celebrating 25 years in business this Christmas 2025
Since opening our very first shop in 2000 ‘The Wine Buff’ has gone from strength to strength, offering wines from exceptional winemakers many of them award winning, others less well known, but equally great. Our focus has always been on sustainability. The result is a carefully selected range of exclusive and affordable wines from France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria and Hungary as well as New World wines from Argentina, South Africa and New Zealand - we aim to cater for all tastes, palates and budgets.
DELIVERING QUALITY AND VALUE
‘The Wine Buff’ exclusive selection of wines are imported directly from the vineyards and made available to you from one of our many shops throughout Ireland. There is no middle man; just the farmer, ‘The Wine Buff’ and you.
SHARING OUR EXPERTISE
Our store owners are passionate, knowledgeable, and genuine about their wines. Their mission is to take the mystery out of wine, to allow you to enjoy great wines from exceptional winemakers.
3 - Let Christmas Sparkle For all occasions, it must be bubbly!
4 - Magnums & More A selection from our magnum offerings
5 - Bordeaux Celebration
6 to 9 - Food Pairings Discover wines to suit every course from starters to desserts
10 to 20 - Gift Selections Choose an exclusive Wine Buff gift for your family, friends and colleagues
Top 10
Wine Shops in France
Baccichetto Prosécco Frizzante
Semi sparkling with a touch of pear and melon in the aromas with a refreshing finish.
€15.99
Ginglinger Cremant d’Alsace Organic
Elegant fine bead of bubbles, a delicate palate with flower and green apple notes. €31.99
Bodega Sierra Norte Cava Pasion Cuvee Organic
Aromatic and very fruity with peach and citrus notes and additionally fine notes of light pastry.
€25.99
Herve Mathelin Premiere Brut An elegant Champagne with peach, honey and rich brioche flavour. €44.99
San Giuseppe Prosécco Spumante
A flavoursome Prosécco which is fruity, with a hint of crisp green apple with just the right amount of sweetness.
€24.99
Guy Charlemagne Grand Cru Reserve Brut
The Blanc de Blancs Reserve is gorgeous, laced with minerals, graphite, crushed rocks and bright, citrus fruit.
€69.99
Château Fourquet, Côtes de Bordeaux Castillon
Attractively balanced with black fruits that are well integrated into the soft tannins, with perfumed acidity and a ripe, juicy texture.
€36.99
(plus €10 in a Wine Buff Pine Box)
Château Maison Neuve, St Emilion
Classic Bordeaux blend. Rich fruit, hints of coffee that lead to ripe dark stone fruit.
€48.99
(plus €10 in a Wine Buff Pine Box)
Ontañon Crianza, Rioja
Nose of vanilla with smooth blueberry, raspberry and dark chocolate finish.
€39.99
Monile Ripasso, Veneto
Deep ruby red colour. Ripe rich fruit, dark cherries and sweet spices. Great persistent finish.
€56.99
Rippa Dorii Crianza Ribera del Duero
Aromas of black cherry with overtones of spice and offers voluptuous fruit, with a delicate framework of natural acidity.
€44.99
Château La Faurie Maison Neuve, Lalande de Pomerol
Aromatic nose full of ripe red berry fruit. The intense Merlot is refined by the Cabernet Sauvignon with a slight hint of spice and vanilla.
€67.99
(plus €10 in a Wine Buff Pine Box)
Château Frank Phelan St Estephe 2020
A very spicy and typical St.-Estephe with nutmeg, clove, and berry character. Medium body with slightly chewy tannins and a savoury finish.
€39.00
The Wine Buff Selection ‘Cuvee Fred’ Margaux 2020
The world's best Cabernet Sauvignon blends from small, family run estatesthat's Margaux.
The ‘Cuvee Fred’ epitomises all that is great from Margaux, will improve in your cellar.
€79.00
The Wine Buff Selection ‘Cuvee Rene’ St Emilion Grand Cru 2020
A gorgeous wine and a true refection of the terroir from this worldfamous region.
€59.00
Château Kirwan Margaux 2021
Subtle eucalyptus notes enhanced by a beautiful acidity. This elegant wine reveals a persistent and delicious finish.
