At the first-ever London Wine Competition which held in London on March 8-9, 2018, Raimes English Sparkling Wines won a Gold medal for its Single Vineyard 2014 Vintage Classic. This gold medal is the ultimate seal of the approval in the global wine industry. Raimes English Sparkling Wines received this honour by scoring highly in three different and important categories: Quality, Value and Packaging.

The Goal of the London Wine Competition was to award and celebrate the wines that consumers actually want to buy and drink. All the other major wine competitions judge wines solely on the quality of what is in the bottle. The London Wine Competition has a different approach to this, they ask their judges to look at wines like the drinkers do.

2014 Classic is a carefully selected blend of the three classic varieties: 51% Chardonnay, 29% Pinot Noir, and 20% Pinot Meunier. This bottle is fermented in the traditional method, partly fermented and aged in barrels which give it a soft mousse. This 2014 vintage Classic is a well-balanced wine with a hint of stone fruit character. This delicious, easy drinking and elegant wine has a lovely appearance with the stream of fine bubbles in the glass. You can feel citrus fruits, green apple and some toasty background notes on the nose before perfectly balanced palate with green apple acidity.

Raimes English Sparkling Wines produces elegant and well-balanced award winning sparkling wines. This family farm is on perfectly situated chalk hills in Hampshire’s South Downs National Park. Its cellar is open for tasting on the first weekend of the month from May to September from 11am to 3pm.

About the Competition

The London Wine Competition recognizes and rewards the wine brands that have successfully been created to identify with and target a specific wine drinker. The competition judges wine in three key areas - quality, value for money and packaging. To be an award winner in this competition, all you need to have is a good quality wine that offers great value for money and a look that stands out on the shelf of the bar. 2019 London Wine Competition is back and if you have a wine(s) with the above qualities, you can enter your wines here.