Winery Tours & Tastings

The tours below take place at our winery near St Austell, Trethurgy, Cornwall, PL26 8YQ  and pre-booking is essential where indicated
​Please call 01726 851 101 to book your wine tour, or email reservations@knightor.com

WINE TASTINGS 
Drop in and try what you like in the shop bar, with small sample measures available of our wines. Please feel free to browse around the site and look at the vine varieties we use to make wine in the UK.

We also have a small orchard and herb garden, from which some of our own produce is grown for our kitchen and winery - our vermouth is a great example of this! 

​Please be aware though, for health and safety reasons the winery buildings are off limits unless accompanied by a member of staff on a guided tour. 

WINE TOURS
​From April to October, we host regular wine tours and tastings that are informative, interesting and fun. 
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We offer a variety of experiences, from finding out more about wine in general, growing grapes and making wine in the Cornish/English climate, to more in-depth special 'winemaker' tours that will explore themes such as food and wine pairing or focus on our sparkling selection or English Vermouth. 

Large private group tours and tastings can be booked anytime by prior arrangement, get in touch to find out more and check availability or please read on below for our regular tour times and dates. 

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WINE SAMPLING AT THE WINERY
February to December | £5 per person 
Pop in to the wine shop during our opening hours and you can sample 4 wines for £5, including red, white, sparkling, rosé and vermouth and discover the details of what makes each one unique, guided by our friendly and knowledgeable team. 
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No booking necessary, just drop in and we'll get you sampling. Please check our opening times and closed dates here. 
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GUIDED TOURS AT THE WINERY
Sundays at 12pm | 7th April to 29th September 2019 | £15 per person 
This starts with a guided tour through the display vines, discussing the varieties grown in this country as well as those from other regions around the world, with tips on how to grow your own.  This is followed by a peek into the winery for a brief introduction to how wine is made, and finally a tasting of four wines. Running time approximately an hour. Please arrive prompt for 12pm for the tour to start and head into the events barn to meet for the tour. 
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Why not stay on and enjoy a delicious Sunday lunch after your tour, just let us know and we will book you a table for lunch too. 

Booking essential. Call us on 01726 851 101 or email: reservations@knightor.com

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SPECIAL 'WINEMAKER' TOURS
Select Fridays at 5pm | 2019 dates now finished* | £22 per person
*2020 dates will be released in the New Year. 

Gain a real insight into how wine is made through a unique winery tour with the winemaker. Take a more in-depth look at all that goes into making wine, learn from the winemaker and complete the experience with a tutored tasting of our wines. 

​Choose between our general winemakers tour and tasting where you will have an in-depth tour of the winery followed by a tutored tasting of Knightor's range of wines or our Winemakers tour with wine and food pairing where you will have a brief tour of the winery and then a tutored tasting with nibbles/cheese to accompany your wine tasting.  Both informal and fun, these are great masterclasses that will encourage you to ask any questions you may have and how best to understand, choose and enjoy wine, in a friendly and knowledgeable environment. 

These tours generally take 1.5 hours and booking is essential. Please arrive prompt for 5pm for the tour to start and head into the events barn to meet for the tour. 

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GIN TASTINGS AT KNIGHTOR 
​February to December | £8.50 per person*
Fancy trying something a little different? why not pop in during our opening times for a gin tasting. Our gin selection is carefully selected to include the finest gins from across the South-West and a few firm classics, including Tarquins, Martin Millers, Caspyn, Hendricks, Distinctly Dartmouth, Boë, Plymouth Gin, Monkey 47, Tanqueray and Salcombe Gin. £7.50 for 4 gin samples and tonic, find your favourites! 
*Please note - premium gins are charged 50p extra 

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COMBINE A WINE TOUR WITH LUNCH
What better way to enjoy Cornish wine than with the finest local produce from our winery kitchen? 

We're as passionate about food as we are about wine...only the best will do! On Sunday's, why not enjoy a 12pm wine tour before sitting down for our fantastic Sunday roast, including slow-roast pork with apples, Kittow's topside of beef and Yorkshire puddings on the menu. 

Contact us to book Sunday lunch - 01726 851 101