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10 English wine producers you need to know in 2025

16.06.23

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10 English wine producers you need to know in 2025

There was a time when turning up to dinner with a bottle of English wine earned you a polite smile — and a quiet backup from the cellar. But as the climate warmed and local producers got smarter, English wine started winning awards and gaining fans around the world.

It all began with sparkling. Chapel Down in Kent (who happen to stock ETO, by the way) made the most of their chalky soils — not unlike Champagne’s — and led the charge. Then came the still wines. With new grape varieties like Chardonnay and Pinot Noir thriving in English soil, producers raised their game. The result? A wine scene that’s not just surviving, but thriving.

To celebrate English Wine Week, we’re sharing a few of our top ten producers — from the bold and biodynamic to the quietly radical.

Kinsbrook

Tucked away in Thakenham is Kinsbrook. Founded in 2017 by England’s youngest vineyard owners – Joe Beckett, third-generation farmer who was inspired by New Zealand’s wine tourism culture, and Rebecca Dancer, bringing a fresh, hospitality-led approach to English winemaking. Their signature ‘field blend’ combines six grape varieties in one bottle, capturing the highs, lows, and weather of each year. It’s wine as storytelling — best enjoyed upstairs in their farm-to-table restaurant overlooking the vines.

SUGRUE

While Sugrue may be best known for shaping the trajectory of English sparkling, what Dermot and Ana Sugrue are doing today goes beyond bubbles. What began as a personal side project—alongside Dermot’s work at Wiston—has grown into one of the most distinctive voices in the South Downs. Take Dear Noodles Rosé, a bold, full-bodied take on English pink—dry, complex, and made with intention. Its label (or lack thereof) nods to a more playful, defiant spirit: a love letter to wine that doesn’t try to fit in.

WESTWELL

Low-intervention winemaking meets creative freedom honed in by music at Westwell, tucked into the chalky folds of the North Downs. Everything is grown and made on site, from amphora-aged Ortega to skin-contact Pinot Noir. Founder Adrian Pike — once in the music world — brings a quietly experimental spirit to the vineyard. Even their winemaking club feels open and democratic. There’s a clarity to Westwell’s philosophy: plant carefully, listen to the land, let the fruit lead.

SIMPSONS

After a decade making wine in southern France, Ruth and Charles Simpson brought their philosophy home. Their Kent vineyards — Roman Road and Railway Hill — produce wines with structure and elegance. Their Roman Road Chardonnay is a great example: mineral, focused, and expressive of the chalk seam that links Kent to Burgundy.

CAMEL VALLEY

One of the UK’s longest-established vineyards, Camel Valley in Cornwall started life as a hunch — and has since become a benchmark. Bob and Annie Lindo swapped sheep farming (and RAF life) for vines in 1989, and today their son Sam leads the charge with a fresh, thoughtful style after spending some time in New Zealand. The Bacchus Dry is zesty and coastal; Atlantic Dry is floral and rounder. Easy to love, and unmistakably Cornish.

ALBOURNE ESTATE

Just eight miles from Brighton, Albourne is a boutique vineyard producing cool-climate still wines, including some excellent white and red Pinot Noirs. Sustainability is baked into the estate — it’s run on green energy and aiming for carbon neutrality. The winemaking here is precise and unfussy, with a growing fanbase among those who like their wine understated and well-made.

ALBURY ORGANIC

Albury Vineyard, nestled in the Surrey Hills, has been organic and biodynamic since day one, with founder Nick Wenman turning the place into a haven for bees, birds, and even the occasional frog. Between glasses of crisp organic fizz, you might catch local beekeeper Sergio in action. While bubbles are their specialty, two stills stand out: Linda’s Pinot, a delicate white made from dusky pink Pinot Gris grapes planted for Nick’s wife, and the Silent Pool Rosé—a dry, elegant pour with strawberries-and-cream notes.

sixteen ridges

Set near the Malvern Hills, Sixteen Ridges is known for its early-ripening Pinot Noir. Award-winning winemaker Simon Day takes an experimental approach, honed through his work in both wine and cider. The Early Pinot Noir is a favourite: soft spice, generous fruit, and perfect with slow-roasted lamb.

POYNINGS GRANGE

A small vineyard near Brighton producing just a few hundred bottles a year — and well worth seeking out. Their Bacchus is made from grapes planted in 2010, and the rare 2018 vintage (from a bumper crop) was aged longer than usual, resulting in unexpected tropical notes of pineapple and lychee.