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City Wine Shop


A top-end of town wine mecca, sitting opposite Parliament House. Dark-timber paneling, a tiled bar and assured, natural wine service: You could be in France. You could be in Spain. Because Melbourne is a truly international city. Twenty wines by the glass—Germany, Georgia, Australia, Sicily, Burgundy—always changing. The food offering is one of the best in the city, from a tapas-style range through to more serious plates and an excellent cheese board. For Melbourne wine industry professionals, it is another default position.


This review appears in the print edition of the April 2017 issue.
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Ben Canaider writes about wine for The Spectator Australia and is a former contributor to Melbourne’s Good Food Guide.


This story appears in the print issue of April 2017.
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