English fizz takes top sparkling crown at IWC 2025

For the first time in its history, the International Wine Challenge (IWC) has awarded the prestigious Champion Sparkling Wine title to an English wine – Nyetimber’s Blanc de Blancs Magnum 2016. The West Sussex winery also bagged the English Sparkling Trophy and the English Blanc de Blancs Trophy, with head winemaker Cherie Spriggs named Sparkling Winemaker of the Year for the second time.

Spriggs called the win a “significant first” for English fizz, saying the Blanc de Blancs has always held a special place as Nyetimber’s original wine.