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Top wineries of Great Britain 2026 revealed
Australian publication The Real Review tastes around 10,000 wines per year, with a particular focus on Australia and New Zealand, providing ratings and reviews “to empower consumers and elevate their wine experiences.” An algorithm then uses those unbiased reviews to generate the Top Wineries list based on scores.
Making the break: How to best grow sake category
Home Analysis & Insights By Anthony Rose Published: 15 July, 2026 Sake has spent the past decade or so winning over sommeliers, Michelin-starred kitchens and a devoted niche of Western drinkers. What it has not yet done is become an everyday choice in the wider restaurant trade: the sort of drink ordered in a wine bar or paired with a tasting menu as naturally as a Chablis or a Barbera. Access to this article is restricted. You need to have a valid subscription to access this content.
Top wineries of Great Britain 2026 revealed
Last year Nyetimber topped the charts in this comprehensive blind tasting of English wines carried out by Australian publication The Real Review. But has the Sussex producer managed to hold onto its crown in 2026, or has it been eclipsed by another contender? Anthony Rose reports.
Perfidious Albion: Coates & Seely
Perfidious Albion: Coates & Seely in Winery Spotlights This article is available to The Real Review members only. Become a member today and get full access to everything we publish. Unlimited access to all articles & reviews 160,000+ blind tasted, wine tasting notes Full Top Wineries and Top Value lists Exclusive member discounts 100% independent. No advertiser influence $89 per year.
Where are they now? María José Sevilla
For decades, María José Sevilla helped reshape British perceptions of Spanish cuisine and wine through her work with Foods & Wines from Spain. From television and books to trade promotion and education, she became one of the most influential ambassadors of Spain’s gastronomy in the UK. Credit: Anthony Rose When María José Sevilla was inducted into the Gran Orden de Caballeros del Vino in London in 2017, she was described as the decana, the doyenne, of Spanish food and wine in the UK.
Launching the 2015 Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs
Launching the 2015 Henriot Cuvée des Enchanteleurs in Wine Spotlights The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
The third iteration of Piper-Heidsieck’s Hors Série
The third iteration of Piper-Heidsieck’s Hors Série in Wine Spotlights The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Dermot Sugrue: Sugrue South Downs
Dermot Sugrue: Sugrue South Downs in Wine People The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Seamless sparkler
Seamless sparkler in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Distinctive sparkling
Distinctive sparkling in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Prestige cuvée
Prestige cuvée in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
The Hundred Hills experience
The Hundred Hills experience in Winery Spotlights The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Class in a glass
Class in a glass in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Sake’s steady but certain rise
Home Analysis & Insights By Anthony Rose Published: 24 September, 2025 I recently read that the UK is on the verge of a sake boom. The trade press article reported “a healthy increase in popularity”, with the St James’s wine merchant Berry Bros & Rudd noting “a 1,000% increase in sales between 2023 and 2024” and “heaps of coverage in the press”. Normally sake gets next to no coverage in the press so this was news to me.
The state we’re in 2025
The state we’re in 2025 in Top Wineries The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Blanc de Noirs of the Year Great Britain: Coates & Seely Blanc de Noirs La Perfide 2014
Blanc de Noirs of the Year Great Britain: Coates & Seely Blanc de Noirs La Perfide 2014 in Top Wineries The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Blanc de blancs beauty
Blanc de blancs beauty in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Ultra-stylish noir
Ultra-stylish noir in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Rich and intense
Rich and intense in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Complex and juicy
Complex and juicy in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Sparkling Wine of the Year Great Britain: Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2016
Sparkling Wine of the Year Great Britain: Chapel Down Kit’s Coty Coeur de Cuvée 2016 in Top Wineries The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Elegant and dry
Elegant and dry in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2025 and award winners revealed
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2025 and award winners revealed in Announcements The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Harmonious bubbly
Harmonious bubbly in Cellar Talk The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
2025年英国顶级酒庄及获奖名单揭晓
2025年英国顶级酒庄及获奖名单揭晓 in Announcements The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Jackson Family release first British wine in Wine Spotlights The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Where are they now? Andrew Barr’s life after wine writing
Once the enfant terrible of wine journalism, Andrew Barr has found a new life far from the tasting rooms of the past. From controversial critic to political campaigner, his journey is as compelling as the stories he once told. Andrew Barr was wearing a suit and tie, topped off by a yarmulke under a trilby when I caught up with him in London. I don’t recall Andrew once wearing a suit or tie, let alone a yarmulke, in all the time I knew him as a wine writer.
Domaine Evremond: the inaugural release
Domaine Evremond: the inaugural release in Wine Spotlights The Real Review is editorially independent. We don’t sell wine. We are free of influence from vested interests such as wine producers and sellers, and proprietors with conflicts. We tell you what we think about reviewed wines, served straight up. Our articles cover topics our writers choose because of genuine interest. We rely on our members to publish The Real Review.
