Wines made in 13 different counties were awarded trophies at this year’s WineGB Awards after the highest number of Gold medals ever given.
The trophy winners in their respective style, regional, and producer categories were revealed at a ceremony on 19 July at The Drapers’ Hall in London.
Fresh off its Decanter World Wine Awards triumph, Kent-based Chapel Down secured the top spot this year, winning Supreme Champion, Top Sparkling Wine, Best Prestige Cuvée, and the South East Trophy for its Kit’s Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2016. It didn’t stop there: it also picked up Best Chardonnay, Joint Top Still Wine and Best Sustainable Wine for its Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2021.
The full list of winners can be found at WineGB.
Susie Barrie MW, co-chair of the judging panel, said: “I can’t recall us ever having such a diverse selection of WineGB trophy winners as we have this year, and I don’t just mean the fact that they come from 13 different counties. The range of grape varieties and winemaking styles included on trophy list is testament to just how curious, ambitious and increasingly accomplished the UK’s winemakers are. With everything from skin contact wines, to those produced from a solera system, to some of the UK’s finest, long-aged traditional method sparklers, these wines really do run the gamut and give a terrific snapshot of what the UK has to offer at the very top level.”
