RUGBY into WINE

A Rugby player who decided to try his hand at a little winemaking and much more...

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Planting a Vineyard - not as glamorous as you might expect.

Planting a Vineyard - not as glamorous as you might expect.

It’s that time of year where both new and already developed vineyards dive into the challenge of planting. This year was obviously the big year for us, in that it was our first ever experience of planting a vineyard. Like anything, a lot of hard work is needed before it can be a success, planting a vineyard is no different. I was shocked at the amount of work that we had to put into the fields, it’s not as simple as saying, ok, we’ve got decent soil, we can plant our vines an

The Verdict

The Verdict

On Sunday morning I touched down in a surprisingly sunny London which helped to mask the sadness of leaving the paradise that I had called home for the last 3 weeks. The 30-degree heat, blue skies, vibrancy and exotic nightlife will be sorely missed. It is, however, time to get back to work with the vineyard planting now only a week away and busy summer, jam-packed with shows, cider to sell, wine to drink and cocktails now to be made. My last week in Miami was superb! If you

Week 2, Mustang's and Cocktails

Week 2, Mustang's and Cocktails

This Blog is a week late so I apologise for that, I haven’t been able to upload it because of poor WIFI. The next blog will be coming out shortly. So we’re a week further into the course and I’ve learnt another 20 or so cocktails and I have to say trying to remember them all is n ext to impossible for me and the other boys because as you can imagine, all we are interested in is chucking bottles in the air and looking cool whilst doing it. At the moment it’s more a case of thr

About Me

My name is Ben Oliphant-Thompson. I'm what you'd call a little bit of an adrenaline junkie...Having recently come back from 5 months of travelling where I was lucky enough to experience so many of your top 10 bucket list adventures so to speak...

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