WineGB launches golden 50 wine list of 2025 

The association said that 2025 has been a “standout year” for wines from the British Isles, including the first ever 99 points awarded in the WineGB Awards and an English winner of the prestigious International Wine Challenge Champion Sparkling Trophy. 

This year’s Golden 50 list was selected from 105 wines that won gold or higher in 2025 across the following leading competitions: WineGB Awards, Decanter World Wine Awards, International Wine Challenge (IWC), International Wine and Spirit Competition (IWSC), The Champagne and Sparkling Wine World Championships, Global Wine Masters, Sommelier Wine Awards, London Wine Competition, Sommeliers Choice Awards and the London Wine Fair Battle of the Bubbles. 

Of the producers featured, 17 won gold medals across multiple competitions. The top seven standout producers were: Gusbourne (Kent) with 11 gold medals across four competitions; Chapel Down (Kent) with seven golds across three competitions; Langham (Dorset) with six golds across two competitions; Nyetimber (West Sussex) with four golds across two competitions; Balfour (Kent) and Harrow & Hope (Buckinghamshire), both with three gold medals across two competitions, and Sugrue South Downs (West Sussex) with three gold medals across three competitions. 

Of the wines on the Golden 50 Wines list, 11 won multiple gold medals, including All Angels, Ten Year Anniversary Classic Cuvee Brut 2014; Chapel Down Kits Coty Coeur de Cuvee 2016; Greyfriars Classic Cuvee Brut 2015; Gusbourne Estate Blanc de Noirs 2020; Harrow and Hope Blanc de Blancs 2018; Langham Wine Estate, Blanc de Blancs NV; Lyme Bay Winery Martins Lane Chardonnay 2020; Lyme Bay Winery Pinot Noir 2021; Sugrue South Downs, The Trouble with Dreams Magnum Brut 2009, The Grange White From White 2018, and Weyborne, Oriana Brut 2019 – each had two

‘Another incredible year for wines from the UK’

Commenting on the Golden 50 Wines List, WineGB CEO, Nicola Bates, said: “This has been another incredible year for wines from the UK, and it is so important for us to recognise the wonderful achievements of these award winners.  

“We had so many outstanding wines to consider in 2025; it is an incredibly hard task to select just the best 50. We have seen our first 99-point wine, and with another global trophy from the International Wine Challenge, it is very clear that quality is continually increasing.  

“We are seeing more and more interest in our sector, especially from overseas markets, which demonstrates how this message is getting through.” 

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