Defender of thesmall under represented wineries and small scale…read morewine producers. Cloudwine stocks the labels from wineries that you wouldn't usually find elsewhere. Although some are about, Cloudwine isn't necessarily about big names and well known brands; instead the focus is on regional wine of Australia, with the lmore botigue and smaller labels on the shelves. Wine is sectioned into regional specificity and within these you can find particular wine types. E.g Morington, King Valley, Heathcote, Beechworth, Henty, Gippsland, Barrosa, Mclaren Vale/Eden valley, Grampians, etc. Cloudwine has weekly wine specials; great wines atdiscounted price. Muscat from a barrel, Barossa Shiraz, Pinots, Spanish wines, Whites have all been offered as a special with a bragain price. They sell pretty good beers here too. The beer selection has changed somewhat over the years from being Belguim/European focused, to now more all rounded. Including Australia. Sierra-Nevada brews on the shelves too. These beers all the rage at the moment. And prevelant throughout Melbourne. Prince wine store is just around the corner, you're spoilt for choice. Cloudwine may be smaller but offers an affordable, solid, well selected collection of wine. Which can be used as offerings for dinner parties, wine get together's, gifts,and all manner of other occasions involving social wine. Picnics even. You're sure to pick some great finds. All you have to do is seek.

I have friends who swear by the Cloudwine Cellars. Heck, I'm not even a wine drinker, and I can see…read morehow good they are, in that peculiarly Australian way we have with wine. They sell good wine by the dozen, and cheaply, and take pride in the fact that you won't have to drop much to come away with a six pack of Cab Sav. While they'll have a large range of interesting wines (even including a Chinese plum wine, last time I was there), they're not necessarily ideal if you're after anything but wine. Price of specilization, I guess.

Hey Hello everyone and welcome to your new favorite wine…read morestore... ! By god this place is great- it has a large stock of mainly excellent stock; being the majority is great stock without a lot of the so-so filler wines you get in most places. As they say, all killer no filler. Wine is mostly at the moderate to well price end- you can find most stock ranging between $20-40, and then of course you have your other higher and lower price brackets. What i can strongly suggest, after personal years in the hospitality trade, years of buying and tasting wine, is that you want to go with the aforementioned $20- $40 pricing range. Yes, you spent a little more money, but the qaulity is far superior, and of course, this will reflect in the product itself. You can knock someone's or even your own socks off with just about any bottle in this store as such, I would highly recommend some tight fitting socks! Pay attention all, this is wine, this is good wine, this is where it's at. Fresh, clean, spacious and modern layout, with products that excel. Not in the mood for wine? You will be! But if absconding from such excellent alcoholic grape products, they have here a great range of non-commercial (i can buy that anywhere) ciders, such as the Harcourt apple and pear ciders in that cute labels and packaging. Great boutique beers that you mostly can't find anywhere else; and again, this stuff is better drinking qaulity. Finally, Melbourne wine store is located in that cool little pocket, of St Kilda Road near Royce hotel, Cafe Vue and other rad businesses. This is on the outbound side, between Domain and Toorak roads, in that funny little patch of greatness, "the only part of st Kilda road that isn't daggy, dated, boring, run of the mill, nothing special, bland, boring, insipid and really crappy."

Ah love a good bottle shop…read more If the same-same rows of Sauvignon Blanc at the supermarket liquor store make you sigh and look elsewhere - this is where you should head as your alternative. The prices won't make you baulk either, we picked up some great bottles for under $20. If you're having dinner around the city, this isn't out of the way to pick up a great BYO option and save yourself a good $30 or so on the restaurant ticket price.

Words nearly fail me with how amazing this place is. Thankfully I slowed down on the wine to…read morescribble this down. The service is brilliantly friendly. With half an idea of what I didn't like the staff were able to deliver a great wine for my Friday night drinks. The staff were attentive without being bothersome. I'll be sure to return in the very near future.

