Philglas & Swiggot

Specialties

Italian wine — we love it and we know you will too. We have new, old worlds to discover: Lebanon, Syria and Armenia. New, new Worlds to try: Amarone style Malbec from Argentina, Mornington Peninsula Chardonnay in Victoria. Take a journey down the Mosel with Sybille Kuntz and a bungy jump in New Zealand with Dog Point’s wild yeast sauvignon Section 94.

Innovative Some Young Punks and Mitolo bring an Italian twist to Australia; Classic Bordeaux, California icons Cakebread, Flowers impress the boss; Yarra Valley Pinot and Brouilly for light-​lunching.

Seriously pale Roses from Domaine Ott in Bandol and one from the little Island of Porquerolles.

We bring new discoveries from smaller producers: Vincentini Agostino, Tenuta Ceste, Scarbolo and Garbara, Scarborough.

Gifting? We put serious thought into your gift. We put enormous pride in getting the right wine for your menu, we want you to seriously enjoy every wine you buy from us. Welcome to Philglas & Swiggot!

History

Established in 1991.

Philglas & Swiggot was founded in 1991 with its first shop in Battersea’s Northcote Road. Now, nearly two decades later, we have shops in Richmond upon Thames and Marylebone. When we first started, we believed that there was the need for a good, down to earth, friendly and helpful specialist wine shop offering a range of interesting wines from mostly smaller producers. A sort of antidote to the increasing anonymity and sameness of the big chain stores. It was a struggle at first, but we never compromised on our mission to bring as many as possible of the world’s more interesting and innovative wines to our customers. We have been rewarded in the enormous increase in wine drinking in the UK and the resulting growth in demand for the more characterful styles.

Meet the Business Owner

Mike R.

Business Owner

by Anthony Rose, The Independent

Originally from Queensland, Karen’s interest in wines was kindled by trips with the family to the Barossa and Hunter Valleys. Karen met Mike, her husband, then with Shell, in London in 1987. After investigating diving and rainforest tours, they settled on wine retailing. «The only qualification we had was that we were ‘people’ people, says Karen. «We foolishly thought that retailing was the part of the trade that needed the least experience.» Starting up was tough in a recession, but the location in an increasingly affluent residential community and the timing, with Australian wines about to take off, were spot on. As the unrivalled selection of quality wines expanded, customers came in search of what they couldn’t buy off the supermarket shelf. «

«Our customers don’t necessarily know what they want but they’re confident they’ll be given advice that’s honest and save them the legwork. We always look for complexity, character and personality.

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