2026 Wine Categories

Please find the 2026 Wine categories listed below. Category definitions have been provided to help you select the right place for your product to be entered.

To enter, click on the category that is the best fit for your product and you will be taken to the online entry form. You will be able to enter multiple categories within one entry.

Entries close at midnight on Friday 4 September 2026

Our discounted Small Producer rate is available for all companies with a turnover less than £2 million and fewer than 10 staff
Small producer Discount Code

Our discounted Medium Producer rate is available for all companies with a turnover more than £2 million and under £5 million, and fewer than 50
Medium Producer Discoutn Code

Champagne and Sparkling Wine

Sparkling wines including Champagne, Prosecco, Cava and other sparkling styles. Includes traditional and tank-method wines intended for celebration or everyday consumption.

£ 309.00
Standard Rate £ 299.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Rosé Wine

Rosé wines ranging from pale to deep pink styles. Includes dry, off dry and sparkling rosé wines.

£ 309.00
Standard Rate £ 299.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Skin-Contact, Pét-Nat and other Grape-Based Wine styles

Wines produced using skin contact or alternative winemaking styles beyond standard red, white, rosé or sparkling categories. Includes skin-contact whites, pét-nat and other speciality wine styles intended for retail sale.

£ 309.00
Standard Rate £ 299.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

Red Wine

Still red wines produced from red grape varieties. Includes all styles and regions intended for retail sale.

£ 309.00
Standard Rate £ 299.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace

White Wine

Still white wines produced from white or red grape varieties. Includes all styles and regions intended for retail sale

£ 309.00
Standard Rate £ 299.00 +(VAT@20%)
Available until

The Drinks categories recognise excellence across alcoholic beverages, celebrating quality, craftsmanship, innovation and performance within the drinks sector. Awards reflect the diversity of beer, wine, spirits and emerging drink formats available to UK consumers.

Judging Criteria

  1. Taste
  2. Texture
  3. Flavour
  4. Aroma
  5. Ingredients List
  6. Provenance
  7. Product Appearance
  8. Packaging
  9. Price Point/Value for Money
  10. Innovation/Aims in the Marketplace