Repeatedly charged full price on discounted products. Sell…read moreexpired alcohol, e.g. beer (several months) at full price. Dodgy. On plus side the range is OK.

It's so handy having this Vintage Cellars nearby in ChinaTown. You can swing past on your way to…read moreone of the many BYO places in ChinaTown and pick up a bottle of wine or beers from here. The store has Chinese translations for most signage in and outside the store (It is in ChinaTown after all), but most of all provides a great range of beers, ciders, wines and spirits. The beverages in here are quite cheap, they always have a range that are stocked up in the aisle and presented with a great price. You can find a bottle of red or white for around %10, and usually have spirits 2 for $60. The staff are outstanding here, all very friendly and happy to help with any recommendations. Quite frequently there's a chipper young blonde behind the counter who has a laugh or two in her.

I love this store, and wish I could build an express tunnel…read moreway right to a secret entrance somewheres, so I could enter at any time. The next challenge to face would be someone setting me up with a kudos expense account, a large expense account that is. A great selection of all the alcohols; spirits, wines, beers, ciders and such and a very pleasant lay-out. The first time I was here I spent a lot of time consulting the spirit wall, beer fridge, cider area and so forth. Today I spent time looking at the Pinot Noir section; its becoming a fast growing and established habit at any store I go into. Pretty great, I'm wondering why I haven't reviewed earlier.

Great selection of different wines. Great to see local and international names which seems to be…read more'selected' versus purchased using bulk. Shame the service, suggestions and someone to talk to about the great selection is completely absent. I was there in a Friday evening, looking for a nice bottle to take to a local BYO restaurant. The girl there was more interested in stocking the fridge than anything else. When I asked if I could pay...? She replied, while sitting on a case of white wine: "....is that all, is there something else...?"

Well, I was going to say that I thought that a bottle shop with a bar was going to be cool, but…read morethen again there are a lot of places like that, it is just that the bottle shop tends to be next door, though it isn't always actually a part of the bar. Anyway, this place was still pretty good because you go buy and have here, and just take away, and I'm not sure if the prices were all that different either (it is usually more expensive to consume the liquor on-premises). Oh, and they have a pretty awesome selection of beers as well, so I'll definitely give it that.

There's quite a few wine bars in Melbourne that have a bottle shop selection with corkage option,…read morebut St Kilda Cellars is nothing like that at all. It looks like your average bottle shop. Fridges lining the walls, stacks of beer cartons all over the place. But to the side of the store stretches a bar where you can sit down and have a drink - most likely beer or spirits. To give you a picture of the clientele, think a mix of backpackers, kids that just got their first ID and the usual crazies that haunt Fitzroy Street. My idea of fun? Absolutely not. But I'm not going to give it 1 stars because for the many visitors that it attracts, it's right up their alley. If you're looking for a dirt cheap night out, want to relive your drinking tales at dive bars in Thailand, or just somewhere to duck in and pick up a few beers on the way to somewhere else, this will do the job.

A Bottle Shop On Chapel Street open 24/7 need I say more?…read more This expertly place cellar is frequented day and night by the largest array of patrons whether it be to pick up a bottle of wine for a friends birthday, a slab of beer for the barbi or those necessary post party drinks on your way home from a night out. Being open al hours of the night the Railway Bottle Shop does tend to get some crazy, drunken characters so keep your wits about you if you are there at possible 4am on a Sunday morning.

A review on a bottle shop?…read more That's right. This is not just any bottle shop, it is the smartest, most greatest bottle shop in all of the land. Perfectly located at the top of Chapel St where many a drunk walks past towards the end of the night on the way home, this humble little bottle shop has diversified into a hot dog vendor. Talk about leaving a good taste in your mouth, first they sell you drinks at the beginning of the night and then later on just when you thought you were about to go home... Bam! There's a hot dog.

While visiting friends in Elwood, we required a few nice bottles of wine. The perfect spot. Nice…read moreselection of both Aussie and imported. Many whites and sparkling chilled. The proprietor made a few selections priced well below my price point.

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