
Tough gig: More than 18,000 wines were tasted at this year’s awards
(Picture: Nic Crilly-Hargrave)Vagabond urban winery, the winemaker that bottles beside Battersea Power Station, has been awarded the UK’s only platinum medal at the prestigious Decanter world wine awards.
The winery’s 2020 Chardonnay, which is made using grapes grown in Essex, was awarded 97 out of 100 points by judges. The wine, which is vegan, retails for £20 a bottle, though it’s also sold by the glass at the various Vagabond wine bars across the capital.