Ferrari’s new winemaker and 2015 releases
Ferrari’s new winemaker and 2015 releases in Wine Spotlights What to do when there’s a UK general election exit poll on, an American Independence Day to celebrate and the eve of Germany-v-Spain in the Euro quarter-finals? Well, if you’ve got nothing better to do, you go to The Savoy River Room for a Ferrari dinner of course. Ferrari the wine, that is (although in limited edition jeroboam of course, it does officially spray the Formula 1 podium – GBP £340 at Harvey Nichols).
Fresh and flavoursome
Fresh and flavoursome in Cellar Talk Laurent-Perrier Grand Siècle Iteration #24 NV, Champagne (Magnum) Always a blend of three complementary vintages, Iteration #24 comprises 60% of the 2007 vintage and 20 % each of the 2006 and 2004 vintages; a mature pale gold in colour, with a super-intense, lightly smoky and truffly bouquet that’s complex and savoury.
Verve and energy
Verve and energy in Cellar Talk Billecart-Salmon Louis Salmon Blanc de Blancs 2012, Champagne, GBP £285 – £335 (Magnum) Pale gold in colour, the aromas are fresher, tighter and more restrained at this point in time than in the 750ml bottle; there’s a fine mousse with verve and energy, sherbet-crisp, yet still voluptuous and ripe on tasting, the flavour and texture interwoven with an energetic underpinning of citrusy acidity for a dry and tangy finish; a touch saline, with a mineral feel...
Champagne Bruno Paillard new releases on parade
Champagne Bruno Paillard new releases on parade in Wine Spotlights Alice Paillard was in London this autumn to show Champagne Bruno Paillard’s latest releases, the 2014 Blanc de Blancs and the 2015 Assemblage. The event was held at a small ‘chef’s table’ in a discreet little Italian wine bar, Tappo, in Notting Hill just off the Portobello Road.
Nutty complexity
Nutty complexity in Cellar Talk Artelium Curators Cuvée Vintage 2018, West Sussex, GBP £38 Pale gold, with excellent aromatic quality, this is a blend of the champagne varieties, chardonnay, pinot noir and meunier, showing ripe orchard apple fruit and a beguiling nutty complexity; the fruit in this blend made by Dermot Sugrue, one of the country’s to winemakers, is full of orchard apple ripeness with background nutty notes, the texture juicy, all defined by precision and complexity; there’s a...
Langham Estate: Winery of the Year Great Britain 2024
Langham Estate: Winery of the Year Great Britain 2024 in Winery Spotlights We are delighted to welcome and congratulate Langham Estate as the worthy Winery of the Year in The Real Review Top Wineries Great Britain 2024. Convinced that sparkling wine was the way forward, he had good fortune on his side as it turned out the sheltered site, chosen for its slope 90m above sea level and with a south-facing aspect, sits on a bed of cretaceous chalk.
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 25 to 31
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 25 to 31 in Top Wineries 25. Ambriel Location: West Sussex Best known for: Wendy and Charles Outhwaite’s ‘lightbulb moment’ came when they were tasting a Nyetimber fizz they had been given. In 2008 they set about planting 9.5ha on the South Downs to Burgundian clones of the three champagne varieties in 2008, building a winery to suit the size of the vineyard, and retired from their barrister and banker jobs, respectively, in 2013 and 2019.
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2024: 17 to 24
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2024: 17 to 24 in Top Wineries 17. Bluestone Vineyards Location: Wiltshire Best known for: The name Bluestone is a nod to the nearby World Heritage Site of Stonehenge. Evidence was found on the Wiltshire wine estate of an Iron Age settlement complete with an Iron Age roundhouse in what is now a vineyard parcel called Roundhouse. Other artefacts discovered include Roman coins and pottery stretching back to the Bronze Age.
Fragrant and spicy
Fragrant and spicy in Cellar Talk Lyme Bay Pinot Noir 2021, Essex, GBP £27 A relatively pale ruby in colour, this Crouch Valley pinot noir from the county of Essex is fresh and fragrantly raspberry-ish, oak spicy and peppery too. With ripe yet somehow delicate red berry fruit, it boasts juicy acidity offset by a gentle grip of tannin, making it very much an elegant food wine.
Stylish chardonnay
Stylish chardonnay in Cellar Talk Gusbourne Guinevere Chardonnay 2022, Kent, GBP £37 Pale gold in colour, this is overtly smoky/oaky in aroma but that’s no bad thing in the context; a New World approach perhaps and very inviting it is too. It’s refreshing to taste with a pleasing juicy textural quality, displaying ripe, creamy chardonnay fruit with a background of vanilla oak, underpinned by refreshing citrusy acidity. Clearly a lot of effort has gone into this stylish Kent chardonnay.
