May 21, 2007

Wine shop

This is a shop in Paris, Caves Augé (118, boulevard Haussmann, 75008 Paris), established more than 150 years ago. It may be the oldest, still existing, wine & liquor shop in Paris and is also considered to be among the very best. The choice is enormous, service is excellent and prices are correct. You can go there and buy an old bottle of wine, port wine, calvados, cognac… from a specific year. Tell them that you wish a bottle from 1943 (e.g. as a birthday gift) and they will probably find something for you.

22 comments:

Anonymous said...

merci de l'adresse! une visite s'imposera à mon prochain séjour parisien!

Sidney said...

An address to remember! Thanks for the tip!

isa said...

I am definitely inviting you to my next birthday ;-)))

Emilieee said...

Sounds great! Wine. oh. Wine. I wished I could have one now.

Keshi said...

wow nice!

Keshi.

di.di said...

I'm not a wine drinker. I haven't drank more than 2-3 glasses of wine over the past four years.

i enjoyed my magaritas n vodka thogh... but I guess my drinking days are over. I'll drink more water from now on...

cheers.

Olivier said...

c'est un des plaisirs de Paris, toutes ces caves à vin (il en existe une tres bonne sur la place de la nation), ainsi que les bars à vins

hpy said...

It's your birthday soon, I guess!

hpy said...

Maybe today?

Peter said...

hpy: Another about 11 months to go, so you have some time for saving!

Anonymous said...

Yes, it looks like one of these beautiful old stores in Paris and it's great to read that not only the offered things are good, but that the price is fair, too.

Cergie said...

Il y a aussi les bars à vin où on se régale de charcuterie et on boit du vin au verre sur une nappe en papier...
Appréciés surtout par les messieurs

Tu fais un tabac (ou une bouteille) avec ce post !
Dis moi, est ce que 1943 est un bon cru, vraiment ?
1982 = excellent et 79 et 84 = non pas vraiment : les années de naissance de mes enfants <- un ami viticulteur à St Emillion !

Peter said...

Non,je ne pense pas que 1943 est bien classé. Tant pis; j'avai une autre raison de mettre cette annéée!

angela said...

I love specialist shops and they're often no more expensive than the supermarkets.
Doesn't it look classy?
Lovely photos, Peter. Thanks for your visit and comment. I'll add you to my blogroll.
I hope your son had an enjoyable evening in cannes. Which film was he seeing. Lucky him to have an invitation.
Angela

lyliane six said...

Tu iras donc aussi pour Décembre me commander une bouteille de cette fameuse année 1943.
Cergie :Je la connais cette raison!.

Anonymous said...

I noted the dates on the labels on the bottles in the window go back to 1964. We don't have a store like this where I live. We have a lot of old buildings but none have any liquors in them.

You have made a great photo, Peter, and great because it shows the store window and another view shows the whole store. I think that is good and the narrative is very good too.

krystyna said...

Hi Peter!
I don’t like any alcohol, but I’m sure that during my visit to Paris I must not forget this address. I love old, specific places, buildings;
and wine is probably the older the better.
Thanks for your visit; and thanks for this interesting post!
Have a great day!

Anonymous said...

Bon ben je vais faire aussi un petit peu de pub... Pour mon frero qui travail a lavinia... Ce n'est pas aussi vieux que le magazin dont vous nous parlé, mais moi j'adore m'y rendre... Il y a des vins de tous les pays au sous sol, de toute la france au rez de chaussé, au premier etage il y a les alcools forts et un petit restaurant... On est pas oblige d'y manger, mais on peut commander une assiette de fromage, de charcuterie ou de foie gras pour deguster le vin qu'on aura choisi au magasin... C'est au 3, boulevard de la Madeleine, entre la madeleine et l'opera
http://www.lavinia.fr/LaviniaFR/restaurante.aspx

Peter said...

Merci, bergère, pour cette adresse. J'ai regardé le site et vais essayer de mettre les pieds bientôt.

alice said...

Ca me rappelle un séjour linguistique en Angleterre, il y a bien longtemps: j'étais tombée dans une famille très chic de la banlieue de Londres et à chaque diner, mon hôte me faisait venir devant ses invités pour que je lise les noms français de ses grands vins. A part ces occasions, il ne m'adressait pas la parole!

black feline said...

wow...an ancient wine shop! i bet they are also doing the wine in the traditional way..no?

Chuckeroon said...

Peter, you have neatly secured my 100% attention. I will not fail to watch your blog like a hawk from now and forever! ;-)