WineGB Awards 2019

We had a fabulous time at this year's WineGB Awards presentation lunch and tasting! It's been dubbed "the BAFTAs of the UK wine world" and did not disappoint. Held at Vintners’ Hall, the "spiritual home of the international wine trade", as described Simon Robinson, WineGB's Chairman, it was the perfect celebration of award winning English & Welsh wines.

The judging team was headed up by Susie Barrie MW and Oz Clarke, and included Sam Caporn MW, Pierpaolo Petrassi MW, Richard Hemming MW, Sue Daniels, Phil Tuck MW, Christine Parkinson, Nik Darlington, Jane Parkinson, Matthieu Longuere MS and Simon Field MW.

A total of 254 English/Welsh wines were submitted and a total of 39 gold, 53 silver and 124 bronze medals were won. Still wine wins were higher than sparkling wines wins at 56% to 44% and were particularly singled out for praise. However, the sparkling wines dominate in the top awards winning 26 out of the 39 gold medals. See the full list of award winners here.

Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Bacchus were the highest performing varieties amongst the still wine wins and Chardonnay was the principle variety in the sparkling blend wins.

The trophy winners were announced at the ceremony (see below) and we were pleased to hand out the trophy to Ridgeview for the Best Classic Cuvée which we sponsored

• Supreme Champion:Langham Wine Estate
• Top Sparkling:Langham Wine Estate
• Top Still: Chapel Down
• Best Newcomer: Roebuck Estates
• Best Boutique Producer: Sutton Ridge Vineyard
• Winery of the Year: Harrow & Hope
• Best Still Bacchus: Chapel Down
• Best Blanc de Noirs: Adler Ridge & Harrow & Hope (joint winners)
• Best Blended White: Denbies Wine Estate
• Best Class Cuvée NV: Ridgeview - sponsored by us
• Best Non-Classic Blend: Breaky Bottom
• Best Prestige Cuvée: Chapel Down & Gusbourne (joint)
• Best Still Rosé: Gusbourne
• Best Sparkling Rosé: Langham Wine Estate
• Best Still Pinot Noir:Gusbourne
• Best Single Varietal White:Chapel Down
• Best Blanc de Blancs: Langham Wine Estate
• Best Red Blend: Three Choirs
• Best Classic Cuvée Vintage: Roebuck Estates

Clickhere for full details of the wines (variety/vintage).

The award winners, many of which are key customers of ours, included …

• Lyme Bay Winery – Gold for Lyme Bay Classic Cuvée 2015 & Lyme Block – Aldi Signature Cuvée 2018; Silver for Lyme Bay Sparkling Rosé NV; Bronze for Lyme Bay Bacchus Block 2017 & Lyme Bay Chardonnay 2016
• Camel Valley Vineyard – Gold for Bacchus Dry 2018; Silver for Pinot Noir Rosé Brut 2016 & Cornwall Brut 2015; Bronze for Atlantic Dry 2018 & Pinot Noir Rosé 2018
• A’Beckett’s Vineyard – Bronze for Rams Cliff Rosé 2018 & Two Degrees West 2018
• Sharpham Wine – Bronze for Pinot Noir 2018, Sparkling Blanc 2014, Dart Valley Reserve 2018, Barrel Fermented 2016, Whole Berry Rosé 2018 & Bacchus 2017
• Polgoon Vineyard – Bronze for Polgoon Rondo/Seyval Blanc Rosé 2017 & Polgoon Bacchus 2017

Click here for a full list of the award winners.

We warmly congratulate all the winners of this year's WineGB Awards – they are a true testament to the high quality of English & Welsh Wine.

Meanwhile, we look forward to next year’s #WineGBAwards …

Banner image & image of Oz Clarke judging courtesy of WineGB
Published Jul 31, 2019