![]() Old World Deli does a Food and Wine Club, too. And home bartenders will love the selection of bitters, vermouths, tonics and olives. If you’re into house-cured meats, house-made sausages, specialty foods like pastas, olive oils, salts and drinking vinegars (yes, they are delish!), you’ve got to check it out. Once we finished our amazing lunch, we browsed around Old World’s foodie section. With pots of flowers and greenery surrounding us, and the city moving by, we felt very “Old World,” indeed. But our goal on this last day of spring was to soak up some sun, so we headed out to the sidewalk and plunked our food and wine on one of the charming red tables. We even managed to take some home! Old World’s bright, flowered tablecloths and polished wooden floors make the setting cozy and casual, and super-high ceilings let in plenty of light to brighten up the space. It only made sense to buy a bottle, with no corkage fee from 10:00 a.m. We were also munching on spicy dill potato chips, and the crisp, slightly sweet (but mostly dry) rose cut the spice really nicely. Chris helped us choose a nice rosé to go with our Chicago beef sandwich and candied pecan salad. “You can find tons of great French wines for $9.00 or $10.00-not so easy to do with Washington wines,” he said. Since the land in Europe has been owned for generations, winemakers don’t have to cover a big mortgage payment with every bottle. I’ll move them from one side or the other of what they usually drink.” He especially likes smaller producers from Europe, who offer terrific wines for not a ton of money. “I remember palates more than I remember names. “I just pick interesting things, and I get to know people’s palates,” says Chris. Of course, he also brings in wines he doesn’t particularly love, but his customers will. ![]() He eschews big alcohol and oaky flavors for high acid, lighter body wines. So many rosés! Christos, wine buyer and Old World co-owner with his wife, Anna, likes to bring in wines that he likes, that his clientele will also like-and perhaps will expand their palates a bit. ![]() Stacked in boxes and chillin’ in the cooler, each one is just waiting for you to tuck it into your picnic basket. Summer time is rosé time, and Old World Deli has tons of it, from all over the world: Washington, Spain, Oregon, France, Austria. Wines are arranged by region, and there is a special section of Value Wines, all under twelve bucks. what else-wine! Old World will bowl you over with its large (and impressive) wine selection, which seems to consume more and more floor space every time I visit. And even though Old World deserves its yearly “Best Deli in Bellingham” award, we’re here to talk about. Their daily soups and several salads nicely round things out. Old World sets you up for the quintessential deli experience with pastrami, roast beef and ham-on-rye sandwiches, then adds a twist with grilled paninis, muffalettas and creative special sammies. What could be better on a beautiful Friday afternoon? This perfection was made possible by everyone’s favorite deli in Bellingham- Old World Deli, which also happens to have a stellar wine selection. A sandwich, a salad, a bottle of rose and a sidewalk table for two in the sunshine.
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