Toulouse. Both wine cellar and grocery store, this new establishment is coming to the city center
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” The essential “, that’s the name of the new one wine cellar which just opened at Toulouse. Launched this summer, and a stone’s throw from the Capitol, the establishment also serves delicatessen. A place that aims to be “simple, friendly and in the spirit of a neighborhood grocery store”, in the words of Grégory, one of the managers.
A wide variety of wines …
“L’Essentiel” is based in particular on a wide variety of wines, at different prices and sources. “But products only by winegrowers», Specifies the co-founder. “On one of the Pink, of White, of Red, but the idea is to make the wines turn depending on the season, for example by selling less rosé in winter, ”he explains. And for those who would like to taste before buying, “L’Essentiel” offers tastings on site.
…but not only
Rum or gin, the grocery store also offers spirits, but also beer. Some others from the region, and even from the department, such as the “Braxéenne”, a craft beer made at Brax, Fr Upper Garonne. “Also on one of the beers top of the line, which very few stores sell in Toulouse, ”says Grégory, one of the managers.
Products from the region
On the delicatessen side, Coffee, the, canned duck… All this in the same logic as for beers since “L’Essentiel” sells for example roasted coffee in Balma, near Toulouse. “We were also keen to work directly with producers. Canned foods like foie gras or duck rillettes are made in Tarn et Garonne by a producer. They are even hand labeled“, Explains Grégory.
A collaboration between friends
Wine cellar and therefore also a delicatessen, “l’Essentiel”, after all of a collaboration between three friends, Grégory, Jérôme and Mohammed. The idea of a wine cellar was born in the midst of a health crisis and containment. “We all three a profession related to catering. It was a complicated period during confinement, so we had the idea of setting up this project, alongside our respective activities, ”explains Grégory.
Meetings between producers and consumers
In the coming months, “the Essential” should also be found online, since the three managers would like to sell their products on the internet. “We will also organize parties, where we will invite a winegrower for example, so that producers and consumers can meet and exchange ”, announces the co-founder of the wine cellar.
Practical information
L’Essentiel, wine cellar and delicatessen
2 rue des Pénitents Gris
Open Tuesday to Friday 11 a.m. to 1:30 p.m. and 4:30 p.m. to 7:30 p.m., and Saturday 11 a.m. to 7:30 p.m.
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