Head judge Tanja Wright ran an expert panel of judges and awarded some of the highest marks seen in the Regional WINEGB East competition. With over 50 wines entered, 47 were medal winners with 14 coveted gold medals awarded.
Trophy Winners
- Best White – Flint Silex Blanc 2021
- Best Bacchus – Coopers Croft Bacchus 2021
- Best Rose – Toppesfield Pinot Rose 2021
- Best Red – Ark Wines Pinot Noir 2020
- Best Sparkling – Giffords Hall Classic Cuvee 2018
- Best Presented Wine – Coopers Croft Bacchus
- Wine of the Year 2022 – Giffords Hall Classic Cuvee 2018
- Guy Howard Award – Matt Hodgson of Grape Britannia
Gold Awards
- Ark Chardonnay/Bacchus 2021
- Ark Pinot Noir 2020 [Best Red Trophy]
- Ark Ripasso Noir 2020
- Babu’s Vineyard Finest Dessert Wine
- Burn Valley Late Harvest Solar 2021
- Burn Valley Solar White Label 2021
- Chet Valley Jubilee Blanc de blanc Brut 2020
- Congham Rosé Brut 2019
- Coopers Croft Bacchus 2021 [Best Bacchus Trophy & Best Presented Wine Trophy]
- Flint Vineyard Silex Blanc 2021 [Best White Trophy]
- Giffords Hall Classic Cuvée 2018
- [Best Sparkling Trophy & Wine of the Year 2022 Trophy]
- Shotley Vineyard Bacchus 2021
- Thorrington Mill Bacchus 2021
- Toppesfield Vineyard Pinot Rosé 2021 [Best Rose Trophy]
Silver Awards
- Babu’s Vineyard Solaris 2021
- Burnt House Bacchus
- Burn Valley Bacchus Reserve 2021
- Burn Valley Chalk Bed Reserve 2020
- Congham Rondo 2020
- Dedham Vale Quality Sparkling Wine 2018
- Flint Vineyard Charmat Rosé 2021
- Flint Vineyard Pinot Noir Précoce 2021
- Giffords Hall Bacchus 2021
- Giffords Hall Brut Reserve NV
- Giffords Hall St Edmundsbury 2020 Pinot Noir – Rondo
- Giffords Hall LV11-X1X Pinot Noir 2020
- Hazel End Triplet 2021
- High House Sparkling Rosé 2019 The Althorne Estate
- House of Hemmant Blanc de Noirs 2021
- Shawsgate Bacchus 2021
- Shotley Vineyard Pinot Noir 2021
- Staverton Dry White 2021
- Toppesfield Bacchus Reserve 2021
- Tuffon Hall Amelie 2021 (Bacchus)
- Tuffon Hall Beatrice 2021
- Tuffon Hall Sparkling Rosé Charlotte 2019
Bronze Awards
- Ark Pinot Gris Rosé 2021
- Burn Valley Marsh White 2021
- Burn Valley Solaris Black Label 2021
- Chet Valley Vineyard Redpoll 2020
- Flint Vineyard Bacchus 2021
- Giffords Hall Madeleine Angevine 2019
- Giffords Hall St Edmundsbury Pinot Noir 2019
- Giffords Hall Suffolk Pink 2019
- Hazel End Bacchus 2021
- Shawsgate Pink Frampaign NV Brut
- Wyken Jubilee Bacchus 2021
Congratulations to all the medal winners, thanks to Linda for hosting, the judges, and our committee members and team who helped out. Also many thanks to our new Gold sponsor Agrii and bronze sponsor McCreadie & Partners.
We are seeing higher and higher quality wines emerging from East Anglia. We need to really make some noise and celebrate the wines from this region.
Tanja Wright, Head judge
Our 2022 Judges were:
Tanja Wright, Independent Wine Merchant
Andy Clark, BBCs Saturday Breakfast, judge and IEWA and the Great British Food awards panelist
Sarah Thake from Elizabeth Rose Wines
James Davis, MW