Address
Train station Kiosk Lower Kings road, Berkhamsted HP4 2AJ
Business Hours
Monday to Wednesday
7am-10am / 12-8:30pm
Thursday & Friday
7am-10am / 12-9pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm
Shop online and have your order delivered or click and collect in store 7 days a week.
FREE LOCAL DELIVERY
Berkhamsted
FREE DELIVERY ON ORDER OVER £50
Delivery Time (1-2 Days)
Harpenden, Luton, Watford, Chesham, Kings Langley, Tring, Amersham, Hemel Hempstead, Saint Albans, Aylesbury and all the surrounding areas
Production
Souced from vines grown on clay-chalk soils around Alba, and the neighbouring villages that form the Langhe plain and part of Roero. Guyot-trained with a vine density of 3,500 vines per hectare. There is a green harvest in May and July. No irrigation is used. Grapes are hand harvested in the middle of September. The Barbera grapes are sorted and selected, crushed softly and the stalks separated. The must is piped into steel tanks where it is fermented at a temperature of about 27 degrees for 10 days. Production continues with a lighter fermentation until the consumption of sugars is complete. The wine then spends around 6/8 months in steel tanks before bottling. This allows the wine to settle, yet retain vibrant fruit character.
Tasting notes
Ripe plum and morello cherry fruit. Some nice developing spicy notes, with bright blueberries and plum on the palate. A dry, medium bodied wine with balanced acidity on the finish.
Food match
Should work a treat with a thin crust pizza topped with pepperoni or salami and heartier vegetables such as courgette and artichoke.
Platform Wines opened in December 2019 in Berkhamsted, our store is perfectly located for you to get drinks and snacks on your way home from work or to buy a refreshing drink for your journey into London. We also currently serve Coffees, breakfast options and Smoothies to morning commuters.
We specialise in fine wine, champagne, craft beers, Pre-mixed Cans, unusual spirits and have a large selection available chilled at the store for your convenience. We will also stock a selection of one off wines and beers available until sold out.
If you have any suggestions for specific stock you would like to see please let us know.
Business Hours
Monday to Wednesday
7am-10am / 12-8:30pm
Thursday & Friday
7am-10am / 12-9pm
Saturday 10am - 10pm
Sunday 9am - 5pm