Local Wine Estates
65% of the Vineyards are in Sussex, we have over 879 vineyards in the UK and around 195 Wineries. 66 Grape Varieties - Chardonnay, Pinot Noir & Pinot Meunier make up 71% of the total plantings . Below are our closest Wine Estates to Brighton.
Albourne Estate
​Just 8 miles from Brighton in the heart of the Sussex countryside. We craft small quantities of award-winning still and sparkling English wine using only our own sustainably grown grapes.
Albourne Farm, Shaves Wood Lane,
Albourne, West Sussex, BN6 9DX
+44 (0) 1273 831222
info@albourneestate.co.uk
Ridgeview
A unique winter experience with rare access to our original underground cellar. You’ll explore our wineries and production areas to discover how we craft our traditional method English sparkling wine. Guests will venture below ground to our heritage cellar – rarely seen by the public and one of the first of its kind in this country.
Ridgeview Wine Estate
Fragbarrow Lane
Ditchling Common
East Sussex
BN6 8TP
01444 242040
Court Gardens Farm
All the wines made at Court Garden are produced using traditional grape varieties grown on a beautiful south-facing slope in soil that is very similar to that of north-east France – the region most commonly associated with Champagne. Discover how the maritime climate of this part of Sussex influences the kinds of grape that can be grown, and the flavours they produce.
Rathfinny
Did you know the Romans claimed that the best location to plant a vineyard was three miles from the sea? So here we are: located on the same band of chalk that forms the Paris Basin, running from Northern France into Southern England.
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Kingscote
With over 70 acres of vines and several different varietals of grape in the ground, we are able to produce a significant number of bottles per year. We have been operating organically since 2019 as sustainability and the environment is paramount to us, and we want to protect the beauty and quality of our land.
Bolney
The Estate specialises in producing premium red, white, rosé and sparkling English wines that have won numerous awards, and gained lots of fans, all over the world.
In 2012, Bolney Wine Estate won UK Wine Producer of the Year in the International Wine and Spirit Competition. Since, we have been presented the accolade of Winery of the Year 2017 at the UK Wine Awards.
Winston
individuality of character
Our cuvées, both Vintage and Non-Vintage, express an individuality of character and singular style with every release. We strive to reflect these unique personalities in each wine, respecting their heritage, composition and identities from year to year.
English Wine
The last numbers are pretty impressive. 1.4 million vines were planted in the UK in 2020, and there has been a 70% increase in hectarage in the last five years alone! Just over 98% of hectarage planted was in England. There are now approximately 800 vineyards and 178 wineries with around 5,000 people working in the UK wine sector.