A "juicy" wine bar has opened in Leeds where you can refill your bottles of wine.
Bottle Chop in Weetwood Lane, in Headingley, is owned by Gemma and Elis Williams. The couple also own coffee shop Fika North.
After offering some wine in the coffee shop which proved to be popular, the pair decided to open their own delicatessen. They say their key vision was to make sure they did it with the least waste possible.
To be more environmentally friendly, if customers buy a bottle of wine from the shop they can bring it back and keep refilling it every time they make a new purchase. "It's less packaging, less waste, and fewer embarrassing trips to the bottle bank", the owners said.
"It’s just wine made the way it was always meant to be, without intervention and the addition of any crap" is how the couple behind the shop describe it on their website.
"It's vegan, organic and often even biodynamic. It's grape juice...really really great grape juice", they added.
They sell wine, beer on tap, homemade sangria, and a selection of small dishes. While browsing and tasting fine wines, customers can also enjoy a bite to eat.
On the menu there are cheese boards, small plates including anchovy toast, duck rillete, fresh foccacia sandwiches filled with meat, cheese, and toppings of your choice. Sandwiches are £7 each, and bottles of wine range from £9 to £15, and between £5 and £6 for a glass.
The good news is that if you buy an expensive wine, all you have to do is pay £5 to refill it again.
Gemma and Elis Williams said: "It's a great place to buy wine and food, and enjoy wine and food. Our delicatessen is filled with incredible cheese and charcuterie from the UK and Europe.
"We serve cheese boards, meat boards and ever-changing small plates well into the evening. Showcasing small scale, high welfare produce for you to take home or sit in and take it easy. It's a lovely place to hang out and drink wine."
If you choose to sit in you can enjoy an array of cheese and meat boards which are available until 9pm every day. The Bottle Chop is open every day from 10am Monday to Friday.
Read next:
