The best events to celebrate English Wine Week

English Wine Week 2018 is a national campaign, set to celebrate English wine across the country. Commencing over the Spring Bank Holiday, from May 26 until June 3, it's the perfect excuse to visit a vineyard - and to sample a glass or two yourself. 

The English Wine Producers website lists over 50 events, so chances are there's a vineyard tour and tasting near you, a restaurant offering English wines by the glass, or perhaps a wine pairing dinner.

Here's our pick of the best to put in the diary...

Tour and tasting at Halfpenny Green Vineyard

Halfpenny Green Vineyard in the midlands boasts 30 acres of vines. For £10 per person, you can take a tour around both the vines and winery, followed by a tasting of four wines (£10 per person). We also recommend visiting the wine shop (where you'll receive a 10 per cent discount), restaurant, deli and tea room. 

Upper Whittimere Farm, Tom Lane, Halfpenny Green, Bobbington DY7 5EP;  01384 221122; halfpenny-green-vineyards.co.uk

An evening with Chapel Down Vineyard at Careys Manor Hotel

On May 30, join James McLean of Chapel Down at Careys Manor Hotel to celebrate the food and wine of the British countryside. Chapel Down produces world-class  and sparkling English wines from a vineyard in Tenterden, Kent. For £55, the evening includes a selection of canapés and a four-course dinner celebrating the British countryside (each course will be matched with a selection of wines from Chapel Down).

You can also enjoy a  three-course English wine paired menu at Cambium Restaurant at Careys Manor Hotel (created by head chef Alistair Craig) throughout English Wine Week for just £35. Cheers.

Lyndhurst Road, Brockenhurst SO42 7RH; 01590 624467; careysmanor.com

Woodchester Valley Vineyard tour and tasting 

Take the opportunity to learn about wine making in the Cotswolds at Woodchester Valley vineyard, which is holding tours and tastings on Wednesday May 30 at 6:15pm and Saturday June 2 at 11am and 3pm (£15pp).  

The price includes an aperitif, explanations of the grape varieties grown and the life cycle of the grapes, a tour of the winery (with details of the winemaking process for both still and sparkling wines) and a full tutored tasting of five wines. There's also a cheese and wine tasting on Saturday May 26 (£15pp). Chin-chin.

Woodchester Valley, Inchbrook Trading Estate, Bath Road, Woodchester, Stroud GL5 5EY; 07710 605 558; woodchestervalleyvineyard.co.uk

Wine tasting flight at St Pancras Brasserie and Champagne Bar by Searcys

This is said to be the longest bar in Europe, and it's synonymous with champagne and sparkling wine. It will be offering an English sparkling wine flight throughout English Wine Week, comprising of Greyfriars Cuvee Brut NV, Nyetimber Classic Cuvee Brut NV and Furleigh Estate Blanc de Noirs Brut 2014, for £19.50. Encore du vin?

Grand Terrace, St Pancras International Station, Kings Cross, London N1C 4QL; stpancrasbysearcys.co.uk

A Michelin-starred Nyetimber pairing menu at Angler

On Thursday May 31 from 7pm, Michelin-starred seafood restaurant Angler will host a paired wine dinner in partnership with Nyetimber. Focussing on the best of British produce, it will partner five of Nyetimber’s  sparkling wines with a six-course menu by executive chef Gary Foulkes (£130). The menu centres around seafood sustainably sourced from British waters - think Cornish turbot and Dorset crab.

South Place Hotel, 3 South Place, London EC2M 2AF; anglerrestaurant.com

English wines by the glass at Lympstone Manor

To celebrate English Wine Week, Lympstone Manor will be offering diners a variety of English wines by the glass. Chef Michael Caines has announced the planting of a vineyard within the 28-acre estate on the East Devon Exe (he has now planted approximately 18,000 vines, with the aim of producing classic champagne-method sparkling wines). Anyone for another glass?

Lympstone Manor,  Courtlands Lane, Exmouth EX8 3NZ;  01395 202040; lympstonemanor.co.uk

English Wine Week 'bill of fare' at Simpson's in the Strand

Simpson's in the Strand has collaborated with the Ridgeview Estate in Sussex to create a four-course food and wine pairing menu (book directly to reserve a table).

