Raise a glass to English Wine with WINELANDS – an exciting festival in Lewes to showcase the world-class quality of Sussex sparkling and still wines. WINELANDS brings together wine lovers, local producers, and industry experts for a week-long celebration of the region's finest vintages. The culmination of the festival is the WINELANDS Grand Tasting on Saturday 13 June, an exclusive opportunity to meet the producers and taste wines from sixteen amazing Sussex vineyards, including: Albourne, Dillions, Kingscote, Mountfield, Mousehall, Nutbourne, Oastbrook, Oxney Organic, Rathfinny, Rowfant, Stopham, Sugrue South Downs, Tinwood, Wildwood, Winklestone, Wiston
There are three tasting sessions of 90 minutes each, tickets £5 including tasting glass. Over 18s only.
Lewes Town Mayor Adrian Ross will open the doors at 12 noon for the first tasting session.
Subsequent tasting sessions will commence at 2pm and 4pm.
Limited tickets, book soon via the website.
Wines may also be purchased directly from the producers.
Food by local businesses Cheese Please and Rebel Charcuterie.
| Season (13 June 2026) | ||
|---|---|---|
| Day | Times | |
| Saturday | 12:00 | - 18:00 |
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