From the owner: Le comptoir du bouteiller c'est une cave à vin et une épicerie fine à la fois! Avec plus de 150…read moreréférences en vins et spiritueux côté cave et une grande sélection de produits de terroirs côté épicerie fine. Tous les jeudi soir à partir de 19h nous vous accueillons dans le cadre de nos "afterwork" pour une dégustation de vins au verre accompagnés de nos salaisons "ibérico vellota" et fromages fermiers de producteurs.

My friend and I stopped at this shop to grab a bottle of wine and went on an amazing wine journey…read more Shop owner, Eliott, really took the time to make us feel welcomed. I mean, we are a couple of annoying Americans who speak very little French and he was very patient and accommodating. Now, for the wines! We had an amazing tasting and were introduced to some really fun, unique wines. I never wanted to buy more wine - sadly, we only walked away with 6 bottles. I can't wait to have more shipped to me! If in the Bordeaux region, go to Saint-Emilion and go to this shop! Trust us, it is worth the journey!!

You generally can't go wrong with the wine "caves" in St. Emilion. They are honest sellers who…read moreoffer beautiful wine at fantastic prices. But you will not find a friendlier, more engaging, and more knowledgeable wine expert than Monsieur Thierry Dubois. His cave is not simply a shop, it is a place to learn about and experience all that fine wine has to offer. If all you want is an excellent recommendation, a good selection, and fair prices, that can easily be had here. The shop is unassuming but very well-appointed, comfortable, and well-stocked. Thierry offers fantastic tastings, and also, if you are lucky, he may serve you some of his delicious Basque tapas with it. This is a man who loves wine, and loves what he does, and it is a true pleasure to be welcomed into that environment, share some wine, and deepen one's knowledge. Perhaps the wisest thing he said to my wife and I, who enjoyed ourselves so much that we never even made it past his shop on our last visit, was this: "yes, there is a lot of competition, but ultimately, the competition is with oneself, and the goal is to not lose your soul in the process." Perhaps the most amusing thing he said about wine was "you need to aerate this because it is an old wine, and old wines are lazy!" I mean, how could you _not_ want to buy a bottle from a chap like that? Whether you are a neophyte or a connoisseur, the Cave de la Grande Fontaine is not to be missed on any visit to St. Emilion. And it's easy to find--just look for the big inflatable wine bottle (this is Thierry's way of not taking himself and his wine too terribly seriously, so don't be put off). Pull up a stool, hold your glass up to the light, take a deep sniff, and prepare yourself for wine nirvana.

The food and wine were pretty good, but my wife and I agree, one of the ladies working there was…read moreprobably the friendliest human we met in France. It is a great little spot with a nice backyard patio and many spots to hangout within. The pricing was fairly economical as well.

I'll preface this by saying that this is a tourist review, from someone not terribly familiar with…read moreoenology. I found this a charming little shop filled with all things Bordeaux, and a few things that from other areas, like the Arizona iced tea priced at 4,30€...I'll chalk that up to being a quirk of the import industry. In addition to wine, they also have beers, a few desserts, liqueurs, cassoulet in jars, and some spices. The staff was very friendly, and took the time to explain the various qualities of the wines available, even though my French was not so hot!

From the owner: Vins, bières et spiritueuxread more