Inaugural year · Coming soon

The Sussex Wine Awards

An independent celebration of the region's finest. Judged by experts, awarded with integrity, and crowned at a night in the heart of Sussex wine country.

The idea

The benchmark for Sussex wine

Now that Sussex is a protected region in its own right, it deserves its own awards. The Sussex Wine Awards will recognise excellence across sparkling, still and rosé, judged blind by an independent panel of respected wine professionals, with no pay-to-win, ever.

For producers, a Sussex Wine Award becomes a mark of quality to carry on the bottle. For drinkers, it's a trusted shortcut to the region's very best. And for the region, it's a yearly moment to celebrate just how far Sussex wine has come.

How it will work

Independent. Rigorous. Celebrated.

Enter

Sussex producers submit their wines across defined categories. Founding entrants for the inaugural year by invitation.

Judged blind

An independent panel chaired by a leading wine authority assesses every wine blind, to a published standard.

Celebrated

Winners revealed at an awards evening hosted at a Sussex estate, with press and the trade in attendance.

Register your interest

Be part of the first year

We're building the inaugural Sussex Wine Awards now. Tell us how you'd like to be involved and we'll keep you posted.

Producers

Enter your wines and join the founding cohort. Register for early entry details.

I'm a producer

Sponsors

Align your brand with the best of Sussex wine. Limited founding sponsorships available.

Sponsor the Awards

Guests

Be there on the night. Register for awards-evening ticket releases and updates.

Keep me posted
Register interest

Join the founding list

Leave your details and tell us whether you're a producer, sponsor or guest. We'll be in touch as the inaugural Awards take shape.