The team at , including Head Viticulturist and NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board Co-optee Ben Kantsler, took home two awards from the International Wine Challenge, winning Champion Sparkling Wine and Sparkling Winemaker of the Year.
Continuing a legacy of firsts 鈥� Head Winemaker Cherie Spriggs has won Sparkling Winemaker of the Year twice and she remains the only woman to have lifted the trophy 鈥� the Blanc de Blancs 2016 Magnum is the first non-Champagne wine to win in the Champion Sparkling Wine category.
World-renowned wines
The luxury sparking wine producer has 11 vineyards spanning three counties in the South of England. This equates to more than 800 acres of vineyards, which Ben oversees.
They produce award-winning world-renowned wines using the finest estate-grown fruit.
Huge achievement
Nyetimber CEO and Owner Eric Heerama said: 鈥淭hese two trophies are huge accolades for us, and we are honoured to have received them from such a renowned awards body.
鈥淎t Nyetimber we strive for perfection in everything we do, and the trophies provide real recognition of our winemaking teams and all the hard work and dedication that they put into creating world-class sparkling wines.
鈥淲e are truly delighted to be the first ever non-Champagne to have been awarded the Champion Sparkling Wine trophy, and to have done so for our Blanc de Blancs 鈥� a wine that is very special to us, having been the first ever created at Nyetimber 鈥� feels very special.
鈥淎chievements such as this highlight what our business has always believed in, England is capable of producing world-class wines.鈥�
NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board Co-optee and Head Viticulturist at Nyetimber Ben Kantsler
鈥淔or Cherie to have won Sparkling Winemaker of the Year for the second time is incredibly impressive and demonstrates her outstanding talent and the huge effort she puts into crafting the sparkling wines that we are so proud of.鈥�
England capable of producing 'world-class wines'
NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Board Co-optee Ben Kantsler said: 鈥淲e are absolutely thrilled to have received these prestigious awards! It stands as a real testament to the commitment, skill, and hard work of the entire Nyetimber team.
鈥淎chievements such as this highlight what our business has always believed in, England is capable of producing world-class wines.
鈥淚t also gives us great motivation as we now make the final preparations for the 2025 harvest which starts next week.鈥�
NFU Horticulture and Potatoes Senior Policy Specialist Christine McDowell said: 鈥淭his is a fantastic achievement. Viticulture as a sector is growing with huge potential in the UK and it's exciting to see how British sparkling wine is being recognised globally for its quality and taste amongst the best in the world.鈥�
These awards bookend a successful year for the producer, securing top marks for their Nyetimber 1086 as Global sparkling and top scoring wine overall despite some fierce competition at London Wine Fair鈥檚 Battle of the Bubbles competition earlier this year.
