A summer edition of a city ‘wine passport’ has been launched, with more venues added to the scheme.
The Cardiff Wine Passport, which was first launched in August 2022, allows people to purchase a physical ‘passport’ which can be used to claim six handpicked glasses of wine at six venues of their choice, earning stamps for their passports as they go.
The 2024 ‘Summer Edition’ of the Cardiff Wine Passport will cost £27, and includes five new venues outside of the city centre – meaning there are a total of 15 venues to choose from.
The passport also offers a choice of two ‘pairings’ at each venue – for an extra cost, passport holders can add a suggested small plate which has been chosen to perfectly match their glass of wine or cocktail.
With a limited run of only 1,000 passports, the 2024 Summer Edition is expected to sell out quickly when it goes on sale on Friday 2nd August. It will be valid from the 4th August for eight weeks from Sunday to Thursday, with the following independent venues taking part:
- Bar 44
- Vermut.
- Asador 44.
- Curado Bar.
- Nighthawks.
- Parallel.
- Lab 22.
- The Dead Canary.
- Bacareto.
For the first time this year, the following venues outside the city centre will be joining in with the scheme:
- Silures, Roath.
- Outpost, Pontcanna.
- Heaneys, Pontcanna.
- Uisce.
- Bodega, Lakeside.
The Cardiff Wine Passport was created by wine-lover and independent PR consultant Jane Cook, as a way to showcase some of the city’s best independent bars and restaurants.
She said:
“I’m thrilled with the line-up for this summer edition of the passport – it’s the strongest to date, full of delicious drinks, incredible venues, and inspired pairing suggestions. After listening to feedback from our community of wine lovers, we’ve added some venues in the suburbs – meaning that people can enjoy a glass of something special closer to home, then head on into the city centre to collect their rest of their stamps.”
Since the first pilot in 2022, the Cardiff Wine Passport has injected more than £40,000 of revenue into Cardiff’s city centre hospitality businesses, and the 2024 Summer Edition has once again been supported by For Cardiff, the not-for-profit Business Improvement District (BID).
Carolyn Brownell, Executive Director at FOR Cardiff said:
“We initially funded the creation of the first Cardiff Wine Passport using our City Ambition Fund, and it’s been brilliant to see the scheme go from strength to strength. The impact it has made has been really significant, and we are delighted to see the summer edition giving our independent city centre hospitality businesses an economic boost once again.”
You can sign up for priority on-sale access and an exclusive 24h discount code by joining the Cardiff Wine Passport mailing list at: www.cardiffwinepassport.co.uk.