€82.00
Château De Fieuzal Pessac Leognan 2020
Frieuzal belongs to an Irish couple passionate about French wine, the precise and greatly elegant palate seduces with its freshness and palatability.
€59.00
Château Lynch Bages Pauillac 2020
The 2020 entices with its concentration as well as with the refinement of its tannins, which mingle with a beautiful freshness. It is a great vintage.
€215.00
The Wine Buff Selection
“Cuvee Jean Marie” Pomerol 2021
Deep, dark, opaque purple-black colour. Very rich, dark-fruit aromas are overlaid by chocolate, raisin, cassis & exotic oak spices. Only 500 bottles of this made every year.
€89.00
For Your Starters
Smoked salmon seems to be one of the favourites of The Wine Buff shops, you’ll need to match the smoked fish flavour and the oily texture with good acidity. Choose a Chablis which has good acidity to cleanse the palate.
If you’re having a salty starter then try matching it with a rosé, the salt will add to the sensation of body and fullness in the wine.
For Pâté try with ripe acidic wines such as a Riesling and if Asparagus is being served, then a perfect match is a Sauvignon Blanc.
And as always Champagne is a great pairing for most if not all starters.
Pale pink with aniseed, raspberry and redcurrant nose. Lively mouthfeel of intense red fruit and a zesty finish.
€21.99
This Austrian wine reveals wonderfully expressive notes of green apple and lemon in the glass. These are joined by hints of honey and caramel.
€19.99
Complex with an array of tropical fruit, ripe figs and gooseberries. The distinctive aromas support a wonderfully balanced palate and harmonious finish.
€18.99
A concentrated wine, very mineral and textured in character. Layers of citrus and yellow fruit flavours with a steely edge finish.
€27.99
For most of us, Christmas dinner isn’t dinner without turkey. It’s a dish with a low-fat content, so avoid tannic wines as they will make the meat seem harsh and dry. Also, cranberry is sweet, and this also needs a young, fruity, low in tannin wine. A good red option would be a wine from Apollonio in Puglia from the heel of Italy and for white choose a full-bodied Chardonnay.
For Goose or Duck match the oily meat with high acidic wines. Red Burgundy is perfect.
If you are opting for a nut roast pair with a fruity red to balance with the flavour, a wine from the Dão region of Portugal would be a great match.
16.99
€19.99
Diemersdal Chardonnay Reserve
Delicate and fruity aromas of strawberry and red currant. Well balanced tannin with red cherry on the finish. €22.99
On the palate, there’s a lovely buttery sensation that gives way to subtle citrus, with an oak and honey finish.
€26.99
Traditional Christmas pudding or Christmas cake is a must at the end of a festive dinner and is delicious with a Port.
A general rule of thumb with desserts is to have a wine sweeter than the dessert itself.
For an apple pie match the acidity and the sweetness of the sugar with a sweet white such as a Loupiac from Bordeaux. With traditional Sherry Trifle serve with a Pedro Ximenez and with lemon tart or lemon cheesecake try a Tokaji wine, it has plenty of sweetness and a zesty orange finish to compliment the acidic dessert.
Van Zeller White Port
White Port can be a great companion to white chocolate. The buttery richness of white chocolate pairs perfectly with the port’s citrusy freshness, cutting through the creaminess andleaving a harmonious finish.
€23.99
Gaudiet Loupiac (37.5cl)
Aromas of ripe peaches with just a hint of marmalade. The taste is a delicious balance of freshness and ripe oranges.
Raisin, treacle and coffee aromas. In the mouth, it’s rich with flavours of prunes, black cherry, figs and dried dark fruit.
€28.99
€11.99
Tokaji Classic 3P
Sweet wine with a taste of caramel and a zesty orange peel finish, very low acidity.
€28.99
Van Zeller Ruby Port
Great structure, rich blackberry fruit with hints of spice and cedar, intense black fruit flavours dominate with a twist of chocolate.
€23.99
Ontanon Rioja Crianza
Haut Bergeron Sauternes (37.5cl)
Honey and lemon are cut with acidity in this wine.
A crisp edge balances the sweet flavours and gives a final lightness to the wine.
