Harvest Report

RNS Number : 2805E

Gusbourne PLC

03 November 2015

 

PRESS RELEASE for RNS

3^rd November 2015

GUSBOURNE PLC

("Gusbourne")

HARVEST REPORT

Gusbourne is pleased to announce that the 2015 harvest was successfully completed on

the 25th of October.

The quality of the grapes has been excellent, with optimum levels of natural sugar and

acidity, both of which meet our own exacting quality standards. Yield volumes have

been good and in line with expectations. Good weather at flowering in June went some way to ensure a good yield of even ripeness.

The onset of harvest was delayed due to below average temperature and sunshine hours in August and September; however fair weather in October helped the grapes to ripen to the desired level of maturity. The high quality of grapes harvested this year bodes well for 2015 becoming another great vintage for Gusbourne.

As in previous years, our harvest is dependent on the local community and we remain

grateful to the regular contingent of local residents who have once more helped to hand pick our grapes.

Andrew Weeber, Chairman, commented:

"The exceptional quality of the fruit from the 2015 harvest is very exciting. Despite a somewhat delayed harvest this has been an excellent year at Gusbourne, which will add to our inventories of premium sparkling wine for future sale once the wine has been through our careful production and extended lees ageing processes."

For further information contact:

Gusbourne Plc

Andrew Weeber /Ben Walgate [phone]

Cenkos Securities plc

Nicholas Wells [phone]

Note to Editors:

Gusbourne Plc, trading on AIM (Symbol: GUS), is engaged, via its wholly owned subsidiary Gusbourne Estate Limited ("Gusbourne Estate"), in the production and distribution of a range of high quality and award winning English sparkling and still wines from grapes grown in its own vineyards in Kent and West Sussex. The majority of Gusbourne's vineyards are located at its freehold estate at Appledore in Kent where the winery is also based.  Please note that "Gusbourne Estate" is also a registered trade mark of the business.

Further information may be found on the Company websites at:

http://www.gusbourne.com/

and for investors at:

http://www.gusbourneplc.com/

 

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