city wine stop

It's always exciting to discover new interesting wines, but it's never easy to find places where that regularly happens. Melbourne is a good destination for that to happen, so lately we've trying to benefit from it.

On Spring street there is a nice spot where the wines by the glass are displayed on the wall, whites on the left and reds on the right. I wouldn't say their two kind of wine mini alters on that green wall make a beautiful solution, but it works if seating by the bar, as I was doing last Friday. You can easily see how much they will charge you for each glass of wine, and therefore make a quick financial plan for the night.

The other wall, however, is the most compelling one. As I walk in I always feel a hidden magnetic force which makes me look to the left, wondering which are the new wines in the shop. They usually have most of the Victorian wines I find quite  revealing: William Downie, ByFarr, The Wanderer or Bindi were there last week.

Their menu offered on the blackboard, without invading the tapas territory, has been wisely designed to build a successful wine experience. Among a generous selection of alternatives, the rillettes with cornichon are definitely not a bad choice.