🍷 Support

Home › Wine regions › Cornwall

Cornwall wine region

Wheal Coates engine house on the cliffs near St Agnes, Cornwall, England

Photo: Zeb Zakovics on Unsplash

England · Europe

Sheltered valleys at England's southwestern tip.

Cool, maritime vineyards in the south of England, best known for traditional-method sparkling wine from chalk soils like Champagne's.

CountryEngland
Key grapesSeyval Blanc, Pinot Noir, Bacchus

Notable producers in Cornwall

Official appellations

AppellationStatusStyleGrapes
Cornwall
Cornish wines are sold under the English Wine PDO.
PDOSparklingSeyval Blanc, Pinot Noir, Bacchus

Cornwall wines to try

Sparkling · England

Camel Valley Camel Valley Brut

Cornwall · Seyval Blanc, Reichensteiner, Pinot Noir

Lively Cornish fizz, crisp apple, hedgerow flowers and a fine, refreshing mousse.

Food: Fish and chips, oysters, crab sandwiches

More wine regions in England

SussexKentHampshireSurreyEssexDevonDorset

See Cornwall on the wine map

The Wine Reference newsletter

New wines, stories and career guides, one email a week at most.

Over 18s only. Unsubscribe any time with one click. Your email is stored securely by Kit and never shared.

Share this pageWhatsAppFacebookXLinkedInPinterestEmail

Support The Wine Reference

This guide is free, with no paywall. If it helped you choose a bottle, you can buy me a glass and keep it growing.

🍷 Buy me a glass