Wine Champions 2026

Rosé Duo des Plages, Pays d'Oc 2025

France 12% vol

Cinsault

5 Reviews

This perennially popular pink put shone yet again in this year's Wine Champio...

£8.25 Bottle £11.00/litre

£99.00 £87.00 Case of 12 £9.67/litre

Familie Mantler Gemischter Satz, Niederösterreich 2025

Austria 11.5% vol

Gruner Veltliner

22 Reviews

We know what you drank last summer… and it’s back! And it's a 2026 Wine Champ...

£8.95 Bottle £11.93/litre

£53.50 Case of 6 £11.89/litre

The Society's Portuguese Red, Península de Setúbal 2025

Portugal 13% vol

0 Reviews

In the Mediterranean reds round of our 2026 Wine Champions tasting, where ‘th...

£7.50 Bottle £10.00/litre

£90.00 Case of 12 £10.00/litre

The Society's White Rioja 2023

Spain 12% vol

Viura

2 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, this traditionally styled white Rioja ‘really stands ou...

£9.95 Bottle £13.27/litre

£119.00 Case of 12 £13.22/litre

The Society's Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2024

Italy 13% vol

Montepulciano

8 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, this cherry-laden Italian favourite is now made for us ...

£8.95 Bottle £11.93/litre

£107.00 Case of 12 £11.89/litre

The Society's Spanish Monastrell Jumilla 2024

Spain 14% vol

Mourvedre

23 Reviews

One of our 2026 Wine Champions, this gem from the sunsoaked south of Spain wa...

£7.95 Bottle £10.60/litre

£95.00 Case of 12 £10.56/litre

Vermentino Sicilia, Mandrarossa 2025

Italy 12.5% vol

Vermentino

1 Reviews

Our Wine Champions tasters summed it up perfectly as it swept to victory in o...

£8.95 Bottle £11.93/litre

£53.50 Case of 6 £11.89/litre

The Society's Cava Reserva Brut 2023

Spain 11.5% vol

7 Reviews

This fragrant, appley and organic Spanish sparkling wine is produced by Sumar...

£10.50 Bottle £14.00/litre

£63.00 Case of 6 £14.00/litre

The Society's Exhibition White Rioja Reserva 2018

Spain 12% vol

Viura

40 Reviews

Joining our Society-label white Rioja on the Wine Champions' winners' podium ...

£13.95 Bottle £18.60/litre

£167.00 Case of 12 £18.56/litre

The Society's Chilean Limarí Chardonnay 2024

Chile 13% vol

Chardonnay

1 Reviews

If you only try one chardonnay from 2026’s abundant crop of Wine Champs winne...

£8.95 Bottle £11.93/litre

£107.00 Case of 12 £11.89/litre

Cantoiseau Blanc, Vin de France 2025

France 11% vol

Colombard

4 Reviews

‘Like biting into a Granny Smith apple’, this southern French zinger jumped o...

£7.25 Bottle £9.67/litre

£87.00 Case of 12 £9.67/litre

Saint-Chinian, Réserve de Raynier 2025

France 14% vol

Grenache Syrah

2 Reviews

‘Pencil shavings, pomegrante, pepper, pot-pourri… all the Ps, actually!’ This...

£8.95 Bottle £11.93/litre

£107.00 Case of 12 £11.89/litre

The Society's Exhibition Fleurie 2024

France 12.7% vol

Gamay

0 Reviews

Voted a 2026 Wine Champion; according to our tasters, this ‘foodie gamay… rea...

£12.95 Bottle £17.27/litre

£155.00 Case of 12 £17.22/litre

The Society's Austrian Red 2024

Austria 13% vol

Zweigelt

1 Reviews

Hat-trick alert! For the third year running, this ‘invigorating, bright and c...

£9.95 Bottle £13.27/litre

£59.50 Case of 6 £13.22/litre

The Liberator Francophile Grenache Blanc-Roussanne, Voor-Paardeberg NV

South Africa 13% vol

Grenache Blanc

0 Reviews

‘Outstanding. This was on a different level versus the other under-£12 whites...

