Kensington Wine Rooms expands into Fulham

The Kensington Wine Rooms in London is preparing to welcome a bigger sister with the opening of The Fulham Wine Rooms this November.

Due to open its doors on 1 November at 871-873 Fulham Road, this latest venture from co-owners Thor Gudmundsson and Richard Okroj, will be twice the size of its Kensington sibling.

The extra space will see the addition of a private room, available for private parties, tasting sessions and the venue’s own programme of wine courses, which are scheduled to begin straight after the opening.

Since its opening last year, The Kensington Wine Rooms has been at the forefront of a growing UK trend for a serious wines by-the-glass offer. A fleet of Enomatic machines not only facilitates this business model, but is also a central feature in the venue’s interior design.

While the Kensington branch already boasts 40 wines by the glass, The Fulham Wine Rooms will extend this to 48. There will also be slight variations to the wines on offer, as well as the tapas and food menus. Customers will be able to use their wine top-up cards which activate the Enomatic machines at either venue.

Okroj spoke optimistically about the choice of location, observing: “There are very few wine shops in that stretch of Fulham Road so we expect off-trade sales to do very well.”

Contemporary art fans can also enjoy The Fulham Wine Room’s collaboration with London-based Australian artist Rebecca Hossack.

Gabriel Savage, 31.08.2010