Can someone gift me a name of a good wine shop in the capital of Delhi. I am American here working and cannot find anything remotely similar to a good wine shop in the US, where they know how to store, care for and display wine. The two that I have visited (east of kailash nad GKII) have poor selection, standing up, in HOT weather, with no ability to browse the wines without having to ask a completely ignorant person to get each bottle that you want to look at. Does such a thing exist? If not, why not in a city of millions and millions of people? I live in a town of 75,000 in the us, in a very unsophisticated area and we have two like this. I am dying of thirst.. please help! jeff

Here is the list of wine shops selling imported wines. But I don't know which one is good.

SNO. OUTLET GRADE GALLO PRESENCE
1 BROADWAY 4 STAR & BELOW B
2 DIPLOMAT 4 STAR & BELOW B
3 HANS PLAZA 4 STAR & BELOW C
4 HOTEL ALKA 4 STAR & BELOW B
5 JAHANGIR PALACE 4 STAR & BELOW C
6 KANISHKA 4 STAR & BELOW C
7 KRISHNA CONTINENTAL 4 STAR & BELOW B
8 MAHARAJA HOTEL 4 STAR & BELOW C
9 MARIANA 4 STAR & BELOW C
10 PROMINENT 4 STAR & BELOW C
11 RAJDOOT 4 STAR & BELOW C
12 SAMARAT HOTEL 4 STAR & BELOW C
13 SARTAJ 4 STAR & BELOW C
14 SURYA CONTINENTAL 4 STAR & BELOW C
15 VIKRAM 4 STAR & BELOW C
16 YORK 4 STAR & BELOW C
1 AMBASSADOR 5 STAR A
2 ASHOKA 5 STAR A
4 CENTAUR 5 STAR C
5 CLARIDGE 5 STAR B
7 GRAND HYATT 5 STAR A
9 HOTEL JANPATH 5 STAR C
11 HOTEL NIKO 5 STAR A
12 HYATT REGENCY 5 STAR A
13 IMPERIAL 5 STAR A
14 INTER CONTINENTAL 5 STAR A
18 LE-MERIDIEN 5 STAR A
21 MAURYA SHERATON 5 STAR A
23 OBEROI CONTINENTAL 5 STAR A
24 OBERI MAIDENS 5 STAR A
25 PARK HOTEL 5 STAR B
26 PARK ROYAL 5 STAR A
28 QUTAB 5 STAR C
29 RADDISSION 5 STAR A
33 SIDDARTAH 5 STAR B
35 CROWN PLAZA SURYA 5 STAR B
36 TAJ MAHAL 5 STAR A
37 TAJ PALACE 5 STAR A
38 5 STAR A
49 DELHI GOLF CLUB CLUB A
52 FRIENDS CLUB CLUB A
54 GYMKHANA CLUB CLUB A
55 HOLIDAY CLUB CLUB A
56 INDIA HABITAT CLUB CLUB A
57 INDIA INTERNATIONAL CENTRE CLUB A
73 SOUTH DELHI CLUB A
74 VASANT VIHAR CLUB CLUB A
41 ANAND NIKETAN CLUB CLUB B
45 CSOI CLUB B
48 DEFENCE COLONY CLUB CLUB B
58 JAHAPANAH CLUB CLUB B
61 NSCI CLUB B
63 NEW FRIENDS CLUB CLUB B
69 RIVERSIDE CLUB CLUB B
42 AUTOMOBILE ASSO. CLUB C
43 CHEMSFORD CLUB CLUB C
44 CHIRAG CLUB CLUB C
46 DCA-JCOS CLUB CLUB C
47 DDCA CLUB C
50 FATERNITY CLUB CLUB C
51 DELHI FLYING CLUB CLUB C
53 GIDNEY CLUB CLUB C
59 JANAKPURI CLUB CLUB C
60 MASONIC CLUB CLUB C
62 NARIANA VIHAR CLUB CLUB C
64 NITI BAGH CLUB CLUB C
65 PITAMPURA CLUB CLUB C
66 PRESS CLUB OF INDIA CLUB C
67 PUNCHSHEEL CLUB CLUB C
68 PUNJABI BAGH CLUB C
70 ROSHANRA CLUB CLUB C
71 SAFDARJUNG CLUB CLUB C
72 SAKET CLUB CLUB C
1 VILLAGE BISTRO RESTAURANT A
2 MOET'S BAR-B-CUE RESTAURANT A
3 DAWAT KHANA RESTAURANT A
4 RODEO RESTT RESTAURANT A
5 TGI FRIDAY RESTAURANT A
6 REGENT RESTAURANT A
7 PIZZA HUT RESTAURANT A
8 DIVA RESTT RESTAURANT A
9 BUZZ RESTT RESTAURANT A
10 TGI FRIDAY, CONAUGHT PLACE RESTAURANT A
11 GOFFEREYS RESTAURANT A
12 PIZZA HUT, CONAUGHT PLACE RESTAURANT A
13 LODHI GARDEN RESTT RESTAURANT A
14 MGI RESTAURANT A
15 SENSO RESTAURANT A
16 GAYLORD RESTAURANT B
17 GOLDEN DRAGON RESTAURANT B
18 ROOF TOP RESTAURANT B
19 ZEN RESTT RESTAURANT B
20 GOLA RESTT RESTAURANT B
21 DIMPLE RESTT RESTAURANT B
22 PRINCESS GARDEN RESTAURANT B
23 OBSESSION EGO RESTAURANT B
24 GOLDEN DRAGON RESTAURANT B
25 PALKI RESTT RESTAURANT B
26 SNOB RESTAURANT B
27 TANDOORI CLUB & CHINA CLUB RESTAURANT B
28 NIRULAS CORNER HOUSE RESTAURANT B
