Some great buys at Oddbins

One resonant name we haven't covered recently in our surveys of UK retailers is Oddbins. This once-dominant chain of wine shops has had a turbulent recent history and was taken over from the French company Castel by Simon Baile and backers last year. See Oddbins – full steam ahead? There is such a residue of affection for the innovation and quirkiness once represented by Oddbins that it is probably fair to say that most British wine lovers want the new Oddbins to succeed.

I tasted this selection of 28 current Oddbins wines recently and, on the basis of these, would...