Susie Barrie MW, Matthew Horsley and Stephen Skelton MW tasted 64 wines, with 1 Excellent and 29 Extremely Beneficial.
English & Welsh nonetheless wines: Panel tasting scores
64 wines tasted
Distinctive 0
Excellent 1
Extremely beneficial 29
Beneficial 26
Counseled 4
Truthful 3
Poor 1
Entry standards: producers and UK brokers had been invited to submit their current-release, dry, nonetheless wines from England and Wales, single varietals or blends in white, rosé, orange or pink kinds
The mere undeniable fact that Decanter held its first ever UK nonetheless wine panel tasting this summer time is testomony to simply how critically these wines at the moment are being taken. Admittedly, in comparison with the the nation’s glowing wine providing, it’s a younger class. However primarily based on this and different very current tastings, it’s an thrilling and impressive one.
Though the judges had excessive expectations that weren’t at all times fulfilled, the characterful nature of so lots of the wines we tasted and the sheer variety of kinds was vastly encouraging. The truth that our scores had been typically fairly completely different, and that there was appreciable debate between us about a number of of the wines, was normally extra to do with the modern spirit of the winemakers and their willingness to push boundaries than something to do with inherent high quality.
Scroll right down to see tasting notes and scores from the English & Welsh nonetheless wines panel tasting
{“content material”:”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”}
English & Welsh nonetheless wines panel tasting scores
Wines had been tasted blind
{}
{“wineId”:”85837″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85838″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85839″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85842″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85841″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85840″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85843″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85844″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85845″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85846″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85847″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85848″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85849″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85850″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85851″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85852″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85853″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85854″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85855″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85856″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85857″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85859″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85858″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85861″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85862″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85860″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85865″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85863″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85864″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{“wineId”:”85866″,”displayCase”:”normal”,”paywall”:true}
{}
The judges
Susie Barrie MW is a extensively recognised wine author, broadcaster and advisor. Her e-book titles embody The Important Information to English Wine (IW&FS, 2018), and he or she is co-host of the award-winning Wine Blast podcast
Matthew Horsley is a wine purchaser for The Wine Society, liable for England, South Africa and Greece, and a DWWA choose for the UK. He joined the Society in 2012 after graduating college and has been a part of the shopping for division since 2017
Stephen Skelton MW is a number one advisor to wine producers throughout the UK, serving to to arrange and preserve many vineyards. An educator and awarded creator, his titles embody Viticulture (£27.50, 2nd version 2020), a core textual content aimed toward higher-level wine college students, and The Wines of Nice Britain (£35 Académie du Vin Library, 2019)