29 PIZZA PIZZA EXPRESS RESTAURANT B
30 SURI BACHI RESTAURANT B
31 BAUJI KA DABA RESTAURANT B
32 TURQUOISE COTTAGE RESTAURANT B
33 PEBBLE STREET RESTT RESTAURANT B
34 SUN CITI RESTAURANT B
35 THE CLAY OVEN RESTAURANT B
36 RUBY TUESDAY RESTAURANT B
37 ROYAL PALACE RESTAURANT B
38 GOLA NORTH END RESTAURANT B
39 ODD BIN RESTAURANT B
40 SPIRIT RESTAURANT B
41 LAZEEZ AFFAIR RESTAURANT B
42 PIZZA PIZZA EXPRESS, ANDREW GANJ RESTAURANT B
43 THE BUCK STOPS HERE RESTAURANT B
44 THE IMPERIAL GARDEN RESTAURANT B
45 WE-2 RESTAURANT B
46 LOBBY CAFÉ RESTAURANT B
47 DV-8 RESTT RESTAURANT B
48 SAHARA RESTT RESTAURANT B
49 GOOD TIMES RESTAURANT B
50 SUEDE REST RESTAURANT B
51 SCORPION MOON RESTAURANT B
52 DELHI DEVILS RESTAURANT B
53 RUBY TUESDAY ( SAKET) RESTAURANT B
1 NIRULAS RESTAURANT C
2 AMBER RESTAURANT C
3 COLOUR - N - SPICE RESTAURANT C
4 CHOPSTICKS RESTAURANT C
5 DELHI DURBAR RESTAURANT C
6 EMBASSY RESTAURANT C
7 ESSEX FARM RESTAURANT C
8 FUJIYA RESTAURANT C
11 KWALITY RESTAURANT C
12 MEHMAN RESTAURANT C
13 MUGHAL MAHAL RESTAURANT C
14 SONA RUPA RESTAURANT C
15 STANDARD RESTAURANT C
16 UNITED COFFEE HOUSE RESTAURANT C
17 VOLGA RESTAURANT C
18 TAJ RESTAURANT C
21 THE FIRST FLOOR RESTAURANT C
24 MOTI MAHAL DX RESTAURANT C
25 PEOCOCK RESTAURANT C
27 THE KABILA RESTT RESTAURANT C
29 THE PAVILON RESTAURANT C
33 HONGCHI RESTT RESTAURANT C
34 DRUMS OF HEAVEN RESTAURANT C
36 MALIKA REST RESTAURANT C
37 STATUS RESTT RESTAURANT C
38 SEVEN-O-SEVEN RESTAURANT C
39 PYRAMID RESTAURANT C
41 LOTUS GARDENN RESTAURANT C
42 TAQUILLA RESTAURANT C
46 PARK BALLUCHI RESTAURANT C
52 COPPER CHIMNEY RESTAURANT C
53 LEE'S GARDEN RESTAURANT C
56 M - FIFTY TWO RESTAURANT C
57 MIKYO RESTAURANT C
60 CHUNGWA RESTAURANT C
62 ORIENT TAVERN RESTAURANT C
63 MAHARANI RESTAURANT C
64 NOTHING AUTHENTIC RESTAURANT C
65 TEMPTATION RESTAURANT C
66 THE CHAUPAL RESTAURANT C
68 THE MOHAN'S MULTICUSINE RESTT RESTAURANT C
69 NEW DELHI DARBAR RESTAURANT C
72 CROSS ROAD RESTAURANT C
73 THE MOST RESTAURANT C
76 THE FRONTIER OUTPOST RESTT RESTAURANT C
78 TANDOORI JUNCTION RESTT RESTAURANT C
80 RICE BOWL RESTAURANT C
81 RAJ MUDRA RESTAURANT C
82 LOTUS GARDEN RESTT, CHANAKYA PURI RESTAURANT C
83 SAPTAGIRI RESTAURANT C
84 SEVENTY SEVEN RESTAURANT C
86 100 DEGREE RESTAURANT C
87 PEHLI MANZIL RESTAURANT C
88 METRO POLIS RESTAURANT C
94 GOLDEN DRAGON, LAJPAT NAGAR RESTAURANT C
95 AKA SAKA RESTT RESTAURANT C
97 COLUMBUS RESTT RESTAURANT C
98 LOTUS POND RESTT RESTAURANT C
105 UNITED WESTEND RESTAURANT C
107 MOTI MAHAL DX, DEFENCE COLONY RESTAURANT C
108 4-S RESTT RESTAURANT C
110 BAMBOO GARDEN RESTT RESTAURANT C
113 GOLA SOUTH END RESTAURANT C
115 THAI WOK RESTAURANT C

These are all restaurants and hotels, there is not one shop on the list where I can buy a bottle and take it home. I am not hung up on imported wine either, just want a selection.

Government allowed to sell the wine to shops very recently. You may have to shop around right now with restaruants as of now. It will be available soon in shops also.

There's only one wine shop i've come across in delhi that has a separate area for wine, that's temperature regualated and actually pleasant to walk into. It is part of the government run alcohol store in GKII, right behind (or within, but further back) in what was the Savitri Cinema complex right by Outer Ring Road. Check it out.

Without offending anyone in Delhi, I would like to inform you about the nice wine stores in Goa, famous for its beaches and liquors.

 

Regards,

Milind