7 million bottles due to high rainfall causing more disease in crops. The UK wine industry is valued at around £14 billion and employs more than 10,000 people. Vine plantings rose by 3% in 2025, taking the UK area covered to 4,357 hectares, and the number of vineyards registered with the FSA increased 4% to 1,158.
05% of total wine production, below countries like Uzbekistan and Tunisia, with world wine production at 232 million hectolitres in 2025. Climate factors played a key role, with England experiencing its driest spring for 132 years in 2025 and summer 2025 being the hottest since records began in 1884, featuring four heatwaves. Yields varied by region, with producers in North West England and Wales expecting a good harvest, while those in the South East forecasted it to be below average.
British producer Nyetimber in West Sussex said production would not reach record levels in 2025 because vines had not yet recovered from the cooler and wetter 2024. Higher temperatures are attracting investors to British vineyards, while grape production abroad is under pressure. For instance, France's Champagne Taittinger set up Domaine Evremond in Kent in 2024, and Vranken-Pommery is developing vineyards in Hampshire under an English label.
Unknowns include what specific diseases affected crops in 2024 due to high rainfall and how much investment has been attracted to British vineyards due to higher temperatures.