£11.95 Bottle £15.93/litre

£71.50 Case of 6 £15.89/litre

Famille Cordier, Mâcon Aux Bois d'Allier 2024

France 13% vol

Chardonnay

1 Reviews

Described as 'an amazing wine’ in our 2026 Wine Champions blind tastings, cha...

£17.50 Bottle £23.33/litre

£210.00 Case of 12 £23.33/litre

The Society's Celebration Crémant de Loire Rosé 2023

France 12% vol

Cabernet Franc

0 Reviews

In being picked as a Wine Champion in our 2026 blind tastings, this recent ad...

£14.75 Bottle £19.67/litre

£88.50 Case of 6 £19.67/litre

Palladium Garganega, Veneto 2025

Italy 12.5% vol

Garganega

4 Reviews

A ‘peachy, characterful and lively’ expression of the grape behind Soave, gar...

£8.75 Bottle £11.67/litre

£105.00 Case of 12 £11.67/litre

The Society's Chilean Pinot Noir, Leyda 2024

Chile 13.5% vol

Pinot Noir

4 Reviews

‘For an under-£10 pinot noir, what else are you looking for?’ Our Wine Champi...

£9.75 Bottle £13.00/litre

£117.00 Case of 12 £13.00/litre

The Society's Reserve Claret Côtes de Bordeaux 2022

France 13.5% vol

Merlot

6 Reviews

Our Wine Champions tasters gave very high scores indeed for this ‘classic, br...

£12.95 Bottle £17.27/litre

£155.00 Case of 12 £17.22/litre

Château Camarsan, Bordeaux 2023

France 13.5% vol

Merlot

1 Reviews

Our Wine Champions tasters voted this a winner in 2026. ‘Such a crowd-pleaser...

£8.75 Bottle £11.67/litre

£105.00 Case of 12 £11.67/litre

Eguíluz Joven, Ábalos Rioja 2025

Spain 13% vol

Tempranillo

2 Reviews

This is not Rioja as you know it! Made with carbonic maceration, the same way...

£10.50 Bottle £14.00/litre

£126.00 Case of 12 £14.00/litre

The Society's Valpolicella Ripasso 2022

Italy 13.5% vol

Corvina

16 Reviews

A fine example of Ripasso, where the wine is ‘passed over’ the dried grapes u...

£11.95 Bottle £15.93/litre

£71.50 Case of 6 £15.89/litre

Xinomavro Jeunes Vignes, Thymiopoulos 2024

Greece 13% vol

Xinomavro

4 Reviews

No stranger to many members, nor to previous Wine Champions line-ups, the 202...

£14.50 Bottle £19.33/litre

£87.00 Case of 6 £19.33/litre

The Society's Australian Shiraz 2023

Australia 13% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

1 Reviews

‘Real shiraz character’ from this ‘classic, fragrant and friendly’ expression...

£9.50 Bottle £12.67/litre

£114.00 Case of 12 £12.67/litre

The Society's Exhibition Chenin Blanc, Western Cape 2023

South Africa 13% vol

Chenin Blanc

6 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, described in our tasting room as a ‘fantastic cheni...

£15.50 Bottle £20.67/litre

£93.00 Case of 6 £20.67/litre

Glorioso Reserva, Rioja 2021

Spain 14.5% vol

Tempranillo

1 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026. Rioja and lamb is a time-honoured union. But there’...

£14.95 Bottle £19.93/litre

£89.50 Case of 6 £19.89/litre

Mademoiselle de Pennautier Blanc, Pays d'Oc 2025

France 12.5% vol

Chardonnay

0 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, this is an inspired Languedoc blend of chardonnay, ...

£11.50 Bottle £15.33/litre

£138.00 £126.00 Case of 12 £14.00/litre

Côte Roannaise Éclat de Granite, Domaine Sérol 2024

France 12% vol

Gamay

2 Reviews

‘Genuinely, properly exciting!’ An hour from Beaujolais, and on similar grani...