€17.99
Ideal with Cheese
If the cheese plate appears at the end of dinner and you still have room, then it’s worth pairing up some wines with the cheese available.
Black cherry with overtones of spice and offers voluptuous fruit, with natural acidity that opens up and deepens over time.
€17.99
A serious wine, expressive, fine with white flowers and stewed fruit aromas of mango and subtle vanilla. In the mouth mineral, powerful body, strong intensity, long length.
€22.99
For hard cheeses such as cheddar or Manchego a medium bodied red like a Rioja is going to be the most enjoyable pairing for most people.
For blue cheeses such as Stilton, Cashel Blue, Roquefort and Gorgonzola the classic pairing tends to be sweet wines, for example Sauternes with Roquefort or Stilton & Cashel Blue with Port.
These wines are very concentrated and cut through the pungent saltiness of the creamy blue cheese.
If you have any Sauvignon Blanc open from earlier in the day, then it’s a great match with goats cheese - it adds a creaminess and taste explosion to the dry goats cheese.
Bottle Gifts presented in Branded Gift Card Boxes
2 Bottle Pine Boxes
All wines in our 2 Bottle Branded Gift Card Boxes can be supplied in our Wine Buff branded Gift Pine boxes.
Extra charge
€7.50 (€6.10 ex. VAT)
French Château Selection
- Haut Maurin Bordeaux Red
- Haut Maurin Bordeaux White
A typical Bordeaux blend of Merlot/Cabernet and a crisp fruit driven Sauvignon Blanc.
€28.45 (€23.13 ex. VAT)
-Finca Linte, Navarra -Boyante Verdejo Spanish Selection
This pair of Spanish wines offer a fresh and fruity combination, ideal for the festive season.
€28.45 (€23.13 ex. VAT)
- Montmartel Red
- Montmartel White Rhône Valley Selection (Organic)
Two organic Rhône wines from the renowned winemaker Damien Marres, a blended punchy spicy red and a blended full flavoursome white.
€34.45 (€28.01 ex. VAT)
Italian Selection
- Morgado de Silgueiros Dão Red - Morgado de Silgueiros Dão White Portuguese Dão Selection
Great Italian red/white pairing for sipping at home over the Christmas period.
€30.45 (€24.76 ex. VAT)
A light to medium red, a silky blend of local red grapes accompanied by a citrus and floral white with fresh minerality.
€28.45 (€23.13 ex. VAT) Limited Supply
Bottle Gifts presented in Branded Gift Card Boxes
- Heraclio Red - Heraclio White Valencia Selection (Organic)
Heraclio Garcia started eco-friendly farming over 20 years ago, these grapes are grown in his high-altitude vineyards in Utiel-Requena outside Valencia.
€32.45 (€26.38 ex. VAT)
Limited Supply Not available in Pine Boxes
-Ontanon Crianza -Ontanon Tempranillo White Rioja Selection
Award winning red from Bodegas Ontanon full of bramble dark fruit. The white is bursting with sunshine with a hint of tropical fruit.
€37.45 (€30.45 ex. VAT)
-De la Feuillarde, St Veran - De la Feuillarde, Bourgogne Burgundy Selection
A red and white from the vineyards of the renowned winemaker Lucien Thomas, an elegant fruity Pinot Noir and a classic Chardonnay with a kiss of oak.
€49.45 (€40.20 ex. VAT)
New Zealand Selection
-Torrent Bay, Sauvignon Blanc -Delta, Hatters Hill, Pinot Noir
Two top award-winning wines from Nelson and Marlborough. Portraying the classic New Zealand styles.
€50.45 (€41.02 ex. VAT)
- La Rochette Touraine - La Rochette Fleur du Printemps Loire Valley Selection
A crisp mouth-watering Sauvignon Blanc and a traditional red blend of Gamay and Pinot Noir offering a soft red berry freshness.
€36.45 (€29.63 ex. VAT)
-Cuvee Paddy Jack Red -Cuvee Coco White The Wine Buff Selection
A specially selected Castillón red and a Bordeaux white, ideal gift selection for the Bordeaux lover of wines.
€34.45 (€28.00 ex. VAT)
