8 of the Best English and Welsh Pét-Nats

9 Nov 2026 · By Stephen Pritchard in Wine Guides

English and Welsh winemakers now bottle pét-nat from Cornwall to Powys, and the best have started collecting trophies: Hungerhill's pét-nat won the Best Non-Trad Sparkling trophy at the 2026 Independent English Wine Awards. Prices run from £23 to £35 a bottle, and the styles range from a pale pink Pinot Meunier to a five-day skin-contact red. Westwell in Kent leads the list, with three pét-nats in the shop now and five more from the 2026 harvest to order. Pét-nat is one of four ways to make English fizz, alongside traditional, tank and carbonated, which English sparkling wine methods explained compares.

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English and Welsh pét-nat at a glance

Vineyard	Wine	Style	Price	Why it's here
Westwell, Kent	Petulant Nature Chardonnay 2025	White, Chardonnay	£28	WineGB 2026 silver
Hungerhill, Bedfordshire	Merstone Pet Nat	White, Dornfelder and Bacchus	£27	IEWA 2026 trophy, Best Non-Trad Sparkling
Trevibban Mill, Cornwall	Pét-Nat 2023	Red, Dornfelder	£25.45	WineGB 2025 bronze, 88 points
Mallard Point, Lincolnshire	Cuvée Iz Pet-Nat 2024	Pink, Pinot Meunier	£25	IEWA 2024 bronze (2021 vintage)
Limeburn Hill, Somerset	Samhain 2025	Red, Regent and Rondo	£30	Biodynamic, wild yeast
Whinyard Rocks, Powys	Solaris Pet Nat 2024	White, Solaris	£27	Lightest on the list, 9.5%
London Cru, London	PétNat 2021	White, three grapes	£23	Fermented in an egg-shaped vessel
Sedlescombe, East Sussex	Pét-Nat Brut 2018	White, four grapes	£35	Organic, 2018 vintage

Westwell: England's pét-nat specialists

Westwell comes first because pét-nat is a core part of what the Kent estate does. Wine Anorak's Jamie Goode, reviewing them in July 2026, wrote: "Westwell are nailing Pet Nat." He scored the Petulant Nature Chardonnay 92, the Naturally Petulant 92 and the Petulant Nature Pink 91.

The Petulant Nature Chardonnay 2025 (£28) is citrussy and saline, with a touch of residual sugar, and it won silver in the Sparkling: Other Method Pet Nat category at WineGB 2026. This was Vinebound's favourite wine of 2026. Not our favourite pét-nat, but our favourite wine full stop.

The Petulant Nature Pink 2025 (£28) is Ortega and Regent, fermented in stainless steel, bottled before fermentation finished and hand disgorged. It is 11.5% and tastes of raspberry and cherry. The Naturally Petulant is a blend of Pinot Meunier, Pinot Noir and Chardonnay that includes fruit from Westwell's Birling vineyard.

Pét-nats are the first wines Westwell makes each harvest, and 2026 brought five: an Ortega, an Ortega and Regent pink, a Chardonnay, a red from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, and a new Naturally Petulant. The Pet Nat Trio 2026 is £75 for any three, available to order now for delivery in spring 2027.

The estate runs tours and tastings all year. Read the Westwell vineyard review or see the Westwell visitor page.

Hungerhill, Bedfordshire: the trophy winner

Merstone Pet Nat (£27, 12%) is made from Dornfelder and Bacchus, unfiltered, unfined and vegan. At the 2026 Independent English Wine Awards it won the Best Non-Trad Sparkling trophy and Hungerhill was named Artisan Producer of the Year.

Visits to the Bedfordshire vineyard are by booked winery tour.

Trevibban Mill, Cornwall: a red pét-nat

The Pét-Nat 2023 (£25.45, 11.5%) is made from 100% Dornfelder, a dark-skinned grape that gives cherry and raspberry fruit. It has no added sulphites and a zero-dosage finish. It won bronze with 88 points at WineGB 2025, and its 2022 vintage took silver in the Sparkling Rosé class in 2023. Trevibban Mill is a Cornish working vineyard you can visit.

