Wine, with a sense of place.
A wine bar and wine shop taking root in Stoke Newington, shaped by the ancient wine cultures of Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Levant and the Aegean.
- Stoke Newington, London
- Wine bar & wine shop
The Roots is taking root in Stoke Newington.
A wine bar and wine shop built around distinctive grapes, thoughtful producers and the stories carried by every bottle.
A place to slow down, share a table and discover wine through geography, culture and conversation.
Opening details will be shared once confirmed.
Opening soon
The routes, not the borders
The map behind the title traces the ground where wine cultures took shape — Anatolia, the Caucasus, the Levant and the Aegean — and the routes along which vines, vessels and drinking habits moved between them.
Those routes are why a grape grown in one valley turns up, centuries later, under another name three countries away. It is also why the selection is organised by place rather than by modern borders.
An amphora held in a vine, standing on the root system that feeds it. Everything on this site is drawn from that one figure — the line work, the palette, and the way a section ends.
Every wine has a story.
The Roots is not just about wine. It is about where wine comes from — and the stories it carries: the place, the grape, the producer and the table it ends up on.
You will meet grapes you have not heard of. You will be told about them like a story, not a syllabus.
At the table
Wines with a sense of place.
Native varieties and thoughtful producers from four connected wine cultures.
Anatolia & the Aegean
Native varieties grown on ground that has carried vines for a very long time — Öküzgözü, Narince, Boğazkere and the Aegean whites among them. Grapes that never travelled far, made by people who stayed.
The Caucasus & the Levant
Saperavi and Rkatsiteli from Georgia, Areni grown high in Armenia, Obeidi from the Bekaa — and the clay-vessel tradition that runs through all of it. Different countries, one continuous thread.
From the reading room
We publish while we build. Three subjects: where the wine comes from, who makes it, and what happens at the table.
Six grapes worth knowing
Six named varieties from the Caucasus, Anatolia and the Levant, and what each one actually does in the glass.
Origins11 August 2026
The case for a slow evening
London restaurants got faster for good commercial reasons. What the ninety-minute table actually costs, and what a room designed the other way has to do differently.
Table8 August 2026
Pairing for sharp, herby, charred food
Classic pairing rules were written for plated courses. A table of nine shared dishes needs a different approach — pair the table, not the plate.
Table4 August 2026
Know the place. Know the grape. Know the story.
Opening details will be shared here once confirmed.