sip, savour & experience Hambledon Wine Estate

Situated in the beautiful South Downs National Park, just 30 minutes from Winchester and Portsmouth, our Hampshire-based wine estate is open all year round for tastings and special wine experiences. You're also welcome to visit without a booking to explore the vineyards at your own pace and enjoy wine flights at our bar throughout the day.

Why enjoy a wine tasting experience?

At Hambledon, our tasting flights and wine events are a relaxed and genuinely delicious way to explore Hampshire's finest English sparkling wines and much more. Whether it's a weekend escape, a catch-up with friends, or just a very good excuse to treat yourself, our friendly team is on hand to help you find new favourites, learn something along the way, or simply enjoy your time with us.

a taste of hambledon

GUIDED WINE TASTING FLIGHTS

THURS-SAT | 11AM - 5PM

Join us for a relaxed tasting and discover your new favourites. Whether you're out in the sunshine on the terrace or settled into our Restaurant Bar, it's a lovely way to spend an afternoon in the South Downs.

Choose from fourteen wines, including four of our own English sparkling wines alongside a hand-picked selection of whites, reds and fortified wines from our cellar door partners Berry Bros. & Rudd and Symington Family Estates. Something for every taste, whatever the season.

Your flight lasts around 30 minutes, but your table is yours for the hour. Take your time. Why not add a cheese, charcuterie or mezze board to round things off?

Over 18s only | 1 hour | 4 wines | £30 pp

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FAQs

Your flight includes four wines of your choice from our full selection of fourteen. That covers Hambledon's own English sparkling wines from our Classic and Première range, plus whites, reds and fortified wines from our cellar door partners Berry Bros. & Rudd and Symington Family Estates. Your table is reserved for the hour, and one of our team will be on hand to help you choose, talk you through what's in your glass and answer any questions you might have.

Hambledon is the Birthplace of English Wine and England's oldest commercial vineyard, established in 1952 on Grand Cru chalk soils identical to those of Champagne's Côte des Blancs. Our range centres on English sparkling wine, with Chardonnay at the heart of everything we do. The Classic Cuvée and Premier Cuvée are the natural starting points. The Rosé and Blanc de Blancs take things a step further. If you're not sure where to begin, our team will point you in the right direction.

Not at all. Whether you’re completely new to wine tasting or already have a deep appreciation, our in-house wine educators tailor the experience to be informative and enjoyable for all guests. It’s the perfect introduction to English sparkling wine.

Yes, and it makes a brilliant one. Our wine experience gift vouchers are available to buy online, redeemable against any tasting or wine event at Hambledon, and delivered by email. Perfect for a birthday, anniversary or anyone who loves discovering great wine. You'll find them on our gift card page.

Absolutely. Many guests choose to extend their visit with a meal at our on-site restaurant, which celebrates local produce in refined seasonal dishes. You can view our availability in The Restaurant, or during the summer months, enjoy al-fresco dining in the Courtyard (walk-ins only) and choose to dine before or after your experience.

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vineyard tour & tasting reviews

★★★★★

A really interesting and informative small group tour of the winery with an enjoyable tasting included. We'd recommend pre-ordering their charcuterie board which was excellent and went very well indeed with the sampled wines. Thanks again for a wonderful visit: we've already been recommending it to friends and will certainly return.

Ian
March 2026
★★★★

Came here for the vineyard tour followed by the tastnig with cheeseboard. Our lovely guide, Susie was spot on, she had a wealth of knowledge and she pitched it well to her audience and answered all questions. Very interesting and quite eye opening when you understand the facts and numbers (bottles, costs, age of vines etc) that she is well versed with. After the winery and vineyard tour, it was time to get down to the tastings accompanied by the cheeseboard. Susie excelled again here, explaining what and how each of the three bubble bottles tasted and why. Think this is a great tour especially if the weather is on your side.

mpw246pl
August 2026
★★★★★

Me and my partner had a fantastic experience! Very friendly staff, peaceful area and gorgeous views. We had the pleasure of a wine tour guided by Clive, who showed us every step of the process in a fantastic manner. Very educational too! An all round great experience for a great price. We added the cheeseboard too which was delicious. For us it lasted around just over 2 hours. We’ll definitely be returning whether it be for the restaurant or for a bottle of wine!

Jackson
January 2026
★★★★★

We had such a wonderful afternoon tour, a Ruby wedding anniversary present from our children. Clive our guide was brilliant. He explained a complicated process in an accessible and entertaining manner. We learnt so much which will add to our appreciation of fine sparkling wine. We thoroughly enjoyed our tasting at the end; obviously the wine was delicious!

Helen Blackmore
June 2026
★★★★★

Celia was an excellent tour guide, the vineyard tour and tasting were brilliant - the most interesting and informative wine tour I have been on. The venue is gorgeous and all of the staff were really friendly and helpful, going above and beyond to look after us. I will definitely be visiting again and will be recommending to everyone!

Emily Burrett
April 2026