Tapestry ★ 4.1
Hove16:00 to 23:00 Wednesday and Thursday, 12:00 to 00:00 Friday and Saturday, 12:00 to 22:00 SundayUntil midnight Friday and Saturday
A Victoria Grove neighbourhood bar with an east facing terrace, live music and an Argentinian small plates kitchen, open to midnight at the weekend.
The list: Neighbourhood list built from lighter styles through to full bodied, with a two glass deal that leaves you the rest of the bottle Wednesday to Friday 4pm to 7pm.
Bar 50ml ★ 4.0
Brighton Valley Gardens17:00 to 23:30 Wednesday and Thursday, 15:00 to 23:30 Friday, 12:00 to 23:30 Saturday, 12:00 to 19:00 SundayUntil 11.30pm Wednesday to Saturday
An aperitivo room on St Georges Place pouring sparkling red Lambrusco until 11.30pm, which is not a style anywhere else in Brighton builds a list around.
The list: Small hand picked Italian list with Lambrusco at the centre of it, poured with focaccia and sharing plates.
Mange Tout ★ 4.2
Brighton North Laine09:00 to 22:00 Thursday to Saturday, 09:00 to 17:00 Sunday to WednesdayUntil 10pm Thursday to Saturday
A French bistro at the top of Trafalgar Street that turns into a low intervention wine room on Thursday, Friday and Saturday evenings.
The list: Low intervention wines from organic growing, listed by what the vinification did rather than by country.
Curio Cafe Bar ★ 4.1
Brighton Preston Circus08:00 to 22:00 Tuesday to Saturday, 09:00 to 19:00 Sunday, 08:00 to 17:00 MondayUntil 10pm Tuesday to Saturday
A Clyde Road cafe that doubles as a bottle shop and pours keg wine, rotating the tap every quarter. Open until 10pm from Tuesday through Saturday.
The list: Natural, organic, biodynamic and skin contact bottles plus a rotating wine on tap, with the whole list also sold to take away.
Le Flamant ★ 4.3
Mid Sussex Weald12:00 to 23:00 Wednesday to SaturdayUntil 11pm Wednesday to Saturday
A French leaning small plates room on Lindfield High Street, open to 11pm Wednesday to Saturday, and the only late wine list of note between Haywards Heath and the Ashdown Forest.
The list: List sourced from Butler's Wine Cellar in Brighton with nearly everything available by the glass, running from Sussex sparkling to French reds.
Stem ★ 4.4
Hove17:00 to 23:00 Monday to Wednesday, 12:00 to 23:00 Thursday, 12:00 to 00:00 Friday and Saturday, 12:00 to 21:00 SundayUntil midnight Friday and Saturday
Church Road room where the list runs to a vinyl DJ soundtrack, open to midnight on Friday and Saturday and from five o'clock the rest of the week.
The list: Organic, natural and low intervention bottles chosen by co-owner Maddy Riches, with chilled reds, skin contact orange wines and sparkling alongside classics.