Staff pickOld vine Garnacha
Spain. Ripe dark fruit and a little spice
$19
Every bottle on our shelves was tasted first
Vintage Lane is a neighbourhood wine merchant with wines from a dozen countries, a short shelf of spirits and gift boxes packed by hand. Collect from the shop or have a case delivered, for buyers of legal drinking age.
From $14for an everyday red or white
Any 12bottles mixed into a case
Thursdaystasting at the counter from 18:00
- Sold only to buyers of legal drinking age
- Photo ID asked for at the counter and the door
- Gift boxes wrapped by hand
- Delivered only where local rules allow it
On the shelves this month
Prices are per bottle, and any twelve mixed into one case take 10% off the lot. Vintages change as each one sells through.
Staff pick
Cool climate Pinot Noir
New Zealand. Light, silky, red cherry
$28
Coastal Albariño
Spain. Crisp citrus with a salty edge
$17
Traditional method sparkling
England. Fine bubbles, green apple, toast
$36
Single malt, twelve years
Scotland. Honey, orchard fruit, a wisp of smoke
$64
Made to orderGift box, chosen for them
Two to six bottles picked around a taste and a budget, sealed with a card
Price on enquiry
EnquireThe delivery fee is added at checkout. Wine and spirits go only to buyers of legal drinking age, a limit that local law sets and that is not the same everywhere, so photo ID is checked on collection and on delivery.
Tasted blind at the counter before a wine earns a shelf
Around thirty new wines are opened at the counter each month, and only a handful are stocked. The two buyers taste each one with the label hidden and the price unknown, so a bottle wins its place on flavour alone.
Most of the range sits between $14 and $40, with a few older bottles kept in the cellar for special occasions. Every shelf card says what the wine tastes like and what it suits at the table, in words a dinner guest would use.
- Every wine tasted before it is stocked
- Shelf cards written in everyday words
- Corked or faulty bottles replaced without fuss
What to open with dinner
A starting point for the questions asked most often at the counter. For a particular dish or a whole menu, ask in the shop or send a message.
| On the table | Try | From |
|---|---|---|
| Roast chicken or mushroom risotto | Pinot Noir or a lightly oaked white | $22 |
| Grilled lamb or a slow cooked stew | Garnacha, Syrah or Malbec | $19 |
| Fish, shellfish and summer salads | Albariño, Sauvignon Blanc or a dry rosé | $16 |
| Spicy noodles or a fragrant curry | Off dry Riesling or a light red served cool | $18 |
| A cheese board after dinner | A sweet fortified wine or an older red | $26 |
| A birthday toast | Traditional method sparkling | $29 |
Gifts, cases and wine for a crowd
For a present, a well stocked rack at home or a room full of guests.
Gift boxes
Two, three or six bottles in a wooden or card box, with tissue, a ribbon and a handwritten card.
from$54
Mixed cases
Twelve bottles chosen to your taste and budget, each with a short note on when to open it.
case from$180
Wine for events
Weddings, parties and office drinks, with glasses to borrow and unopened bottles taken back afterwards.
about$9 a guest
Thursday tastings
Six wines poured at the counter with bread and cheese. Seats are limited and guests must be of legal drinking age.
a seat$15
From our shelf to your door
Delivery runs Tuesday to Saturday across the city. Alcohol delivery is restricted in some areas and not allowed in others, so each address is checked before anything is packed.
Order
Choose bottles here or by phone. The delivery fee is added at checkout.
Check
We confirm the address can receive alcohol and send you the delivery day.
Pack
Bottles travel in fitted card sleeves, and gift boxes are wrapped before they leave.
Hand over
The driver asks for photo ID. With nobody of legal drinking age at home, the order returns to the shop for another day.
Around the shop and the cellar
Racks downstairs, tastings at the counter and the packing table by the back door.
Notes left at the counter (example reviews)
Asked for something to go with a lamb tagine and went home with the Garnacha. It was exactly right, and the shelf card described it better than most wine lists do.
A six bottle box for a retiring colleague who loves Italian reds. It arrived wrapped in tissue with a card written by hand, and he still talks about the third bottle.
Forty guests and three cases, chosen after a tasting at the shop. Every unopened bottle was collected the Monday after and refunded within the week.
Buying, keeping and sending wine
Do you check ID?
Every time. Alcohol leaves the shop only with buyers old enough to drink it lawfully where they live, and that age varies from one country to the next. Photo ID is asked for at the counter and on delivery, and no order is handed over without it.
Where can you deliver?
Across the city, Tuesday to Saturday, to addresses where alcohol delivery is allowed. Some areas restrict it and sending wine abroad is limited by law in many places, so we confirm each address before the order is packed.
What happens if a bottle is corked?
Bring it back, or send a message, with most of the wine still in the bottle, and it is replaced or refunded. Cork taint makes a wine smell of damp cardboard; it happens now and then and is nobody's fault.
How should wine be kept at home?
Lying on its side, somewhere dark, steady and cool, ideally around 12 to 15 °C. A cupboard away from the oven and the boiler is fine for bottles you plan to open within a year.
Can a gift box go straight to the person?
Yes, with your message on a handwritten card inside. The person receiving it must be of legal drinking age, and the driver checks their ID at the door as well.
Can unopened bottles be returned?
Shop orders can come back within 14 days if the bottles are unopened and undamaged. For event orders, unopened bottles are collected within seven days and refunded in full.
Gift, case and event orders
Tell us who the wine is for, roughly how much is needed and when. A suggested list with prices follows within one working day, and you pay only once the list is agreed.
- A tasting before larger event orders
- Unopened event bottles taken back
- Payment arranged directly with the shop
Call in, or call ahead
The shop is open seven days, and a bottle can be put aside for collection with one phone call.
Reach the shop
Shop on a cobbled lane beside the old market square, delivering across the city where local rules allow
Shop hours
| Monday to Wednesday | 11:00 to 19:00 |
| Thursday and Friday | 11:00 to 21:00 |
| Saturday | 10:00 to 21:00 |
| Sunday | 12:00 to 17:00 |
Thursday tastings
Six wines are poured from 18:00 every Thursday, with bread and cheese, for $15 a seat. Places are limited, so send a message to keep one. Guests must be of legal drinking age.