We frickin’ love Jimmy, Michael and David at Vintage Wine Cellars (winners in one wine category or another for five years), but others need love too, so we’re retiring Vintage this year. Homegrown in Florida, the Wine Warehouse is a chain concept that buys its wine in bulk in Jacksonville, then sends it out to the soon-to-be 20 satellite locations around the state. Its prices are consistently lower than many other wine shops, and each location is owner-operated, so the selection varies according to palate. Great prices and great help — we can’t ask for much more.
This article appears in Sep 13-19, 2006.