Gusbourne Plc, the premium English sparkling wine producer, is proud to announce that the luxurious prestige sparkling wine, Gusbourne Fifty One Degrees North 2016, will feature onboad British Airways flights in First from July to September during 2025, 2026 and 2027.
Gusbourne Rosé 2019 will be served onboard in Club World during the same periods, highlighting that global recognition for English wine continues to grow.
Today, Gusbourne exports to 37 International markets, with the newest markets including Kazakhstan, Thailand, China, Turkiye, Belgium, Czechia and Lithuania. The brand is seeing continued momentum in the key Nordic, Japan and USA markets and these impressive achievements were recognised by the prestigious Kings Enterprise Award for International Trade in 2024, with Gusbourne being the only winery to have been awarded any Kings Award for Enterprise.
Gusbourne Brut Reserve and Brut Rosé have been available in World Duty Free across airport terminals at London Heathrow and London Gatwick since Janaury 2025 and the wines are listed at London City Airport too, through a thriving partnership with Lagardère Travel Retail.
Since the summer of 2024, in partnership with SSP Group plc, the leading global travel experts, Gusbourne has been featured at the centre of a brand-new hospitality concept in Heathrow Airport Terminal Two, ‘The Vinery’. Focused on celebrating the growth of English Wine, Gusbourne is the lead partner for the concept and a wide selection of Gusbourne sparkling and still wines will be available on the menu. In addition, Gusbourne has partnered with SSP Group at Gatwick’s North Terminal for its pop-up, ‘Bar on the Balcony’, featuring a full flight of Gusbourne sparkling wines.
Furthermore, Gusbourne are delighted to announce a continuation of its partnership with Japan Airlines, which will see Gusbourne’s award winning Blanc de Blancs 2019 served in its first-class lounge in Tokyo, as the only English wine profiled alongside some of the world’s most prestigious global wines.
Duncan Brown, Head of Export and Travel Retail at Gusbourne, commented: “Consumer interest in English Wine continues to grow across the globe, with increasing awareness in international markets following a surge in appreciation and recognition for the quality and diversity of English wines.
Gusbourne is a leading light in this industry and our partnerships with British Airways, Japan Airlines and key international airports are important gateways to our growing international customer base as we continue to cement the brand as one of the most globally recognised English sparkling wine producers. International growth remains core to our strategy, and we recently invested in a Regional Manager, Thomas Roche, to continue to grow our presence in Asia where we see considerable opportunity for the brand.
We look forward to growing our international presence with new, carefully selected international markets in the year ahead and announcing more exciting partnerships within Global Travel Retail.”
