The best wines of Sussex

Discover the best wines of Sussex of England as well as the best winemakers of Sussex and estates of Sussex to visit. Explore the popular grape varieties of Sussex and the best vintages to taste in this region.

Top wines of Sussex by region

Looking for a good wine of Sussex of England among the top wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent wines of Sussex. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be appropriate with these exceptional wines. Learn more about the region and the wines of Sussex with technical and enological descriptions.

Great red wines of Sussex

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Want to buy a red wine of Sussex cheap or sell a red wine of Sussex at the best price on the market? Find out which ones are popular and which ones to keep in your cellar for a few more years.

Food and wine pairing with a red wine of Sussex

Red wines from the region of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal head with vinaigrette, blue cord or grandma melanie's cassoulet.

Organoleptic analysis of red wine of Sussex

On the nose the red wine of the region of Sussex. often reveals types of flavors of earth, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of non oak, microbio or oak.

The best vintages in red wine of Sussex

  • 2020With an average score of 4.00/5
  • 2019With an average score of 3.78/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.58/5
  • 2015With an average score of 3.54/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.50/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.50/5

The most used grape varieties in red wine of Sussex

  • Pinot Noir
  • Regent
  • Dornfelder
  • Rondo
  • Bacchus
  • Triomphe

The best wineries and winemakers for red wine of Sussex

A wine route planned in the region of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best red wine of Sussex.

Discovering the wine region of Sussex

The wine region of Sussex is located in the region of England of United Kingdom. Wineries and vineyards like the Domaine Nyetimber or the Domaine Nyetimber produce mainly wines sparkling, white and red. The most planted grape varieties in the region of Sussex are Pinot noir, Chardonnay and Ortega, they are then used in wines in blends or as a single variety. On the nose of Sussex often reveals types of flavors of non oak, salt or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of melon, hazelnut or grass.

In the mouth of Sussex is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble. We currently count 36 estates and châteaux in the of Sussex, producing 154 different wines in conventional, organic and biodynamic agriculture. The wines of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish.

Great white wines of Sussex

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Food and wine pairing with a white wine of Sussex

White wines from the region of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of rich fish (salmon, tuna etc), shellfish or mature and hard cheese such as recipes of tuna, goat cheese and mustard pie, lobster barbecue or summer salad with red cabbage.

Organoleptic analysis of white wine of Sussex

On the nose the white wine of the region of Sussex. often reveals types of flavors of grapefruit, citrus fruit or spices and sometimes also flavors of oak, non oak or orange.

The best vintages in white wine of Sussex

  • 2011With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 2019With an average score of 4.11/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.96/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.93/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.90/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.86/5

The most used grape varieties in white wine of Sussex

  • Bacchus
  • Ortega
  • Chardonnay
  • Siegerrebe
  • Huxelrebe
  • Faberrebe

The best wineries and winemakers for white wine of Sussex

A wine route planned in the region of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best white wine of Sussex.

Discover the grape variety: Reichensteiner

Intraspecific crossing between the müller-thurgau and a variety resulting from the crossing (madeleine angevine x calabre blanc) obtained in Germany in 1939 by Heinrich Birk (1898-1973). It can be found in France (Alsace, etc.), Great Britain, the Netherlands, Germany, Belgium, Switzerland, New Zealand, etc.

Great sparkling wines of Sussex

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Food and wine pairing with a sparkling wine of Sussex

Sparkling wines from the region of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of shrimp with garlic and orange, tuna, tomato and olive cake or festive sea pot.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wine of Sussex

On the nose the sparkling wine of the region of Sussex. often reveals types of flavors of cream, cheese or lemon zest and sometimes also flavors of melon, hazelnut or hay. In the mouth the sparkling wine of the region of Sussex. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in sparkling wine of Sussex

  • 2019With an average score of 4.33/5
  • 2005With an average score of 4.30/5
  • 1996With an average score of 4.26/5
  • 2017With an average score of 4.23/5
  • 2004With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.19/5

The most used grape varieties in sparkling wine of Sussex

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier
  • Müller-Thurgau
  • Reichensteiner

The best wineries and winemakers for sparkling wine of Sussex

A wine route planned in the region of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sparkling wine of Sussex.

