The best of off-licences

Our Christmas pages left no room to report that for the second year running, McCabes of Mount Merrion Avenue has won the Gilbeys…

Our Christmas pages left no room to report that for the second year running, McCabes of Mount Merrion Avenue has won the Gilbeys/OffLA National Off-Licence of the Year Award. High marks in a blind tasting helped the McCabe brothers clinch the title, but a vast and exciting range of wines and friendly service surely helped.

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