Most restaurant menus match wine to food – but Bottles turns that on its head, suggesting dishes that will go with your choice of wine. We were particularly taken with a Trebbiano from Central Italy, which was curiously herbal, and a smooth French Chablis. It can feel daunting making a choice when you have 180 or so options, but staff are on hand and happy to make suggestions. The focus of the many-paged menu is Italian wines from independent producers and small farms – wines you’re unlikely to find elsewhere (some from forgotten grapes), and at reasonable prices. The space is dominated by two communal tables – one upstairs, one down – that feel sociable but are also big enough to give you some breathing room. Bottles is an even sleeker take, all brass accents, exposed brickwork and stacks of reclaimed fruit crates.
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With Bottles & Battles in South London’s new foodie hotspot Mercato Metropolitano already under their belt, the pair know how to create a laid-back drinking environment. By Olivia HolborowĪddress: Grays & Feather, 26 Wellington St, London WC2E 7DD Telephone: +44 20 3948 4900 Website: īottles is an Italian wine bar from Franco Mancini and Daniele Marano on the fringes of Old Spitalfields Market. Tuck into seasonal small plates with a heavy focus on cheese and fish, both of which work well to balance the acidity often found in sparkling wines. The menu will change as Gray makes new discoveries, but favourites from our visit included a divinely dry and herbal New Zealand Pinot Gris and Sauvignon blend, and a festive sparkling Italian red with hints of cherry and coffee. From traditional biscuity Champagnes to weirdly wonderful sparkling reds, there are eight pages of different types of fizz from around the world to be discovered, with a focus on unusual vintages from small and unknown experimental winemakers you’re unlikely to find anywhere else. Hold on to a copy tightly so you can refer to it throughout your visit.
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There are menus full of evocative descriptions (a prosecco is characterised as ‘peaches on toast’ a vintage reserve as ‘biscuits dipped in honey’). It’s a mantra this sparkling wine-focussed bar has embraced wholeheartedly. According to the menu at Grays & Feather, ‘a bottle of wine is like a painting – the more you know about it, the more you see’.
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