Tinwood Estate’s Award-Winning Wines
2011 is when the first bottle of Tinwood Sparkling Wine was opened in Janine, Art’s sister’s, kitchen. The Tukker family was apprehensive as they sipped the first vintage of Blanc de Blancs. Art, quietly confident in his product, hosted his first tour for his family from their home as they continued to drink and enjoy the bubbles. Since then, our Sussex-made sparkling wine has gone on to receive numerous awards.
English Vineyard of the Year 2023 – Travel and Hospitality Awards
Tinwood’s most recent achievement is the title of English Vineyard of the Year 2023.
Travel & Hospitality Awards are a global recognition programme for the travel industry, recognising the very best hotels, tour operators, experience providers, spa & wellness facilities, restaurants, and technology and innovation companies.
Travel awards are given based on the review of customer feedback alongside their own collected entry data. Nominees are then categorised and compared on a regional basis by an expert panel of judges.
International Wine and Spirit Competition
The IWSC runs a tightly structured, rigorous wine-tasting process. The format of their judging sessions allows for group discussion, which also ensures maximum exposure to key decision makers, who receive full details of the wines they have tasted after the session is complete.
The judges assess every glass put in front of them methodically to ensure a fair and true result, tasting and discussing each entry alongside the rest of the panel. Tasting panels consist of experts and influencers from every sector of the drinks trade, from buyers, importers, and distributors to specialists making and serving the drinks.
2021 Awards:
BRONZE: Tinwood Rosé 2018, 88 points
SILVER: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2017, 93 points
2022 Awards:
BRONZE: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2018, 86 points
GOLD: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2017, 95 points
International Wine Challenge
The IWC’s judging process is designed to guarantee the integrity and fairness of every evaluation, allowing all wines to be assessed on a level playing field. The process comprises multiple stages to ensure that only the best wines receive the recognition they deserve.
Every wine entered into the IWC is judged without brand knowledge, allowing for a fair, unbiased, and brand-free evaluation. Entries are judged on their quality and character by a diverse global panel of expert judges.
2020 Awards:
BRONZE: Tinwood Rosé 2018
BRONZE: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2017
2022 Awards:
SILVER: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2018
SILVER: Tinwood Brut 2019
GOLD: Tinwood Blanc de Blancs 2017
WineGB Awards
Showcasing one of the world’s most exciting wine regions, the calibre of judges and competition partners make the WineGB Awards the major competition for Great Britain’s wines and wine producers.
Their mission is to establish Great Britain as a sustainable wine region of world renown, recognised and celebrated for the quality of its wines and visitor experiences.
2021 Awards
BRONZE: Tinwood Rosé 2018
GOLD: Blanc de Blancs 2017
2022 Awards:
BRONZE: Brut 2019
BRONZE: Bland de Blancs 2018
SILVER: Blanc de Blancs 2017