In the pink
In the pink in Cellar Talk Bluestone Saignée Rosé Vintage 2020, Wiltshire, GBP £55 A deep-ish pink in colour, this blend of 63% pinot and 37% chardonnay, bottled in July 2021 and disgorged in May 2024, displays excellent strawberry shortbread aromatic notes.
Ripe and juicy
Ripe and juicy in Cellar Talk Artelium Curator’s Cuvée Vintage 2018, Sussex, GBP £38 Pale gold, with excellent aromatic quality, showing ripe orchard apple fruit and a beguiling nutty complexity. The fruit in this blend of 70% pinot noir and 30% chardonnay made by Dermot Sugrue is full of ripe apple flavours with background nutty notes; the texture is juicy and all cut by a lively freshness. There’s a lot going for this wine.
The state of the nation
The state of the nation in Top Wineries Anyone in the UK gorging on the Paris Olympics will have been regaled day after day on mainstream and social media with news of the brilliance of Team GB. Team GB finished seventh which was a creditable result even if, with 40 gold medals each to Team GB’s 14, the USA and China were past the finishing post first by some margin. It’s natural to want to celebrate one’s own country’s achievements and the same is true to an extent of English wines.
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 9 to 16
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 9 to 16 in Top Wineries 9. Digby Fine English Location: West Sussex Best known for: American-born Trevor Clough and his British husband Jason Humphries started to realise their idea of making world-class English sparkling wine after blind tastings in which English fizz beat big-name Champagne brands.
Caressing and complex
Caressing and complex in Cellar Talk Harrow & Hope Blanc de Noirs Brut Vintage 2019, Buckinghamshire, GBP £42 Pale gold, this pure pinot noir is delightfully bright and fresh in aroma with a hint of vanilla oak behind red berry fruit.
Rich and toasty
Rich and toasty in Cellar Talk Langham Culver Classic Cuvée NV, Dorset, GBP £30 Rose-gold showing a touch of pinot colour, this blend based on the 2020 vintage, bottled in June 2020 and disgorged in April 2023, is bright and fresh with a delightful complexity of invitingly rich and yeasty-toasty aromas; intense fruit flavours are buoyed by a superfine mousse, every tiny bubble seemingly carrying loads of flavour in the ripe yellow plum and peach spectrum with background toasty notes as they...
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 1 to 8
Top Wineries of Great Britain: 1 to 8 in Top Wineries 1. Langham Wine Estate Location: Dorset, South West Best known for: It may be outside the Golden Triangle of Sussex, Kent and Hampshire, but Langham has nonetheless found a niche for making superlative sparkling wines from vines grown close to the south coast in the cretaceous chalk and coralliferous limestone of Dorset on Justin Langham’s extensive farm property.
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2024 revealed
Top Wineries of Great Britain 2024 revealed in Announcements In the fourth year of The Real Review Top Wineries of Great Britain, it is heartening to see that we have achieved a record number of entries from a record number of wineries, including two promising newcomers, Bluestone and Candover Brook. The results demonstrate that the engine room of the UK’s sparkling wine production continues to be the ‘golden triangle’ of Hampshire, Kent and Sussex.
Ruinart - the New Édition Cuvées and 2013 Dom Ruinart
Ruinart – the New Édition Cuvées and 2013 Dom Ruinart in Wine Spotlights Presenting a masterclass on the effects of climate change by video link from Reims, Ruinart chef de cave Frédéric Panaïotis explained that climate change was the driving force behind his new cuvée, Blanc Singulier. According to Panaïotis, average annual temperatures have risen by 1.3 °C since 1961.
Dom Pérignon tasting with Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon
Dom Pérignon tasting with Chef de Cave Vincent Chaperon in Wine Spotlights Fresh off the Eurostar the day after the UEFA Euro 2024 final, Dom Pérignon chef de cave Vincent Chaperon was at the swish Hari Hotel in equally swanky Knightsbridge for the launch of the 2015 Dom Pérignon and its stablemate, the 2006 Dom Pérignon P2.
Laurent-Perrier Héritage launch with Michel Fauconnet
Laurent-Perrier Héritage launch with Michel Fauconnet in Wine Spotlights Is Michel Fauconnet the longest-serving employee-cum-chef de cave in Champagne? I can’t think of anyone else who has effectively spent their entire career with one champagne house. Now 72 years old, chef de cave Michel Fauconnet was born in the Aube region of Champagne in 1952 and began his lifelong association with Laurent-Perrier when he joined the company as a cellar hand at the age of 21.
Billecart-Salmon launches Louis Salmon and Elizabeth Salmon Rosé 2012
Billecart-Salmon launches Louis Salmon and Elizabeth Salmon Rosé 2012 in Wine Spotlights There’s a new, or new-ish perhaps I should say, broom at Billecart-Salmon and his name is Mathieu Roland-Billecart. I say new-ish in the context of the history of Champagne Billecart-Salmon, which was founded seven generations back in 1818.
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