Thursday 23rd July + Saturday 25th July 3-10pm + 12-8pm, Kings Cross N1C
Taste your way out of the supermarket at Wine Car Boot. It's a farmers market, for wine. With food, music and festival vibes.
EARLY BIRD Tasting pack - £15 BOOK HERE (bespoke Tôtes du Rhône tote, Govino glass, your first five tokens + more)
ON THE DAY Tasting Pack - £22
Extra tokens £1, extra glass £5
THURSDAY @ CANOPY MARKET / SATURDAY @ COAL DROPS YARD
THURSDAY / PASSIONE VINO - YAPP BROTHERS - PORTE NOIRE - MORE WINE - MJ CELLARS - SOLARIS - OAST WOOD - VYN DENE - TRINKFLUSS - DOLCE VITA - THE VINE CELLAR - PORTMAN VINTNERS - BOTANICAL BOYS - ETO (decanters) - LIBEAU (botanical soda)
SATURDAY / PASSIONE VINO - YAPP BROTHERS - PORTE NOIRE - MORE WINE - SOLARIS - OAST WOOD - VYN DENE - THE VINE CELLAR - PORTMAN VINTNERS - BOTANICAL BOYS - ROBIN BAUM WINES - APRÈS PROVENCE ROSÉ - RENEGADE - GOOD WINE GOOD PEOPLE - WINE AT HOME - WILDCASE - THE UK VINEYARD GUIDE (new digital app) - ETO (decanters) - LIBEAU (botanical soda)
Join us for two summer sessions of tasting, drinking, feasting and shopping with the UK's best independent wine shops and producers.
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.
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 went freelance as a wine expert to restaurants, bars, festivals and brands, specialising in 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 one of leading consumer events in the wine calendar, remaining committed to its unique identity and independent credentials.
Ruth is also a wine judge, speaker, and UK Ambassador to Star Wine List - the global guide and app to great places to drink wine.
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, Ruth is Head of Hospitality for at the heritage-listed Borde Hill Garden in West Sussex. She also consults on F&B for Pillar Wellbeing, a health and fitness concept/provider, and has a long standing relationship with the restaurant and event curator, 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 Swedish chef Paul Svensson.
Follow Ruth O on Instagram: @ruthiefixer
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