The 2024 Cardiff Wine Passport: Summer Edition will be valid Sunday – Thursday only, running for eight weeks from 4th August.

Each one entitles you to six glasses of wine from your own choice of ten brilliant city centre venues - Bar 44, Asador 44, Parallel, Bacareto, Daffodil, Curado Bar, Vermut, The Dead Canary, Nighthawks and Lab 22.

• Daffodil:  At this modern gastro pub, they focus on quality seasonal food with a focus on local Welsh produce. Here you can pair a crisp glass of Verdejo with their dish of King Scallops with Penderyn Whiskey, butter and crispy Carmarthen ham – or pair a fruity glass of rosé with their delicious antipasti plate.

• Bar 44: A lively tapas bar in the heart of the city; Bar 44 will be offering a refreshing Rebujito sherry cocktail or a glass of Tempranillo as part of the passport, with the option to pair them with a couple of their classic and seasonal small plates.

•   Vermut: This cosy hole-in-the-wall bar specialises in the sale of Sherry, Vermouth, and wines from Montilla-Moriles; they have included a medium sherry and a red vermouth as part of the passport.

•    Asador 44: This restaurant serves impeccable ingredients cooked over an authentic Spanish grill; here you can opt to pair a glass of cava with a prawn bisque croqueta with charcoal mayonnaise, or a glass of juicy Tempranillo with a snack of sourdough & sobrasada.

•    Curado Bar: A popular deli and pintxos bar in Westgate street; the passport offers a choice of two Spanish wines here, with suggested pairings of freshly fried Calamari or crispy Jamon on toast.

•    Nighthawks: This quirky wine bar opposite Cardiff castle has gained a cult following for its incredible grilled cheese sandwiches – on offer as the pairing to a delicious glass of crisp Chablis or a fruity Italian red.

•   Parallel: This small-plates restaurant is the sister venue to the ever-popular Pasture, situated next-door. Parallel have chosen to showcase their famous carrot dish as part of the passport, pairing it with a dry, medium-bodied white from Castilla La Mancha.

•    Lab 22:  This award-winning and eclectically styled cocktail bar is a favourite with late-night crowds. They’ve created two exclusive wine cocktails for the passport, including Kiss From A Rosé which is made with Zinfandel rosé, fresh raspberry, lemon, and Aquavit from local Welsh distillers, Silver Circle Distillery.

•  The Dead Canary: This hidden speakeasy on Barrack Lane will offer two wine-based cocktails as part of the Cardiff Wine Passport; the short and spicy Summerhouse Bay, or the sweet cherry and almond flavoured Red Berry Bay.

•   Bacareto: A relaxed and informal café bar, inspired by the small bàcari of Venice; Bacareto have chosen to highlight a Welsh mountain cider as part of the passport, as it bears so many similarities to Natural Wine. Die-hard wine lovers can still opt for a glass of Italian Frappato, paired with their ever-popular arancini.

And for the first time this year, the following venues outside the city centre will be joining in with the scheme:

•  Silures: At this contemporary bistro in Roath, you can pair an Argentinian Chardonnay with cured Cornish Sea Bream - or try a juicy Spanish rosé with a dish of summer tomatoes, tapenade and quails egg.

•  Outpost: A Romanian Pinot Noir and an organic Verdejo are on offer at this popular Pontcanna hangout; with the option to pair them with Chorizo poached in honey and red wine, or a plate of Spanish anchovies with olive oil and micro herbs.

•  Heaneys: There are two Portuguese wines on offer at Heaney’s restaurant in Pontcanna; one paired with cured gurnard and Ajo Blanco, and the other with a pair of bite-sized aged Comte and onion tarts.

• Uisce: Enjoy a glass of fizz on Uisce’s sunny terrace as part of the summer wine passport; paired with a delicious slab of crab on toast with brown butter mayo.

• Bodega: Over in Lakeside, this small-plates restaurant in the new Amber Vista development will let you choose from two Spanish wines, and suggests pairing the red with their short rib with burnt leeks, or the white with their mussels in smoked white wine cream.

You can find out more over on our blog.