£15.50 Bottle £20.67/litre

£186.00 Case of 12 £20.67/litre

Boutenac, Cuvée Souffle de Lune, Château Ollieux-Romanis 2022

France 14% vol

Carignan/Mourvedre

9 Reviews

A Wine Champion in 2026 and one of the top-scoring reds this year. This darkl...

£16.00 Bottle £21.33/litre

£96.00 Case of 6 £21.33/litre

Gewurztraminer, Cave de Turckheim 2024

France 13% vol

Gewurztraminer

0 Reviews

Exuberant Alsace gewurz, rightly judged a 2026 Wine Champion. This wine's ‘ro...

£11.95 Bottle £15.93/litre

£143.00 Case of 12 £15.89/litre

Âme des Prés, Vin Orange, Vin de France 2024

France 12% vol

Muscat

7 Reviews

Our 2026 Wine Champions tasting panel judged this ‘a great stepping stone int...

£9.50 Bottle £12.67/litre

£114.00 Case of 12 £12.67/litre

Pepe Mendoza Casa Agrícola Monastrell-Giró, Alicante 2024

Spain 13.5% vol

Monastrell

0 Reviews

A new-wave Spanish star turn in our 2026 Wine Champions. This comes from Pepe...

£13.95 Bottle £18.60/litre

£83.50 Case of 6 £18.56/litre

Cirò Rosato Gaglioppo, Santa Venere 2025

Italy 12.5% vol

Gaglioppo

0 Reviews

Mozzarella salads, grilled vegetables and tomato-based dishes will all shimme...

£12.50 Bottle £16.67/litre

£75.00 Case of 6 £16.67/litre

The Society's Exhibition Alsace Gewurztraminer 2021

France 13.5% vol

Gewurztraminer

15 Reviews

A returning Wine Champions victor, whose glorious perfume of rose petal, apri...

£18.50 Bottle £24.67/litre

£222.00 Case of 12 £24.67/litre

Vinos López La Bodegaza Blanco, Valdejalón 2023

Spain 13% vol

Grenache Blanc

0 Reviews

This remarkable white was one of the most exciting wines in the 2026 Wine Cha...

£15.50 Bottle £20.67/litre

£186.00 Case of 12 £20.67/litre

Champagne Jean de Foigny Brut Premier Cru NV

France 12.5% vol

Chardonnay

40 Reviews

'Everything about this is lovely; just so, so enjoyable.’ This magnificent-va...

£27.00 Bottle £36.00/litre

£162.00 £145.00 Case of 6 £32.22/litre

Beaumont Chenin Blanc, Bot River 2025

South Africa 12.5% vol

Chenin Blanc

0 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, this 'beautifully balanced’ South African chenin with ‘...

£13.50 Bottle £18.00/litre

£81.00 Case of 6 £18.00/litre

Moscato d'Asti, La Caliera, Borgo Maragliano 2025

Italy 5% vol

Muscat

0 Reviews

‘Grapy spritzy muscat joy’ – that was my note,’ said one 2026 Wine Champions ...

£8.25 Bottle £11.00/litre

£99.00 Case of 12 £11.00/litre

Stonedance Hutton Red, Piekenierskloof 2025

South Africa 14% vol

Syrah Mourvedre

0 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, where as one taster said, ‘in a line-up of fruity, char...

£9.95 Bottle £13.27/litre

£59.50 Case of 6 £13.22/litre

Fitou Old Vines, Domaine Jones 2023

France 13.5% vol

Carignan Grenache

4 Reviews

This Languedoc-Roussillon red from Katie Jones's excellent estate in Tuchan w...

£16.00 Bottle £21.33/litre

£96.00 Case of 6 £21.33/litre

Low stock

Champagne Pol Roger Brut Réserve NV

France 12.5% vol

Pinot Noir Meunier Chardonnay

21 Reviews

‘So nervy and linear – I loved it!’ The current shipment from what Sir Winsto...

£49.50 Bottle £66.00/litre

£297.00 £267.00 Case of 6 £59.33/litre

A. A. Badenhorst Secateurs Red Blend, Swartland 2024

South Africa 13% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

1 Reviews

‘A cracker. So well balanced, not unnecessarily overcomplicated and just so c...

