6 editor-picked estates growing Pinot Gris in Sussex.
Where to taste Pinot Gris in Sussex: the estates that grow it, how the region expresses the grape, and how to book a visit.
Cuckmere valley estate founded in 2010 by Mark and Sarah Driver, with a daily cellar door, a restaurant and pre booked tours of the winery above Alfriston.
Tasting: Cellar Door shop open daily for tastings and sales, with pre booked estate tours and a restaurant
Weald estate planted in 1972, when Rodney and Janet Pratt put vines into a smallholding at Bolney. Still and sparkling wines, a restaurant and year round tours.
Tasting: Open all year, seven days a week, for tours, tastings and the Eighteen Acre restaurant
Sandy soil vineyard planted in 2007 by winemaker Simon Woodhead, specialising in aromatic still whites from Pinot Gris, Pinot Blanc and Bacchus alongside classic method sparkling.
Tasting: Winemaker tours with tasting every Saturday at 11am and 2pm from April to October, bookable online
Cellar door at the Alfriston estate, with a free drop-in tasting bar, a 45-minute six-wine flight at GBP 22, and the Seven Sisters spirits range alongside the Sussex sparkling.
Sussex Pinot Gris at £25, from the Streat estate that hangs contemporary art in its tasting room. The same grape Stopham built its reputation on, at a lower price.
Tip: Artelium's Artefact bottlings sit £5 to £11 dearer on the same shelf. Start here before you spend up.
Still Pinot Gris from the Weald sandstone at Bolney, where the Pratts planted vines in 1972. At £25 it undercuts the estate's sparkling by a couple of pounds.
Tip: Bolney opens seven days a week all year, so this is the easy midwinter buy when the seasonal cellar doors are shut.