Light bites: Food Festival launches Sussex Wine Bus Tour

Following the sell-out success of this year’s Brighton & Hove Food and Drink Festival’s Spring and Autumn Harvest Sussex Gourmet Bus Tours, they’ve added another date. You could be hopping on board their vintage Routemaster on Saturday 24 August to explore Sussex’s award-winning wine industry.

After pastries and local juices on the bus, the first stop is the beautiful Wiston Estate where you will have a tour of the winery before tasting a selection of English sparkling wines all made in the traditional method.

Then you head over to Ridgeview Wine Estate at nearby Ditchling for a leisurely gourmet buffet lunch from Brighton’s favourite supper club – Cantina – before a tour of the vineyard and winery followed by an extensive tasting of Ridgeview’s award-winning sparkling wines including the Bloomsbury which was served at the Queens Diamond Jubilee celebrations last year.

Your last stop will be back in Brighton, where we’ll complete our day with canapés and classic sparkling wine cocktails created by the expert bar team from Drakes of Brighton.

You will also be having a fun wine quiz on route with a fantastic prize of dinner for two plus wine at Hotel du Vin bistro, and there’ll be opportunities to purchase all the wines by the bottle on the tour.

Don’t miss this exclusive day out discovering why Sussex is one of the world’s leading emerging wine regions – and having a lot of fun on the way!

Departs 9.30am from the Old Steine Bus Stop Q only
Arrive back in Brighton around 6/6.30pm
Advance tickets £65 include transport, tours, wine tastings, and a buffet lunch
Tickets are limited to 50 people so buy yours online now via bookings.buses.co.uk

Pic: Julia Claxton