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Successful Summer Opening for Toppesfield Vineyard’s Wine Centre

Saturday 13th July saw the opening of Toppesfield Vineyard’s spectacular new Wine Centre. Founders, Jane and Peter Moore are delighted to see their vision for a stylish, contemporary space come…Continue reading→

Dorset Producer is Star of the Show at WineGB Awards

PRESS RELEASE 25 July 2019   The top winners in the WineGB Awards 2019 were announced on 23 July, when the industry came together at Vintners’ Hall, the spiritual home…Continue reading→

WineGB Awards 2019: The Gallivant is proud to be sponsoring the Single Varietal White Award

The Gallivant has been an avid and passionate supporter of English wine since The Gallivant opened its doors in 2016. Today it has MORE ENGLISH WINES ON ITS LIST THAN…Continue reading→

Dorset Producer is Star of Show at WineGB Awards

The top winners in the WineGB Awards 2019 were announced on 23 July, when the industry came together at Vintners’ Hall, the spiritual home of the UK wine trade, to…Continue reading→

UK’s national wine competition reveals the depth of quality across all styles, varieties and wine regions

The medal winners in the WineGB Awards 2019 are unveiled today, revealing an impressive range of winners from across all the winegrowing regions of the UK. Whilst traditional variety sparkling…Continue reading→

GRAPE BRITAIN: British Airways just got a little more British

London: June 4, 2019: British Airways is celebrating its centenary year in style with the launch of its own English Sparkling Wine. Customers will be able to enjoy the bubbles…Continue reading→

Battle of the Secateurs’ – UK’s first vine pruning competition takes place

WineGB’s first ever UK competition in vine pruning took place last week at Hush Heath Estate in Kent, highlighting the skill and hard work that goes in to looking after…Continue reading→

Founder of Plumpton Wine Division, Chris Foss, is to retire

Chris Foss, founder and Manager of Plumpton Wine Division, will retire at the end of this academic year after 31 years of service with the college. Starting at Plumpton in…Continue reading→

England flies the flag at ProWein: celebrating growth in exports and an exciting future

PRESS RELEASE 11 March 2019 Some of England’s leading wine producers are returning to ProWein (Sunday 17 – Tuesday 19 March), ready to put a spotlight on some of the UK’s…Continue reading→

Who is the Top Vine Pruner in Britain’s vineyards?

Thursday 7 March 2019: It’s secateurs at the ready as viticulturists battle it out in the first ever vine pruning competition in Britain. As British vineyards increase in size and…Continue reading→

Boom Time for British Vineyards

New survey released by UK wine industry shows significant increases in wine production in the last year Sales and exports of English and Welsh wines have doubled Major growth in…Continue reading→

PRESS RELEASE: The Duchess of Cornwall Toasts Britain’s Booming Wine Industry

• HRH The Duchess of Cornwall attends gala dinner to celebrate the UK Wine Industry’s success • 2018 hailed ‘a vintage year’ has broken all records for production • The…Continue reading→