12 Noon to 7.00pm

This is an opportunity to taste and buy new wines guided by specialist merchants.

Entry: £5 in support of Brackley Rotary charities See website for more  details: www.brackleywinefestival.co.uk

Some members of The Association of Small Direct Wine Merchants and other independent wine merchants will be attending.

The fabulous building is well over a century old however with it’s modern interior it’s one of the very best venues in Bristol. If you’re a wine enthusiast, you’ll be delighted at the selection of wines from all over the world in our atmospheric wine cellar. You can appreciate over 30 of our wines by the glass – even champagne!

Bar & Wine Bar – not a shop. good selection of well-chosen wines – and great food with the Clifton Sausage, in the same ownership.
Tastings offered
The Quadrant Bar, 2 Princess Victoria Street, Clifton, Bristol BS8 4BP t:0117 9741025.

At Vinea Liverpool online wine shop, all the wines from Vineyard Wines have been carefully picked by our WSET qualified staff and sommeliers and we hope to provide some of the best the world of wines has to offer….

Vinea, Latin for vineyard, is also Liverpool’s first specialist wine bar and shop providing a unique and friendly experience. Sit and relax, look out over the Albert Dock and enjoy the diverse and carefully chosen selection of wines and champagnes available to drink on the premises..

For just £7 corkage per bottle on any of our wines available in store, we ensure that we are affordable for all occasions

Good website with easy navigation, online ordering and brief tasting notes and product reviews. Deli products also available and suggestions on food & wine matching.
UK Delivery = £6.99

Tastings offered
Vinea, Unit B7, Britannia Pavilion, Albert Dock, Liverpool  L3 4AD t:0151 707 8962

6-8 July 2012 Three days of summertime eating, drinking and entertainment. A selection of the best restaurants in the country will be dishing up their finest in an unbeatable alfresco gourmet feast, while over 100 producers provide a bounty of the best food and beverages, ensuring that visitors sample and shop for a range of produce in the laid back atmosphere of a boutique food market.

Gor more info see www.tasteofedinburgh.co.uk

Our aim here is to offer excellent wines in an attractive environment and with friendly and expert advice on hand. As the wine shop is at our main warehouse the whole process is made as easy as possible for the customer – Pick your wines, with as much input as you like from our knowledgeable staff, then relax while these are loaded into your car for you.

An off-shoot of Tate Smith, wine importers and shippers, this looks to be well worth a detour off the A64 to an attractive shop and extensive range of well-chosen wines.

No online ordering available but frequent tastings offered.

Derventio Wines Sheepsfoot Hill, Sundella House, Castlegate, Malton, North Yorkshire YO17 7EE  t:01653 693193

Formed in 2003, Zelas Ltd has many years experience in the organic wine trade, with the focus on providing natural wine to clients throughout the UK. The company is based in Highgate (London). We maintain an unique range of hand-picked wines, including natural wines. Specially selected, the products are appropriate for quality seeking customers and can be enjoyed for all occasions. The products are available to buy from both the shop and the website..

With a well stocked shop and fully qualified staff, the company provides a professional wine tasting services to private customers businesses. The service is designed to be relaxing and enjoyable, enabling clients to enjoy real wines and to live a healthier lifestyle.

Rather busy website but easy enough to navigate and order online from an extensive list of well-chosen wines. Customer reviews onsite. No tasting dates shown interesting selection of teas, spirits, chocolate and other foods and a shop to browse!
UK Delivery £8.85   wines from £6.85

Zelas Wine at Wine of Course 216 Archway Road London N6 5AX  t: 020 83479006

We pride ourselves on our ability to find wines of character and value, and that combined with the down-to-earth advice we offer makes us the ideal place to find the bottle you require. High quality customer service is at the fore of everything we do, so if it’s a gift for your friends and loved ones or something to go with that special meal we have the knowledge and experience to advise you accordingly. Our careful selection process means that the range we have continues to evolve and we are constantly looking at developing our portfolio. Because of our own passion for wine we simply won’t stock a bottle unless we are completely happy with it. As a proud independent we have an advantageous position in that we can source very small and rare parcels of wine – something which the larger retailers simply can’t do.

Extensive Wine list – some tasting notes – attractive and easily-navigable website – Italian Olive oil  – no online ordering but tastings offered. Proper shop to browse.

