Outstanding houses in Kent.
Kent's chalky slopes pull London's orbit toward serious sparkling wine—bone-dry, brioche-tinged bottles that rival Champagne's structure without claiming its name.
Save these houses, build your route through Kent, and navigate when you're there.
Region DNA
The character of Kent
Based on 41 wines with structural data
Style profile
Tight, signature style across producers
FEM score distribution
Based on 19 rated wineries in this region
Flavor territory
Most frequent primary flavor groups
Style breakdown
Wine style frequency · Bar length = relative count
Top grape varieties
Varieties ranked by number of wines · Number = wine count
Most representative winery
The estate whose wines are closest to the regional average — the truest expression of Kent
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VisitKent wineries worth the stop
The 6 best critic-rated producers in Kent with a cellar-door address, ranked by their highest critic score. Check opening hours and book tastings ahead.
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- 02Gusbourne
Kenardington Rd, Appledore, Ashford TN26 2BE
Critics' peak 93 · Decanter · Wine Advocate · Vinous
- 03Biddenden
Gribble Bridge Lane, Kent TN27 8DF, Biddenden, United Kingdom
Critic-rated · Decanter · Vivino
- 04
- 05Herbert Hall
Situated on a warm, south-facing, gravel-seamed clay slope just west of Marden village in the "Garden of England"., Offerings: Produces limited, artisanal editions of traditional-method English sparkling wines (Chardonnay, Pinot Noir, and Pinot Meunier). The site features the on-site "Bar HH" which serves their own wines alongside local food and drinks on select dates., Official Website: Plan your visit or view their wine shop through the Herbert Hall Winery store., Instagram, ·herberthallwinery, +4, Marden Organic Vineyard (Herbert Hall), 25 Oct 2022 — The Marden Vineyard was planted in 2007 on a South-facing 4-degree gravel-seamed clay slope outside the village of Marden in the Weald of Kent. This warm site i.
Critic-rated · Decanter · Vivino
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Kent is a wine region in United Kingdom, home to 36 producers tracked on Femente, 5 of them rated 90+ on the critic index. Its vineyards are led by Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, and Pinot Meunier, producing English Sparkling and English White wines with notes of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Citrus fruit.
Kent — good to know
- What grape varieties are grown in Kent?
- The most planted varieties in Kent are Pinot Noir, Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, and Bacchus, based on the wines Femente tracks across the region.
- What wines is Kent known for?
- Kent is known for English Sparkling, English White, and English Bacchus White wines and flavors of Tree fruit, Red fruit, and Citrus fruit.
- How many wineries are in Kent?
- Femente tracks 36 producers in Kent, of which 5 are rated 90+ on the critic index.
- Where is Kent?
- Kent is a wine region in United Kingdom.
Kent
Kent's chalky slopes pull London's orbit toward serious sparkling wine—bone-dry, brioche-tinged bottles that rival Champagne's structure without claiming its name. The region's cool maritime climate and producers' commitment to traditional method work against England's own stereotypes about what grows where.
Producers in Kent
- Wayfarer Wines — undiscovered
- Yotes Court — undiscovered
- Mereworth — undiscovered
- Redhill Farm Estate — undiscovered
- Chartham — honest
- Far Acre — undiscovered
- Barnsole — honest
- Balfour — undiscovered
- Westwell — honest
- Herbert Hall — honest
- Terlingham — undiscovered
- Biddenden — honest
- Sedlescombe — honest
- Lamberhurst — undiscovered
- Gusbourne — distinction
- Chapel Down — distinction