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ust around the corner from Borough tube station on Lant Street is an old converted cork factory that from 1986 housed Waterloo Wine Co established by Paul Tutton of Tuttons in Covent Garden and has recently evolved into the Lant Street Wine Company. An independent wine merchant Lant Street Wine do the simple things well finding and importing interesting wines from small quality producers and selling them at reasonable prices. It is said that Ben was almost born in a bottle having explored the cellars and shelves of Waterloo Wine since he was 6 years old. Bens father David had worked from the early days with Paul Tutton and their selection and supply of world wines for over thirty years drew praises from many including Oz Clarke for being full of quirky unexpected bottles. Ben having grown up in the middle of all of this knows every aspect of the wine merchants world from vineyard to consumer and has now stepped boldly into management. Another of the next generation of merchants at Lant Street is Rudi Assistant Manager and a comparatively late starter originally more interested in grains than grapes with a particular fondness for Japanese whiskey. Rudi has been exploring the world of wine for 5 years and is currently working his way through his Wine Spirit Education Trust courses. Their long-standing relationships with family-run wine producers gives the team at Lant Street Wine unprecedented insights into how the estates and vines have evolved and the passion of the wine-makers themselves. When customers pop into the shop nine times out of ten we will have tried the bottle theyre looking at and can offer advice on its style and flavours explained Rudi. Although steeped in a great wine provenance the team at Lant Street have a refreshing relaxed air of casual enjoyment of the whole trade wonderfully embodied in Ben. When asked what his personal favourites were he shrugged It varies depending on the time of day and occasion of course but I will generally come back to a dry crisp Loire Valley white. A classic English fry-up accompanied by Champagne is also not out of the question LANT STREET WINE COMPANY 59-61 Lant Street SE1 1QL t 020 7357 7788 e saleslantstreetwine.comBen knows every aspect of a wine merchants world from vineyard to consumer with provenance WINES Selling to both trade and public local wine specialists have re-opened their doors as the Lant Street Wine Company with a fabulous RIVER Reader Wine Club by Owen Rice THE RIVER AUTUMN 2015 FOOD DRINK 09