What You Will Do
Sussex is has become one of the UK's most popular destinations for food and wine lovers. Included in this fantastic tour are visits to two award-winning Sussex vineyards where you'll learn the secrets of English wine making from grape to glass. You'll enjoy tutored tastings and discover why English sparkling wines are the new 'new' world. For lunch, you'll head to High Weald Dairy. A very special cheese tasting awaits combined with locally sourced charcuterie, salads, breads and chutney paired with guest English wine and cider. You'll be expertly guided through each cheese by the cheesemaker, before heading on a post-lunch tour of the dairy. Afterwards, we'll head to our second vineyard for a tutored wine tasting with time to relax on the sun terrace or stroll around the beautiful grounds.
A truly magical day out and one for the cheese & wine lovers!
Cancellation Policy
For a full refund, cancel at least 24 hours before the scheduled departure time.
Itinerary
Meeting Point
Leonardo Hotel Brighton - Formerly Jurys Inn, 101 Stroudley Road, Brighton
1
Court Gardens Farm
2 hours
Court Garden is an award-winning Sussex vineyard in the heart of Sussex wine country. Here you will be greeted by Court Garden's expert guide where you will learn about the vineyards rich history. This will be followed by a tour of the vineyard and winery to learn how English sparkling wine is crafted, all the way from grape to glass. After your tour, you will enjoy a tutored tasting of four award-winning sparkling wines.
2
Sussex High Weald Dairy
1 hour 30 minutes
After your morning vineyard tour, we head to High Weald Dairy for a very special lunch. Your will enjoy a taster menu of their cheeses accompanied with local charcuterie, breads, chutneys and salads paired with a guest English wine and cider. During lunch, your expert guide will talk you through the cheeses while telling stories of the dairy and of the history of Cheesemaking in Sussex. After lunch, High Weald's guide will take you on a tour of the cheese store and a view of the dairy to see the processes in cheesemaking.
3
Bluebell Vineyard Estates
1 hour 15 minutes
Bluebell Vineyard Estates is an award-winning Sussex Vineyard. Once arrived, you will be greeted with a glass of fizz, before taking a seat on the sun terrace for a tutored tasting of still and sparkling wines. After you tasting you can relax with a glass overlooking the vineyard, or take a stroll around the stunning grounds.
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