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WineGB Top Awarded Wines of 2024

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Simon Judge

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There’s a new Golden 50 Wines List, curated by WineGB in collaboration with the Vineyard & Winery Show. This list highlights the finest wines from England and Wales, all of which received gold medals across ten national and international competitions this year.The Golden 50 Wines List features 50 wines chosen from over 100 gold medal recipients in 2024. These awards were earned at renowned competitions such as the WineGB Awards, Decanter World Wine Awards and the International Wine Challenge, among others.

Leading producers such as Gusbourne, Chapel Down, and Langham took centre stage, with Gusbourne receiving 11 gold medals across five competitions, making it the top-performing producer. Chapel Down followed with nine golds, and Langham secured seven.

Several wines achieved multiple golds, including Hambledon’s Premier Cuvée Brut, which won three gold medals. Notable double-gold winners included Artelium Curator’s Cuvée 2018, Chapel Down Rosé Brut, and Roebuck Estates Classic Cuvée 2018.

Here are the wines featured in the Golden 50 Wines List:

Aldwick Estate, Woodlands Oak 20222, Still White, Somerset
Artelium, Curators Cuvée 2018, Sparkling White, East Sussex
Artelium, Blanc de Blancs 2019, Sparkling White, East Sussex
Ashling Park, Estate Selection Pinot Noir 2022, Still Red, West Sussex
Balfour, Leslie’s Reserve Brut NV, Sparkling White, Kent
Breaky Bottom, Cuvée Oliver Minkley 2011, Sparkling White, East Sussex
Camel Valley, Bacchus 2023, Still White, Cornwall
Candover Valley Wines, Candover Brook Rosé NV, Sparkling Rosé, Hampshire
Candover Valley Wines, Candover Brook Brut NV, Sparkling White, Hampshire
Castle Brook, Classic Cuveé 2017, Sparkling White, Herefordshire
Chapel Down, Rosé Brut NV, Sparkling Rosé, Kent
Chapel Down, Kit’s Coty Chardonnay 2021, Still White, Kent
Coolhurst Vineyards, The Millers Tale 2018, Sparkling White, West Sussex
Denbies Wine Estate, Cubitt Blanc de Noirs 2015, Sparkling White, Surrey
Digby Fine English, Blanc de Blancs 2013, Sparkling White, West Sussex
Domaine Hugo, Hugo 2020, Sparkling White, Wiltshire
Dunesforde Vineyard, Pinot Gris 2022, Still White, North Yorkshire
Fox and Fox, Mayfield Eclipse Brut 2019, Sparkling White, East Sussex
Gusbourne, Blanc de Blancs 2019, Sparkling White, Kent
Gusbourne, Pinot Noir 2022, Still Red, Kent
Greyfriars Vineyard, Goldenford Chardonnay 2022, Still White, Surrey
Hambledon, Premiere Cuveé NV, Sparkling White, Hampshire
Harrow & Hope, Brut Reserve No.8, Sparkling White, Buckinghamshire
Hattingley Valley, Kings Cuveé 2015, Sparkling White, Hampshire
Hattingley Valley, Kings Rosé 2015, Sparkling Rosé, Hampshire
Hawkswood Vineyard, Pinot Rose 2023, Still Rosé, Suffolk
Langham Wine Estate, Corallian Classic Cuveé NV, Sparkling White, Dorset
Langham Wine Estate, Culver Classic Cuvée NV, Sparkling White, Dorset
Louis Pommery England, Rosé Brut NV, Sparkling Rosé, Hampshire
Lyme Bay Winery, Pinot Noir 2021, Still Red, Devon
Lyme Bay Winery, Chardonnay 2021, Still White, Devon
Mousehall Estate, Tidebrook Staddle Stone Chardonnay 2022, Still White, East Sussex
Pattingham Vineyard, Nurton Brook 2022, Still White, Staffordshire
Ridgeview, Bloomsbury Magnum NV, Sparkling White, East Sussex
Roebuck Estates, Rosé de Noirs 2018, Sparkling Rosé, West Sussex
Roebuck Estates, Classic Cuvée 2018, Sparkling White, West Sussex
Sandridge Barton, Pinot Noir 2022, Still Red, Devon
Silverhand Estate, Blanc de Blancs 2018, Sparkling White, Kent
Simpsons’ Wine Estate, Railway Hill Rosé 2023, Still Rosé, Kent
Squerryes, Brut Late Disgorged 2013, Sparkling White, Kent
The Grange, White from Black 2020, Sparkling White, Hampshire
Two Beacons Vineyard, Pinot Noir Précoce 2021, Still Red, Herefordshire
Vagabond Wines, Solena NV, Still White, London
Vale Vineyard – Gwinllan Y Dyffryn, Debut Sparkling White Wine 2021, Sparkling White, Denbighshire
Vale Vineyard – Gwinllan Y Dyffryn, Debut Sparkling Rosé Wine 2021, Sparkling Rosé, Denbighshire
Wayfarer Wines, Wandering Wayfarer Bacchus 2022, Still White, Kent
Westwell Wine, Pinot Meunier Multi Vintage, Sparkling White, Kent
Wiston Estate, Library Collection Blanc de Blancs 2010, Sparkling White, West Sussex
Woodchester Valley, Rosé Brut 2021, Sparkling Rosé, Gloucestershire
Wyfold, Rosé Brut 2018, Sparkling Rosé, Oxfordshire

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