An evening with England's most exciting winemaker

Sugrue South Downs was established in 2006 when Dermot, then head winemaker at Nyetimber, was approached by an order of Catholic priests to plant a small site at the foot of the South Downs in West Sussex. Seven years later, the first release of ‘The Trouble with Dreams’ from the 2009 vintage rapidly gained critical acclaim and earned Dermot's wines a cult-like following. In May 2023, Dermot and his wife Ana – also a winemaker – purchased their first vineyard and established a winery at Bee Tree.