While you can drink wine any day, there’s a special day to encourage you to pour out a glass – National Drink Wine Day. If you want to celebrate the occasion, Edinburgh is full of cosy and classy wine bars. Several are independent businesses run by locals, so you can feel good about buying several glasses of your favourite vino.
So, here are the best wine bars in the Capital to spend National Drink Wine Day in.
5. Divino Enoteca
This Italian restaurant and bar has won awards for its wine list. Divino Enoteca, which is located in Edinburgh's Old Town has an impressive assortment of world wines on offer. The venue also hosts regular wine tasting evenings and bespoke wine tasting dinners. Photo: Divino Enoteca
6. A Wee Taste
This new famil-run bar serves up a selection of expertly chosen wines, as well as delicious grazing boards. A Wee Taste, which is located in the Bruntsfield area of Edinburgh, is a cosy and stylish location for wine-drinking. Photo: Gaby Soutar
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Smith & Gertrude is an independent cheese and wine company run by an Edinburgh couple. The local business has two bars - one in Stockbridge and another in Portobello - which serve up a wide range of wines, as well as wine flights which allow visitors to taste a selection of different wines. Photo: Contributed