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WineAlive Great Bristol Wine Festival
Saturday 25th April 2026Paintworks Event Space£30 per session
Wine-lovers of Bristol – we’re back in 2026 for Bristol’s annual wine extravaganza – The Wine Alive Great Bristol Wine Festival! Hosted by the UK’s favourite wine experts Oz Clarke (you will know him from TV and his many award-winning wine books) and Susy Atkins (drinks writer for telegraph.co.uk and Delicious Magazine). They can’t wait to introduce you to a stellar line-up of wine producers from all over the globe at this walkaround tasting. This event provides the perfect opportunity to taste and discover your next favourite bottles. It is also the opportunity to fill up the wine rack as many of the exhibitors will have special show offers on their wines.
Experts at this event
The venue
Paintworks Event Space, Bristol
Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH
Bath Road, Bristol BS4 3EH
Paintworks is located on the A4 (Bath Road) near Totterdown.
Follow signs for Temple Meads Railway Station, then continue along
the A4 bearing left at Three Lamps junction. Continue for approx half
a mile, Paintworks is on the left hand side.
By Train:
The nearest station is Temple Meads, approximately a 12 minute walk.
The Printworks is on your left as you enter from the direction of Temple Meads, past Bocabar and down stairs to the courtyard.
By Bus:
Paintworks is served by a number of buses running from the centre
of Bristol harbour area, from Temple Meads station and between
Bristol and Bath: 1, 57, 349 & X39.
Cycling
Secure cycle spaces are available throughout the site.
By Car
There is a visitors car park on site with up to 40 spaces.
What to expect
- Hundreds of wines to taste – all included in the ticket price
- Wines of all descriptions from reds, whites, rosés, sparkling, sweet and fortified – something for every palate
- Meet with the experts – Oz and Susy are always on hand for a wine chat
- Talk wine with the people behind the labels
- Many of the exhibitors will have special show offers – time to fill up the wine rack for the warmer weather
- More details to follow as we update the event features…
Wine is our passion and we want you to share it with you!
So get ready to sip splendidly.
Wine festival FAQs
Yes. Once you arrive at the tasting you can taste as many wines as you wish. However, we urge all visitors to taste responsibly and use the spittoons provided.
Each event is split into tasting sessions to ensure that you can taste a wide variety of wines. The sessions are three hours long and your ticket will give you access to one session – check the timings and we’ll see you there. A separate ticket is needed for each session and each masterclass. It is unlikely you will want to attend more than one tasting session but you may like to attend multiple masterclasses.
Contact us at hello@wine-alive.com. If you can't attend the session you have booked, we may be able to change your tasting session time or date if we have availability at another tasting session. However, this change must take place at least 24 hours before the start of the event.
Why not share the love? Who else in you life would love tickets for a WineAlive wine festival? Just add extra tickets to your order and give them to the lucky recipients. We will have a list of all the purchasers at the reception desk so don't worry if it is not the ticket purchaser attending the event – just give them the ticket and they will be welcomed in.
You are welcome to purchase as many tickets as you like.
When you buy your tickets from Eventbrite you’ll get a confirmation email immediately. This contains a QR code which we will scan on arrival and swap for a wristband to give you access to the event.
In the event that you are not able to attend our live wine festivals and masterclasses we will offer you a refund on tickets up to 30 days before the event. WineAlive charges a £5 administration fee for every ticket refunded. Alternatively, you may pass your ticket to a friend to use in your place (providing, of course, that they are over 18 years of age). Please email hello@wine-alive.com if for any reason you need a refund on your ticket(s).
Contact us at hello@wine-alive.com. If you can't attend the session you have booked, we may be able to change you session time or date. Equally you are welcome to pass your ticket to a friend or colleague.
All our venues have good disabled access. If you have any queries about access at specific venues, please don’t hesitate to get in touch at hello@wine-alive.com and we’ll work with you to make it work for you.
There are many spittoons placed around the tasting room and we ask you to use them. Table top spittoons are laid out for the masterclasses. There are also water stations with copious quantities of water and we encourage you to stay hydrated. We are keen that everyone enjoys themselves but we urge everyone to sip splendidly and taste responsibly. For more information please visit drinkaware.co.uk. We reserve the right to refuse alcohol to anyone who we feel has over-imbibed.
Since there is alcohol being served we do not permit access to anyone under the age of 18. This includes no access for buggies or babes in arms.
Exhibitors
Tickets for the WineAlive Great Bristol Wine Festival
Main tasting session times are:
Saturday 25th April: 1-4pm
Saturday 25th April: 5-8pm
Some thoughts from our guests
Past Events
Bristol – we’re back for the Great Bristol Wine Fest and nothing could have given us more pleasure on a sunny Saturday in April than to meet you in person, glasses in hand and ready to discover your next favourite bottles for 2025!
Held once again at the airy, industrial chic of the Paintworks Event Space the Great Bristol Wine Fest 2025 tasting was hosted by Oz Clarke and Susy Atkins. They encouraged you to challenge yourself in ‘Gr’April’ to try a new grape variety or two as well as discover different variations of old favourites.
To whet your appetite, in the run up to the festival Susy was joined by Mimi Avery of Bristol wine merchants Avery’s to give an InstaLive sneak preview of the different wines on taste on the day.
We were delighted to welcome a range of local vineyards and other local drinks producers and merchants, including Avery’s, Maud Heath Vineyard, Lost & Grounded Brewers and 6 O’Clock Gin as well as local cheese producer Sharpham Dairy.
For Oz Clarke and Susy Atkin’s recommendations from the day see here.
Cheers – and here’s to returning again in 2026.
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Wine lovers of Bristol, April 2024 saw our first ever tasting in your great city – The Great Bristol Wine Fest. Expert hosts Oz Clarke, Susy Atkins and Tom Surgey were delighted to talk and taste with you as you explored wines from around the world all under the industrial beams of the Paintworks roof.
It was great to see Bristol friends including Mimi Avery from wine merchant Avery’s, who’s tips for Tom on where to eat in Bristol included Muiño, Wilsons, and Box-e.
Some of Oz, Susy and Tom’s favourites wines included:
Hencote Evolution 2021
Shropshire, England – Sparkling white – Serval Blanc, Pinot Noir 11.1%
‘Hencote grabbed my attention with their red wines. They’re still delicious but this beautiful, soft, ripe, nutty fizz really blew me away.‘ Oz Clarke
Hencote
Averys Riesling 2021
Pfalz, Germany – Still white – Riesling 12%
‘Subtle lanolin petrol on the nose followed by delectable lime, balanced despite incisive, refreshing finish. Highly moreish!‘ Susy Atkins
Averys
Kleine Zalze Shiraz Mourvèdre Viognier 2021
Stellenbosch, South Africa – Still red – Shiraz, Mourvèdre, Viognier 14.5%
‘I love the tension of this wine. Intense berry fruit, dark plums on spice on a limber, lithe frame.’ Tom Surgey
Waitrose Cellar
For more of Oz, Susy and Tom’s favourites from The Great Bristol Wine Fest 2024 see here
You also tasted gins and beer from local favourites the Bristol Dry Gin Distillery and Lost and Grounded, as well as a huge variety of cheese from the Bristol Cheesemonger who joined us for the day.
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