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- Nyetimber began its earliest grape harvest on 14 September 2026.
- The start is five days earlier than the previous earliest date of 19 September 2018.
- From 21 September, roughly 500 pickers will hand-pick up to 170 tonnes daily across 11 vineyards.
- Nyetimber expects the harvest to produce about 1.5 million bottles of sparkling wine.
- Met Office reported the UK’s warmest summer since 1884, with winemaker Cherie Spriggs noting frost on vines and drought-reduced berries.
