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Wales

Wales is a wine region in United Kingdom, home to 14 wineries, producing red, rose, white wines.

Wales at a glance: roughly split white/red.
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Wales's 14 wineries make roughly equal white and red wine; Chardonnay is the most common single-grape bottling.

Most common single-grape wines

When Wales wines are made from a single grape (rather than a blend), these are the most common:

Wine profile

Wales is roughly split, making substantial white (44%) and red (33%) wine.

18 distinct Wales wines tracked, spanning the colours and styles below.

  • White8 · 44%
  • Red6 · 33%
  • Rose4 · 22%

Types: Sparkling, Still.

Representative Wales wines

Selected from stable product-to-region relationships for diversity — not a claim that these are the region's best wines.

  • Ancre Hill Estates — Blanc de Noirs NV
  • Ancre Hill Estates — Sparkling Rose
  • Llaethliw — Brut
  • Llaethliw — Rondo
  • Ancre Hill Estates — Pinot Noir
  • White Castle Vineyard — Regent
  • White Castle Vineyard — Gwin Gwyn
  • Ancre Hill Estates — Blanc de Blancs

United Kingdom wine designations

PDO
PDO is the European Union protected designation of origin category.
PGI
PGI is the European Union protected geographical indication category.
Understanding the wine data
Designation
The protected-origin or administrative category associated with the wine, interpreted using country-aware rules. The same abbreviation can mean different things in different countries, so we only show the meaning approved for that country.
How this ranking is built

Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.

Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.

FAQs

How are wineries and producers selected for Wales?
Producers are included when WhatDrink has a canonical producer-to-region relationship supported by the catalogue data. Display order may use represented wine count and relationship confidence to provide useful coverage; it is not a ranking of winery quality, prestige, production volume or critical acclaim.
How are representative Wales wines selected?
Representative wines are selected from products with a stable relationship to this region, with preference for clear producer identity and a useful spread of producers, wine styles and designations. Inclusion is not an editorial score and does not mean these are the region’s best wines.
How much wine data does WhatDrink have for Wales?
The current regional catalogue contains 18 linked wines from 14 linked producers. Counts describe WhatDrink catalogue coverage and may change as source data is refreshed.

Regional data is aggregated from wine directory and product-catalogue sources; grape and style associations reflect characteristic varieties and may vary by producer and vintage.