Rathfinny Wine Estate - Tasting Room

We started our visit with lunch at the Fliny Barn. Food and service was spot on with jazz playing in the background and great atmosphere, chilled and relaxing. We then attended the wine tasting. Our tour guide, Judith, was excellent with brilliant knowledge and presentation. The wine tasting followed a full on behind the scenes tour. Excellent sparkling wine, and we both learnt so much. The estate is wonderful with breathtaking views and a great place to relax and enjoy.

What a great surprise !! If you want to support English sparkling and Sussex Sparkling this is the place to be .

Absolutely fabulous time at the Rathfinny Estate. First visit and will definitely return. The ambience and setting is amazing and then the excellent quality of the food along with top notch service were second to none. We have been lucky to have been to many wonderful restaurants around the world and this is definitely up there as one of the best. If you get the chance for a special occasion or just a coffee to take in the view then please just do it, you'll not regret it..

Possibly the best, most attentive service we have experienced. The food is amazingly good. It is brought by the waiting staff by the table (therefore usually 2 or more waiters) and then expertly described to you. I was driving, but I'm told the wine is also superb. The location is beautiful, with stunning views. Highly recommended. You definitely need to book in advance!

Beautiful lunch, our second visit and was lovely on both occasions. Gabby is the most wonderful hostess, and the food is perfection. Rounded off with a top up in the wine Cellar for gin and fizz to rake home!

Great wine estate, less than 2h from London by car! Amazing wine. We did a Pinot Noir Harvest 2022 experience and they organised everything in a perfect way. Food and wine pairing was incredible, definitely worth to come back. They offer accommodation and the place is dog friendly. High standards!

I had a lovely dining experience at Rathfinny wine estate celebrating a birthday. The grounds are amazing and we sat and had food and drinks in the courtyard on what turned out to be a beautiful evening. The food was great and the service was exceptional. My girlfriend and I have some food intolerances, which we let them know prior to our arrival, and when we got there they had prepared us our own separate menus listing the dishes suitable for our requirements, which was a lovely touch. All in all we had a wonderful time and we'll definitely be back in the future!!

We visited Rathfinnys "The Hut" on a sunny but windy day in early June and it was quite pleasant. Thankfully due to the estate's close proximity to Alfriston we were able to walk to the Estate from our accommodation in the town... although on the way there we were tricked by a slightly confusing signpost which meant we took a LONG wandering route up through the hills past the estate and had to come in the back of the vines. When we left we walked down the drive and found there was a path to Alfriston village that we'd missed earlier.. a note to others on foot!. Cost of food and drink were a little on the higher side I felt, but acceptable enough that we stayed for a couple of rounds (you have to try a variety after all). The sparkling wine they produce was perfectly drinkable.. it will feel familiar if you drink Champagne but I think they still have a little way to go to match it. Nice experience overall and some nice wines. Friendly staff in The Hut made it a nice afternoon.