The third iteration of Piper-Heidsieck’s Hors Série
When Emilien Boutillat came to town with the latest Hors Série creation, he came up with something radical.
Anthony Rose
Dermot Sugrue: Sugrue South Downs
As an Irish teenager of 15, Dermot Sugrue had made beer, he made country wine when he was 16.
Seamless sparkler
Champagne Deutz Rosé Brut 2018, Champagne, GBP £60 – £63.83
Distinctive sparkling
Langham Estate Perpetual 1st Edition Extra Brut NV, Dorset, England, GBP £94
Prestige cuvée
Louis Roederer Cristal Rosé 2015, Champagne, GBP £234
The Hundred Hills experience
When asked if he would submit samples to Top Wineries of Great Britain 2024, Hundred Hills’ Stephen Duckett politely declined.
Class in a glass
Oxney Classic Vintage 2019, East Sussex, England, GBP £39
The state we’re in 2025
WineGB’s latest figures reveal that vineyard numbers have increased by 74 to 1,104 in 2025 with 25 newly registered wineries bringing the total to 238.
Ultra-stylish noir
Coates & Seely Blanc de Noirs La Perfide 2014, Hampshire, GBP £85
Blanc de Noirs of the Year Great Britain: Coates & Seely Blanc de Noirs La Perfide 2014
Hampshire-based Coates & Seely is a partnership between two friends, Nicholas Coates and Christian Seely, who first met at the Institut Européen d’Adminstration des Affaires School in Fontainebleau.