Thursday 23rd July + Saturday 25th July
Taste your way out of the supermarket at Wine Car Boot. It's a farmers market, for wine. With food, music and festival vibes.
Popping up not once, but twice this summer in the capital's iconic Kings Cross. Join us for two summer sessions of tasting, drinking, feasting and shopping with the UK's best independent wine shops and producers.
* Line up coming soon *
Each car boot or stall is an independent wine retailer, importer or producer, laden with a selection of their favourite wines for you to taste and buy to drink in by the glass or bottle, take home to enjoy later or order to be delivered at a later date.
Just like at a regular farmers market, there's no entrance fee or ticket. Simply turn up, buy a tasting pack (tote + glass + your first five tokens) and get stuck in.
Tasting Pack - £20 (Bespoke Tôtes du Rhône Tote Bag, Govino Glass, your first five tokens + more)
Glass + 5 Tokens - £10
Extra tokens - £1 each
Whether you want to taste as many different wines as possible, share a few bottles with friends or re-stock your cellar (or cupboard!) there’s something for everyone no matter how much, or indeed how little, you know.
Wine Car Boot is about stepping out of your supermarket rut and into tasting, drinking and shopping like a pro. Discover the most authentic, exciting, delicious and inspiring wines from all corners of the globe. And that doesn’t necessarily mean more expensive - at Wine Car Boot you 'drink in' at retail price, even by the glass... A glass of organic cult rosé for £2.50? Not a problem.
If you want to mix things up there's also cider, vermouth and beer, alongside music and plenty of food to keep you going.
Founded in 2013, Wine Car Boot has been connecting wine lovers with the capital's best independent wine shops and producers for the last 12 years.
We want more people to drink better wine, more often. It's that simple. And to drink well, you really don't need to know that much, you just need to know where to shop!
Dogs (on leads) & children welcome.
Ruth Spivey
Founder, Wine Consultant and Communicator
Ruth founded Wine Car Boot in 2013, the same year she turned freelance as a consultant to restaurants, bars, festivals and brands, specialising in wine lists, tastings, events, strategic partnerships, PR and marketing.
12 years on she has worked with a vast array of clients all over the world, building a valuable network and enviable book of contacts. Wine Car Boot is now one of leading consumer events in the wine calendar, remaining committed to its unique identity and independent credentials.
Ruth is also a judge and speaker, and UK Ambassador to Star Wine List - the global guide and app to great places to drink wine around the world.
She writes for a variety of publications and taps out a sporadic wine column on Substack - The Wine Column No-one Asked For.
Imbibe Innovator of the Year 2014, GQ Sommelier of the Year 2016, Young British Foodie (Drinks) 2017, Harpers Wine & Spirits Hot 50 2018, two time finalist for IWSC Outstanding Achievement in Wine, Vintners' Company Geoffrey Roberts Award 2021, The Drinks Trust Fundraising Award 2021.
Follow Ruth and WCB on Instagram: @ruthspivey_ @winecarboot
Ruth Osborne
Operations Director & Sustainability Consultant
Ruth Osborne is an Ops director with a focus on sustainability. She came to lend a hand at the very first Car Boot and quite simply never left the team - much to our relief!
Outside of WCB she is the cusp of opening a restaurant, bakery and cafe at the heritage-listed Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex.
She also consults on F&B for Pillar Wellbeing, a fitness concept and provider, and has a long standing relationship with cult restaurant and event producers, Bistrotheque.
Ruth brings a unique depth and breadth to the table with over 15 years experience running all manner of hospitality and sustainability-led projects and events in the UK and beyond, including seven years in Stockholm alongside top Swedish chef Paul Svensson.
Follow Ruth O on Instagram: @ruthiefixer
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