£14.50 Bottle £19.33/litre

£87.00 Case of 6 £19.33/litre

Ridge East Bench Zinfandel 2018

USA 14.5% vol

Zinfandel

1 Reviews

A Wine Champion of 2026, this is a ‘velvety and utterly complete’ California ...

£32.00 Bottle £42.67/litre

£384.00 Case of 12 £42.67/litre

Côtes-du-Rhône, Coudoulet de Beaucastel Rouge 2022

France 14% vol

Mourvedre

1 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, singled out in the tasting room as 'a wine that’s just ...

£25.00 Bottle £33.33/litre

£150.00 Case of 6 £33.33/litre

Carinus Family Vineyards Syrah, Stellenbosch 2024

South Africa 13% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

1 Reviews

With comments like ‘This shouted ‘Champ’ to me straight away. Fine, peppery n...

£14.95 Bottle £19.93/litre

£89.50 Case of 6 £19.89/litre

Crozes-Hermitage, Domaine Rousset 2023

France 13% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

1 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, with one buyer hailing it as ‘my wine of the (syrah) ta...

£19.50 Bottle £26.00/litre

£117.00 Case of 6 £26.00/litre

Undurraga Candelabro Reserva Chardonnay Leyda Valley 2024

Chile 13.5% vol

Chardonnay

0 Reviews

‘Generous, tropical – quite flamboyant, but it really works!’ With its ‘nice,...

£9.50 Bottle £12.67/litre

£114.00 Case of 12 £12.67/litre

Lone Birch Yamika Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

USA 14% vol

Cabernet Sauvignon

1 Reviews

Lone Birch Yamika Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2024

£12.95 Bottle £17.27/litre

£155.00 Case of 12 £17.22/litre

The Society's Exhibition English Blanc de Blancs 2018

England 12% vol

Chardonnay

20 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, this is broad, savoury 100% chardonnay fizz with st...

£28.81 Bottle £38.41/litre

£172.50 Case of 6 £38.33/litre

Bogle Vineyards California Merlot 2021

USA 14.5% vol

Merlot

3 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion. With its oak-spiced ‘chocolate orange nose’, gratifying...

£16.00 Bottle £21.33/litre

£192.00 Case of 12 £21.33/litre

Blauer Spätburgunder, Pfalz, Weingut Knipser 2019

Germany 13% vol

Pinot Noir

8 Reviews

This beautifully mature German pinot noir charmed our Wine Champions tasters ...

£17.50 Bottle £23.33/litre

£105.00 Case of 6 £23.33/litre

Pauletts Polish Hill River Cabernet Sauvignon 2020

Australia 14.5% vol

Cabernet Merlot

6 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, this was hailed as a ‘textbook Aussie cabernet’ wit...

£14.50 Bottle £19.33/litre

£174.00 Case of 12 £19.33/litre

Neudorf Tiritiri Nelson Chardonnay 2023

New Zealand 13.5% vol

Chardonnay

0 Reviews

‘Restrained, elegant, floral and lemony’ chardonnay from one of New Zealand’s...

£18.50 Bottle £24.67/litre

£222.00 Case of 12 £24.67/litre

Newton Johnson Walker Bay Pinot Noir 2024

South Africa 13.5% vol

Pinot Noir

0 Reviews

This ‘generous and ethereal’ South African pinot noir soared to 2026 Wine Cha...

£20.00 Bottle £26.67/litre

£120.00 Case of 6 £26.67/litre

Forage Supply Co ‘The Breaker’ Barossa Valley Shiraz-Grenache 2025

Australia 13.5% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

1 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, causing one of our tasters to proclaim, ‘I loved th...

£14.95 Bottle £19.93/litre

£89.50 Case of 6 £19.89/litre

Champions Blind Tasting Kit

Italy

3 Reviews

Get in the Champions spirit and put on your own personal blind tasting with t...

£35.00 Case of 6

Hacienda López de Haro Classica Gran Reserva, Rioja 2005

Spain 14% vol

Tempranillo

12 Reviews

‘I wrote ‘iconic,’’ declared one Wine Champions taster in 2026. ‘I wrote, ‘re...

