WineGB www.winegb.co.uk
The national association for the UK wine industry. English and Welsh Wine Week takes place in late May and early June and is the perfect time to visit local vineyards and wineries with many events and activities planned around this week.
Regional associations
• WineGB South East/South East Vineyards Association www.seva.uk.com
• WineGB Wessex www.winegb.co.uk
• WineGB West of England www.swva.info
• Thames & Chilterns Vineyards Association www.thameschilternsvineyards.org.uk
• WineGB East Anglia www.eastanglianwines.co.uk
• WineGB Midlands & North www.mercianvineyards.org.uk
• Welsh Vineyards Association www.winetrailwales.co.uk
Other useful addresses
• Plumpton College www.plumpton.ac.uk Make wine your career. Excellent courses and apprenticeships in winemaking, wine business and viticulture.
• Sussex Wineries www.sussexwineries.co.uk Sussex has the largest group of vineyards in England.
• Vineyards of Hampshire www.vineyardsofhampshire.co.uk Grouping of vineyards formed in 2013. Annual sparkling wine festival
• Vineyards of the Surrey Hills www.surreyhillsvineyards.co.uk A cluster of vineyards located in the beautiful North Downs.
• Wine Garden of England www.winegardenofengland.co.uk Association of seven producers and wineries in Kent with a wine trail and visitor experiences.
• Visit Wales www.visitwales.com/things-do/food-drink/award-winning-wines-wales
Wine touring
• English Wine Tasting & Tours www.EnglishWineTastingTours.co.uk Tours from central London into the countryside
• Fizz on Foot www.fizzonfoot.com Walking and wine tasting tours
• Grape & Grain Tours www.grapeandgraintours.co.uk Visits to outstanding wine, beer and gin producers in Surrey and Hampshire
• Great British Wine Tours www.greatbritishwinetours.co.uk Exploring the best vineyards, breweries and artisan food producers in Sussex, Kent and Surrey
• WineCellarDoor www.winecellardoor.co.uk Who knew that more than 200 vineyards welcome visitors? Want to visit vineyards with vegan wines or with electric car chargers? Information on visiting vineyards and wineries and making the most of your visit.
Supporters of English wines
• Butlers Wine Cellar www.butlers-winecellar.co.uk
• Two shops in Brighton. Huge range of English wines, sparkling and still. Mail order and online.
• The Coral Room www.thecoralroom.co.uk Wine bar, and more, in the Bloomsbury Hotel in the heart of Bloomsbury, London with a rotating list of English sparkling wines served by the glass.
• English Wine Centre www.english-wine-centre.co.uk Located at Alfriston on the edge of the South Downs National Park. Under new ownership for 2020 with refurbished facilities. Large selection of English wines to taste and buy. Wine tasting, weddings and events. Luxury accommodation, including glamping and shepherds’ huts, tearoom, gift shop.
• The Gallivant www.thegallivant.co.uk Lovely coastal hotel near Rye with impressive English wine list
• Grape Britannia wine shop www.grapebritannia.co.uk Retail outlet in Cambridge with a huge selection of English and Welsh wines
• Hawkins Bros www.hawkinsbros.co.uk Huge list of English wines for sale in person or online
• The Pig – at Bridge Place www.thepighotel.com This Pig hotel is near Canterbury in the heart of the Wine Garden of England. British kitchen garden food. I love my Pig visits.
• Vineyard www.vineyardmagazine.co.uk The only monthly magazine about viticulture and winemaking in Great Britain. I look forward to my copy each month.
• Wine Pantry www.winepantry.co.uk London’s original, and exclusively English wine merchant. Founded to promote and support English wines. Wine tours and events.