Smouldering, nocturnal and spicy Rioja to make your head spin
An absolutely delicious classic white Burgundy, with the broad, exuberant charm typical of its 100% Chardonnay-based content. This is a...
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 ...
Some people, like Hobbits, like their homeland and see no reason to up sticks to pastures new ...
Based in a region with a strong winemaking history, and recently overhauled by a company that is investing time, love and money into it...
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...
It's always handy having an Aligoté around, because sooner or later, a Burgundy fan who knows their stuff is going to ask for one...
Primitivo, the grape used in this wine, translates from the Italian as ‘primitive’, but rather than being a club-waving...
A Rioja made for meal times! This might just be the food-match ace in the Rioja suit.
The vintner behind this lovely stuff has been named in the mighty wine reference tome, The Wine Opus, as one of Greece’s winemaking ‘rising stars’.
Conjure the image, if you will, of a long, oak table in a conservatory in Venice. It's after dinner, the table is laden with bowls of plums, cherries and raspberries...
Unashamedly bold and fruity; the antidote to wines unsure of their identity
Sourced from vineyards in the historic villages of Viré and Clessé, Les Liards 2010 is alive with those crisp citrus and light floral ...
Altogether now, “Ruby Ruby Ruby Ruby! Ahhhaaaa-aaaahhhh. Do you do you do you need it?” Yes, Kaiser Chiefs. The answer is yes...
We'd write an evocative tasting note that grasps the personality of this wine, but Google Translate has done the job ably (original text from the Domaine Le Roc website)...
Don't just reserve your decanter for special occasions; nearly all wines will benefit from the special treatment. However, if decanters just ...
As Blondie said, picture this: you’re perched on the branch of an orange tree...
It’s a hot day, you’re meandering through the picturesque streets of Nézignan-l’Evêque. A Citroën 2CV filled with fruit, preserves and wild flora...
An Oddbins favourite of long standing, this 100% Tempranillo Ribera del Duero is densely packed with deep, dark fruit flavours...
An absolute whirlwind of a bestseller everytime we get this back into stock and a star re-inclusion to our range. Of course the proof ...
Rapier-edged, whip thin, sadomasochistic Saffer.
Do you remember that scene in American Gangster with the naked women in the factory? We were trying to imagine a similar ...
Why isn’t Chenin Blanc as famous as Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc? More versatile than a Swiss Army knife, it’s used all...
This wine has a USP and it executes it brilliantly. What is it? It is the charming freshness and vibrancy of youth. With this Joven (young) wine, vintner Óscar Aragón has captured ...
Rasteau is a village in the southern Rhone, where either life is particularly hard, or they just like to have a good time...
Question: what is crisp, herby and cleansing? No, it’s not a date with Mary Beard. It’s Chateau Croix des Bouquets, of course. Much like the controversial classicist
This wine takes its name from a curious custom in the Maipo Andes, in which new brides must go to the river, catch a fish and whisper...
In a country whose winemaking world is dominated by men, Susana Balbo is a formidable force in Argentina. After clocking up 20 years as a consultant vintner...
Diane de Puymor, from Château d'Or et de Gueules, is a very eco-friendly winemaker and holds daily communion...
In the tradition of Take That, Blur, Brian Wilson and Johnny Cash, winemaking in Wairarapa, on New Zealand’s North Island, has made a bit of a comeback...
Grüner Veltliner is a great grape and Markus Huber has handled it expertly here. With peachy fruit, capsicum and lightly spicy notes, it pairs...
What do manure, solar energy and pheromones have in common? Why, they are all used in the production of wine from Chateau d’Or ...
Hey! Do you like the refreshing, light charms of Pinot Grigio, but really want to take things a step further? Then stop right here, sweety, because we’ve found your perfect match...
We have a recipe for you. Take one world famous Port house (Ramos Pinto) and one incredibly prestigious Champagne...
The Cheshire market town of Macclesfield is famous for silk, Hovis, John Mayall and for having streets lined with treacle. So we were...
Once upon a time Soave enjoyed a reputation as the finest of all Italian whites, with its elegantly delicate hints of apricot and almond blossom. As is...
"Who will have won when the soldiers have gone… from the Lebanon?" One answer to the Human League's question might well be the wine drinkers of ...
Sometimes tasting notes can seem so far-fetched you wonder whether the writer is actually taking you for a ride. If we were to say ...
There’s more to Loire valley sauvignon than Sancerre and Pouilly Fumé. Even occasionally more than just sauvignon blanc...
According to our source, Devon is known for the "Cornubian Massif". This group, who broke away from Staines in 2005, are often...
Back in the Stone Age, when German wine was all the rage, one knew all the great wines of Germany by name. And as recollection goes...
