The Winery Rathfinny of Sussex of England

Winery Rathfinny - Blanc de Blancs Brut
The winery offers 10 different wines
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Its wines get an average rating of 4.
It is ranked in the top 36 of the estates of England.
It is located in Sussex in the region of England

The Winery Rathfinny is one of the world's great estates. It offers 10 wines for sale in of Sussex to come and discover on site or to buy online.

Top Winery Rathfinny wines

Looking for the best Winery Rathfinny wines in Sussex among all the wines in the region? Check out our tops of the best red, white or effervescent Winery Rathfinny wines. Also find some food and wine pairings that may be suitable with the wines from this area. Learn more about the region and the Winery Rathfinny wines with technical and enological descriptions.

The top sparkling wines of Winery Rathfinny

Food and wine pairings with a sparkling wine of Winery Rathfinny

How Winery Rathfinny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of shellfish, appetizers and snacks or lean fish such as recipes of flying with the wind of the seas, lebanese hummus or baeckeoffe with fish.

Organoleptic analysis of sparkling wines of Winery Rathfinny

On the nose the sparkling wine of Winery Rathfinny. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, tree fruit or citrus fruit. In the mouth the sparkling wine of Winery Rathfinny. is a powerful with a nice vivacity and a fine and pleasant bubble.

The best vintages in the sparkling wines of Winery Rathfinny

  • 2017With an average score of 4.20/5
  • 2014With an average score of 4.10/5
  • 2015With an average score of 4.07/5
  • 2016With an average score of 4.00/5

The grape varieties most used in the sparkling wines of Winery Rathfinny.

  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Noir
  • Pinot Meunier

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.

The top white wines of Winery Rathfinny

Food and wine pairings with a white wine of Winery Rathfinny

How Winery Rathfinny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of pork, rich fish (salmon, tuna etc) or shellfish such as recipes of beef stew, pasta gratin or lobster in court-bouillon.

Organoleptic analysis of white wines of Winery Rathfinny

On the nose the white wine of Winery Rathfinny. often reveals types of flavors of microbio, tree fruit or citrus fruit and sometimes also flavors of earth.

The best vintages in the white wines of Winery Rathfinny

  • 2017With an average score of 3.20/5

The grape varieties most used in the white wines of Winery Rathfinny.

  • Pinot Blanc
  • Chardonnay
  • Pinot Gris

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.

The top red wines of Winery Rathfinny

Food and wine pairings with a red wine of Winery Rathfinny

How Winery Rathfinny wines pair with each other generally quite well with dishes of veal, pork or game (deer, venison) such as recipes of sauté of veal with tomato, wild boar bourguignon or duck aiguillettes with basalmic.

Organoleptic analysis of red wines of Winery Rathfinny

On the nose the red wine of Winery Rathfinny. often reveals types of flavors of non oak, earth or microbio and sometimes also flavors of oak, spices or red fruit.

The best vintages in the red wines of Winery Rathfinny

  • 2018With an average score of 3.60/5

The grape varieties most used in the red wines of Winery Rathfinny.

  • Pinot Noir

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.

Discover other wineries and winemakers neighboring the Winery Rathfinny

Planning a wine route in the of Sussex? Here are the wineries to visit and the winemakers to meet during your trip in search of wines similar to Winery Rathfinny.

Discover the grape variety: Pinot

Pinot noir is a grape variety that originated in France (Burgundy). It produces a variety of grape specially used for wine making. It is rare to find this grape to eat on our tables. This variety of grape is characterized by small bunches, and small grapes. Pinot noir can be found in many vineyards: Burgundy, Alsace, Jura, South-West, Languedoc & Roussillon, Cognac, Bordeaux, Savoie & Bugey, Loire Valley, Champagne, Armagnac, Lorraine, Beaujolais, Rhône Valley, Provence & Corsica.

News about Winery Rathfinny and wines from the region

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 ...

UK wine harvest 2022: ‘Exceptional’ fruit excites producers

Optimism is high around the UK wine harvest in 2022, even if winemakers are generally reluctant to fully ‘call’ a vintage so early in the process. ‘So far quality has been excellent,’ said Simon Roberts, head winemaker at Ridgeview in Sussex, southern England. ‘We are heading for one of Ridgeview’s biggest harvests ever, possibly topping the record 2018 vintage. The fruit is tasting exceptional,’ he added. ‘Excitingly it looks like a particularly good year for Chardonnay.’ One of the ...

A perfect pairing: Flatbread and cod roe emulsion

My father worked in the wholesale supply of fruit and vegetables. He would often come home with a box of the day’s best produce, and so I became interested in what was in season. Both my parents often worked late, so cooking dinner to help take some weight off them inspired me to want to learn more. My first kitchen job at age 14 was at a Greek restaurant in Southampton, and it inspired my love for foods of the eastern Mediterranean. Today, I’m lucky to be able to obtain the best produce from ‘O ...

The word of the wine: Lamb's lettuce

Characteristic of fleshy and consistent wines giving the impression of being chewed.