Mallard Point, Lincolnshire: pink Pinot Meunier

Cuvée Iz Pet-Nat 2024 (£25, 12.5%) is 100% Pinot Meunier: bright pink, unfined and unfiltered, with no added sulphur. Expect crunchy red apple, raspberry and pink grapefruit. The vineyard's 2021 pink pét-nat won bronze at the 2024 IEWAs. You can visit Mallard Point in Essendine, near Stamford.

Limeburn Hill, Somerset: a red from wild yeast

Samhain 2025 (£30, 10.5%) is a co-ferment of Regent and Rondo using the wild yeasts on the grape skins, with five days of skin contact. It tastes of damson, blackberry and blackcurrant with a little spice, and has no added sulphites. Limeburn Hill farms biodynamically, and visits are by appointment on published dates.

Whinyard Rocks, Powys: the lightest pét-nat

The Solaris Pet Nat 2024 (£27, 9.5%) is the lowest-alcohol wine here. Solaris is a hybrid grape, and a short spell on the skins gives juicy texture with pineapple and lemon zest. Whinyard Rocks, near New Radnor, farms regeneratively and runs tours and tastings.

London Cru, London: the winery in Fulham

The PétNat 2021 (£23, 12%) is the cheapest on the list. It blends Reichensteiner (70%), Bacchus (15%) and Pinot Gris (15%) from three vineyards, whole-bunch pressed in Fulham and fermented in an egg-shaped vessel. Only 1,000 bottles were made. Think lemon sorbet, pear drops and a flinty edge. London Cru runs booked winery tours.

Sedlescombe, East Sussex: an organic pét-nat with age

The Pét-Nat Brut 2018 (£35, 10.5%) is the oldest wine here, a blend of Solaris, Reichensteiner, Johanniter and Müller-Thurgau. It has baked apple on the nose and a sherbet-apple bite, with fine bubbles. A rosé from the same year is also £35. Sedlescombe is an organic vineyard open Wednesday to Sunday.

FAQ

What type of wine is a pét-nat?

Pét-nat, short for pétillant naturel (French for naturally sparkling), is a sparkling wine bottled while its first fermentation is still running, so the carbon dioxide stays in the bottle and gives the fizz. There is no second fermentation and no added sugar or yeast. Most are sealed with a crown cap, like a beer bottle, and many are left unfiltered, which makes them cloudy. The result is a softer, lower-pressure sparkle and a livelier, more varied taste than traditional-method fizz. It can be white, pink, red or amber, from bone dry and citrussy to pink and fruity. The English and Welsh examples in this guide are made from grapes including Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier, Dornfelder and Solaris, and run from 9.5% to 12.5% alcohol.

Is pét-nat like Champagne?

No. Champagne and English traditional-method sparkling wine ferment twice: once to make a still base wine, then again in the bottle after sugar and yeast are added. Prosecco has its second fermentation in a large sealed tank. Pét-nat skips the second step, with a single fermentation that finishes in the bottle, so the bubbles are gentler and the wine is often hazy, with sediment in the bottle. That makes it a different drink rather than a cheaper version of either. For a bottle in the Champagne style, see the best English sparkling wine.

Is pét-nat healthier than Prosecco?

No. Pét-nat is still wine, and the bottles in this guide are between 9.5% and 12.5% alcohol. Some, such as Trevibban Mill's and Limeburn Hill's, are made without added sulphites, but that is a winemaking choice rather than a health benefit.

Where to buy pét-nat in the UK?

The widest choice of English and Welsh pét-nat is on the vineyards' own online shops, where the newest vintages appear first. Prices in this guide run from £23 at London Cru to £35 at Sedlescombe. Westwell's Pet Nat Trio 2026 is £75 for three bottles and can be ordered now for delivery in spring 2027. See our guide to English wine in supermarkets for what the big chains stock.

How much does English pét-nat cost?

The wines in this guide cost between £23 and £35 a bottle, with most at £25 to £30. Westwell's Chardonnay and Pink pét-nats are £28 each, and its Pet Nat Trio works out at £25 a bottle.