302 Walcott St
Menora Western Australia 6050
(08) 9271 1179
Hours:
Mon-Wed 10am-8.30pm
Thu-Sat 9am-8.30pm
Sun 11am-7pm
La-Vigna is a dream of a bottle shop if you are into International wines, ciders and beers: Spain, Italy, France, Portugal, Chile, Argentina, New Zealand, and what's not.
There is a tendency in most bottle shops, bars and restaurants in Perth to have a few international European wines that are mediocre regarding quality; moreover, they are poorly representative of the wines of a given country, so we get something that is easy to import, or that is well marketed in origin, not the wines that are top-notch or the latest new thing in that country country. Not only that, you ask them something about a specific wine, cider or beer and they do not know anything. They just sell them as the latest thing... in Perth.
La Vigna is great because they have a great selection of international wines, ciders and beers that are representative of the wine culture of the countries they sell from. Thus, you have a great variety of wines coming from different "terroir denomination" areas within the same country, which means they are completely different varieties of wine and have a history behind them. Being so, you go to La-Vigna and know you can buy and try different things from the same country. That is exciting!
The downside of the place (can you guess?), is the pricing. You have to pay top dollar for what you fancy, and the prices of some of the bottles are just worth paying if you want something special for a special occasion, or, well, to pamper yourself if you have the money. Having said that, some of their international wines are still affordable, not more expensive than a good Australian one. That is also exciting!
The staff are not only very friendly and chatty, but also very knowledgeable about what they sell. You tell them what you might like or you are looking for and they will help you with great mastery, or they will let you browse at your heart's content if that is what you want. That is awesome!
