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The Interview: Benjamin Furst, Co-owner, The Sussex Wine Company, Eastbourne
Where did your interest in wine come from? Does it run in the family? Wine was present at many of our meals when we were growing up – Château Musar was one I remember. Mostly, though, I think my passion for wine has come through my love of food and from a friend of my father’s who is wine nuts, too. You’re a Scotsman. How did you find yourself in Eastbourne? It was a natural progression – from Oddbins in Glasgow through to specialist merchants in London, then completing my WSET Diploma. After 15 years of selling wines for other merchants, my wife Georgie and I wanted to make the jump for ourselves. So we started looking for somewhere with potential, a growing marketplace not saturated with high-street wine names. ...
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