Welcome
to The Oxford Wine Company website, first for online wine in Oxfordshire. You can now browse through our wine list from the comfort of your home and order securely online.
We offer free delivery to any customers within a 30 mile radius of our Standlake Warehouse in Oxfordshire. For customers outside this area, a single delivery charge (£10 inc VAT) will apply regardless of the amount ordered. As well as selling wine to our public and trade customers, we organise many wine tastings and other events. Check online for forthcoming events.
Marcia Waters MW
Selection of the Month - May
Click here for full details of Marcia's Selection and to order online
Marcia Waters Master of Wine joined The Oxford Wine Company as Buyer in January 2012. She is currently the Chairman of the Education and Examination Board of the Institute of Masters of Wine and started as buyer for Victoria Wine before becoming Wine Controller at Tesco, Wine Buyer at Rothschild Waddesdon and General Manager at Anglo American Farms UK.
Special Offers
The Oxford Wine Company 12 Bottle Mixed Case Offer for Spring/Summer 2012 £63.00 purchase online >>>
Theo's Fine Wine 6 Bottle Mixed Case Offer for Spring/Summer 2012 £97.00 purchase online >>>
Marcia Waters MW 12 Bottle Mixed Case Offer for Spring/Summer 2012 £73.00 purchase online >>>
Tasting Events
We run a variety of informal and fun wine tasting events throughout the year – please see our Tasting Events page for full details of upcoming tastings and find the diary dates displayed below.
THEO'S THIRSTY THURSDAYS (Fortnightly Free Tastings) OXFORD WINE, BOTLEY ROAD, OXFORD
Tuesday 19th June 2012
FINE BORDEAUX DINNER TASTING
Tuesday 3rd July 2012
WINES FROM SOUTH AFRICA
Tuesday 10th July 2012
DR LOOSEN FINE GERMANY TASTING
Friday 28th September 2012
THE COTSWOLDS WINE FAIR
Tuesday 9th October 2012
FINE BURGUNDY DINNER TASTING
Friday 16th November
THE ANNUAL OXFORD WINE FAIR
Tuesday 4th December 2012
CHAMPAGNE TAITTINGER DINNER TASTING
If you would like us to present an informal and fun wine event especially for you or your company please email Theo Sloot including your telephone number. Read Testimonials
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News
The Oxford Wine Company Wins Top Retailer of the Year 2012 Award!
On Tuesday night The Oxford Wine Company was named as Independent Wine Retailer of the Year 2012. This coveted prize is the one most sought after by the important independent sector of the wine trade and we are delighted to have won this prestigious award.
The award was presented to Theo Sloot by OLN editor Rosie Davenport and wine journalist Olly Smith in the grand dining hall of the Dorchester Hotel in Park Lane during the Drinks Retailing Awards.
Ted Sandbach, owner and Managing Director of the Oxford wine company says "We are thrilled to have won our second major award in the space of a year, especially one recognised from within the trade itself. With the addition of Marcia Waters Master of Wine as our buyer and with a fourth shop opening in Cirencester in April we are well positioned to remain one of the leading independent wine merchants in the country."
The Oxford Wine Company is delighted to announce the appointment of Marcia Waters MW as Wine Buyer.
Marcia completed her Master of Wine qualification in the early 90s and started as buyer for Victoria Wine before becoming Wine Controller at Tesco, Wine Buyer at Rothschild Waddesdon and General Manager at Anglo American Farms UK (who own the famous South African wineries Boschendal and Vergelegen). She is also currently Chairman of the Education and Examination Board of the Institute of Masters of Wine.
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FINE BORDEAUX DINNER TASTING
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THE OXFORD WINE COMPANY OPENS IN CIRENCESTER!
The Oxford Wine Company has opened another new shop - this time in Cirencester. The large retail unit opened for business on Friday 27th April 2012.
Parking is easy as the shop is situated adjacent to the Forum car park at:
20 West Way, Cirencester GL7 1JA - telephone 01285 659792 or cirencester@oxfordwine.co.uk
The shop is managed by Nikki Jarrett, a Master of Wine student who has passed half the exam already and has huge experience in both wine education and retail. Her Assistant Manager is David Almeida who comes to the company from the acclaimed Whatley Manor Hotel in Malmesbury.
The large retail unit has a customised tasting bar for customers to try before they buy and Nikki Jarrett runs a regular programme of informal wine tastings and events here making the shop a wine destination not to be missed.
Winner of 'Independent Wine Retailer of the Year 2012' in the prestigious Drinks Retailing Awards and 'Best Independent Wine Retailer and Wholesaler in the UK 2011' in the Harpers Wine & Spirit Top Merchant Awards,The Oxford Wine Company has shops in Oxford, Tetbury and Standlake and also supplies a large range of restaurants, pubs and hotels in the Oxfordshire and Gloucestershire areas.
Managing Director Ted Sandbach said:
“I am very excited about our new Cirencester branch. It is well situated in the town and is a very large and characterful space. Cirencester is a busy bustling town and the shop together with our presence in Tetbury will establish us as a major player in the Cotswolds.”
Taste with The Oxford Wine Company
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Video of the Month - Theo tastes wines from Pio Cesare
Talking Wine with Ted Sandbach - May
Any hopes of relief from rising alcohol duty were dashed when George Osborne told us that the 2% above inflation escalator, introduced by the last government, would remain in place. The chancellor was extremely devious and caused some confusion when he used the phrase “no change" in his speech. This was initially interpreted as meaning no change in duty but he meant no change in policy which puts duty up to 2% above inflation. So wine goes up 11p, sparkling by 13p and spirits by 41p. Put this together with price increases at source, increased fuel costs and add VAT (a tax on a tax!) and you will unfortunately see some substantial increased prices at the lower end in particular.