Langham Wine Estate wins IWSC 2025 Sparkling Wine Producer Trophy

In the rolling hills of rural Dorset, where a repurposed pig shed serves as a cellar and a former milking parlour welcomes visitors, Langham Wine Estate has been awarded the IWSC 2025 Sparkling Wine Producer Trophy.

Head winemaker Tommy Grimshaw was just 21 when he joined Langham. Eight years later, he has transformed this single-estate producer into one of England’s most distinctive names in sparkling wine. Working from converted farm buildings on a 34-hectare vineyard at Crawthorne Farm, Grimshaw has established an approach that sets Langham apart from the rest of the English sparkling category. 

The IWSC Sparkling Wine Producer Trophy recognises excellence across sparkling portfolios, and Langham’s success comes from an unexpected philosophy: minimal intervention in a style often defined by technical precision. Grimshaw allows juice to oxidise before spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeast, introduces flor into reserve wines, and ages his multi-vintage Blanc de Blancs in Slavonian oak foudres. 

Judge David Kermode MW noted: “At just 29, Tommy Grimshaw has achieved extraordinary things at Langham. Introducing a flor system and experimenting with oxidative techniques is brave, but what impressed us was the balance he achieved, the wines remain precise, fresh and consistently impressive.”

This philosophy has produced remarkable results. Langham’s Blanc de Blancs NV was awarded a gold medal at this year's judging. While their ‘Col Fondo’ sparkling wine, offered in 20-litre kegs, provides a sustainable by-the-glass option for bars and restaurants, while a bottle reuse project repurposes glass from their tasting room. 

As judge Mick O’Connell MW observed: “Langham is the frontrunner in terms of interest in English wine today. They’re making clean, accessible wines that still appeal to the wine geeks, and they’re bringing a real sense of cool to the category that simply wasn’t there before.”

For a team of just twelve, working from farm buildings in rural Dorset, the trophy represents validation of their grower-producer ethos and their determination to push English sparkling wine in bold new directions.

Congratulations to Langham Wine Estate.