Sophie Evans

WINEMAKER

Sophie Evans

TYPE OF AGRICULTURE

Organic uncertified

VINEYARD AREA

1 hectare

COUNTRY, REGION, SUBREGION

England, South East, Kent

We're really pleased to welcome Sophie Evans to the family!

After studying winemaking in the UK, Sophie travelled to work alongside our good friends Michael & Melanie Voelker at 2Naturkinder.

Whilst working there Sophie made her first two wines in their cellar: one from a small parcel of the Voelker's Silvaner farmed by-hand after work (the steep roads were too bracing for Michael to reach by tractor!) and another sourced from a local biodynamic grower after falling in love with the lesser-seen Blauer Silvaner.

In the summer of 2022, Sophie bottled her German wines and returned back to the UK to farm a hectare of her own vines. Growing wild down a country lane in Kent, Sophie works attentively with teas, ferments, and essential oils for disease control alongside biodynamic treatments.  

Working with Pinots Gris & Noir, alongside a small planting of hybrid varieties, her eagerly anticipated first English vintage is a testament to her attention to detail, intuition and sheer love for winemaking.

For any UK wholesale and stock enquiries, please contact hello@winesutb.com

More on Sophie Evans:

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Dig It: 2Naturkinder, Soil & Sophie Evans
Dig It: 2Naturkinder, Soil & Sophie Evans

A beautiful day taking a deep dive into soil health, micro-organisms, and the impact of good soil on good wine with Sophie Evans & her mentor Michael Voelker.

Photo Diary: British Wine Fair, March 3 2024, WTLGI
Photo Diary: British Wine Fair, March 3 2024, WTLGI

A beautiful day in Stockport celebrating the growing community of cutting-edge producers working in the UK today.

A British Wine Fair: 03/03/24
A British Wine Fair: 03/03/24

Open to all, join us on March 3rd to celebrate the growing community of UK growers, winemakers and passionate champions of their work. A gathering for the ages!

The Electric Field-Blend Acid Test: Sophie Evans 2022
The Electric Field-Blend Acid Test: Sophie Evans 2022

The 2022 vintage from Sophie Evans is here! Her first under her own name in the UK, the wines speak for themselves. They are a testament to Sophie's attention to detail, intuition, her sheer love for viticulture & winemaking.

A Tasting At The Hoxton
A Tasting At The Hoxton
A New Wave: Harvest 2022 with Sophie Evans
A New Wave: Harvest 2022 with Sophie Evans

Sophie Evans has just completed the first harvest on her single hectare of 10 year old vines, we were there to help get the last fruit over the finish line. Exciting things to come from the garden of England.

WINES

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2021 - Eselberg Silvaner (DE)
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2021 - Eselberg Silvaner (DE)
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From a small parcel on the Eselberg hill in Kitzingen Sophie farmed by hand after work- too treacherous for Michael Voelker to reach by tractor, Sophie welcomed the challenge!

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2021 - Würzberg Blauer Silvaner (DE)
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2021 - Würzberg Blauer Silvaner (DE)
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During her years farming at 2Naturkinder, Sophie fell in love with the lesser-seen Blauer Silvaner, and purchased a little from a biodynamic grower farming a slope overlooking Würzburg to make this maceration.

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2022 - Electric Field
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2022 - Electric Field
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A co-fermented field-blend named for an incident with a bird-scaring kite and an overhead powerline, bright aromatics, gentle structure, great length and an electric acidity that lives up to the name.

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2022 - Pinot Gris
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2022 - Pinot Gris
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A vein of chalk runs beneath the Pinot Gris rows, and lends the wine a wonderful salty lick that strikes directly through its delicate fruit and heady aromatics. Immediate, but develops beautifully.

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2022 - Pinot Noir
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2022 - Pinot Noir
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Battles with birds, hail and a backpack sprayer led to slightly smaller yields than anticipated in '22, particularly in the Pinot Noir rows, but the fruit retrieved has proven beautiful. Opens with a nicely integrated reduction, quickly opening into ripe, juicy fruit and an elegant mineral line.

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