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Wayward Wine Shop & Bar, 1C Regent Street, Chapel Allerton, Leeds (2026)

24/06/2026

Champagne from Romain & Thomas Henin’s uncompromising La Bulle Libre project - new in the shop.

Undoubtedly the highest tier of heatwave refreshment, we just added a couple of fascinating, completely sans soufre Champagnes to our online shop selection.

Grower-led, from start to finish, they are wines that reflects a sense of place over a generic ‘house style’. It’s Champagne of terroir for sure, each expressing two specific parts of the Marne Valley, in Aÿ and Mareuil-sur-Aÿ respectively.

Both from the 2022 vintage, Meunier tu Dors is a blanc de noir of 100% Pinot Meunier, longer in the barrel, shorter sur lattes in the bottle. Gamin du Terroir is the inverse; Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay with a shorter barrel ageing of one year, then a couple of years on lees in the bottle.

Following tirage, the wine is re-fermented a la Champagne method by adding reserved grape must from the same vintage and, of course, there is zero doseage. To achieve this level of precision and finesse by using this completely natural method is something to be applauded.

Absolutely excellent work - thanks to our friendly neighbourhood Champagne and Burgundy specialist Wright's Wines for the hook-up.

Both are available to order now from the front page of the website.

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17/06/2026

A nice little surprise from available as of today - the first non-Chenin Blanc wine we have tasted from him, and something we’ve had sleeping in our cellar for over a year, awaiting the right moment.

La Brosse 2023 puts Gamay, Cabernet Franc and Côt through the ancestral method to make this delicate, mousse-y fizz. A vivid salmon pink from 24hrs sat in the press, it was then moved to bottle to rest for one year sur lattes before being disgorged last year.

Fruit has that soft watercolour wash - little bramble berries, raspberry, blood orange and tangerine above a petrichor mineral core, set afloat on impeccably fine bubbles.

Vouvray isn’t the place you’d immediately expect to find red grapes, but that’s where we are. Everything comes from a single limestone-rich quarter-hectare parcel Thomas recently took on and this is the first wine to come from it.

Up on the website now and available to the trade via Wayward Imports - if you’re a Puechavy-lover let us know if you’d like some as we only have 60 bottles of this tiny production to go around.

16/06/2026

Our next warehouse session: Saturday June 27th!

Preparations are underway for next weekend when we host our 3rd party of the year at the arches - we very much hope you’ll be able to join us for another beautiful afternoon of wine, food and music in the sun.

This month we’ll be welcoming back two dear old friends, Alex of Tutto Wines and Raef of Gergovie Wines for our ritual annual bash that has being occurring in some shape or form for over a decade now, going back as far as our first Only Natural night at the Reliance way back when.

Both are two London-based importers with a who’s-who of growers on their books. Each in the game for over 15 years now, some of the first natural wines that ended up in Leeds came via these guys. Hugely influential on us and where we are today, it’s always our pleasure to have them up and to put together a special wine list that celebrates what they do. They’ll be on hand all day to pour you a glass and no doubt have one with you too.

Expect an expansive BTG featuring their new school of producers such as La Furtiva, Jacopo Stigliano and ABRACADABRA alongside the old classics like Costadilà, Le Coste, Cantina Giardino, Patrick Bouju and more.

We’ll get extra-heavy on the bottle list - one the heads truly will not want to miss. We’ll be digging out special rareities from the likes of L’Arbe Blanc, Benoit Rosenberger, Julie Balagny, Aurélien Lefort and plenty other sought-after names we have tucked away in our cellar stash. All at our usual low-margin pricing. Come pick out your chosen gem.

We have so much love for the FOLD The Cheesy Living Co. gang who have taken the food offering to the next level. Bakes a-plenty and their high-end BBQ and smoker ablaze again, we can’t wait to see what that menu will be this time. Rest assured, you will not go hungry!

