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13 Places In Melbourne That’ll Deliver You Fancy Cheese And Booze During Lockdown

By Kassia Byrnes 4 June 2021

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Lockdown is a bitch, but it shouldn’t mean you can’t indulge in some tasty delights. In fact, let’s be real, it means you absolutely deserve to indulge as often as you want.

To help you, Melbourne, please enjoy this list of places that will deliver you the finest wines and pre-made cocktails, along with some gourmet cheese, so you can stay home where it’s germ-free.

Dranks

Surviving 2020 calls for cocktails and fine wines, and plenty of them. The bars may be closed but many of your favourites are now coming to you.

#1 Northside Wines

 

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Offering free local delivery for wine, beer and food. They’re also delivering weekly wine tasting packs throughout the Melbourne metro area.

#2 Bar Americano

 

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Americanos, Brooklyns, Negronis and other classic cocktails from an award-winning bartender delivered to you. Plus specialised glassware and more.

#3 Capitano

 

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How about pizza, fun wines and a bottled cocktail selection all in one? That’s what you’ll get here, delivered to your home.

#4 Romeo Ln, Melbourne

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As if you wouldn’t take home shelf staple cocktails, bottles of wine, and beer from the Best Bar of the Year 2020. They’ve even got a seven-day weekend pack with 10 cocktails samples.

#5 Byrdi

 

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The CBD cocktail favourites are now delivering signature bottled cocktails and seasonal spirits to within 10 kilometres of the bar.

#6 The Everleigh

 

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Get freshly shaken or batch cocktails to your door, in the form of three at-home drink hampers, starting at $68.

#7 Blackhearts and Sparrows Wine Store

As always, they’ll be delivering local and boutique spirits, wine and beer. Only now they’ll be offering $1 same day delivery to Melbourne.

#8 The Moon

 

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Known for their love of small producers and boutique labels, get something a little unique to your door. Order by 2pm for free same-day delivery.

Cheese

I mean, what is any treat without a little (or a lot) of amazing cheeses? Here to improve your day, are several places delivering fancy-pants wine and cheese packs.

#9 High Cheese By The Westin

Known for their High Cheese feasts, The Westin has reimagined them for your lockdown pleasure. Designed for one and coming in at $98, the pack will feature a lot of Melbourne faves.

#10 Milk The Cow

 

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Already on many Melbourne cheese-lovers list for their wine and cheese pairings, these guys have now prepared a range of hampers for home delivery.

#11 Austin’s X L’Artisan

When a delish winery from the Moorabool Valley teams up with a renowned French-style cheesemaker, you know the resulting cheese and wine packs are going to be next level.

#12 That’s Amore

 

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Already known as one of the best local cheese producers, these guys are getting your pairings sorted gourmet hampers.

#13 Handpicked Wines

 

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Handpicked Wines have created a range of the perfect wine and cheese boxes for your lockdown. They deliver within 25km of Melbourne’s CBD.

(Lead Image: Unsplash /Alexandra K)