Sugrue South Downs

In 2006, acclaimed winemaker Dermot Sugrue planted a small vineyard at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex and named it Storrington Priory Vineyard . Seven years later, he launched the 2009 vintage English classical method "The Trouble with Dreams", quickly gaining critical acclaim.

The stunning quality of the subsequent two vintages earned Sugrue South Downs a cult following that grows to this day. After starting with just his dog Noodles, the team was joined by his wife Ana, also a winemaker, and then, in 2022, by the UK's leading boutique hotelier, Robin Hutson OBE, chairman of The Pig hotel group.

Their vineyards are among the oldest in the UK, planted with Champagne varieties in 2005 and 2006 on chalky soils and 'greensand'.