Our house band SHARKEY GROOOOOOP Chris Sharkey will return in yet another iteration to provide the soundtrack, as well as another pair of Warehouse Session veterans Mchael Upsn, founder of pumping q***r dance party Love Muscle and the indomitable Brian Jackson who will be playing records start to finish.

No door tax, no reservations, all welcome!

15/06/2026

We enthusiastically start the week with the news that we are now working with Jura vigneron Didier Grappe. A name that may already be familiar to many of you, Didier has been making wine in the sleepy village of Saint-Lothain since the early 2000s. An individual known for forging his own path in this coveted region, we’re so proud to be making his fantastic sans soufre wine readily available in the UK once again.

We first met Didier back in the early 2010s in the chaos of the Loire salons. Working our way through the fine list of Jura growers on show, the electric poise of Didier’s wines made a real impression on us – indeed, it was he who, with a wink, relieved us of a crumpled €50 in exchange for a mixed case that served as our souvenir of the weekend. A lot has changed at his domaine since then – no longer working under Côtes-du-Jura, Didier has embraced the growth of hybrid varietals, which are not permitted under the AOC. In a somewhat iconoclastic flourish, he has also done away with traditional cork closures in favour of screw-caps. His son Jules is now his partner in the business. The wines are as brilliant as we remember. Well over a decade after our first encounter, we’re so happy to now be working with Didier – a straight-talking, deep thinker who, by his own admission, ‘does not like problems’.

Read a more detailed profile on what makes Grappe so unique and how he’s circumnavigated said problems to be where his is today at waywardwines.co.uk. You’ll find all of the wines available to order there too.

A selection will be available at our Leeds shop, open from 5pm on Thursday.

Wholesale to the trade via Wayward Imports - if you missed us pouring these wines in Manchester & London recently then do get in touch if you would like to arrange a tasting.

Merci

08/06/2026

We’re over in Stockport today ignoring the drizzle and pouring some summer wines for the trade until 4pm.

The latest from Fabio Ferracane, Martin Hirsch, our brand new grower in the Jura, Didier Grappe, and more besides…

Alongside a great bunch of fellow importers too. Come through if you’ve not already signed up.

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28/05/2026

Fabio! New wines and a UK visit!

With Fabio Ferracane about to fly in from Marsala, Sicily for a run of events in Leeds, Manchester & London, we’re delighted to release the new wines he’ll be pouring along the way.

On the west coast of the island, with vines growing right up to the waters of the Laguna dello Stagnone, Fabio creates a kaleidoscope of saline, Mediterranean wines from native grapes Grillo, Catarratto and Nero d’Avola.

From hazy, golden frizzante col fondo, long macerations of Catarratto in amphora, tart, refreshing rosato to juicy, old-school reds, passito-style vino dolce and fragrant vermouth, Fabio has all bases covered and offers a taste of the lesser-known spirit of Marsala that a handful of dedicated growers in the area seek to preserve.

Find them all at waywardwines.co.uk or on the shelves of our Leeds shop now. You can also catch him at the following events over the weekend with full details in the slides.

• Saturday 30th May
Fabio joins us for our next Leeds warehouse session, pouring his wines all day long and into the night. All welcome.

• Sunday 31st May
We head over the Pennines to join our good friends at for a Fabio takeover on the marina. All welcome.

• Monday 1st June
We’ll be teaming up with fellow importers and for a professional tasting - this one is trade only, get in touch if you’re not already signed up. Fabio will be pouring all 9 wines we are currently listing in person.

Hope to catch you along the way X

26/05/2026

Saturday 30th May - our next party at the arches.

With this gorgeous weather set to continue, it feels timely to remind you all that our May warehouse session takes place this weekend.

Guest winemaker and a Strictly-Sicilia by the glass, plus a deep Italian bottle list in addition.

BBQ & bakes from

Live music from SHARKEY GROOOOP

DJ sets from &

1-9pm at 61 & 62 Brussels Street, LEEDS, LS9 8AB

No door tax, no reservations, all welcome!