£39.00 Bottle £52.00/litre

£234.00 Case of 6 £52.00/litre

LS Merchants Wilyabrup Margaret River Chardonnay 2023

Australia 12.3% vol

Chardonnay

0 Reviews

This remarkably elegant chardonnay from the prime Wilyabrup sub-region of Mar...

£27.50 Bottle £36.67/litre

£165.00 Case of 6 £36.67/litre

Domaine Jérôme Fornerot, Saint-Aubin Premier Cru Chatenière 2023

France 14.5% vol

Chardonnay

0 Reviews

‘Stunning white Burgundy. Incredible. Everything you could want. So classic, ...

£42.00 Bottle £56.00/litre

£504.00 Case of 12 £56.00/litre

Château Batailley, Pauillac 2016

France 13% vol

Cabernet Sauvignon

0 Reviews

We’ve been singing the praises of the 2016 Bordeaux vintage since its release...

£59.00 Bottle £78.67/litre

£354.00 Case of 6 £78.67/litre

Wine Champions South Africa Case

South Africa

0 Reviews

2026 was a standout year for the Cape in our tastings. Stock up on six of the...

£82.00 Case of 6

Château Meyney, Saint Estèphe 2018

France 14.5% vol

Cabernet Merlot

4 Reviews

A Wine Champion in 2026, this ‘absolutely stonkingly good’ left-bank claret r...

£29.00 Bottle £38.67/litre

£348.00 Case of 12 £38.67/litre

Ridgeview Bloomsbury NV Sussex

England 12% vol

Pinot Noir Meunier Chardonnay

2 Reviews

It’s a Wine Champions double from Ridgeview in 2026: our Exhibition Blanc de ...

£32.00 Bottle £42.67/litre

£192.00 Case of 6 £42.67/litre

Château Poujeaux, Moulis 2015

France 14% vol

Cabernet Merlot

2 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion. ‘Really classic: old school, in the most charming way a...

£35.00 Bottle £46.67/litre

£210.00 Case of 6 £46.67/litre

Criadera Palo Cortado en Rama, Barbadillo

Spain 19% vol

Palomino

5 Reviews

A sherry that ‘smells amazing’, according to one of our Wine Champions 2026 p...

£21.00 Bottle £28.00/litre

£126.00 Case of 6 £28.00/litre

Montlouis sur Loire 'Clos de Mosny', Domaine de la Taille aux Loups 2023

France 12% vol

Chenin Blanc

0 Reviews

One of the star chenins in our 2026 Wine Champions blind tastings, where its ...

£29.00 Bottle £38.67/litre

£174.00 Case of 6 £38.67/litre

The Society's Exhibition Côtes du Jura 2020

France 13.5% vol

Savagnin

11 Reviews

‘If you love dry sherry, you’ll love this’ was the verdict on our ‘shining, s...

£19.50 Bottle £26.00/litre

£117.00 Case of 6 £26.00/litre

The Society's Exhibition Hunter Valley Semillon 2019

Australia 10.5% vol

Semillon

6 Reviews

A 2026 Wine Champion, with our tasters smitten by its 'distinctive personalit...

£17.00 Bottle £22.67/litre

£204.00 Case of 12 £22.67/litre

Zwartwater Estate Red, Paardeberg 2024

South Africa 13.5% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

2 Reviews

The historic Lammershoek Estate - next door to Eben Sadie on the Swartland’s ...

£24.00 Bottle £32.00/litre

£144.00 Case of 6 £32.00/litre

Tierhoek Sauvignon Blanc in collaboration with Miles Mossop, Piekenierskloof 2024

South Africa 13% vol

Sauvignon Blanc

0 Reviews

This is, as our Wine Champions 2026 panel put it, ‘a very different style of ...

£13.95 Bottle £18.60/litre

£83.50 Case of 6 £18.56/litre

Vanguardist 'Botanic' McLaren Vale Carignan 2025

Australia 13.6% vol

Syrah/Shiraz

0 Reviews

Michael J. Corbett of Vanguarist has done it again: after three Wine Champion...

