Castello Del Vino

Small store but has decent selection of wines from around the world at reasonable prices. Also offers some specialty foods like cheese, meats, etc. A few closeout specials on wine available.

I could see the sign ‘Castello del Vino’ every time from the tram on my way to and from work and wondered exactly what it was. Today, as I walked down Anton Street with a friend I came into a winery and surprise! It was ‘Castello del Vino’ shop! It’s a lot smaller than I had imagined but they have a great variety of wines, especially Italian ones, from everywhere in Italy in fact. The guy at the shop was busy on the phone so my friend and I started to look around for some smooth red wine. Not only they have wines and some food, but also some hand-​painted ceramics from Deruta, Italy, which really caught our attention as they didn’t seem to fit in.
Besides Italian wines, they have some shelves devoted to Spanish, New Zealand, Australian and French wines, among others. The Spanish selection is good and the prices range from 80HKD to more than 500HKD per bottle. What I liked the most about it though is that they have some traditional Spanish and Italian products like olives, canned fish, vegetables and legumes. As it is more Italian-​focused, pasta was expected to be there too. And finally, they have a refrigerator with different kind of French cheeses and some Italian cold cuts. They carry monthly discounts on selected wines and you can check them out online.
So I had finally dismantled the mystery… and now I may actually come back as some of the Spanish wines seemed very reasonably priced for their quality.