2023 SHOW REVIEW
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With over 120 exhibitors – the most since the show launched in 2021 – visitors could view latest innovations for both vineyards and wineries. Total registrants The Vineyard & Winery Show took place for a third year running at the Kent Showground at Detling in Kent. The event on the 22 November 2023 saw a new floor plan that enabled more exhibitors from across the industry to be in attendance at the one day show. So many people from across all areas of the industry were in attendance and the show was the perfect opportunity to catch up with colleagues and friends. Writes Rebecca Farmer Vineyard editor. As promised by Vineyard Magazine in November’s show preview, The Vineyard & Winery Show was bigger than ever before. With over 120 exhibitors – the most since the show launched in 2021 – visitors could view latest innovations for both vineyards and wineries, with many stand holders reporting much business being done on the day.
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A highlight of the day included the opportunity to join not one but two masterclass tastings, one highlighting PIWI wines as well as the ever popular Matthew Jukes – all going on at the same time as a packed seminar programme. The masterclasses themselves were so popular that tickets for these were sold out two months before the show. A new layout meant visitors could benefit from two wine tasting hubs spread across the two halls, one for sparkling and the other for still wines, providing more space to showcase the Top 100 English and Welsh wines as chosen by Matthew Jukes and WineGB. Wine writers, sommeliers and potential buyers in attendance were able to sample the high quality wines on display. Many visitors commented on the marvellous atmosphere and it was great to see so many from the industry come together just after harvest. With the day starting at just
Photos: Martin Apps, Countrywide Photographic
