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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Chardonnay wine tasting

THURS 11TH JUNE | 6:30PM

Here at Hambledon we are great fans of the Chardonnay grape. The majority of our Estate is planted to Chardonnay, where it grows very successfully on our sunny, south facing vineyards on belemnite chalk.

Join us as we journey around the world exploring 8 different wines which showcase the versatility of Chardonnay and how climate, soil and winemaking techniques can bring out different flavours and characteristics of this popular grape.

The evening will be relaxed and informal, suitable for both the novice wine drinker and those who are further along on their wine journey. They are designed to be fun and engaging, the perfect antidote to a busy day or as an aperitif before dinner!

Over 18s only | 1.5 hours | £60 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 huge thank you to everyone at Hambledon vineyard for making our experience enjoyable. The staff team were welcoming and friendly and the venue light and airy. Our guide for the wine tasting was incredibly knowledgeable and ensured
everyone was included. The gift shop was well stocked with different wines and products.

Tracey R
October 2025
★★★★★

Very good wine tour and tasting. Clive our guide was very knowledgeable and interesting. Got to see 'behind the scenes' about how they make their sparkling wine - I have done plenty of other wine tours and you don't often get this. Highly recommended and the restaurant is very good too.

Bill M
September 2025
★★★★★

Incredibly informative and interesting vineyard tour of the vines and the wine making facilities together with the cellar! Clive was so knowledgeable making it so enjoyable. We’ve visited quite a few of the south east vineyards and this was by far one of the best! We learnt so much more here and absolutely loved the sparkling English wines produced. I don’t know why it’s taken us so long to visit Hambledon and hope to return soon. Their new tasting rooms and restaurant is an amazing beautiful facility and the service first class. Hambledon should be rightly proud of the hospitality team and most definitely Clive who made our day!

Alison B
September 2025
★★★★★

Fabulous new cellar door, restaurant and tasting room with beautiful views over the vines. Our host for the tasting, Julie, was charming and knowledgeable. We thoroughly enjoyed the visit and would love to come back to try the restaurant .

Matt
November 2025
★★★★★

Clive who was our guide was so impressive with the knowledge he had of wines in general and the Hambledon wine making. A really enjoyable day, in a beautiful setting. In my opinion one of the best Vineyard Tours we have had.

Yvonne D
October 2025