Planet of the Grapes
It couldn’t claim to be the most salubrious street in the capital but it is just a stroll from Tottenham Court Tube to Planet of the Grapes in New Oxford Street. It is also quite an unassuming frontage but it is the wine on the shelves that are of interest, or in the bath… for they have a one in the window.
The website came first, I believe, but there is little information to be found about the two guys who run the company - Matt and Marc. If they were the two chaps in the shop during my visit they seem pleasant, chatty and knowledgeable. Not a large shop by any means, so not frighteningly imposing but it does offer a very interesting range; there were more than enough wines to easily break through my self-imposed £15 limit.
The website though doesn’t seem to offer the full range I saw in the shop; the Chilean Sauvignon Gris and the Spanish Grenache are both absent from the website. There are some interesting wines listed though, a changing collection of end-of-lines and a selection of spirits complement a range of fine wines, decent dessert wines and a smattering of wines from across the world.
Delivery in Central London is free but elsewhere in the UK it is £10. I couldn’t spot a minimum order quantity. No overall specialisation for Planet of the Grapes but a world encompassing range.
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[...] Planet of the Grapes is holding a Spanish promotion through May where all Spanish wines are on offer with a 10% discount. In support of this they are holding a Rioja tasting on Tuesday 9th May featuring the wines of Marques de Murrieta This is one of the most famed Rioja bodegas producing brilliant quality wines across the range. For just £40 per head including Jamon and Queso, you will get to try a generous glass of the following: [...]
[...] A real shame, meaning wine lovers in this part of town have to fight their way down Oxford Street to Selfridges or head up Oxford Street in the other direction and cross over to Planet of the Grapes. [...]
[...] Planet of the Grapes have opened a Wine Bar/shop type thing in Leadenhall market, London, less than 10 mins walk from Liverpool Street, Bank and London Bridge. They have a range of around 450 wines available by the bottle and a small but select range of wines by the glass. What’s new about your wine bar, I hear you cry, well all the wines are priced at retail and to enjoy them in the bar simply add £10, irrespective of price. Therefore Mouton Rothschild 1983 priced at £225 will cost you only £235 to drink in the bar, as opposed to £500+ in other bars and restaurants, more realistically Louis Roederer N.V is £42 per bottle and Pol Roger N.V £38 [...]
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