So after some disappointing explorations of some smaller Austin wine shops, I finally took the time to really explore the Austin Wine Merchant, and I must say I was very pleased with what I found there! They have an exquisite French selection, some off-the-beaten path Italian reds, and they sell bin-ends for a tidy discount, which allows me to build a cellar with things I probably wouldn’t normally pick up. Why is it that $5 or $10 off a bottle makes it nearly irrisistible? Madness!
Another nice thing about the Austin Wine Merchant is that they actually have some reasonably priced bottles, which is sometimes hard to find in collector-oriented stores! I picked up this Domaine Andre Brunel Grenache, a Vin de Pays de Vaucluse, for only $5.99!