Oatley wines consistently reach international standards, with 35 International Wine Challenge awards in 26 years for the one or two wines a year we enter. In the Decanter World Wine Awards, with 15 awards in 9 years.
These are the world's largest wine competitions with tens of thousands of wines entered from all over the world, blind-tasted and judged in London.
Since 2010 we have entered the UK Vineyards Association’s "English and Welsh Wine of the Year" competition. It’s the only UK-based competition judged exclusively by Masters of Wine. In 2017 it became the "UK Wine Awards" with Oz Clarke chairing the judges' panel.
Regional trophies (lower awards not included) are from the South West Vineyards Association and, in the vineyard's early days, the Bath & West Show’s English Wine competition judged by luminary of the wine world, the late John Avery.
International and National Awards and Regional Trophies
2018 Awards
INDEPENDENT ENGLISH WINE AWARDS
Bronze Medal - Leonora's 2014
Bronze Medal - Barrel Matured 2016
2017 Awards
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Elizabeth's 2015
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Elizabeth’s 2015
UK WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Barrel Matured 2015
TRIPADVISOR -5 star rating
2016 Wine Awards
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Jane’s 2014
Bronze medal - Leonora’s 2014
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Bronze medal - Jane’s 2014
Commended - Leonora’s 2014
Commended - Leonora’s 2013
ENGLISH and WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION (UKVA)
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2014
Silver Medal - Barrel Matured 2014
Silver Medal - Elizabeth’s 2015
BRISTOL GOOD FOOD AWARDS: BEST WINE CATEGORY
Shortlisted in top 3 for our 2014 wines
2016 Visitor Awards
TRIP ADVISOR: 5-star rating
GREAT DATE AWARD - nominated (by unknown customer) and listed in Somerset section
GOOD DOG GUIDE - listed
2015 Awards
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Jane’s 2013
Commended - Leonora’s 2013
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Leonora’s 2013
ENGLISH and WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION (UKVA)
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2013
Silver Medal - Jane’s 2014
Bronze Medal - Leonora’s 2014
2014 Awards
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Leonora’s 2011
Bronze Medal - Elizabeth’s 2012
ENGLISH and WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION (UKVA)
Silver Medal - Jane’s 2013
Bronze Medal - Leonora’s 2013
2013 Awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2010
Bronze Medal - Jane’s 2011
Bronze Medal - Leonora’s 2011
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze medal - Leonora’s 2011
(only 1 wine entered - didn’t have the mimimum volume required for this competition of other releases)
ENGLISH and WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION (UKVA)
Bronze Medal - Elizabeth’s 2012
Bronze Medal - Jane’s 2011
Bronze Medal - Leonora’s 2011
HC - Barrel Matured 2011
2012 Awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Leonora’s 2010
Commended - Jane’s 2010
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze Medal - Leonora’s 2010
ENGLISH & WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION {UKVA)
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2010
Silver Medal - Jane’s 2010
Silver Medal - Barrel Matured Madeleine Angevine 2010
Bronze Medal - Jane’s 2011
2011 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2009
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Bronze Medal - Jane’s 2009
ENGLISH & WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION {UKVA)
Silver Medal - Jane’s 2009
Silver Medal - Leonora’s 2009
SW VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION COMPETITION
SW Challenge Cup (Best Dry White, Commercial Vineyard) - Jane’s 2009
2010 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Jane’s 2008
ENGLISH & WELSH WINE OF THE YEAR COMPETITION {UKVA)
Silver Medal - Jane’s 2008
Bronze Medal - Oatley 2007
SW VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION COMPETITION
Association Cup (Best Non-Dry White, Commercial Vineyard) - Leonora’s 2003
2009 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Leonora’s 2006
Commended - Oatley Extra Brut 2005
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Commended - Oatley 2007
Commended - Leonora’s 2006
2008 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Leonora’s 2006
Commended - Jane’s 2006
DECANTER WORLD WINE AWARDS
Commended - Leonora’s 2006
2006 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Leonora’s 2004
2005 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Jane’s 2003
2004 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Jane;s 2001
2002 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Leonora’s 2000
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1999
2001 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1999
Seal of Approval - Summer Dry 1999
1999 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1996
Seal of Approval - Summer Dry 1995
SW VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION COMPETITION
SW Challenge Cup (Best Dry White, Commercial Vineyard) - Vintage Dry 1996
1998 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1996
1997 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1995
1996 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Seal of Approval - Vintage Dry 1994
1995 awards
BATH & WEST SHOW
Gold Medal, Supreme Champion of Show - Kerner/Kernling 1990
1994 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Vintage Dry 1991
BATH & WEST SHOW
Gold Medal, Champion Non-dry White - Kerner/Kernling 1990
Gold Medal, Champion Dry White - Kernling 1992
1993 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended Kerner/Kernling 1990
BATH & WEST SHOW
Gold Medal, Champion non-dry white - Kerner/Kernling 1990
1992 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Bronze medal - Kerner/Kernling 1990
SW VINEYARDS ASSOCIATION COMPETITION
Association Cup (Best Non-Dry White) - Kerner/Kernling 1990
1991 awards
INTERNATIONAL WINE CHALLENGE
Commended - Kerner/Kernling 1990
2015: Iain at The Vintners Llivery Company in the City of London, with our nice clutch of UKVA medal certificates
2014: Iain, daughter-in-law Paula, son Ned and Jane at Vintners' Hall for UKVA Awards
2013 UKVA awards ceremony, House of Commons; Julia, vineyard helper from Sweden, daughter Liz and Iain
2011 SWVA trophy for the best dry white
1994: Alison and Steve Brooksbank (Steve’s now our winemaker) and Jane and Iain celebrate sweeping the trophy board at the Bath & West Show English Wine Class.