Bottle Apostle

Wines to sample, buy and adore

  • Tel: +44 (0) 20 8985 1549
  •  :  info@bottleapostle.com
  • 95 Lauriston Road,
  • Victoria Park Village,
  • London,
  • E9 7HJ
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Superb wine made available to sample, buy and adore

Bottle Apostle wine store allows you to try-before-you-buy, taking the guesswork out of your wine purchases.

Bottle Apostle wine store in London features self-service wine sampling, wine tasting events and excellent wine purchasing advice.
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Wine Tasting Events

Upcoming wine tasting events:

  • 11th
  • February
  • Thursday
  • 8pm
  • £25
How To taste Port
An Introduction to Port
Most of us have a general idea on what Port tastes like, but less of us know the differences in taste and production methods between the key styles. We’ll start of with a Dry White, then go on to Ruby, Late Bottled Vintage, Single Quinta, Vintage and also Tawnies of differing ages./dd>
  • 13th
  • February
  • Saturday
  • 8pm
  • £35
Steamboat
A Chinese New Year Food & Wine Event
New Event Tongue n’ Cheek Catering will be presenting a Chinese New Year tradition. In short a Steamboat is a bit like a Chinese version of a fondue. We’ll also be investigating which wines go well with Chinese food. Should be tasty and great fun to boot.
  • 16th
  • February
  • Tuesday
  • 8pm
  • £25
How to Taste Wine
An introduction to wine tasting
Sold Out The tasting is based on the first session of the numerous multi-week college courses that I have taught. We will focus on the main aspects that form the character of a wine, such as aroma, flavour, texture, alcohol, acidity, tannin, oak and age, and how these elements can be detected in the mouth and on the nose. By the end of the session you should have improved your wine vocabulary and be better equipped to convey your likes and dislikes to a wine waiter or wine shop worker.v An array of wines will be tasted covering different styles, quality levels and ages, from the modest to the spectacular. Simple food (bread, cheeses, pate etc) will also be served.
  • 17th
  • February
  • Wednesday
  • 8pm
  • £25
How to Taste Wine
An introduction to wine tasting
Sold Out The tasting is based on the first session of the numerous multi-week college courses that I have taught. We will focus on the main aspects that form the character of a wine, such as aroma, flavour, texture, alcohol, acidity, tannin, oak and age, and how these elements can be detected in the mouth and on the nose. By the end of the session you should have improved your wine vocabulary and be better equipped to convey your likes and dislikes to a wine waiter or wine shop worker. An array of wines will be tasted covering different styles, quality levels and ages, from the modest to the spectacular. Simple food (bread, cheeses, pate etc) will also be served.
  • 25th
  • February
  • Thursday
  • 8pm
  • £40
Champagne Tasting
An Introduction to Champagne
We will taste a range of different styles and price levels, highlighting the different grapes used, differing sweetness levels, winemaking methods, and age. Small house and growers will be featured, rather than big names so expect excellent examples from Tarlant, Henri Giraud, and Raymond Boulard.By the end of the Champagne tasting session you should have an improved idea of what style of Champagne you like and able to make more informed purchases. We will be serving bread, cheese, and cold meats for you to nibble on during the wine tasting.
  • 10th
  • March
  • Wednesday
  • 8pm
  • £35
Chateauneuf and Beyond
We will taste a range of reds and whites from both the North (Condrieu, Hermitage, Cote Rotie etc) and South Rhone regions (Cotes du Rhone, Gigondas, Chateauneuf du Pape etc). Food is likely to be sausage-based!
  • 18th
  • March
  • Thursday
  • 8pm
  • £35
Cognac and Armagnac
The waters of life
The waters of life. We’ll look at the main differences between the brandies from the two regions, and between categories such as VS, VSOP and XO, as well as one or two aged examples.
  • 24th
  • March
  • Wednesday
  • 8pm
  • £40
Fine red wines of Tuscany
Chianti Classico, Brunello di Montalcino, Supertuscans...
We feature some of Tuscany’s greatest estates, and will be showing stunning wines from the native Sangiovese grape in various versions, as well as examples of just how well the region can cope with international varieties.
  • 1st
  • April
  • Thursday
  • 8pm
  • £25
Blind Tasting
An April Fool’s guide to Blind Tasting
New Event A gentle introduction to the art/skill/lottery that is blind tasting. You’ll be given some useful general hints, plus some clues to guide you for each wine. There will be a prize for the best nose but we won’t be taking things too seriously. And don’t worry. We won’t actually blind you. Well not permanently.
  • 8th
  • April
  • Thursday
  • 8pm
  • £25
A Proper Cheese and Wine Evening
8 cheeses / 8 wines
Sold Out These evenings featuring cheeses from Neal’s Yard presented by Theo from the Deli Downstairs are so popular that we have to run them very regularly. This also means you can’t hang about and need to book promptly. Pairing wines to cheese is hard - a cheese that goes well with Cheddar might be horrible with Stilton. And it’s hard to find anything to cope with Brie. We’ll try around 8 cheeses (hard, soft, blue etc) with a wine chosen to match. Then we’ll mix things up and see which wine is the best allrounder.
  • 14th
  • April
  • Wednesday
  • 8pm
  • £25
How to Taste Wine
An introduction to wine tasting
The tasting is based on the first session of the numerous multi-week college courses that I have taught. We will focus on the main aspects that form the character of a wine, such as aroma, flavour, texture, alcohol, acidity, tannin, oak and age, and how these elements can be detected in the mouth and on the nose. By the end of the session you should have improved your wine vocabulary and be better equipped to convey your likes and dislikes to a wine waiter or wine shop worker. An array of wines will be tasted covering different styles, quality levels and ages, from the modest to the spectacular.

