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Kiwi Don Hewitson's worldly but down-to-earth passion for wines is clear to see in this wonderful wine cellar hidden amid kebab joints on a tacky corner of Leicester Square. Having just celebrated its 40th birthday, the Cork & Bottle stocks Don's hand-picked choices from a lifetime of visiting vineyards, all enthusiastically and knowledgeably described in his encyclopedic menu (part directory, part fanzine), published quarterly. In homely surroundings, you can sip 'simply the greatest dry chenin in the world' or 'Oliver Tricon's finest vintage ever', the first of 308 steps on a world tour of wines.
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