Bellota
Next to Prince Wine Store in South Melbourne—one of the city’s best places to buy a bottle of wine—Bellota offers just about everything you need to piece together a decadent…
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Toast
Toast is a neighborhood restaurant and wine shop that over-delivers in every way. You can pop in and grab a litre of organic Syrah from Rhône cooperative D'Estézargues to take…
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Trimani
The Trimani family opened their first wine shop in central Rome back in 1821 and have been in their current location, near Stazione Termini, since 1876. Titans in the wine…
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Biondivino
Owner of Biondivino, Ceri Smith, is a San Francisco institution herself. With eight years under her belt at the Russian Hill store, Smith recently took the position of co-wine director…
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Terroir
A wine bar-cum-wine merchant, Terroir is on par with San Francisco's original back-to-the-land movement, specializing in wines from small producers that focus on natural and biodynamic practices. Though the list…
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Ruby Wine
A tiny haven for organic, biodynamic and natural wines, Ruby is a wine person's dream. Though the space is limited, there is a wealth of bottles from all over the…
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Arlequin Wine Merchants
From the group behind Absinthe and Comstock Saloon, Arlequin does everything well, including monthly tasting classes and hosting visiting winemakers. They excel in French, but there's also a good selection…
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Bay Grape
Run by young husband-and-wife team Josiah Baldivino (of the Michael Mina Group) and Stevie Stacionis, Bay Grape is equal parts wine shop and tasting room. The selection ranges from cider to Belgian…
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Enoteca Bulzoni
Rome’s best-stocked bottle shop has long been a champion of natural wines. Tables throughout the wine shop provide a place to sample wines by the glass or bottle paired with…
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