East Anglia, the home of English still wines
Still wines continue to dominate the wines of this region, the sunniest and driest region of the UK. Although it didn’t feel like that as the rain fell on beautiful Wyken Vineyards, our hosts for the event this year. Over 70% of the medal winners were still wines, dominated by an amazing variety of white wines.
Read a full report of the medal winners
2024 Trophy Winners
East Anglian Wine of the Year & Best White Wine
Burn Valley Vineyard is just 4 miles from the stunning North Norfolk coast, with south facing slopes Burn Valley’s vines are perfectly positioned to grow the best quality still-wine grapes.
Burn Valley’s 2022 Chardonnay was a big hit with the judges, winner of two trophies. Winemaker Matt Abbey looked suitably happy with his trophies and 9 medals across all wine styles.
Best Red Wine
The coast line of East Anglia featured in another of this year’s winners. This time it was the Essex coast, with Essex being identified by academic research as the best region in the UK for still Pinot Noir, it was perhaps not surprising that our Best Red Wine was a Pinot Noir from that region.
Thorrington Mill on the Essex coast won Best Red Wine with their 2022 Pinot Noir.
The Trophy Winners in full
| Trophy | 2024 Winner |
| East Anglian Wine of the Year | Burn Valley Chardonnay 2022 |
| Best White Wine | Burn Valley Chardonnay 2022 |
| Best Bacchus | Flint Fumé 2023 |
| Best Rosé Wine | Congham Vineyard Rosé 2023 |
| Best Red Wine | Thorrington Mill Pinot Noir 2022 |
| Best Sparkling Wine | Flint Charmat 2023 |
| Best Dressed wine | Coopers Croft Sparkling 2021 |
| Guy Howard Award | Kimberley Holmes |
The Judges
Discover more about the judges for this year’s awards at The Judges.
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