Workshop
Christmas wreath making
Nicola from Jasmine Flowers leads an evening making a Christmas wreath at the cellar door. Materials and a glass of Village Bacchus are included.
9 or 10 December · 6.30pm to 9.30pm · £95 a head · Book ahead
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Visiting Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards)
Seventeen28 is the winery behind the Penn Croft wines, built in two old barns at Crondall in 2020, with a 12-acre vineyard and a cellar door that serves brunch and sharing boards. Drop in to the cellar door for a glass, but book a tour if you want to see the vines or the winery. Every tour is over-18s only and non-refundable.
Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards) at a glance
| Founded | Winery built in 2020, first harvest the same year |
|---|---|
| Known for | Penn Croft Bacchus, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, a conservation-minded winery, and a cellar door with food |
| Grapes | Including Bacchus, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir |
| Open | Cellar door closed Monday and Tuesday all year. October to April: Wednesday to Friday 9am to 4pm, Saturday 10am to 4pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm. May to August: Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 8pm, Saturday 10am to 8pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm. September: Wednesday and Thursday 9am to 4pm, Friday 9am to 6pm, Saturday 10am to 6pm, Sunday 10am to 3pm |
| Booking | All visits to the vineyard and winery must be booked; no walk-ins. Cellar door tables are reserved only for pre-arranged parties, events and group tours. Tours are non-refundable but can be moved once with 72 hours’ notice |
| Tours from | £35 |
| Food | All-day brunch, cheese and charcuterie boards, nibbles and cakes at the cellar door; food stops an hour before closing in winter and September |
| Dogs | Welcome at the cellar door, but not at the vineyard or winery |
| Children | Tours are over-18s only. The cellar door sells a kids’ lunch box |
Checked on the vineyard’s own website in November 2026.
About Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards)
Seventeen28 calls itself the new generation of Penn Croft, and the Penn Croft name stays on most of the bottles. Two people started it.
Simon Porter has farmed locally for more than forty years and has argued for regenerative farming for over twenty, and Malcolm Walker is a filmmaker who spent ten years interviewing winemakers and made the wine television series Cellar Rats.
Work on the winery began in early 2020, turning two old barns into a working winery in about eight months. It was ready by September, in time for that year’s harvest, when grapes were brought in with the sister company Itasca to make the first wine. Annamarie Fourie is the winemaker.
The approach in the cellar is small-batch and low-intervention. Wines sit on their lees, fining is kept to a minimum, and each wine is split into sub-lots in barrel or tank, treated differently, then blended.
The barrels come from Burgundy, where they held white wine for three years, so they add texture more than oak flavour. The vineyard itself is 12 acres and still in its early years, and the winery tours take in the wetland ponds alongside it.
The wines
Bacchus is the grape to start with. The Penn Croft Village Bacchus is the everyday bottle, and the Reserve Bacchus is worth trying next to it to see what more time and care does to the same grape.
There are reserve bottlings of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir too, a Penn Croft Sparkling Rosé, a Single Vineyard wine, and a Seventeen28 Rosé. The sparkling rosé is the most expensive bottle on the list. Where to buy them.
Tours and tastings at Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards)
The cellar door is the easy way in. It opens five days a week, has a wood stove inside and a covered outdoor area, and you can turn up for brunch or a glass without booking a tour.
Bear in mind it is shut on Mondays and Tuesdays all year, and parking is limited, which is why tables are not reserved for ordinary visits. Anything beyond the cellar door has to be booked, because the winery is a working site.
We’d book the summer tour, as it is the only one that goes into the vines and the price includes a sparkling welcome and a board of cheese and charcuterie.
The winter tour is cheaper and stays in the winery and around the ponds. Payment is card only. Leave the dog at the cellar door if you are on a tour, since dogs cannot go to the vineyard or winery.
| Experience | Price | Length | When |
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| Summer Winery Tour A welcome glass of sparkling wine, a walk through the 12-acre vineyard, then the winery and wetlands, a tasting of the range and a cheese and charcuterie board. Groups of 2 to 18. Over-18s only. Includes 30% off a case of wine and 15% off other purchases on the day. | £50 per person | About 2 to 2.5 hours | May to September: Fridays at 11am, Saturdays at 11am and 2pm (11am only in September) |
| Winter Winery Tour Starts at the cellar door, then goes round the 600-tonne winery and the wetland ponds, with a tasting of the range and a cheese and charcuterie board. No vineyard walk. Groups of 2 to 18. Over-18s only. Same purchase discounts as the summer tour. | £35 per person | – | October to April, Fridays and Saturdays at 11am |
| Private and corporate tours Larger private parties can be taken, with a deposit for big group bookings. Contact enquiries@seventeen28wine.com or 01252 279830. | On request | – | By arrangement |
Book these on the Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards) website.
What’s on
Coming up at the vineyard, from its own website. All vineyard events.
Buy Seventeen28 (Penn Croft Vineyards) wines
None of our wine partners has these wines in stock this week. The vineyard sells them in its own shop, or see our pick of English wines to buy online.
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Getting there
The cellar door is at Clifton Farm on Croft Lane, on the edge of Crondall. The website gives a map link but no public transport details, so most people drive or take a taxi from Farnham or Fleet. Parking is at the winery, not at the vineyard, and there is not much of it.
Make a day of it
Seventeen28 suggests looking for somewhere to stay around Crondall, Farnham, Church Crookham and Fleet. Farnham, a few miles east, is the nearest market town for a pub or a meal.
See every vineyard you can visit in our Hampshire directory. Our other Hampshire vineyard guides: Hambledon, Hattingley Valley, Black Chalk, The Grange, Exton Park.
Questions people ask
Can I just turn up?
At the cellar door, yes, during opening hours, though tables are only reserved for pre-booked parties and events. Visits to the vineyard or winery must be booked as a tour.
Can I bring my dog?
Dogs are welcome at the cellar door but not at the vineyard or winery, so they cannot come on the tours.
What if I can’t make my tour date?
Tours are non-refundable, but you can move a booking once to another date if you give 72 hours’ notice.