The biggest wine merchant in Europe, Lavinia near Madeleine church boasts over 6000 wines and spirits to choose from, including 2000 non-French bottles. Sample some at the wine-tasting bar or in the restaurant, where wines are served at shop prices.
Not only is Lavinia big, it is also beautiful. This concept store places its bottles reclining under gentle lighting, in controlled temperature and humidity. The 15 sales staff are all qualified sommeliers.
Guests can also linger in the wine library. Those not satisfied with the wines on display should ask for the riches of the cellar, in whose dark depths lie rare wines, such as a 1918 Mouton Rothschild. But don't be put off by the wine buffs and snobs - prices range from €3-€36,000.
Guests can also linger in the wine library. Those not satisfied with the wines on display should ask for the riches of the cellar, in whose dark depths lie rare wines, such as a 1918 Mouton Rothschild. But don't be put off by the wine buffs and snobs - prices range from €3-€36,000.