine and a bottle of Strawberry wine.
It is well worth visiting here if you are in the area.
翻译:2025年6月16日,星期一,我和丈夫决定去参观波尔贡葡萄园(Polgoon Vineyard),如果可能的话,还想品尝一些葡萄酒。
波尔贡葡萄园的故事是这样的:约翰和金·库尔森(John & Kim Coulson)经营鱼商多年后,决定开启一段新的冒险。在结识了一位屡获殊荣的康沃尔酿酒师后,他们决定种植葡萄藤,打造自己的康沃尔葡萄园。从2006年第一次收获的葡萄酒开始,他们酿造了第一款“波尔贡”葡萄酒,并随后荣获英国“最佳静止桃红葡萄酒”奖杯。
接下来的两次收获也获得了重要的国家级奖项。然而,在取得这些早期的成功之后,波尔贡葡萄园在2007年和2008年遭遇了惨淡的收成,原因是康沃尔的天气恶劣,几乎没有葡萄酒产出。库尔森夫妇决心不被打败,他们酿造出了一种名为“Aval”(康沃尔语中意为苹果)的康沃尔苹果酒,这款起泡苹果酒的酿造方法与法国酿酒师酿造起泡葡萄酒的方法相同。
Polgoon 随后又增加了一款名为 Raspberry Aval 的产品,并于 2009 年荣获金奖。2012 年,Kim 姐姐领导的一家公司投资了 Polgoon,并创建了 Polgoon Vineyard & Orchard。这赋予了他们继续扩张的力量,使其在 2025 年取得了巨大的成功。
我和丈夫没有费心参观葡萄园,因为我们早在 2017 年就参观过了。我们去了葡萄酒商店,在那里遇到了一位名叫 Claire 的可爱法国女孩。我们没能品尝任何葡萄酒。不过,我们买了一瓶 Seyval Blanc 白葡萄酒、一瓶 Rondo 桃红葡萄酒和一瓶草莓酒。
如果您在附近,这里非常值得一游。