Last Minute Wine Gifts

One for the Prosecco Lover

Pale Fox Prosecco NV

Prosecco proudly sits alongside Champagne as the most popular sparkling wine style in Ireland, and your local O'Briens has plenty of excellent Prosecco options in-store. But for an extra special gift to the Prosecco lover in your life, opt for our brand-new Pale Fox Prosecco. This is a luxurious single estate Prosecco from the ‘Valle Delle Volpi' (Valley of the Foxes) in Italy's Veneto.

Pale Fox undergoes an extra-long 100-day secondary fermentation period to ensure greater complexity and finer, more persistent bubbles. Pale Fox Prosecco has aromas of white flowers, white currants, and oyster shell with an elegantly restrained palate with notes of pink apple, peach and a long finish with fine persistent mousse.

Muscat Vines in the Pegasus Vineyard May 2021

A Classy Kiwi

Pegasus Bay Sauvignon Semillon

Waipara, New Zealand

For the New Zealand wine lover in your life, Pegasus Bay makes the perfect festive gift option. The Donaldson family have been seriously involved in viticulture and winemaking for over 40 years, establishing Pegasus Bay in 1986. The vineyard is located within the Waipara Valley, North of Canterbury, getting maximum protection from the Pacific’s easterly breezes and thus creating a unique mesoclimate. The vineyard has warm days, but the nights are amongst the coolest in the Waipara Valley, drawing out the ripening period of the grapes, while still retaining good natural acidity.

What The Grape Press Say:
"Harmonious and complete… dynamic citrus and stone fruit flavours. Delicious, balanced and well made.”

-94/100 Points, Decanter Magazine

 For the Spanish Wine Lover

Conde Valdemar Rioja Gran Reserva 

Rioja is undoubtedly the most recognizable wine region in Spain, and with the Gran Reserva style sitting at the summit of the pile, it makes a wonderful gift for any Spanish wine lover.

Conde Valdemar Gran Reserva is made by the Martinez-Bujanda family, who can boast a rich wine heritage, dating back to 1889 across five generations. They are known for their close connection to their vineyards, as well as being innovators within Rioja. Conde Valdemar Rioja Gran Reserva is rich and concentrated with spice, vanilla, dark bramble fruit, a savoury twist and velvet tannins on the long intense finish. The ideal partner for a shoulder of Irish lamb cooked with rosemary and garlic.

What The Grape Press Say:
"Drink of the Week:
Down from over €33, this is a classic Rioja, ripe and round with plenty of oak but the fruit is not overpowered. Elegant, balanced."
-Tom Doorley, Irish Mail on Sunday

 Conde Valdemar Vineyard Rioja Spain October 2021

Château d'Arcole in Saint-Émilion

For the Bordeaux Buff

Château D'arcole Saint-émillion Grand Cru

Bordeaux, France
For anyone that loves classic French reds, the Château d'Arcole would make a wonderful gift. This family estate is located at the heart of the prestigious Saint-Émilion terroir in Bordeaux. The 5 hectare single vineyard is planted with 70% Merlot and 30% Cabernet Sauvignon vines. The estate is organically farmed by owners Véronique Barthe and Philippe Gardère, who have been growing vines in Bordeaux for over 20 years.

What The Grape Press Say:
"Rich and silky red from a biodynamic 5-hectare vineyard in the heart of Saint-Émilion. Powerful, even in its youth."
-Tom Doorley, Irish Mail on Sunday

A Sweet Delight

Duorum Late Bottled Vintage Port 

This is a sweet style of wine, rich and full of softly textured prune and raisin fruits. It has an immediately attractive ripeness and richness, although because it was bottled with a proper cork it could age better if desired. Duorum Late Bottled Vintage is released when ready to drink, it has a dense core of ripe black fruit flavours; blackberries, prune and cassis which are complemented by the intense dark chocolate notes that appear on the rich finish and are balanced by refreshing acidity. 

       Duorum Late Bottle Vintage Port in the JP Ramos Vineyards October 2021

A little more about Lynne

Lynne Coyle

Master of Wine

O'Briens Wine Director

Lynne Coyle MW is O’Briens Wine Director and sources and selects our wine and Champagne range. One of only 415 Masters of Wine worldwide, she has dedicated her career to the food and drinks industry. Lynne also writes, judges at international wine competitions, is a Wine & Spirit Education Trust Certified Educator and makes her own wines in Spain.