The Restaurant Guide for Wine Lovers
The Wykeham Arms
We assessed The Wykeham Arms in July 2026 and this review is based on the food menu and wine list at the time of the review. As menus and wine lists change, we name styles in order for the information to remain more useful as menus change. If things have slipped you can use the Vinealto Dining app including accessing an up to date reading using 'At the Table' from the wine list in front of you in the restaurant. How we assess
The Wykeham Arms is a historic Winchester pub-with-rooms serving an ambitious, seasonal modern-British menu. Its wine list is the real event. It is a long, serious and characterful collection, honestly priced from a deep drinking middle up to grand cru and classed growth, with an unusually generous by-the-glass range and a proper sweet-and-fortified close. It will reward the curious wine lover above all, but the well-priced glasses and warm, plain-spoken notes make it just as welcoming to someone finding their feet.
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