Spry
Last time I went to Edinburgh, I went to Spry three times. It’s in a beautiful old stone building and it’s been done out in a gorgeous, minimal, Scandinavian style. The selection leans more towards natural wines and they’ve got a constantly rotating menu of wines by the glass: sparkling, orange, red, rosé and white, which means it’s a great place to pop in for a quick drink. Their small plates are amazing, too – don’t miss the homemade beef jerky.
1 Haddington Pl, Edinburgh; sprywines.co.uk
Brauhaus
Brauhaus is not the most obvious place to visit for a glass of wine (it’s more of a pub with a beer and whisky focus) but their wine selection is brilliant. They host a fair few pop-ups – when the London crowd come up for wine fairs, we always visit Brauhaus. Plus, they do around 30 wines by the glass, with a mix of natural stuff and more traditional bottles.
105 Lauriston Pl, Edinburgh; instagram.com/brauhaus_edinburgh
The Palmerston
The Palmerston isn’t a wine bar, it’s a restaurant with a seriously impressive wine list. It’s housed in an old bank, so you assume that it’s super traditional, but the wine list is mostly low-intervention, they’re just not the obvious, funky label kind. They’ve got a great Burgundy selection, and some wonderful Italian wines. Some of their bottles are older vintages, others relatively new, so there’s something to suit every pocket.
1 Palmerston Pl, Edinburgh, thepalmerstonedinburgh.co.uk
Hannah Crosbie is a writer, wine consultant and event organiser. Book tickets for the Dalston Wine Club via hannahcrosbie.com/
