26 Reasons to Join WineGB in 2026
Make 2026 the year you join WineGB. Become part of a network that helps strengthen the UK wine industry’s voice to the government, media and trade, while receiving essential support to boost your business and help you make, market and tell the story of English and Welsh wine.
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1. Access discounts
Enjoy member perks with discount offers and expert consultations. Available from the industry essential suppliers – our Partners and Patrons.
2. Find businesses on The Commercial Database
Find businesses that can help you grow. Maybe join the database yourself and market your business to the UK wine industry.
3. education & Training webinars
Expert-led online learning on subjects such as viticulture, sustainability, marketing, and more that equips you with practical knowledge.
4.Access to essential industry guidance
From regulatory updates to business toolkits members get first-hand access to essential guidance. It ensures that you remain compliant with the law and you have the full view on the best way to maximise value for your vineyard or winery.
5. technical working groups
Keep up to speed on the latest educational and regulatory changes through the technical Working Groups. You can join the committees that shape the industry from within.
6. Access to the WineGB Members’ Forum
Connect with others across the UK wine scene for advice, collaboration and shared wisdom.
7. priority alerts on industry changes
Be first to know when regulatory or market shifts could affect you.
8. Attend influential trade events
Make connections and friendships at WineGB’s National Trade & Press Tasting to our biannual conferences, AGMs, tastings, and overseas showcases.
9. The sustainability Standard
Join the Sustainable Wines of Great Britain (SWGB) scheme to track and lower your carbon. All members can use our sustainability toolkits to improve your business; a sample is available in our Safeguarding Toolkit of which is so important we gifted to the whole sector for free.
10. Free Carbon Calculator
Use WineGB’s free Carbon Calculator to measure, reduce, and share your environmental impact.
11. Protect your Grapes
Access the Green Book, the annual guide to approved vineyard plant protection products and recommended spray programmes. A practical must-have. On your behalf we are part of the Horticultural Crop Protection Group ensuring that we keep products available and bring more in to protect our crop.
12.weekly newsletters
Keep in the know about the WineGB activities that you can get involved with, what the association is doing on your behalf and the latest news in the sector.
13. Up-to-date insight
Gain insight and understanding about the sector that supports your business in the Grape Press Blog.
14. Network locally
Join WineGB and you’ll automatically become part of your local regional association — creating a lifetime local community support network.
“For a small producer like us, the Green Book is worth the membership fees alone because it allows us to create our own spray programme, mitigating agronomist fees.
“The member services team have also been invaluable in helping us navigate changes to HMRC systems, without which we can’t operate as a business.”
Ned Awty, Owner Oatley Vineyard
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15. Boost your visibility on the UK Wine Map
Our interactive UK Wine Map puts your wines front and centre to consumers. Customers can search by postcode or specific criteria, such as accessibility or accommodation.
16. sell to the wine trade
Our flagship National Trade & Press Tasting showcases the largest number of UK wines to the buyers and communicators who shape the nations palates.
17. prove your quality – national competitions
Benchmark your wines in the WineGB Awards and prove to customers the quality of your house. Get the chance to be part of initiatives that demonstrate excellence as part of the UK wine story, including the Golden 50 Wine List.
18. Build export connections
The UK is building the brand overseas and telling the story of the category through WineGB. Our export work opens markets and deepens our impact overseas through our showcases at exhibitions, Embassy trade tastings, tours and experiences.
19. Support from our Trade Ambassadors
Our Trade Ambassadors act as our flag bearers amongst the trade, who advocate for our members’ wines in their workplaces and beyond.
20. category campaigns
Promote your wines and region in coordinated campaigns that help tell the category story. This includes English Wine Week, through the Welsh Vineyards Association Welsh Wine Week and our hallmark ‘Create New Traditions – Drink English and Welsh Wines’ campaign.
“The trade fair is a great opportunity to showcase our wines to a wider audience and our peers. We had great feedback about the wines and thought there was a good mix of industry somms, buyers and MWs interested in discovering East Anglian Wines.”
Exhibitor Laura Robinson, from Burn Valley Vineyard
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21. press influence
Getting English and Welsh wine noticed in the media by creating stories and campaigns from our research, event and work. We connect members and the media to strengthen our collective story. We secure 1,000+ media hits a year.
22. Access to exclusive industry data & reports
We are the go-to body for current statistics about the growth of the UK’s wine sector, through our own research, and in wider insight. We provide core data that allow us to tell the story of the opportunity with UK wines, opening up more opportunities for members with government and consumers.
23.join the national voice for UK wine
WineGB represents over 500 growers and producers, covering around 70% of the UK’s vineyard area. Your voice joins a powerful chorus shaping the future of the industry.
24. Benefit from government & trade advocacy
WineGB lobbies on your behalf. We have 3 main asks and our Manifesto for Growth that helps politicians to understand just how they can support the fastest growing agri sector in the UK. The more people pushing the message the better heard it is and so the sector thrives. See our Politics page for more.
25. Strengthen UK wine’s reputation
Together we Make, Market and Tell the story of British wine to the world.
26. Cultivate your success in 2026…and beyond
WineGB doesn’t just support growers and producers — it nurtures careers, businesses and traditions that shape the UK wine landscape. Our work is delivering on our mission to represent, lead, and support the sustainable growth of the Great British wine sector.
“Winning a WineGB award is a great boost for the whole team. It’s brilliant external validation and we use this in our staff training to communicate the quality of our wines which is then shared with our customers.”
Jose Quintana, Winemaker, Vagabond
Ready to join us? You can find our simple application form here.
Need more convincing? Take a look at our membership booklet to view the benefits and our latest Annual Review to see what we’ve been up to in 2025. Feel free to drop our team a line should you have any questions email: office@winegb.co.uk.
