| Regional Vineyard Associations |
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http://seva.uk.com/moodle |
| Vineyard association covering Surrey, Sussex, Kent and South London. Further contact details available here. |
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www.swva.info |
| Vineyard association covering Cornwall, Devon, Somerset, Avon, Gloucestershire, Herefordshire, Worcesterhire and Wales. Further contact details available here. |
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| East Anglian Winegrowers Association |
www.eastanglianwines.co.uk |
| Vineyard association covering Bedfordshire, Hertfordshire, Norfolk, Suffolk, Essex and North London. Further contact details available here. |
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www.ukvines.co.uk/mercia/index.htm |
| Vineyard association covering Leicestershire, Rutland, Northamptonshire, West Midlands, Shropshire, Cheshire, Lancashire, Lincolnshire, Nottinghamshire, Derbyshire, Staffordshire, Warwickshire, Yorkshire. Further contact details available here. |
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www.thameschilternsvineyards.org.uk |
| Vineyard association covering Berkshire, Buckinghamshire, Oxfordshire and London West. Further contact details available here. |
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| Wine Sites |
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www.artisanandvine.com |
| London-based wine bar and shop specialising in local and natural wines. Regular wine tasting events. Stocks wines from 8 UK vineyards. |
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| bestenglishwine.co.uk |
www.bestenglishwine.co.uk |
| Online site, s elling the best wines England can offer. |
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www.corksout.com |
| The North West Leading Independent Wine Specialist, offering online shopping, corporate and membership services. |
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| The English Wine Centre |
www.englishwine.co.uk |
| On line wine shop and details of all the events and activities at the English Wine Centre |
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www.grapevinesocial.com |
| Wine Tasting Dating Singles Nights in London, combining wine tasting and speed dating for single professionals, held all over London, England and the UK. Their website also contains informative background on wine producing regions. |
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www.grape-press.com |
| Website run by Anthony Manifold, an English wine writer resident in America who also judges at English wine competitions, featuring articles on wines from all over the world. |
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| Greatwinesmadesimple |
www.greatwinesmadesimple.com |
| Wine ratings, wine and winery related information for the enjoyment of fine wines |
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| Richard James - writer and educator |
www.winewriting.com |
| Enjoy Richard's many articles and assesments on current wines and tastings. |
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| Jancis Robinson MW |
www.jancisrobinson.com |
| Plenty of news and overviews by leading MW and wine writer Jancis Robinson MW. |
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 Thirtyfifty |
www.thirtyfifty.co.uk |
Want to learn about wine and explore different styles? Have fun with friends or entertain clients? Look no further! ThirtyFifty has a range of wine tastings to suit the occasion.
Also, listen to The UK Wine Show, the First UK podcast about wine. |
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| The Trodden Grape |
www.thetroddengrape.co.uk |
A new website, created with the aim of letting people who are not experts in wine, share their views and opinions on wines they have tried and enjoyed. English wines are also featured here.
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www.highdown-vineyard.co.uk |
| New vineyard and wine merchant, producing not only its own wines for sale, but selling top quality English wine from other leading vineyards. Currently only direct sales, but mail order and sales of English regional food will be introduced. |
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| UK Vines |
www.ukvines.co.uk |
| A guide to wine,vineyards and food in England and Wales |
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The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom
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www.wineguilduk.org |
The Wine Guild of the United Kingdom fosters good relations throughout the wine drinking world, encourages the tradition of wine through education, and helps the UK wine industry - see their page all about the UK Wine Industry.
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The Wine Adventure
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www.thewineadventure.co.uk |
The award-winning specialist events company - national and International events for groups of all sizes.
Preferred suppliers at The Groucho Club, Mosimann’s Private Dining Club, Prism (Harvey Nichols restaurant in the City), Cafe des Amis, One Moorgate Place, Middle Temple Hall and One Whitehall Place.
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| Wine Nose |
www.winenose.co.uk |
A complete wine experience, from tailor made wine tours in Europe to individual wine tasting events in the UK. Wine Nose are planning a series of English wine tours from Autumn 2005 - see their website for more information.
