Anais Fanti Habibi Cheri 2024

Shopping Spree: Alsace, Loire, Poland and a New Tasting

by Fionn

Fresh arrivals from Alsace, the Loire, Poland and beyond, plus tasting season in full swing. A dangerous combination for anyone with weak self-control.

There are some weeks where the shop feels especially alive, and this was very much one of them. New wines flying in, tasting plans taking shape, and far too many bottles we'd happily take home ourselves.

Anais Fanti Keeps Delivering

We opened with a fresh vintage from Anais Fanti, whose wines continue to hit that lovely sweet spot between soulful and stupidly drinkable.

The aromatic Habibi is a joy, Costa Rawa goes a little more savoury and serious, and the smoky Auxerrois is exactly the sort of bottle we love forcing onto people.

Then you've got the perfumed Rosa and the new Pinot, which brings a proper earthy, tea-spiced little twist.

Then It Gets Broad

From there the email sprawled out in the best way. Pierre Weber in Alsace, ever-reliable Bainbridge bottles from the Loire, a very cool trio from Poland, and more Lezer from Foradori because some wines simply should not leave the shelves for too long.

The main takeaway was simple: there was loads of energy in the shop and a lot of very drinkable wine landing at just the right time.

And There Was A Tasting Too

We wrapped things up by pointing everyone toward the May 19 Bianka Schmitt tasting at Side Piece in Dalston. Good pours, snacks, and proper wine chat. You know the drill.

Shop The Drop

A proper everything email, in the best sense. Plenty to drink, plenty to talk about, and at least one very good reason to leave the house.

Source note: This post is adapted from Parched's April 30, 2026 newsletter, preserving the original editorial thrust and source links while reshaping the piece for the blog.