£20.00 Bottle £26.67/litre

£120.00 Case of 6 £26.67/litre

Wine Champions Fine Reds Case

0 Reviews

World-class reds spanning classic claret, poised pinot noir, brilliant Barbar...

£186.00 Case of 6

Chianti Classico Riserva Brolio, Barone Ricasoli 2022

Italy 14.5% vol

Sangiovese

2 Reviews

Exuding savoury spice, dried herbs, red plums and cherries, this standout Chi...

£30.00 Bottle £40.00/litre

£180.00 Case of 6 £40.00/litre

Verduno Pelaverga, Luigi Einaudi 2024

Italy 13.5% vol

Pelaverga

0 Reviews

One of our 2026 Wine Champions. ‘A very complete wine’ from the lesser-known,...

£19.50 Bottle £26.00/litre

£117.00 Case of 6 £26.00/litre

Don Zoilo Collection Dry Amontillado 15 Years Old, Williams & Humbert

Spain 19% vol

Palomino

16 Reviews

‘A pure glass of complexity’, showing vivid notes of orange peel and hazelnut...

£21.00 Bottle £28.00/litre

£126.00 Case of 6 £28.00/litre

Barbaresco ‘I Ricci’, Rizzi 2020

Italy 14.5% vol

Nebbiolo

9 Reviews

We were thrilled to see this wine emerge as a 2026 Wine Champion in our blind...

£35.00 Bottle £46.67/litre

£210.00 Case of 6 £46.67/litre

Champions Fine Wine Tasting Kit

Italy

0 Reviews

Explore classics like Bordeaux and Chianti alongside winners from South Afric...

£45.00 Case of 6

Vanguardist ‘Oeno’ McLaren Vale Grenache 2024

Australia 13.7% vol

Grenache/Garnacha

0 Reviews

Our 2026 Wine Champions panel used the word ‘energy’ a lot when assessing thi...

£20.00 Bottle £26.67/litre

£120.00 Case of 6 £26.67/litre

Champagne Deutz Classic Brut NV

France 12% vol

Pinot Noir/Chardonnay

10 Reviews

‘Full and classic’ Champagne from a house that deserves to be better known (m...

£46.00 Bottle £61.33/litre

£276.00 £248.00 Case of 6 £55.11/litre

Royal Tokaji Aszú 5 Puttonyos 2018 50cl

Hungary 11.5% vol

Furmint

1 Reviews

This ‘liquid gold’ from Hungary’s legendary Tokaji was a clear winner in 2026...

£32.00 Bottle £64.00/litre

£192.00 Case of 6 £64.00/litre

Wine Champions Off The Beaten Track Case

0 Reviews

Triumphant wines representing regions, grapes and styles that might be off yo...

£116.00 Case of 6

Riesling 'Grossi Laüe' Grand Cru , Famille Hugel 2016

France 12.5% vol

Riesling

0 Reviews

This seamless, harmonious riesling was a standout in our 2026 Wine Champions ...

£45.00 Bottle £60.00/litre

£270.00 Case of 6 £60.00/litre

Vacqueyras Variation, Domaine de Montvac 2023

France 14.5% vol

Grenache/Garnacha

0 Reviews

Voted a Wine Champion 2026, the ‘refined, textured, fleshy, satisfying and po...

£24.00 Bottle £32.00/litre

£288.00 Case of 12 £32.00/litre

Familia Deicas, Gran Bodegón 2019

Uruguay 13.5% vol

Tannat

0 Reviews

A true ‘wow’ moment of the 2026 Wine Champions tastings: a tannat-led, oak-ma...

£32.00 Bottle £42.67/litre

£192.00 Case of 6 £42.67/litre

Frog's Leap Rutherford Estate Napa Valley Cabernet Sauvignon 2022

USA 13.8% vol

Cabernet Sauvignon

1 Reviews

A Wine Champion for 2026, this Napa cabernet stood out because, as one put it...

£50.00 Bottle £66.67/litre

£600.00 Case of 12 £66.67/litre