A daydream-awakening pinch of oneself may be needed when you see the price of this smart little Gavi. However the reality is that ...
We know 'Gros Manseng' isn't the nicest name for a grape. In fact it sounds like...
'If I were a rich man, tra la la la la la la la la la la la la,' ...
This Moscato is soft, gentle and charmingly sweet, but saved from being sickly by fresher, sage and citrus elements. Which sounds a bit like Alan Titchmarsh...
Quinta da Alorna, where Portal da Aguia is made, was named...
The Joven style of Spanish red is an all too often overlooked and undervalued one. Let's not forget Spain is an essentially...
The 70s and 80s were unkind to Chianti. Although its popularity boomed around the world in those years, when its bubble inevitably burst (as...
We love the Greeks. They’re rebellious, they’re warm-hearted and, more pertinently, they’ve been making wine there for 6,500 years...
‘THUS UZ SPAAARRGGGHHHHHTAAA!!!!!!!’ So bellowed Gerard Butler...
Ah, summertime, when the living is easy, fish are jumping and it’s time for rose wine – or something along those lines. And of course, kicking back...
Like the Clan MacLeod in epic 1980s sci-fi/fantasy, Highlander, the Bougrier family have been around for a long time. But, thankfully, they don’t have that nasty...
Depending on who you are and where you come from, you might say ‘Grenache’, ‘Garnacha’ or even ‘Garnatxa’ if you’re a native ...
And yet another wholly distinctive white from Spain. Such is the diversity and variety available you're unlikely to find wines like them ...
One of the most sought-after white styles of the moment, Portuguese Vinho Verde is a convention in its own right: one of those wines ...
This is an impressively neat little bargain Chianti that's on the bodysome, flavoursome side of this classic Italian style. This slightly more buxom ...
Gil Scott-Heron said “if it ain’t broke, don’t break it”. Wise words. You people are loving Portuguese wines. We don’t want to break...
This bargain cava offers proof that Spanish fizz at this price isn't just a cheap alternative to champagne, but can be a fine, elegant and...
A really affordable and enjoyable example of how well Spain does Cabernet. This impossible-to-dislike red showcases the much loved...
This wine takes its name from the village of Raimat in Catalonia, a village so dedicated to wine that its streets are named after grape varieties...
A few years ago, Rias Baixas, and Albarino were the region and grape names to drop to prove your wine aficionado credentials. These days...
Tucked away in the mountains of Spain's wild North West, hard up against the topmost corner of Portugal, Monterrei is one of Iberia's...
In keeping with the cultural terminology as memorably described by Jules and Vincent in Pulp Fiction, if the French do a take on a foreign product, all they do is stick “Le” in front of it, as in “Le Big Mac”. ...
In June 2012 Oddbins launched a nationwide search for the UK’s finest amateur wine taster. After months of gruelling competition we found her...
The Portal da Águia winery’s name translates to “Eagle’s Gate”. Although these mighty birds of prey deserve the accolades for their work...
With its label's 'poulet-au-paisley' motif rightly predicting the sort of conspicuous and colourful happenings about to hit your palate via this ...
Quinta das Setencostas is the big brother of our astronomically popular Quinta de Bons Ventos and bears a keen family resemblance...
This is the kind of wine that seems to have something for everyone and nothing to cause anyone to dislike it. Such is its instant appeal...
‘This porridge is too hot!’… ‘This porridge is too cold!’… ‘This porridge is just right.’ So said Goldilocks, before being quite rightly evicted by three disgruntled homeowners...
Pale Cream is arguably the Sherry equivalent of a nice cup of tea. Depending on how sweet your tooth is and, quite bizarrely when you think about it...
If the world of wine were Hundred Acre Wood… the omnipotent Robert Parker would be Christopher Robin, the exuberant Olly Smith - Tigger...
Quite possibly the smoothest Rhône valley red in the range at this price point, and a frequent bestseller, this is a real gem from the very...
Incredibly high standards of winemaking for the price. This is an astonishingly well-loved Oddbins favourite and one...
This top selling fizz is the more rounded of our Cavas and, is not quite as dry-seeming as the others in the range. This will work ...
This wine has some surprising parallels with the original Beat author, Jack Kerouac. Like Jack – or Jean-Louis as he was...
Get ready for a crashing tidal wave of people claiming they've known about Picpoul for years, have always known about it, and ...
Of all the grape varieties that South Africa has helped put on the map and get the world to take seriously, it is likely to be Chenin Blanc ...
Steeped in exciting history, this wine is like a really good Brontë novel, or maybe a Dan Brown. Dating way back to 1070, Le Chateau de la ...
We imagine this heady beaut to be the kind of tipple that would be served up at Bilbo Baggins’ Farewell Birthday Party, with all the Hobbits gathered...
An absolutely delicious classic white Burgundy, with the broad, exuberant charm typical of its 100% Chardonnay-based content. This is a...
Once in while a wine comes along whose anonymity sells it to those who want to be drinking something that no one else is ...
The word "robust" has come in for so much overuse lately, that it may as well not mean anything at all. "Robust new measures to counter ...
Well-coloured with relatively high acidity, this is a vivacious Beaujolais abundent with notes of freshly picked berries and traditional boiled...
Smouldering, nocturnal and spicy Rioja to make your head spin
Some people, like Hobbits, like their homeland and see no reason to up sticks to pastures new ...
