Collected Fictions are representing Italy at Natural Wine Week, and have been working hard to fill up the shelves with the best Italian natural wine around, dedicating their by the glass list to showcasing some of their faves. Plus they’ll be rounding out the last day of wine week with a night dedicated to the greatest musical genre - Italo Disco. Stay tuned for details.

Combining the launch party that The Bottle of Hastings never had with an opportunity to pair chilled sparkling English wine with chips (one of the greatest food pairings on earth). Their lovely neighbours, The Fountain on Queens, will be offering a special chips and dips pop up menu that can be enjoyed at the shop and we will be pouring glasses of English fizz, English natural wines as well as our other wines on tap. FREE.

Loire De Da wine bar (inside Heist market) is representing Portugal for Hastings Natural Wine Week. They’ve got a Portuguese wine takeover running all week with loads of choice by the glass, plus they’ll be hosting a PORT TASTING on Friday 23rd to round the week off. What better way to end than with Port…

Join them from 6.30pm for an enlightening and fortifying journey through Port with Roman Gonitel from Portuguese wine importer Portuguese Story. Taste six different Ports, from white and tawny to ruby and well-aged, finding out how the different varieties are made as well as what best to pair them with - and it’s not just cheese!

They say natural wine doesn’t give you a hangover…. this is a good way to test that theory…

Friday 23rd 6.30pm until 8ish. Tickets £15pp.

Pop into Heist or email hello@loirededawine.com to book.

Join Tim Wildman MW and Ruth Spivey as they chat about Tim’s latest project ‘Lost In A Field’ - a mission to to make an English pet nat from heritage varieties whilst reviving long forgotten vineyards. As well as the chat your ticket will include a glass of Tim’s inaugural vintage of ‘Frolic’, plus samples of ‘Astrobunny’ (his Australian pet nat) and a range of other home grown pet nats by Tim’s contemporaries. £15 per person.

Eel & Bear will be welcoming nomadic winemaker Darren Smith of The Finest Wines Available To Humanity for an evening of tasting and talking about natural wine. Join them on a vicarious vino adventure as Darren shares his experience of working on harvests and collaborating to produce minimal-intervention wine in South America and around the world. Taste exclusive imports from small producers as well as examples of Darren's own range - including one of the very last bottles of his 2019 Chilean Pais! There may even be vegetarian empanadas, too. Tickets £15.

Tillingham are representing Georgia at Natural Wine Week - home of the qvevri.

On Thursday, eminent author, natural wine legend and importer, the legendary Doug Wregg (of Les Caves de Pyrenes) will be joining in the action. An academic of the wine world, Doug has an encyclopedic knowledge of wine. He’s also the man who helped Tillingham acquire their very first qvevri all the way from Georgia.

Doug has put together a list of his favourite Georgian imports which Tillingham be showing BTG and on the wider list across the bar and restaurant as part of Hastings Natural Wine Week. On Thursday 22 September, he’ll be down at the farm hosting a guided talk and tasting through 3 wines.

Six wines plus snacks and tutored tasting with Ruth Spivey. English wine has undergone a dramatic ascension in recent years, here The Bottle of Hastings will be opening six of the most interesting, innovative and naturally made English wines that each help define what English wine is all about and where its future is heading. Tickets £15.

Farmyard is going LARGE FORMAT for Hastings Natural Wine Week. The St Leonards favourite has drawn France and is going to town with some INCREDIBLE French natural wines by the glass and food specials all week. Join the team for an extra special night on Wednesday 21st September for a LARGE FORMAT SUPPER CLUB. They are teaming up with Julian Huyart from Les Caves De Pyrene to host an intimate sharing supper of wines poured exclusively from magnums and French regional dishes all made for sharing.

Taste special wines, discuss the merits of larger format bottles and just have a great time sharing excellent food and wine. £55 per person for food and wine inclusive. From 6pm. Limited places, to book email bookings@farmyardwine.com.

Tillingham will be representing Georgia at Natural Wine Week - fitting for a country that is home of the qvevri and considered by many to be the birthplace of wine itself.

On Sunday, Michael Sager will be down at the farm to showcase Sager and Wine’s selection of Georgian producers.

Since day one of setting up Sager and Wine, after Michael’s visit to the country in 2018, the team have been busy sourcing and connecting with some of the most talented, new generation of producers Georgia has to offer. Their portfolio includes Freya’s Marani, Gogo Wine, Tamuna Bidzinashvili, Samtavisi’s Marani and Oda Wines.

Michael will talk you through the winemaking process and you’ll have the opportunity to taste 3 wines exemplifying the different terroirs and regions of Georgia.

The Tillingham gang will be pouring a BTG list from these producers in our bar and restaurant, with more by the bottle.

The ultimate paring. The Bottle of Hastings is partnering with Cheese on Sea to offer a tasting of The Bottle of Hastings' favourite natural wines paired with some of the finest selections from Hastings' best artisan cheese shop. Drop in anytime between 4pm and 9pm to try five different natural wines alongside five different cheeses. £15 per person.

Taste wines from top natural wine importers and local producers, including Tillingham Wines, Ham Street Wines, Dynamic Vines, Wines Under The Bonnet, Otros Vinos, Portuguese Story, Indigo Wines and many more. Well over 50 wines, free to taste. Buy bottles to go. FREE.

An intimate fish cookery demo and coastal Spanish wine tasting at the kitchen counter. Head Chef Alfie Barden will show you through making 5 local fish dishes, while Luis Gamiz from Indigo Wine will talk you through 5 matching wines from coastal Spain. All during service for that proper kitchen buzz! £25 per person, 6pm. Stay on and dine afterwards, and enjoy 10% off. Email bookings@boatyardstleonards.com to book.