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| Wine Standards Board |
www.wsb.org.uk |
| The body responsible for enforcing EU wine regulations in the UK |
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www.winematters.co.uk
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| A specialist independent drinks consultancy set up by Richard and Kara Congreve, offering tailored services to corporate clients, hotels, restaurants and private individuals. |
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| Wines of Interest |
www.winesofinterest.co.uk |
| Ipswich based on line and mail order wine service, offering good search facilities, wine factsheets, wine sampling club. |
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www.wineunearthed.co.uk |
| Wine Tasting Day Gift Experience. Wine Unearthed specialise in one day wine tasting workshops, wine courses, wine dinners, private and corporate wine events...basically anything involving sharing and talking about wine! |
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| Winelovers2.com |
http://winelovers2.com/ |
| Wine Buying Tips,Wine of the Month Clubs,Wine Making Supplies, and everything for the Wine Enthusiast |
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http://www.lovethatwine.co.uk/ |
| Wine advice and reviews by the people that drink them! |
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| Wine Courses |
| The Devon Wine School |
www.devonwineschool.co.uk |
| Run by Alastair Peebles, Master of Wine, and his wife Carol, the School will open in September 2006 and will be offering a range of wine courses, with accommodation. |
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Birmingham Wine School |
www.birminghamwineschool.com |
| An independent wine education company running courses and tastings in the Birmingham region. For people who enjoy wine and want to learn more in a relaxed and friendly style. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. Tel: 01295 679313 |
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Lancashire Wine School |
www.thelancashirewineschool.com |
An independent wine education company running courses and tastings in Preston and Blackpool. For people who enjoy wine and want to learn more in a relaxed and friendly style. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced.
tel +44 (0)1253 301934 |
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Manchester Wine School |
www.manchesterwineschool.com |
An independent wine education company running courses and tastings in Manchester. For people who enjoy wine and want to learn more in a relaxed and friendly style. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced.
tel +44 (0)161 8706305 |
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Newcastle Wine School |
www.newcastlewineschool.com |
An independent and rapidly expanding wine education company running courses and tastings in Newcastle, Edinburgh, and Leeds. For people who enjoy wine and want to learn more in a relaxed and friendly style. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. As well as the more informal courses, they also offer WSET Foundation and Intermediate levels
tel +44 (0)191 2818045 |
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West London Wine School |
www.westlondonwineschool.com |
An independent wine education company running courses and tastings in West London. For people who enjoy wine and want to learn more in a relaxed and friendly style. Tastings to suit all levels of knowledge from beginner to advanced. As well as the more informal courses, they also offer WSET Intermediate & Advanced levels.
tel +44 (0) 208 144 2444 |
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| Tourism |
| Enjoy England with VisitBritain |
www.visitengland.com/taste |
| VisitBritain have an ongoing campaign promoting regional food and drink in England. |
| Mr Visitor |
www.Mrvisitor.com |
| A new and interesting way to find out what's where around the country, using a cybervisitor on a moped. |
| Wine Nose |
www.winenose.co.uk |
A complete wine experience, from tailor made wine tours in Europe to individual wine tasting events in the UK. |
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| Food & Drink |
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| Food From Britain |
www.regionalfoodanddrink.co.uk |
| The leading market development consultancy for British regional food and drink ... check out their dedicated regional food and drink guide and marketplace |
| Heart of England Fine Foods |
www.heff.co.uk |
| The food group for the Heart of England region |
| Tastes of the West |
www.tasteofthewest.co.uk |
| The food group covering the south west of England |
| Tastes of Anglia |
www.tastesofanglia.com |
| Food and Drink from East Anglia |
| East Midlands Fine Foods |
www.foodanddrinkforum.co.uk |
| Food and drink from the East Midlands |
| South East Food Group Partnership |
www.buylocalfood.co.uk |
| Food and drink from the South East of England, which includes many vineyards. Check out the SEFGP South East Wine Trail - soon to be available on line as well! |
| Drinks from Wales |
www.facebook.com/drinksfromwales |
| Social media page highlighting all drinks from Wales. Also on Twitter: @drinksfromwales |
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| Other |
| Best Beer |
www.bestbeer.co.uk |
| Buy online a wide range of Belgian beer, English ales, wines from around the world, sweets, Belgian chocolate … and lots more information about beer and all this delivered to your door … |
| British Bottled Water Producers |
www.britishbottledwater.org |
| A newly formed association of British natural mineral water producers - a perfect partner to wines. The website outlines the many health and environmental benefits from drinking British natural mineral water. Current members are listed along with links. |
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| Trade Links |
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www.plumpton.ac.uk |
How to apply for wine studies courses at Plumpton College? Contact Chris Foss, Head of Wine Studies, Plumpton College.
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www.vigoltd.com |
| Vigo Ltd - Supply of grapevines and winery equipment for all scales of wine production. |
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www.vineandwine.co.uk |
| Supply of quality grapevines, viticultural and winemaking consultancy, and graphic design services. |
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www.vivid-wines.com |
Vivid Wines - Winemaking Consultancy and Contract Winemaking
to the UK wine industry. |
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