If you've not tried Albarino before, then you're in for a very pleasant discovery. Because this is one of the most versatile wine styles ...
If you're looking for good honest seduction then this is a wine you shouldn't pass by. (It will seduce you good and proper). For the ...
Hidden deep in the normally peaceful Yarra Valley, maverick winemakers at Yering Station have been secretly building what the military ...
Alex Dale, winemaker at The Cape of Good Hope, says he wants "clear water between Good Hope and brash, overtly commercial styles...
Declared a “wunderkind” by Decanter magazine, 33-year-old Markus Huber is riding a ruddy great wave of popularity right now...
A fabulously fun and fruity off-dry number, this classic Italian fizz has become adored by Latin lovers for its soft mousse, or...
Smell plays a massive part in what you taste. That’s why when your nose is all bunged up food tastes bland. If you don’t believe us...
Think Aussie shiraz and the cliché is of big, bold, in yer face wines – you might even say unreconstructedly macho. We’d never suggest...
These days, the word Chardonnay can be a source of dread and fear, such is the rough ride this grape has received in the last decade...
Why have three little pigs, when you could have one big pig and three little fruits? The label illustrator must be aware of the wine world's ...
Baltasar Gracián was a 17th century Spanish writer. He once said, very wisely, ‘don't show off every day, or you'll stop surprising
Oh Mamma! What a smooth one this is. Get ready for some of the most over-worked wine adjectives in town hurtling their way ...
Named after the Catalunyan revivalist movement that followed decades of suppression, Renaixença is proud of its identity ...
The Italian region of Molise was plagued by vampires, who had rampaged through the Balkans and across the Adriatic before the Pope...
Take a long sensuous walk through an orchard, a flower garden and a perfumery and you will experience just what it is like to ...
With an already winning reputation for super-reliable reds, its often forgotten just how good Chilean whites are now becoming....
If you've not yet come across a bad Carmenere then there's a very simple reason for this. There aren't any. This is partly attributable...
Border-hopping Malbec from the other side of the peninsula in Chile. This is very South American anyway. Small wonder Chile too are ...
One can at once see why this one is called One. The definitive article. That's to say, the benchmark to which many other Spanish ...
Bang! In your face! Let's not pussyfoot around, people like Argentine Malbec for its raw, heavyweight, power; and that's what ...
After your first sip of this Rioja you'll begin to see why so many people ask for good red Rioja by name and you'll begin to wonder what ...
In a move that must surely make her the envy of maligned media families like the Murdochs and the welly-wearing Windsors, Filipa Pato...
You may have heard of tea picked by monkeys and coffee defecated by civets. Those are nothing, this is an exotically spiced ...
When it comes to drinks competitions the International Wine and Spirit Competition is one of the world's longest running and most prestigious...
Too often these days, winemakers, in seeking to make a riesling to suit the ‘modern’ palate, try so hard to make their Riesling dry they forget...
Boasting a madcap building that looks like a spaceship has landed in the middle of the Rioja countryside, the Luis Alegre winery is an innovative set up...
One to add to a magnificent group of Rhone reds now at Oddbins by this modern and dependable new supplier. Domaine de L'Arnesque...
Bergerac. An iconic landmark in TV history, an iconic man. No-one can doubt his style, panache and general awesomeness. You may...
Let’s paint a picture. Your boss has been a jerk all week. It’s been a long Friday. It was hot all day but you were stuck at work unable...
In Japan “kuru-kuru” means to spin around and “kuru-kuru-pa” is a colloquialism meaning insane. Although the Kuru Kuru Sauvignon...
Luis Pato is one of Portugal’s leading winemakers. Comparing him to Darth Vader seems cruel, but the force is very strong with...
One of the glorious things about the colder weather is that magical feeling you get when curled up indoors with the elements safely shut...
From the producer who almost single-handedly put Menetou-Salon on the map as a serious competitor to its big-name neighbours...
Far and away the most successful Chablis in our range over the past few years, this is loved and adored by all who try it, like it, and...
Sancerre like this one is a guarantee. A classic French white style that should by now, be known and trusted by one...
Of the various “Pouillys”, this is the Loire variety, made from the well known Sauvignon Blanc grape. Pouilly-Fumé makes more than a pleasant ...
Reds like this signal the new turn taken by Chilean wineries who want to get a third dimension across on their already too-good-for-their-own...
It feels like this was destined to become an Oddbins wine. In 1988 a sailboat carrying a Dane and an American arrived in Portugal. These two...
Wine or maths? Not a difficult question, is it? We don’t mind some algebra, fractions or long division occasionally...
ODDBINS EXCLUSIVE. It’s hard sometimes, in this life, to maintain a sense of place, when we have our furniture from Scandinavia, our pears from Kenya and our sitcoms from America...