Meanwhile, English wines available by the glass will include the Ridgeview Blanc de Blancs Brut (100 per cent single estate chardonnay), the Ridgeview Blanc de Noirs Brut, and the Ridgeview  Rosé De Noirs Bruts. But you'll be forgiven for buying the whole bottle, anyway.

100 Strand, London WC2R 0EW; 020 7420 2111; simpsonsinthestrand.co.uk

Hotel du Vin: Best of British Wines dinner

The Telegraph wine correspondent Victoria Moore highly recommends the English Wine Week events from Hotel Du Vin, which include a touring Best of British Wines dinner, kicking off in Brighton on Friday May 25 (£65, inclusive of a four course dinner with canapés paired with wines).

2 Ship Street, Brighton BN1 1AD; 01273 855221; hotelduvin.com

English Wine Week at Flemings Mayfair

Michelin-awarded chef Shaun Rankin has launched a limited-edition menu with paired English wines at Ormer Mayfair at Flemings hotel: look out for wines from the the Ridgeview, Gusbourne, Albourne and Denbies Estates (£69 per person).

Expect fresh, seasonal food: lamb fillet, or sea bream with fried oysters. Meanwhile, underground wine cellar the Barrel Room will host exclusive wine tastings.

Flemings Mayfair, 7-12 Half Moon Streer, London W1J 7BH; flemings-mayfair.co.uk

Art and sculpture at High Clandon Vineyard

From May 27 until June 10, over 150 works of art will be on show at the High Clandon Estate Vineyard in the Surrey Hills, in support of the Cherry Trees charity (which provides respite care for disabled children). This year, the exhibition will also mark the launch of High Clandon's Elysium Cuvée.

High Clandon Estate Vineyard, Guildford GU4 7RP; 01483 225660; highclandon.co.uk

English cheese and wine dinner at Ashdown Park Hotel and Country Club

On Friday June 1, guests at the Ashdown Park Hotel cheese and wine dinner will be treated to four courses, a range of unique cheeses from the South of England (from Sussex Weald to Ford Farm in Dorset, via Hall Place Dairy in Kent).

Ashdown Park Hotel & Country Club Wych Cross, Forest Row, East Grinstead RH18 5JR; 01342 824988; ashdownpark.com

Seasonal supper and wine pairing with Sharpham's Wine and Devon Distillery

Head to the Riverford Field Kitchen for supper with Sharpham Wines and Devon Distillery on Friday June 1, 2018 (£45pp with wine, £35 for designated drivers/non-drinkers).  Enjoy Devon fizz on arrival, and be guided by Sharpham's head winemaker, Duncan Schwab.

Riverford Field Kitchen, Wash Barn, Buckfastleigh, TQ11 0JU; 01803 732203; sharpham.com

Cheese 'Meats' Wine at the Bolney Wine Estate

In celebration of English Wine Week, the Bolney Wine Estate invites you to partake in a cheese, meat and wine pairing evening, which  includes a tutored wine tasting of eight Bolney Estate wines, matched with eight different English meats and cheeses (£30 per person).

Foxhole Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath RH17 5NB; 01444 881575; bolneywineestate.com

English and Welsh wine tasting afternoon at Restaurant 1539

This tasting at 12pm on Saturday June 2 overlooks Chester Racecourse, and will feature a four-course lunch. For £89, you can expect to be welcomed with a glass of The Gusbourne Estate Brut Reserve Vintage English Sparkling Wine, our house fizz, and there's another nine wines to follow, including Welsh wine from Gwinllan Conwy Vineyard. 

1539 Restaurant and Bar, Chester Racecourse, Nuns Road, Chester CH1 2LY; 01244 304611; restaurant1539.co.uk

Free vineyard tour at Barnsole Vineyard

Barnsole Vineyard near Canterbury is offering a free drop-in mini-tour and tasting of its still wines at any time. Alternatively, book in advance for a a full one-hour guided tour with the winemaker for £11 per adult.

Barnsole Vineyard, Fleming Road, Staple, Canterbury, Kent CT3 1LG; 07772 300 511; barnsole.co.uk