Reserve Wines Shop Didsbury — Restaurant in Manchester

A true West Didsbury institution, Reserve pride themselves on making wine accessible to everyone.

I must admit that the concept of going into a specialist shop and being met with floor to ceiling shelves of wine can seem daunting to many at first - but the guys here are excellent at finding out what you like and making suggestions if you're not sure.

Every bottle on show has a colour-coded label below it, so you can easily see what price bracket it is as well as the actual price. Some have additional 'tasting notes' so you can find out more about them.

Alongside the innumerable bottles of red, white, rosé, sparkling wine and Champagne they also stock various spirits, bottled beers, cordials and even Japanese sake).

They regularly host tasting events in the shop - look out for these advertised on Twitter (@ReserveWinesUK) or sign up for their regular newsletter via email.

There's something on their shelves to suit everyone, and they only sell quality produce from around the world. I know for a fact that they taste them all beforehand so you can be assured that they meet their seal of approval!

Tip: Every bottle they sell is also available to buy via their website or over the phone.

Tip: You can also find Reserve at Altrincham's Market House and Bents Garden & Home in Glazebury...

I took my girlfriend to one of the tasting experiences they offer. 6 wines, £40 per person. I have never done a wine tasting before. I like wine and that's about all I know about it. We had some olives to snack on and then our wine expert Gary talked us through the idea of the menu. The first wine was described in detail and it tasted really good. This happened 5 more times, each wine bringing something completely new and exciting to my pallet. By the time we got to the last wine we were feeling pretty... merry.

All throughout the experience we chatted with Gary and it was so nice to have the help of someone who is clearly passionate about his job and wine. He really did educate us on so much. We all had a really good laugh as well. Of course we ended up buying a bottle of one wine we liked in particular. A Riesling. Which I now know is a type of grape thanks to Gary. Needless to say my girlfriend loved it and I am well and truly in the good books. I really couldn't recommend it enough. We will be back to enjoy a...

Reserve Wines is a must visit for the wine lover in this area, the staff knowledge is really outstanding and they have a good selection. I don't drink a lot of wine, but I do love wine and the staff here make it easy to find new things to drink at pretty much any budget.

I bought a beautiful English pink sparkling for a friends 50th here and it was stunning. I have also gone through a selection of other wines finding it hard not to just drop in on my way past.

Expert knowledge is something you can teach, and the fact that they bother to do that with all of their staff means almost always get what you want...