English and Welsh wine producers sold a record 8.8 million bottles in 2023, which represents a 10% increase compared to the previous year.
Production is expanding at a rapid pace in a bid to keep up with soaring demand, and 87 new vineyards were registered over the past year.
That takes the total UK vineyard tally to 1,030, according to new figures from the wine team at the Food Standards Agency.
‘Surpassing the 1,000-vineyard-mark is a real milestone for our industry and cements our position as the UK’s fastest growing agricultural sector,’ said Nicola Bates, CEO of WineGB.
‘We are growing sustainably with our production, and securing a 10% rise in sales, which is all the more remarkable with the wider decline in UK wine consumption.’
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