“…
Could this be the future of wine retailing? As someone
who despairs of the high street retailers' generic pile 'em high and sell 'em cheap
strategy, and who passionately wants to preserve the wide diversity of the wine
world, I wish Hutchinson and Mannis every success. I'll be rooting for them - and
I'm pretty sure that wine buffs around the
UK
will be too
…”
Natasha Hughes, Wine-Pages.com
“…
For my £20, I feel as though I've tasted half the
world, but I still seem to have enough credit to visit the icons machine where I
taste a graceful 1959 Beychevelle, a youthful 1999 DRC Romaneé St Vivant and a grand
1995 Château Latour
…”
Anthony Rose MW, for The Independent
“…
Having tried 12, I would have bought five, and avoided
disappointment with the other seven. So why aren’t all wine shops like this?
…”
Andrew Jefford MW for The Financial Times
“…
For those who happen to be in
London
, I highly recommend a trip to Islington and “The Sampler”.
You never know, you might be able to pop in for a Pétrus on the way home from work
…”
Neal Martin for eRobertParker
