English wine gifts
Vineyard tour vouchers by region, open vouchers to spend at the estate, days out from London and a night at a vineyard.
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English wine guides
Where the vineyards are, how to get between them, and which ones are worth the trip.
Our guides
English wines to buy
The sparkling, rosé and still wines we would pick from England’s best vineyards, with the price and where to buy each one.
See the bottlesAward-winning English wine
The trophies English wine won at Decanter, the IWC and the WineGB Awards from 2024 to 2026, and the winning bottles you can buy.
Read the guideEnglish sparkling wine vs Champagne
Method, grapes, chalk, price and the blind tastings, side by side, and which we would choose.
Read the guideEnglish wine compared
England against Prosecco, Cava, Tasmania, Marlborough Sauvignon, Burgundy and German whites: where it wins and where it does not.
Read the guideEngland’s wine regions
From the South Downs to Cornwall: what each region is known for, the vineyards to know, and where you can book a tour.
Read the guideThe Wealden Wine Trail
All 16 vineyards on the trail, what each offers, and how to visit by steam train, bike or car.
Read the guideSussex vineyards to visit
Every Sussex vineyard open to visitors, from the Rother valley to the South Downs.
Browse the vineyardsFor Kent, our sister site has guides to visiting by train, what a tour costs, group days and gift ideas.
Where to start
- Your first vineyard visitRead England’s wine regions to see what each area is known for, then choose an estate from the vineyard guides below. The big Sussex and Surrey estates are the easiest first visits, with tours most days and somewhere to eat.
- A day out from LondonOur tours from London include the transport. To go on your own, Denbies is 15 minutes’ walk from Dorking station, and Kent vineyards by train covers the estates nearest the railway.
- A weekend among the vineyardsThe Wealden Wine Trail, the Rother Wine Triangle and the South Downs pages map every vineyard in each area and suggest where to stay.
- Choosing wine or a presentStart with English wines to buy or the gift guide. If you are deciding between English fizz and Champagne, our side-by-side comparison sets out the differences.
Our vineyard guides
Full guides to the estates people most often visit, with opening times, the tours and tastings you can book direct, how to get there, food, places to stay and the wines to buy.
- NyetimberWest Chiltington, Sussex. Planted 1988, famous for its Classic Cuvee and the 1086 prestige cuvée.
- RathfinnyAlfriston, Sussex. First vines 2012, vintage Sussex Sparkling led by the Blanc de Noirs, with a free drop-in tasting.
- WistonWashington, Sussex. Planted 2006, best known for its Blanc de Blancs.
- BolneyBolney, Sussex. Vines since 1973, sparkling wine and one of England’s best-known Pinot Noir reds.
- Court GardenDitchling, Sussex. A family estate planted in 2005, known for its Blanc de Blancs.
- DenbiesDorking, Surrey. Planted 1986, one of England’s largest vineyards, open every day, 15 minutes’ walk from the station.
- HambledonHambledon, Hampshire. Planted 1952, Chardonnay-led sparkling wine and cellars cut into the chalk.
- Hattingley ValleyLower Wield, Hampshire. Planted 2008, known for its Classic Reserve and Kings Cuvée.
Our Kent guides, to Chapel Down, Gusbourne, Balfour, Westwell, Warehorne and Silverhand, are on our sister site, Kent Wine Tours.
How we put these guides together
We are an independent guide. Every vineyard guide is checked against the estate’s own website, and the date we last checked it is shown on the page. Tour prices and availability are checked every week, and tours that stop running come off the site. Wine prices and stock are checked weekly too.
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