The Sommelier Wine Awards is the only competition to be aimed solely at the on-trade. Judged by a top panel of leading sommeliers and on-trade drinks buyers, the competition rewards the best wines available to restaurants, bars and hotels in the UK and beyond.
All the wines are blind tasted by category and are judged on food-friendliness, versatility, typicity, personality and importantly, value for money at whatever the price. Judges are shown the trade prices of each wine as they are judging a flight.
We present to you our 2026 trophy winning wines from each category, as well as an eclectic selection of winning wines which demonstrate the diversity of styles and regions that have achieved gold this year.