Berkmann Wine Cellars triples English Wine offering with two new additions

Family-owned UK wine distributor Berkmann Wine Cellars has expanded its portfolio with the addition of two English wine producers: Everflyht from Sussex and, Hundred Hills from Oxfordshire.

Through the addition of these two producers, Berkmann Wine Cellars will triple its English sparkling wine offering; Everflyht and Hundred Hills will join Hampshire-based Cottonworth, which joined the distributor in 2014. The family-run business, which was founded in 1964, hopes to capitalise on the current growing trend of English wines amongst consumers.

According to a report published last year from Wine GB, the national association for the English and Welsh wine industry, the number of English and Welsh wines sold between 2020 and 2021 rose by 30%, from 7.1m bottles to 9.3m bottles.

Alex Hunt MW, purchasing director of Berkmann Wine Cellars, said that with the two additions, “we can now truly celebrate the variety and quality of English wines available”.

Hunt added: “We are confident these wines will continue to play an increasingly prominent role on lists, especially as there is so much strength in the English sparkling wine category.”

Founded by Sam and Ben Ellis in 2016, Everflyht wine is produced in the South Downs of Sussex. Its portfolio includes: Everflyht Brut NV and Everflyht Rosé de Saignée 2019. Hundred Hills was founded in 2009 near Henley-on-Thames in Oxfordshire and the producer counts Raymond Blanc OBE amongst its fans.

Stephen Duckett, owner and managing director of Hundred Hills, said that the “longstanding and stable 'family-owned, family-run' history of Berkmann provides a natural fit with Hundred Hills, as does the focus on the independent on-trade.

We look forward to working with them on this exciting journey."

Blanc said: “It’s magnificent to see such beautiful and sustainably produced fine wines emerging from Hundred Hills. The wines Stephen and Fiona are creating are amongst the very finest that I have tasted. A new chapter in wine is being written only a few miles away from Le Manoir aux Quat’Saisons.”

Within London, Berkmann Wine Cellars will be co-distributing Hundred Hills alongside Flint Wines.