SELFRIDGES
Oxford St, London, W1.
Phone: 020-7629-1234.
Web: selfridges.com
Very attractive range at prices quite reasonable for the West End. I came across a Capezzana from Carmignano here - after that I didn’t care how many outfits my wife tried on!
VIRGIN WINES
Phone: 0870-164-9593.
Web: virginwines.com
Online service. Around 50 Italian wines listed, nice variety, fair prices. Book via the website, phone if you have problems. A fiver for delivery, usually inside a week.
BERRY BROS & RUDD
3 St James’s St, London SW1A 1EG.
Phone: 020-7396-9600.
Also in Basingstoke (t: 01256-323566).
Web: bbr.com
Big list of the top-end star reds (Sassicaia, Tignanello, etc). Don’t expect £100 to be enough for many (and we’re talking per bottle here). But range goes down to around £5 with an interesting choice.
NICKOLLS & PERKS
37 High St, Stourbridge,
West Midlands DY6 1TA.
Phone: 01384-394518.
Web: nickollsandperks.co.uk
Top-end list, as heavyweight as their collection of reds from Piemonte and Toscana. You can order online.
EVERYWINE.CO.UK
Freephone: 0800-072-0011.
Web: everywine.co.uk
Web based. Huge Italian range ... 1290 on their list last time I checked. Where else this side of Verona would you find 36 Amarones and 9 Reciotos to choose from.
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VALVONA & CROLLA
19 Elm Row, Leith Walk, Edinburgh EH7 4AA.
Phone: 0131-556-6066.
Web: valvonacrolla.com
My favourite. Seriously good Italian wine list from long-established Italian-run food and wine shop. You can order on their easy to follow site. Delivery anywhere in UK in days.
SUD OVEST
54 Coombe Road, Kingston, Surrey, KT2.
Phone: 020-8549-0084.
Classy little food shop, stylish stock, top quality ... what they have is well selected from all over the country by its young and helpful Sicilian owner. And the food’s out of this world!
WIMBLEDON WINE CELLARS
1 Gladstone Road, London, SW19 1QU.
Phone: 020-8540-9979.
Web: wimbeldonwinecellar.com
Don’t be put off by the piles of old clarets. Their Italian range is second to none for quality and variety; just don’t expect Lambrusco (or Lambrusco style prices).
MAJESTIC WAREHOUSES
Stores across the country.
Web: majestic.co.uk
Enticing list; more than 40 Italian wines on web site. Stores have an excellent knack of finding good value - Notarpanaro from Taurino in Puglia for starters.
DRINKS ETC.
36 High St, Boroughbridge,
Yorkshire, YO51 9AW.
Phone: 01423-323337.
email: drinksetc@btinternet.com
The day I visited the locals were clearing up the flood debris after a two-day thunderstorm. The wine shop owner was still charming and his Italian wine section - offbeat, upmarket - inspired. Visit, or call for a list.
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