A vintage themed autumn day at Bolney with classic cars, period games and the estate wines, built around a sparkling afternoon tea at 11am, 1pm and 3pm and an evening barbecue.
Tip: Turn up in vintage dress and the estate pours you a glass of sparkling on arrival. The BBQ sitting runs 6.30pm to 9pm.
Address: Foxhole Lane, Bolney, Haywards Heath, West Sussex RH17 5NB, England
WineGB's national campaign runs every June, and the Sussex estates build pairing tours, winemaker walks and free cellar door tastings around it.
Pours: Traditional method sparkling from Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, Sussex Bacchus
Tip: The week itself costs nothing, but the estate events inside it are ticketed and small. Book the Sussex ones in April.
Fish landed on the Stade shingle, poured against English wine, with live music, cookery demonstrations and children's activities across the Hastings Old Town seafront.
Pours: English sparkling wine, Sussex still white with Hastings fish
Tip: Dates are published by the organisers each summer rather than fixed, so check the Visit Hastings listings before booking a room.
A harvest day among the 65 acres of vines at Halnaker, run on a single date in late September and followed at Tinwood by an autumn dinner series in the first days of October.
Pours: Tinwood Estate traditional method sparkling
Tip: It sells out well before the date is announced. Join the estate mailing list in spring rather than watching the calendar in September.
