A Winemaker-fest at The Pig in the South Downs (Nr. Arundel) | Wednesday 4 March | 12.30 for 1 p.m. | £165

Join Spectator drinks editor Jonathan Ray at THE PIG-in the South Downs for a momentous wine-fuelled lunch featuring five fabled producers whose owners, senior directors and/or family members will present and discuss the following pours: Bollinger Special Cuvée NV 2022, Domaine Chanson Savigny-lès-Beaune ‘Haut Marconnets’ 1er Cru 2017, Ceretto Barolo DOCG 2021, Klein Constantia Vin de Constance and Exton Park RB28 Blanc de Noirs, over head chef Craig Lashly’s carefully considered menu of homegrown kitchen garden produce and locally sourced fare.

The first bottles of Bollinger will be popped at 12:30pm, like all good long lunches, there’s no finish time!

Wine will be generously poured, so we suggest you order a taxi… or better yet, make the most of the day by booking a room for the night at THE PIG-in the South Downs with a special Spectator room rate of 20 per cent off its Free-Range Rate.

Tickets are priced at £165 per person.

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Wines presented by:

Alan Montague - Champagne Bollinger
Wine: Bollinger Special Cuvée

Thierry Berger – Managing Director, Domaine Chanson, Burgundy
Wine: Savigny-lès-Beaune Haut Marconnets 1er Cru 2022, Domaine Chanson

Federico Ceretto – Co-Owner, Ceretto, Piedmont, Italy
Wine: Barolo DOCG 2017

Clara Schnitzler – Export Director, Klein Constantia
Wine: Vin de Constance 2021

Kit Ellen – Commercial Director, Exton Park, Hampshire
Wine: RB28 Blanc de Noirs

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THE PIG in the South Downs is in the peaceful hamlet of Madehurst, Sussex near the ancient town of Arundel.

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Please note that, on the website, you will only be able to access the room discount once you've booked tickets for the lunch.