Xx

📷 - photos from last month’s session by

21/05/2026

NEW BOUGES…

We’ve just received the latest vintages from Mr Clic Clac himself, Mikaël Bouges, maker of pristine, mineral wines along the river in Faverolles-sur-Cher, Touraine.

Along with lots more of that irresistible sparkling wine which most know him for - new label, same excellent vintage - we’re excited to add some of his more serious single parcel wines to the list, each coming from tiny individual vineyards of between a half and quarter hectare, all from the 2023 vintage.

100% Côt, Les Co****es d’Anes, then a wine we’ve not seen in a good few years, La Pointe 2023, a fragrant, chiseled Gamay and from the smallest plot of them all, Le Fié, a broad, textural press of Sauvignon Gris.

On the more youthful, fresher side the brand new 2025 French Clara is here and good to go, a zippy little Sauvvy B from the youngest vines - always good fun and at a great price as usual.

Find them all to order at waywardwines.co.uk or a selection at our Leeds shop.

Wholesale to the trade via - get in touch for more details.

18/05/2026

JUNE TRADE TASTINGS…

As we gear up for summer, and with that familiar avalanche of springtime new arrivals landing from our growers in France, Italy and Spain, we’ll be holding a couple of tastings for the trade next month, both north and south, so get the dates in your diary and we look forward to pouring you the latest then!

Monday 1st June - London
• with our good friends and regular collaborators and
• hot on the heels of his appearance at our Leeds warehouse session the Saturday before, will be joining us from Sicily to pour his latest release in its entirety. Essential sunshine accessories. Joel will also have in tow.
• 10-4 by appointment

Monday 8th June - Stockport
• We’re teaming up with a big gang of our fellow importers wine fair-style for this one and are kindly being hosted by in their gorgeous open dining room
• Us, & .wines - not one to miss for all restaurants, wine bars and shops in the north!
•10-4 by appointment

Get in touch either here or via email to register your interest for either event.

13/05/2026

May Warehouse Session!

• Saturday 30th May
• 1-9pm at 61-62 Brussels Street
• Guest winemaker Fabio Ferracane (Sicily)
• BBQ and bakes from FOLD
• House band Sharkey Groooop
• DJs Thea HD (NTS) + Barry’s Here (Simpatico)
• Free entry! No reservations! All welcome!

Wow... we’re still reeling from last month’s party! A huge thank you to everyone who joined us in the sunshine and made it a record-breaker beyond our wildest expectations. 175 bottles of Vinyes Singulars were poured out. Yes, at one point we completely ran out of glasses with a queue of you snaking out onto Brussels Street! But we hope it was worth the wait and we thank you all for making it a day for the books. In little under three weeks’ time, we go again...

We’re over the moon to have another producer joining us for the day. Once again on the sun-drenched, Mediterranean tip, will be flying in from Marsala, Sicily to pour his energised island wines all afternoon and into the evening. Expect many shades of Catarratto, Grillo, Zibibbo and Nero d’Avola as we pray for the sun gods to bless us once more, from aperitivo to infinity. The additional deep cellar blackboard will heavily focus on further Italo bangers from the rest of the land, alongside the exhaustive by-the-glass list.

Food as usual comes courtesy of our lovely neighbours fresh from their and oh la la did they certainly take it up a notch last time. Expect the upgraded BBQ to be ablaze with birds and bavettes both smoked and grilled, plus a selection of sweet and savoury baked goods from the oven inside to keep you going.

Music this month comes from our old friends and returning residents ( ) and Barry’s Here ( ), plus another incarnation of our house band, Sharkey Groop, which features a rotating personnel of young jazz musicians, led by the legend - they’ll be playing their two fully improvised sets at 4 and 5.30pm.

We thought 200 glasses would be enough but we have got more this time. Hope to see you on the 30th!

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