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Working in partnership with Vineyard magazine for a developing UK wine industry.

WineGB is the national trade body representing the vine growers and winemakers of Great Britain from the largest producers to small hobbyists.

Our members work together with the organisation to develop strategy, expertise and marketing opportunities for long-term, sustainable success. If you are interested in wine production in the UK find out more about WineGB and join us. Visit our website www.winegb.co.uk

Save the date: WineGB Technical Winemaking Conference, 9 November

WineGB’s first physical conference in over a year is scheduled to take place on Tuesday 9 November at Denbies Wine Estate in Dorking, Surrey. Running from 9am and until 5pm, the conference will feature masterclasses on key topics including protein and tartrate stability; sustainability; climate change; and FTIR analysis. There will also be two tastings: ‘blanc de blancs sparkling vs. still white wines from the UK’ and ‘canned wine – a tasting of those on the market from the UK’.

This year’s line-up of esteemed speakers includes Geoff Taylor, formerly of Campden BRI; Jennifer Lincoln from Enartis; Pierre-Yves Bournerias of the IOC, Alistair Nesbitt from Vinescapes and Simon Thorpe, CEO of WineGB.

The conference will be hosted by the WineGB Winemaking Group, chaired by Emma Rice of Hattingley Valley. Other members of the group, including Simon Roberts (Ridgeview) and Josh Donaghay-Spire (Chapel Down), will be panellists during the sessions.

Tickets will be available at a discounted rate to WineGB members, with a student price also on offer. Further details and information on how to register will be released in due course.

WineGB heads to The Vineyard & Winery Show

WineGB will be taking part in the first Vineyard & Winery Show on 24 November. CEO Simon Thorpe will chair a session entitled ‘venturing into viticulture in a change climate’, alongside Alistair Nesbitt of Vinescapes, James Dodson of Vine-Works and Mitchel Fowler of Ferovinum. Simon Thorpe will explain what WineGB can offer new entrants to the industry and the benefits associated with membership of the national organisation.

Julia Trustram Eve, WineGB’s Head of Marketing, will also lead a session on ‘building a sustainable business through wine tourism’, detailing WineGB’s best practice guidelines. She will be accompanied by Paul Harley of Plumpton College and Jo Smith from the Wine Garden of England.

We have a great line-up of events over the coming months:

9th November: WineGB Winemaking Conference, Denbies Wine Estate

9th November: WineGB Wessex Wine Competition

16th November: WineGB Industry Celebration, Vintners’ Hall, London

24th November: Vineyard and Winery Show – check out WineGB Industry seminar programme

Upcoming WineGB webinar programme can be viewed on www.winegb.co.uk/join

WineGB Trade and Press Tasting

On 7 September, the Great British wine industry came together for the first time since the start of the pandemic. Held at the RHS Lindley Hall, the annual WineGB Trade and Press Tasting welcomed 43 exhibitors and wines from 58 producers.

Over 300 wines were on show throughout the day, from canned wine and the first bottles certified by Sustainable Wines of Great Britain to Classic Method sparkling, still wines in every shade and a new dessert wine, made from grapes with the highest naturally occurring sugar levels ever recorded in the UK (122g/l).

Next year, the WineGB Trade Tasting will return to the RHS Lindley Hall on 6 September 2022. Expect this key showcase event to be even bigger, with a great mix of established brands, small producers, industry newcomers and innovators.