Raise a glass at Cardiff’s best indies over Bank Holiday Weekend
Earlier this month, our 2024 Cardiff Wine Passport Summer Edition kicked off – inviting you to swap passport stamps for glasses of wine your choice of six bars and restaurants across the city, with fifteen venues to choose from in total.
And with the long Bank Holiday weekend approaching, there’s no better time to pick up a passport and take a vino voyage around some of the best indie venues the Welsh capital has to offer - with 12 of the 15 passport venues open to stamps over the long weekend.
Over the 25th - 26th August, the following venues will be accepting the Cardiff Wine Passport: Summer Edition (subject to venue capacity):
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 rosé as part of the passport and will be open on Bank Holiday Sunday.
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 and will be open on Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday.
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 Tempranillo with a snack of sourdough and sobrasada. They will be open on Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday.
Curado Bar: A popular deli and pintxos bar in Westgate street; the passport offers a choice of two Spanish wines, with suggested pairings of freshly fried Calamari or crispy Jamon on toast. They will be stamping passports on Bank Holiday Monday.
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. They will be open Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday.
Parallel: This small-plates restaurant is the sister venue to the ever-popular Pasture. 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. They will be stamping passports on Bank Holiday Monday.
The Dead Canary: This hidden speakeasy on Barrack Lane will offer two wine-based cocktails as part of the Cardiff Wine Passport on Bank Holiday Sunday; 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. They will be open on Bank Holiday Sunday.
Daffodil: On Bank Holiday Sunday and Monday you can pair a crisp glass of Spanish verdejo with their dish of King Scallops with Penderyn Whiskey, butter and crispy Carmarthen ham – or pair a glass of rosé with their delicious antipasti plate.
Silures: At this contemporary bistro in Roath, you can pair an Argentinian Chardonnay with cured Cornish Sea Bream - or try a juicy Spanish red with a dish of summer tomatoes, tapenade and quails egg on Bank Holiday Sunday.
Heaneys: On Bank Holiday Sunday 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. They will be open on Bank Holiday Sunday.
If you’re yet to grab your Summer Edition wine passport, there are still a handful left for sale on the website – get yours in time for collection over bank holiday weekend by clicking here.
