Ben Smith
@benjssmith
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Winemaker at Itasca Wines & Penn Croft Vineyard. Previously making Oxney Estate vintages 2015-2019 inc England’s first 20/20 wine
Joined March 2010
Sonoma-based Jackson Family Wines add an 8th country to their operations: England! Hiring Gusbourne's CEO, no less https://t.co/FDip50ReBG
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Small jet of air flips screw caps on the @ItascaWines bottling line so they are in the correct direction #winemaking #englishwine
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@ItascaWines team day out to visit @wraxallvineyard a great quality focused client, learning about pruning GDC and superb lunch in The View tasting room #somerset #englishwine
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A bit of a Rhône vibe this week, so I might as well carry on with this old favourite. 2003 vintage. #wine #rhone #southernrhone #grenache #chateauneufdupape #vieuxtelegraphe
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So pleased with this - White Wine of the Year and best Debut release! @sixatmospheres 2022 just in last week and fermenting away in barrel @ItascaWines
We are delighted that Missing Gate Pinot Blanc 2020 won White Wine of the Year.
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We are delighted that Missing Gate Pinot Blanc 2020 won White Wine of the Year.
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As a Pinot Blanc fan I hope we get a few more like this! Exciting fruit, brilliantly made by Ben Smith at @ItascaWines
@sixatmospheres Absolutely delighted that Missing Gate Pinot Blanc 2020 won White Wine of the year.
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Some pristine Pinot Noir from our Penn Croft vineyard - 100% regeneratively farmed. Very excited to be making our first single vineyard still and sparkling wines @ItascaWines @Penn_Croft
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@Penn_Croft Owner Simon Porter says, "most trained viticulturists would describe the vineyard as scruffy", but Simon has experienced that "the public love the story of cover crops, flowers, long grass and all the environmental benefits that go with that". 💚
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Penn Croft and Itasca wines - a contract winery but also making their own wines, committed to regenerative farming https://t.co/PdBw1hq51q
@Penn_Croft @ItascaWines
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Surveying the @Penn_Croft vineyard ahead of a promising harvest @ItascaWines #winerydogs #englishwine
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I am organising a workshop day learning about regenerative viticulture in the lovely Hampshire countryside at @Penn_Croft on Monday 5th Sept - please come and join us - only £36! @mastersofwine @Wine_GB @DartingtonTrust @RegenViti
https://t.co/iT21rnkq5s
eventbrite.co.uk
You are invited to come and find out all about Regenerative Viticulture at a one-day workshop at Penn Croft on Monday 5th September
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Not currently in production but we are always open to look at different options if that quality stacks up - we will have a Sauvignon Blanc due for release this summer
@falstaff_intl @ItascaWines @Penn_Croft @AnneInVino A very interesting read. @benjssmith are there any plans to produce a still white blend?
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Thank you for the amazing review of our first @Penn_Croft Bacchus (91pts) and Pinot Blanc (92pts) @AnneInVino @ItascaWines
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Reviewing a couple of wines from Penn Croft, a regeneratively farmed vineyard in Hampshire https://t.co/YBbFE1Mu8o
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