The word of the wine: Ice wine

Sweet wine obtained by pressing frozen berries harvested in the middle of winter.

Great pink wines of Sussex

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Food and wine pairing with a pink wine of Sussex

Pink wines from the region of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of veal cutlets with cream sauce, bare-assed cockerel (ardennes) or rabbit terrine in the style of a grandmother (pas de calais).

Organoleptic analysis of pink wine of Sussex

On the nose the pink wine of the region of Sussex. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, oak or tree fruit and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or earth.

The best vintages in pink wine of Sussex

  • 2015With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2018With an average score of 3.97/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.85/5
  • 2014With an average score of 3.70/5
  • 2013With an average score of 3.60/5
  • 2017With an average score of 3.38/5

The most used grape varieties in pink wine of Sussex

  • Pinot Noir
  • Rondo
  • Dornfelder
  • Bacchus
  • Reichensteiner
  • Madeleine Angevine

The best wineries and winemakers for pink wine of Sussex

A wine route planned in the region of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best pink wine of Sussex.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot noir

Pinot noir is an important red grape variety in Burgundy and Champagne, and its reputation is well known! Great wines such as the Domaine de la Romanée Conti elaborate their wines from this famous grape variety, and make it a great variety. When properly vinified, pinot noit produces red wines of great finesse, with a wide range of aromas depending on its advancement (fruit, undergrowth, leather). it is also the only red grape variety authorized in Alsace. Pinot Noir is not easily cultivated beyond our borders, although it has enjoyed some success in Oregon, the United States, Australia and New Zealand.

Great sweet wines of Sussex

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Food and wine pairing with a sweet wine of Sussex

Sweet wines from the region of Sussex go well with generally quite well with dishes such as recipes .

Organoleptic analysis of sweet wine of Sussex

On the nose the sweet wine of the region of Sussex. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or oak and sometimes also flavors of spices, red fruit or black fruit.

The best vintages in sweet wine of Sussex

  • 2010With an average score of 3.20/5
  • 2011With an average score of 3.10/5
  • 2016With an average score of 3.00/5
  • 2018With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2014With an average score of 2.90/5
  • 2015With an average score of 2.60/5

The most used grape varieties in sweet wine of Sussex

  • Dornfelder
  • Rondo

The best wineries and winemakers for sweet wine of Sussex

A wine route planned in the region of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of the best sweet wine of Sussex.

The word of the wine: Lightning

Large capacity barrel.

News from the vineyard of Sussex

Big plans for Bolney as Wine GB welcomes acquisition

Freixenet Copestick has revealed a host of plans for its newly acquired English winery, Bolney Wine Estates in Sussex, as it embarks on its first English wine venture. With the ink barely dry on the deal, which was signed late last Friday (14 January), Freixenet Copestick MD Robin Copestick is not short of ideas when it comes to improving the already successful English winery. Describing Bolney as ‘the perfect match’ for Freixenet Copestick, he said: ‘When we arrived at Bolney in early September ...

Gusbourne aims high with English sparkling wine at £195

Gusbourne has launched Fifty One Degrees North English sparkling wine from the 2014 vintage at £195 per bottle, which is thought to make it the most expensive so far released. Some others aren’t too far behind – Nyetimber’s 1086 rosé 2010 is £175 – yet Gusbourne’s move reinforces a sense of ambition within the UK wine world to be a regular fixture at this prestige cuvée level. Fifty One Degrees North, named after the position of Gusbourne’s vineyards in Kent and West Sussex, is a ble ...

Sussex wine producers celebrate after earning PDO status

Producers including Rathfinny, Ridgeview and Bolney embarked upon their quest to turn Sussex into an appellation back in 2015. The Department for Environment, Food and Rural Affairs (DEFRA) has now finally recognised Sussex wine as a Protected Designation of Origin (PDO). It will enter the register on 5 July, 2022, giving Sussex wine the same legal status as Jersey Royal potatoes, Cornish clotted cream and Stilton cheese. Mark Driver, the former hedge fund manager who set up Rathfinny Wine Estat ...

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