Le Goût du Vin

St-Barthélemy


Around 800 different labels are stocked at this superb wine shop, which also supplies many of the best restaurants, bars and resorts across the entire eastern Caribbean from its vast climate-controlled cellars. Around half the wines are French, with the other half New World wines from Argentina, New Zealand, California and South Africa.


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Nearby St-Barthélemy attractions

1. St Bartholomew's Anglican Church

0.18 MILES

Completed in 1855 from French bricks and limestone, local stone and Sint Eustatius volcanic black rock, white-painted St Bartholomew's has an open-sided…

2. Wall House Museum

0.19 MILES

An imposing stone building from the Swedish period at the tip of the peninsula houses a modest collection of oil lamps, period furniture, farming tools,…

3. Le P’tit Collectionneur

0.2 MILES

A diverse array of objects ranging from oil lamps, old nautical equipment and model ships to 18th‑century British smoking pipes and the island’s first…

4. Fort Gustave

0.29 MILES

Built in 1787 by the Swedish as one of three forts to protect the harbor, this site today has the remains of a vaguely bottle-shaped lighthouse along with…

5. Shell Beach

0.34 MILES

In case you're tired of getting powdery-white sand everywhere, take the five-minute saunter from the harbor to this midsize beach awash with tiny crunched…

6. Plage de St Jean

0.84 MILES

St Jean's beach is separated by the Eden Rock hotel. The western section is a fairly narrow strip right below the tiny airport, making it a favorite among…

7. Plage de Gouverneur

1.45 MILES

Cradled by high cliffs and untouched nature, Gouverneur is a gorgeous, broad, secluded sandy beach fringing a U-shaped bay. It’s splendid for sunbathing…

8. Plage des Flamands

1.57 MILES

The widest beach on the island, Flamands' clear waters seduce beachgoers and surfers when the swell's up. Most of its shadeless sweep is backed by private…