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A chain of fairly decent high-street wine merchants. In addition to wines, their shops stock a good range of fortified wines, spirits (gins, vodkas, whiskies and brandies in particular), beers and ales, mixers and occasionally snacks.
<b>Note:</b> Oddbins [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12961593 went into administration] in April 2011. Many branches closed, but some (including those listed below) were [http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/523840/oddbins-37-shops-sold acquired] by EFB Ltd, who run a chain of off licences under the name of Whittalls Wines.
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Oddbins [http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-12961593 went into administration] in April 2011. Many branches closed, but some were [http://www.decanter.com/news/wine-news/523840/oddbins-37-shops-sold acquired] by EFB Ltd, and continued to trade under the Oddbins name. In May 2014, Oddbins [http://www.offlicencenews.co.uk/news/fullstory.php/aid/14225/Oddbins_buys_20_Nicolas_stores_to_fuel_growth.html acquired] several shops from [[Category Spirited Wines|Spirited Wines]], and rebranded them to match.
The following is a description of the Oddbins chain prior to the takeover; we're yet to discover what changes will come with the new ownership.
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A chain of fairly decent high-street wine merchants, certainly a better bet than Thresher's or any given local corner-shop off-licence for finding quality wines at affordable prices (though generally one should steer clear of their own-brand range). They are comparable in quality to the French [[Category Nicolas|Nicolas]] chain.

Oddbins tends to employ staff who have a good knowledge of the wines and in most shops can offer informed suggestions. Wines are sorted by country or region of origin, and within that split between red and white (champagnes are generally held with spirits behind the counter). They also have deals for bulk-buying (such as a 6-for-5 deal on most wines).

In addition to wines, their shops stock a good range of fortified wines, spirits (gins, vodkas, whiskies and brandies in particular), beers and ales, mixers and occasionally snacks.

Many of the stores have specified times for wine tasting (see the individual store pages for details), though the larger ones tend to have a bottle or two (sometimes even of spirits) open most of the time.
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Note: Oddbins went into administration in April 2011. Many branches closed, but some (including those listed below) were acquired by EFB Ltd, who run a chain of off licences under the name of Whittalls Wines.

The following is a description of the Oddbins chain prior to the takeover; we're yet to discover what changes will come with the new ownership.

A chain of fairly decent high-street wine merchants, certainly a better bet than Thresher's or any given local corner-shop off-licence for finding quality wines at affordable prices (though generally one should steer clear of their own-brand range). They are comparable in quality to the French Nicolas chain.

Oddbins tends to employ staff who have a good knowledge of the wines and in most shops can offer informed suggestions. Wines are sorted by country or region of origin, and within that split between red and white (champagnes are generally held with spirits behind the counter). They also have deals for bulk-buying (such as a 6-for-5 deal on most wines).

In addition to wines, their shops stock a good range of fortified wines, spirits (gins, vodkas, whiskies and brandies in particular), beers and ales, mixers and occasionally snacks.

Many of the stores have specified times for wine tasting (see the individual store pages for details), though the larger ones tend to have a bottle or two (sometimes even of spirits) open most of the time.

Auto-generated list of Oddbins branches on this guide (view them on a map): (unprocessed INDEX_LIST macro)


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