London premium delivery service Zapp has added rare vintages of Romanée-Conti, Pétrus, and Gevry-Chambertin Grand Cru Domaine Armand Rousseau to its range, which customers can have delivered to their door within 40minutes. The company was founded in 2020 as one of the new breed of rapid grocery delivery apps to offer an ‘on-demand’ approach to retail, catering for a wealthy clientele who want to order online and have an immediate delivery of wines that are ready-to-drink. The new additions are a Domaine de la Romanée-Conti Grands Echezeaux Grand Cru 2009, Château Pétrus Pomerol 2000, and Chambertin Grand Cru Domaine Armand Rousseau 2009, which retail for between £3,500 – £5,500. The service is also stocking the rare Clase Azul Ultra (RRP: £2,649.99) – of which there are only 100 bottles worldwide. Although it has been selling wines since it started up to the £1,000 mark – often of limited releases or small parcels of “something exceptional” – this is the first time it has sold anything above £5,000. Speaking to the drinks business, Zapp’s head of fine wines & spirits, Dan Whine explained that Zapp’s point of difference, particularly in the fine wine space, was in offering an on-trade experience, rather than following the well-trodden path of traditional wine retail. “What I’m trying to offer is a sommelier experience,” Whine explained, whose has ten years experience in the restaurant sector with the Conrad Group, followed by roles at Liberty Wine, Borough Wine and more recently, as head of buying and
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