The Alderley Edge celebrity wine shop where famous faces go for Jay-Z's champagne and Kendall Jenner's tequila
18.03.2023 - 13:35
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With the likes of Jay-Z's champagne, Jon Bon Jovi's wine and Kendall Jenner's tequila on its shelves, this little shop in Alderley Edge has every bottle of celebrity wine and spirit that you could possibly imagine. And, given its location at the heart of Cheshire's Golden Triangle, its customers include celebrities, footballers and VIPs too.
Despite that, Just Plonk was set up by its owners with the aim of no pretensions whatsoever - hence the name of the shop. Shop manager Nigel Ramsay, a dyed-in-the-wool Manc, has become something of a celebrity himself in the village, thanks to his quirky Instagram videos.
Nigel ran a wholesale food business in Manchester before deciding - while wine-tasting on holiday - that he might like to open his own wine shop. The name for the shop came when he was tasting rare vintage wines and uttered the immortal words: "at the end of the day, it's just plonk isn't it?"
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Hence the brand was born, and since opening they've amassed a loyal following for the vast range of wines, spirits and champagnes they offer. It includes a dizzying array of celebrity-owned wines from the likes of Post Malone, Angelina Jolie, Kylie Minogue, Graham Norton, Snoop Dogg and Gary Barlow.
Then there's Lil Wayne's Bumbu rum, Dan Aykroyd's Skull vodka, Slipknot's whisky, tequilas from Justin Timberlake and The Rock, as well as champagnes from Idris Elba (Porte Noir) and 50 Cent (Le Chemin Du Roi). You can get celebrity wines from £10 all the way up to £480 for Ace of Spades champagne, the exclusive brand owned by Jay-Z.
At the back of the shop is the spectacular champagne room, a glass box that has been christened "Nige's room".