Thakeham vineyard run by Joe Beckett and Rebecca Dancer, open seven days a week, pairing its wines with a farmhouse restaurant and May to October vineyard tours.
Address: Kinsbrook Vineyard, West Chiltington Road, Thakeham, Pulborough, West Sussex RH20 2LU, England
Sparkling wine estate near Petworth founded in 2013 by Michael Smith and John Ball, whose tasting area above the vines looks south across the Downs. Booking required.
Tasting: The View tasting area above the vines, by advance booking, plus seasonal experiences
Family owned vineyard and winery eight miles from Brighton, established in 2010, pouring Bacchus, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir in a tasting room that looks towards the Downs.
Tasting: Tasting room open 11am to 6pm Saturday and Sunday from April to October, with small group tours and cheese boards
Vineyard set in the Leonardslee gardens at Lower Beeding, where sparkling wine tastings and a walking tour run alongside entry to the lakes and grounds.
Tasting: Tutored tastings of three wines and a gardens to glass walking tour, both bookable online
Sparkling wine house founded by Trevor Clough and Jason Humphries, first wines released in 2013, with an Arundel tasting room and fruit bought from partner vineyards across the south.
Tasting: Tasting room on Arundel High Street pouring the sparkling range by the glass and flight
Family owned vineyard off Vowels Lane near East Grinstead, open seven days a week, with a Tithe Barn wine shop and cafe, a wine garden and bookable tours.
Tasting: Open 10am to 5pm seven days a week for the Tithe Barn wine shop and cafe, with bookable tours and tastings
Vineyard on the southern slopes of the Downs between Littlehampton and Worthing, run as a weddings and events venue pouring its own wine rather than as a daily cellar door.
