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World's best wine shops?

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    I'd like to know what everyone would consider to be their favorite wine shop(s) of the world. In case any of us ever happen to stumble upon them, I think it would be good to share recommendations with each other.

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    If in London, you should check out The Sampler which is on Upper Street in Islington. They have these new high-tech sampling machines where you can taste 25/50/75ml samples of wine, with a choice of about 80 at any one time. You pre-pay for credit that is added to a special card that you then slot into the machine. It tells you your balance and each time you sample a wine, it deducts the value of the sample. Each sample is based on the proportionate value of the full bottle price so range from about 30 pence to £30, depending on the quality. You can try some amazing wines that you might not normally be able to justify buying.
    Its really good fun with friends before going for a meal nearby. They are open until about 8 or 9pm.
    www.thesampler.co.uk

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    For overall selection and inventory, I very much like Lavinia in Paris http://www.lavinia.fr

    And in New York it's Astor Wines for me http://www.astorwines.com

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    Oddly, Orange County, California has 2 or 3 of the best wine shops to be found anywhere. Hi Time Cellars in Costa Mesa is huge, as well as Wine Exchange (my favorite) in Orange, and Wine Club in Tustin. Great selection, and the latter two have extremely competitive prices. Unlike their European counterparts, you can actually walk around and see the bottles.

    As per Herry Lawford's post, Taupo, New Zealand must be have some sort of wine harmonic convergence, as Scenic Cellars there also has an amazing selection, something not easy to come across in the Southern Hemisphere.

    Thanks from: Herry Lawford

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