Stonecrop is 4.1 planted hectares on the Ladderback wall — slate over limestone, dry-farmed, under twelve thousand bottles a year. The tasting room is open Thursday to Sunday.https://stonecrop.example/en-gbhttps://stonecrop.example/journal/the-wall-is-the-vineyard/https://stonecrop.example/journal/the-wall-is-the-vineyard/We spent our first two years rebuilding 640 metres of drystone wall before we planted a single vine. It is still the best decision on the estate.Tue, 14 Jul 2026 00:00:00 GMTGrowingsoilthe wallpour@stonecrop.example (Wren Ashcombe)https://stonecrop.example/journal/we-held-the-coldfoot-back/https://stonecrop.example/journal/we-held-the-coldfoot-back/The 2022 Pinot was ready to sell and not ready to drink. Here is what it cost to wait, and why we would do it again.Mon, 18 May 2026 00:00:00 GMTCellarcellarreleasespour@stonecrop.example (Wren Ashcombe)https://stonecrop.example/journal/pruning-is-the-only-decision/https://stonecrop.example/journal/pruning-is-the-only-decision/Every January Tomás walks 22,500 vines with a pair of secateurs and decides the vintage. Everything after that is damage limitation.Mon, 09 Feb 2026 00:00:00 GMTPruningvineyardpruningpour@stonecrop.example (Tomás Iveson)https://stonecrop.example/journal/against-the-tasting-note/https://stonecrop.example/journal/against-the-tasting-note/Why every Stonecrop wine gets four words and not a paragraph, and why the tasting room pours the first glass without telling you what it is.Mon, 22 Sep 2025 00:00:00 GMTHarvesttasting roomopinionpour@stonecrop.example (Delia Okonjo)