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Streeter family launch first sparkling wines from Leonardslee Family Vineyards

It is with immense pride that Penny Streeter OBE and family announce the launch of their first English sparkling wines from their West Sussex estate; Leonardslee. This has been aContinue reading

WineGB grows – new and departing team members

The sector is growing and so is the WineGB team

Queen Awards Plumpton College Highest National Honour

Plumpton College was delighted to be presented with a Queen’s Anniversary Prize by Her Majesty the Queen on Friday at Buckingham Palace

Innovative frost management project for the British wine industry secures government funding

An innovative frost forecasting and management project for grape vines, with the potential to revolutionise frost-related crop protection, has secured over £300,000 in funding from Innovate UK and the DepartmentContinue reading

Top wines from England head to Scandinavia

Roadshow of vineyards in market and new to export to fly the flag for English wines in Denmark and Sweden

WineGB celebrates its Rising Stars and the industry of tomorrow

The extraordinary talent in today’s UK wine industry and the stars of its future were celebrated at Vintners’ Hall last night as the winners in WineGB’s Rising Star Awards togetherContinue reading

UK Wine Industry Rising Stars Awards announced to celebrate today’s talent

WineGB’s inaugural Rising Stars Awards and welcome return of Vintners’ UK Apprenticeship Award unveil nominations from across all sectors the industry

The Best of British: WineGB announces 2024 activities

A busy programme across the year as UK wine industry continues its growth trajectory

First English winemaker to be shortlisted in Naked Wines global

Producer of English still wines is shortlisted for the Naked Wines’ Winemaker of the Year award Kieron Atkinson, a winemaker and vineyard tenant in Derbyshire, has become the first producerContinue reading

Sparkling Winemakers in Britain raise a glass to new opportunities

From Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs and The Rt Hon Steve Barclay MP: Environment Secretary Steve Barclay today welcomed the scrapping of outdated rules inherited from the EU.Continue reading

WineGB Releases Report on 2023 Harvest

‘Near Perfect Year’ for wine from 2023 vintage

Hattingley Valley first English wine to secure Swedish monopoly set listing

In a competitive tender consisting of a blind tasting against 14 other English wine brands, Hampshire-based winery, Hattingley Valley, has secured a set listing with Sweden’s state-run alcohol monopoly, Systembolaget,Continue reading