Oddbins does the trick

To accompany Andy Howard's positive assessment of Oddbins' current position in UK wine retail, published in October, the notes below were taken at the same tasting, and support his view that this much-loved retailer is doing a great job of finding interesting wines right now. 

I mostly focused on tasting the more obscure wines of the line-up, including examples from Romania (such as La Plage, pictured), Slovenia, Switzerland and Greece. They represent a tempting selection for the curious wine drinker who is interested in expanding their horizons –...