Vino Wines

11/01/2025

New year, new you? It’s time to make those changes right? Simply the best resolution you can make for 2025 is to drink less, but drink better. We have £20 off this iconic St Julien from it is now under £30 for a world class red that is unmistakable to drink

Decanted with a winter roast it’s a bottle you can savour for hours rather than polish off before the pudding. This is the second wine of Leoville from the left bank of the Gironde it’s filled with ready to drink blackcurrant and cassis but with an age in new barrels the powerful fruit is balanced with chocolate and vanilla. Drinking a classic Cabernet Sauvignon blend like this is an experience you will only get from a grand Bordeaux house. Centuries of wine making have led up to the point that you pull the cork, the history of the family and the land are entwined in the flavours the terroir produces. Bag a bargain and drink one phenomenal wine this weekend instead of three, less dry jan it’s more try January

24/12/2024

Merry Christmas 🎄

See you Friday morning after enough cheese and port to fuel an army

24/12/2024

You don’t have to go crazy for tomorrow, there are some brilliant wines closer to £10 that really bang. This is one, a Chardonnay with depth of flavour and a balanced time in oak to raise it to a special wine. Chardonnay from Chile offers a wide variety of styles, big bold fruit bombs grown in high altitude with low intervention and a delicate oak influence like this wine. At the other end of the scale is simple Chardonnay grown en mass for quick summer enjoyment in the sun. Both have merits but this wine from like all their wines delivers premium flavour and style for a fraction of the price it could fetch if the same wine was produced in Cali or Burgundy

Enjoy the big day tomorrow, a massive thank you for all the support this year from everyone & Merry 🎄 Christmas

We are open to 6pm tonight for any last minute gifts

23/12/2024

Negroni time?

22/12/2024

If the Vatican took after the Buckfast monks this might be an example of their work. Great beer from with their version 4 of Damnation IPA, heavily hopped with citra, El Dorado and Azecca this is a big beer brewed for a big metal festival.

Fill your boots with wonderful stocking fillers like this for the beer geek in your life.

Don’t forget today is the last day for web orders to be delivered in Edinburgh before Christmas. Jump on line to our website or give the shops a call to book

21/12/2024

The secret weapon for after dinner drinks this year, cheese or Christmas cake are its natural habitat’s, Lagrima White Port by

Founded in 1865 by two young Norwegians cousins, the firm has built up an outstanding reputation for its old cask-aged Ports, in particular its ‘Colheitas’ or single harvest tawnies, where it holds reserves of rare wines from the 19th century. Krohn is also noted for its finely-constituted Vintage Ports sourced from its flagship Douro property, Quinta do Retiro Novo, in the Rio Torto Valley. Lagrima (meaning ‘tears’) is the sweetest style of dry white port with golden white colour. Fine, developed aroma with floral and fruity notes. Deliciously sweet but lively. Unctuous and full, finishing with a honey taste

This is a versatile drink as a great gift for a wine lover or to impress with fancy drink making skills add ice, tonic, slice of apple for the easiest cocktail serve

Don’t forget Sunday is the last chance to ensure wine Santa arrives by Christmas Eve. All orders placed by 9pm on Sunday will be delivered to Edinburgh. Don’t hesitate to DM any questions or special requirements

We are open from 10am - 8pm & 10am - 9pm

20/12/2024

CHARDONNAY!

A word that often is received with a screwed face and “eeew anything but” but it’s ok to be wrong. The most adaptable of grapes it will succeed in all huge spread of terroirs.

This Burgundian gem Francois Carrilion CAP AU SUD is a Trojan horse as it’s also 50% Aligote, the only other white variety permitted in Burgundy. This biodynamic wine gets time in oak but the stone fruits still burst through, peach and apricot aromas follow on to taste. The balanced acidity complimented by a little minerality guides towards strong Christmas flavours on the plate.

For just over £20 this bottle has a lot of bang for the buck and will not disappoint with turkey and trimmings or the cheese board after your meal.

