Discover wines as you’ve never known them before when you go wine tasting in East Sussex at an organic vineyard. Sedlescombe produces English wines with a passion and their innovative use of biodynamics lends a new flavour to the art of winemaking – made all the more tasty as the tours are combined with some lovely food too!
Set in the heart of 1066 country with far-reaching views towards Battle the vines grow surrounded by ancient bluebell woods which you’ll explore as part of your wine tasting adventure. The East Sussex vineyard is the longest-established organic vineyard in the country. On these guided tours you’ll discover all there is to know about traditional wine production and the more modern biodynamic techniques.
After a woodland stroll around this East Sussex vineyard to see the vines it’s time to head to the winery. Here an expert host will tell you all about how the grapes are pressed and fermented as well as seeing the blending processes and bottling machinery.
Next it’s time for the juicy part: your tutored wine tasting lesson. At the appropriately named Bar-in-the-Barn you’ll have the opportunity to taste some of the award-winning wines produced by the East Sussex team. Just like a real wine tasting connoisseur you’ll be given a tasting sheet to note down your thoughts and impressions upon sampling each delectable wine choice.
The wine-themed fun doesn’t end there. You’ll head to the restaurant for a nice sit down and some food where there’s a choice of afternoon tea or ploughman’s using deliciously fresh locally-sourced ingredients served with a glass of house wine.
A day of food and wine tasting in East Sussex is a fantastic opportunity for any wine lover to discover the entire grape-to-glass process sample the end product and taste some really lovely food too. It’s a delight to see how much effort goes into creating these wonderful biodynamic bottles of joy.
