Working together

Membership Benefits

An annual subscription to WineGB Wessex also includes membership of WineGB. What do you get for your money?

• Access to our Annual Competition - a chance for your wines to be judged by industry professionals, with feedback and a social gathering with an opportunity to taste the winning wines

• The Spring Meeting - and the AGM, this more formal meeting usually focuses on a talk, presentation or practical advice sessions, coupled with an informative tasting event.

• Listing on this website as a trading member and on our online map.

• Free regramming your social media posts on our feeds.

• Email forums - closed forums for WineGB members to discuss issues relating to vine growing and winemaking.

• The ‘Grape Press’ - The WineGB publication sent out twice a year. This includes national wine industry news, technical reports, and updates to legislation, advertisements for specialist suppliers and contractors.

• The ‘Green Book’ - An annunal publication from WineGB giving details of pesticides approved for use in vineyards and a recommended spray programme.

• Access to the WineGB national competition - for commercial growers, this is the UK wine industry ‘Oscars’.

• Preferential rates to attend WineGB Symposia and the Annual General Conference meetings.

• Periodic Bulletins from WineGB detailing important legislation changes and items of interest to members.

• Access to legal advice through WineGB's membership of the Wine and Spirit Trade Association, NFU and Country Landowners Assn.

• Access to WineGB members area of the website with technical advice and information.

• Free listing of your English Wine Week events on the WineGB website

• Access to the WineGB annual trade tasting in SW1, and to the Wine GB stands at major wine fairs (both of these involve exhibitors' fees)

• Representation of the interests of the industry with governmental and EU bodies.