UK Delivery =£10.99

Harrogate Fine Wine Company Corn Exchange Cellars, The Ginnel, Harrogate, North Yorkshire HG1 2RB   t:01423 522270

Harrogate Medical Wine Society was founded by Dr. Bernard Dias with a handful of colleagues in 1991.The aim of the society is to further the understanding and appreciation of fine wine through regular tutored wine tastings and visits to vineyards in many parts of the winegrowing world.

Membership of the Harrogate Medical Wine Society is not restricted to members of the medical profession and the Society welcomes wine lovers from all walks of life.The annual membership fee is £12 per person.

No wine sales  but some cracking wine tastings and tours!

Tastings include:-
1 December 2011 – Loire & Burgundy Tasting

18 November 2010 – Chenin Blanc from the Loire Valley

Harrogate Medical Wine Society

21, St. Leonards Road, Harrogate, N Yorks HG2 8NX    t: 01423 884426

In 1874 when James Aitken became a wine merchant in Dundee, he could not have imagined how the world of wine would change or that nearly 140 years later his family would still be providing customers with the same knowledgeable and dependable Aitken Wines service.

James built Aitken Wines on foundations of quality, service and value for money, and these traditions have been solidly maintained by four generations. Aitkens have been buying wines for over a hundred years, a century of experience that gives us confidence in buying wines from every wine-making region in the world. From the great vineyards of Bordeaux and Burgundy through the majesty of Italy and the rising stars of Europe and the New World, we talk wine face to face with the winemakers and we buy from them with one aim in mind – to find the best wines at the best prices for our customers.

Despite the heritage, the whole approach is modern – the website is visually attractive and easy to navigate with online ordering – a wide choice of carefully selected wines – plus there are 2 real shops to browse.

Tastings last Thursday of every month at the Warehouse Shop 7-9pm

UK Delivery= £7.99 – or collect   Minimum online order= 6 bottles Wines from £5.99 /bottle

Aitken Wines   Aitken Wine Warehouse Unit 7, Annfield Row Dundee DD1 5JH  t:01382 641 111

also at 100 Gray Street Broughty Ferry DD5 2DN

Corkscrew Wines is Carlisle’s only independent wine merchant. We specialise in sourcing good quality, good value wines from around the World that aren’t available anywhere else in the area. We offer a personal service and advice in our retail outlet under the arches near Carlisle station. We also offer wholesale rates with delivery and wine list servicing to the trade. Our stock is always changing, but there are always over 300 wines available to choose from.

Good website with excellent graphics and navigation. Tasting notes against each wine but you have to register to make a purchase. But you can always visit their real shop near the station.
UK Delivery = £?

Tastings offered

Corkscrew Wines Arch No5, Viaduct Estate Road, Carlisle, CA2 5BN     t:  01228 543033

With more than 20 years experience Anita works tirelessly to source the best wines possible for her customers. These include a collection of Champagnes from individual growers to Grand Marques, delights from boutique wineries from around the world and old world classics such fine Burgundies, Riojas and Barolos.We hold regular tastings in store where we welcome winemakers to talk about their wines as we taste them, as well as big events such as the Spring and Christmas tastings in the Royal Pump Rooms.

Good clean website with straightfoward navigation and pleasing graphics. Great shop in the town centre to browse.No online ordering offered but tastings are offered -

Tasting dates 2012 onwards

TheLeamington Wine Company 99 Warwick Street Leamington Spa CV32 4RJ  t:01926 888 994

Owned by professional rugby player Kai Hörstmann and his wife Caroline Hörstmann, their love of wine began when Kai’s mother had to leave their family home in Zimbabwe and start a new life on the wine route in Stellenbosch, South Africa! As well as growing flowers on the farm she also has a vineyard that produces its own wine and is produced by highly respected and award-winning winemaker Etienne Le Riche.

Tivoli Wines is a stylish boutique wine shop situated in the heart of Cheltenham. We stock a full range of wines from around the globe as well as a great selection of whiskeys, stylish spirits, cigars, lagers, ales and ciders.

 

Our mission is to create a modern yet approachable shop that offers you the chance to browse and taste an array of smaller vineyard wines outside the supermarket aisles. We also offer you the chance to try up to eight different wines before you buy with our unique tasting preservation machine.

Attractive website but no online ordering – frequent tastings including:

25 November 2011 – Christmas Wine Fair (£20)

8 December 2011 – Festive Food & Wine Match (£20)

Tivoli Wines, 56 Andover Road Cheltenham GL50 2TL t:01242 269 886