9th July 2021
Kent Producers Win 33 Decanter World Wine Awards
Decanter World Wine Awards 2021
The world’s largest wine competition saw its biggest year to date, with 18,094 wines tasted from 56 countries. Over 15 consecutive days in June, almost 170 expert wine judges, including 44 Masters of Wine and 11 Master Sommeliers, awarded 50 Best in Show, 179 Platinum, 635 Gold, 5,607 Silver and 8,332 Bronze medals.
Kent wines won 33 awards in this years Decanter awards. Best in Show, 2 Platinum, 2 Gold, 22 Silver and 6 Bronze from 9 different Kent vineyards, making it the most successful English region. The continued success of Kentish wines is no surprise, the county has great terroir for grapes and combined with the wine making expertise of its winemakers is producing amazing white, rose, red and sparkling wines that are competing on the world stage.
Congratulations to all the winners, what better excuse to raise a glass!
Find out more abou the awards here
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Biddenden Vineyards
The vineyard has remained family owned and is today run by the second & third generation, drawing on many years of experience in winemaking at Biddenden.
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The Chapel Down Winery
Chapel Down are England’s leading winemaker with a mission to change the way the world thinks about English wine.
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Chartham Vineyard
Our wines are available to buy in our vineyard Wine Shop and Online Shop; and are also stocked at many local restaurants and farm shops.
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Simpsons Wine Estate
This is why we settled for nothing less than the finest parcels of land in southern England to plant our vines for Simpsons’ first English sparkling wine.
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Woodchurch Wine Estate
A family run single estate vineyard established in 2009 producing award winning still and sparkling wine
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Wine Tours of Kent
Let us transport you through the Kent countryside to discover some of England's finest award-winning wines. We do all of the driving, so you can enjoy the wine.