We are open today until 8pm or 9pm

You can click and collect or if you are in Edinburgh order by close of play on Sunday for guaranteed delivery before Christmas

19/12/2024

Obviously we would rather see you in person but if you need some help from Wine Santa we are delivering before Christmas Day any orders placed by close on Sunday

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19/12/2024

Christmas Day Lunch needs a good bottle of warming red, this Gigondas from the Rhone in France has a delicious burst of dark berry fruit when you get it in the glass. The wines of come from the Roux brothers of wine, Frederic and Boris, the focus is in the vineyard hand picking the Grenache, Shiraz and Mourvèdre from the foothills of Dentelles de Montmirail. Fermented in open concrete vats before resting for 12 months in French Oak Barrels that balance and soften the tannins giving a delicious journey through cassis and ripe plum.

Make your way down to the tasting machine to try this over the weekend we have wines in tasting all day today

15/12/2024

Gift ideas for the second last Sunday before Christmas, we can deliver UK wide for all orders placed by close tomorrow, click and collect, Deliveroo in an hour, even over the phone or in person

No matter if a secret Santa or that wow gift to knock their socks off, we can help


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14/12/2024

We are here to help, we have UK wide Courier delivery, online gift vouchers, gift wrap service and some of the best deals going. If you want to take the hardship out of Christmas Shopping order from our amazing range of Champagnes, gift boxes and Directors Cases that puts all the work to us.

Every year it’s always last minute for so many people, when you work in retail you have to start planning months in advance. For those who are going to leave it to the last minute here are your dates for getting delivered drinks for the big day

WE CANNOT GUARANTEE EDINBURGH DELIVERY ON MONDAY 23RD AND TUESDAY 24TH DECEMBER** SO PLEASE ORDER WELL IN ADVANCE OF CHRISTMAS!

*BY ‘EDINBURGH WE MEAN 9 MILES RADIUS FROM IT’S CENTRE, COVERING APPROXIMATELY THE EH1 TO EH17 POSTCODES

**EXCEPT FOR WEB ORDERS PLACED UP TO SUNDAY 22ND DECEMBER

The last day for Courier Deliveries to the rest of the UK is this Monday the 16th of December

13/12/2024

On tasting tonight

Wenbo says, “Tastes wonderful, with great balance, concentration and purity of fruit.”

Velvet soft Cabernet Franc showing rich aromas of raspberry, blackberry and hints of graphite through to a supple and generous palate with a refreshing dryness on the finish. A lovely winter red that’s a classic for stews and a warm fire

08/12/2024

Lunch with this epic red from the stables of Gran Reserva 2015 is just a baby

08/12/2024

If you are already thinking about a menu for the 25th and there is seafood or salmon involved, look no further than this stunning Sancerre from Domaine Vacheron. One of Sancerre’s leading producers they have been certified biodynamic and organic since 2005 with minimal intervention and hand-harvesting. Domaine Vacheron Sancerre Blanc come from predominantly flinty soils with indigenous yeast tank fermentation for at least 4 months. The nose opens with superb aromas of ripe peach, cut grass and flint. Full-bodied and intense with a juicy core of citrus and stone fruits with a crisp, grippy minerality on the finish. An utterly superb Sauvignon Blanc to go with that aged Salmon or Scallops.

We have wines to pair with any flavour combinations you can imagine, even if it’s marmite pancakes? Perhaps not a wine but we absolutely have a stout that would do breakfast justice. Ask in store with any of our team able to get something to wow and surprise in equal levels

07/12/2024

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Too often breweries spend so much time in the themes and packaging they forget about the beer being good, is the polar opposite

Outstanding beers in outstanding packaging that you will savour like it fell out of a keg marked “Dreams Can Come True”

If you have beer fans coming this month you can’t go wrong with Tempest. We have these and many more chilled for elves and Krampus supporters alike

07/12/2024

Christmas is a time for treating loved ones but also treating yourself, if the in laws are coming make sure you have the right wine

We have some of the finest wines resting in our fine wine fridges, from these Bordeaux and Burgundies to some real new world classics

Jump online or pop in and ask our team for a special recommendation &

01/12/2024

This is a buttery fruit bomb from Greece, melons and hints of pineapple dance a citrus dance to a nutty unctuous finish. Down to £16.95 this December

A wildly expressive and complex wine, full of lemon, honeysuckle, peach, melon and buttery notes. Textured and full-flavoured with a mineral note on the finish. Greece (Sterea Ellada) Savatiano 750ml 13%abv

01/12/2024

Miniatures of Rum or as we call them, Pocket Pirates

Take a trip to or for a quiet escape from the tinsel covered streets the market

Gift ideas, Sunday lunch wines and a beer for in front of the fire. We have the lot