Before picking up a bottle (or two) of your go-to vino, ask owner Kerri Platt to help broaden your taste buds with a few suggestions. The quaint North End spot …

It is everything a wine shop in the North End should be, cozy, charming, warm, and welcoming. And most importantly well stocked with wine and information on wine for those …

It’s in the North End, and shares a passion, an editorial, and a point of view. It’s mostly Italian, but they don’t limit themselves, there’s French, American, and Austrian. It …

“We make sure that we know the people, we’ve been to their vineyards and we’ve seen them. Some of it to us is not just about the rules and regulations …

In other words, gone are the college days when a gallon of Carlo Rossi was an evening unto itself, though good wine doesn’t necessarily have to be paired with good …

Owner Kerri Platt chooses wines that allow her to be “a storyteller as well as a sommelier.”

She talked not only about each wine but also answered some of our general questions like the emerging trend of boxed wines.  Her attitude was so laid-back and approachable which …

Kerri Platt’s shop is a jewel, filled with well-selected wines, mostly from Europe, and staffed by an enthusiastic, knowledgeable group of depressingly young people. (My kids are far older than …

With a selection from “the coolest, craziest, happiest winemakers on the planet,” Kerri and crew bring you a tasty and unique range of wines from all over the globe!

…you’ll find wines on The Wine Bottega’s shelves that you literally will not find anywhere else in Boston or all of Massachusetts: they take the time, and make the effort, …

I would also suggest that you visit The Wine Bottega and ask about these wines, and let them tell you the stories of these interesting wine makers.

“Even if you don’t know beans about wine, the knowledgeable staff at the Wine Bottega on Hanover Street will take you in hand and guide you. The shop houses thousands …

Somehow these wines were, to me, dramatically different from Barolos I’d tasted (even though the two regions are within just a few miles of each other and both made from …

Considering all the foot traffic on Hanover Street, new owner Kerri Platt could be making a dandy profit selling straw-wrapped chianti and chardonnay butter bombs. Nothing doing: Her discerning palate …

Thank you Improper Bostonian!  We are thrilled to be a part of this year’s fantastic group of winners.  So many of our friends and favorites are represented!  Congratulations to everyone. …