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Wine Sampling

Sample wines from our Enomatics. Hightlights:

Red
Sample
Bottle
2008  Chianti "Vernaiolo"
13%
0.44
8.75
Great value 'house chianti'. Hugely popular
2009  Robertson Pinot Noir
14%
0.40
8.00
Light fruity Beaujolais style. Perfect with pike
2008  Herringbone Hills Pinot Noir
13.5
0.53
10.00
Brightly fruity Kiwi Pinot. Good value
2007  Thandi, Shiraz Cabernet sauvignon
14%
0.37
7.00
Ethically spicy Cape red!
2007  Quinta Do Correio, Dao
13%
0.41
7.85
Portuguese red with plenty of character at the price. One of our best sellers.
2008  Noon Eclipse, McLaren Vale, Australia
15.50%
1.86
35.00
Blockbuster Grenache based blend from cult McLaren Vale winery.
2007  Contadino 5, Etna, Sicily
13%
0.96
15.50
Unfiltered non sulphured, non-interventionist red from Ethna, Sicily. Yes it's cloudy!
2003  Noval "Silval 2003" Port,
19.50%
1.72
33.00
Super ripe youngish Port from a top name
2005  Brancaia, Ilatraia
14%
2.00
38.00
Brancaia's other great red after the Il Blu. Heavier Bordeaux influence blend packed with dark fruit.
2005  Rolf Binder "Hanisch" Shiraz, Barossa Valley, Australia
14.50%
2.86
55.00
Blockbuster Shriaz from one of Barossa's top names.
2007  Mas Amiel, Rousillon, France
16%
1.05
20.00
Sweet red from the Rousillon
1995  La Rioja Alta, Gran Reserva "890"
12.50%
4.94
95.00
The ultimate in Gran Reserva Riojas
2007  Chateau Puysserguier, Languedoc, France
14.50%
0.62
11.50
Spicy St. Chinian from the Languedoc. One for lamb tangine.
2004  Cornas, Domaine du Tunnel, S. Robert, France
13.50%
1.38
26.50
Typically dense and rich, terrific elegance.
2002  Clos Vougeot Grand Cru, Alex Gambal, France
13%
3.74
72.00
Grand Cru Burgundian Pinot in a very good year
2006  Steytler, Vision Cape Blend, Stellenbosch, South Africa
14%
1.22
23.00
Multi award winning block buster red from the Cape
White
Sample
Bottle
NV  Manzanilla las Medallas de Argüeso
15%
0.47
8.90
Classic drizabone salty ozone laden sherry. Great with seafood or tapas.
NV  NOE, Pedro Ximénez Viejo
15.50%
1.56
15.00
Dark coffee laden sweet sherry.
2004  Chassagne-Montrachet 1er Cru, En Virondot, Domaine Marc Morey & Fils, France
13.50%
2.08
40.00
Lovely Premier Cru white Burgundy with a touch of bottle age. Good value compared to more recent vintages.
2006  Condrieu, Domaine Faury, France
14%
1.56
29.00
Aromatic spice laden viognier.
2008  Chateau Haut Rian, Bordeaux, France
12.50%
0.44
8.25
Excellent Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc. More citrus fruit than a Sancerre.
2008  Chateau Miraval, Pink Floyd, Provence, France
13%
0.66
12.75
Classy Provence pink from property where Pink Floyd once recorded an LP. Dry and restrained.
2008  Bremerton Verdelho, Langhorne Creek, Australia
13%
0.55
10.50
Crisp, fresh Aussie white from lesser known grape.
NV  Sercial Old Reserve 10yr Madeira Barbeito
19%
1.30
25.00
Fantastic medal winning dry Barbeito Madeira.
2007  Clos do Gravillas, L'inattendu, Minervois, France
14%
1.08
20.75
Smooth oak laden white Grenache. Great with cheese.
2007  Soave Classico, Le Bine de Costìola, Tamellini, Soave DOC, Italy
13%
0.88
16.50
Rich powerful aoked Soave. Awesome!!
2008  Bouchard Finlayson, Blanc De Mer, Western Cape, South Africa
13%
0.46
9.00
A medley of flavours from a range of varieties. Hints of gooseberry, quince, peach & orange blossom.
2007  Escarpment Chardonnay, New Zealand
14%
0.72
13.75
Rich powerful Chardonnay. Tropical fruit and caramel balanced by crisp acidity.
2009  Stanley Estates, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand
14%
0.58
11.00
Gorgeous ripe passion fruit and citrus. A 'wow' wine!
2005  Sauternes, Chateau Doisy-Vedrines
/
2.08
40.00
Classic rich Sauternes, rich & sticky.
2009  Travesia Chardonnay, Chile
13%
0.41
6.95
Good value fruity tropical Chilean Chardonnay.
2008  Reyneke Reserve Sauvignon Blanc, Stellenbosch, South Africa
13.50%
1.04
20.00
Stunning oaked Sauvignon Blanc, specially shipped from the Cape for us!

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Location

  • 95 Lauriston Road
  • Victoria Park Village
  • Hackney, London
  • E9 7HJ

Opening Times

Monday
Closed
Tues–Fri
12.00–21.00
Saturday
10.00–20.00
Sunday
10.00–18.00

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