The South West has performed well in The WineGB Awards 2023.
This year saw a record number of entries for the English wine recognition which awards gold, silver and bronze medal status. Of the medals awarded, 156 went to sparkling, (38 Gold, 81 Silver and 37 Bronze) and 157 to still wines (10 Gold, 64 Silver and 83 Bronze).
Notable successes among smaller producers in the gold medal sparkling wine category included two Wiltshire producers, first-time entrant Domaine Hugo's Hugo 19 and Southcott Vineyard 2018 Classic. This year the competition saw two sparkling red wines taking home medals, one of which was Cornwall's Camel Valley Vineyard, which won a bronze medal for its sparking red 2021.
