Spirits
There's a moment - nose to glass, the first cool hit of juniper and citrus - when a genuinely well-made spirit announces itself. It's unhurried, deliberate, and completely distinct from anything mass-produced. That's the experience we set out to bottle when we curated our wine and spirits collection here at Givino. Every bottle earns its place through character, provenance, and the kind of flavour that lingers in conversation long after the glass is empty.
Based in Frome, Somerset, we've spent years building relationships with producers who treat distillation the way the best winemakers treat their vineyards - as a pursuit of something true. Our Wines collection has always been the heart of what we do, but spirits have become an equally compelling chapter of the Givino story. If you're searching for spirits in Frome or looking to explore further afield, you'll find that our selection reflects genuine curiosity rather than a catalogue approach.
Spirits and Wines - The Philosophy Behind Our Selection
We don't stock spirits simply to fill a shelf. When we bring a bottle into our range, it's because we've tasted it, understood it, and believed it offers something genuinely distinct. The Newfoundland Distillery Seaweed Gin is a perfect illustration of that approach - coastal, briny, and alive with Atlantic character, it is nothing like the botanical gins you'll find everywhere else. It pairs, surprisingly beautifully, with a dry tonic and a slice of cucumber, the gin's mineral edge cutting through any sweetness with precision.
Our wines and spirits selection draws from a wide geography, but always with intention. You'll find artisan gins sitting alongside exceptional Fortified Wines, and the same eye for quality runs through all of it. We believe the best bottles - whether fermented or distilled - share a common quality: they reward attention.
Fine Wine and Spirits for Every Occasion
One of the questions we're asked most often is what occasion suits a particular spirit. The honest answer is that great fine wine and spirits are occasion-agnostic - they suit the moment you decide to open them. That said, there are contexts where our selection truly shines:
- Gifting and celebrations: Spirits make genuinely memorable gifts precisely because they're personal. A carefully chosen artisan gin or a rare fortified pour says far more than a generic hamper. Pair with something from our gifts for wine lovers range for a complete experience that will be remembered.
- Home bar discovery: If you're building a drinks cabinet with real personality, our selection gives you the foundation - distinctive gins, expressive vermouths like La Fuerza Primavera en Los Andes Vermouth Rojo, and fortified pours that work equally as aperitifs or digestifs.
- Food pairing and entertaining: Certain spirits are extraordinary at the table. A well-aged fortified wine alongside dark chocolate and dried fruit; a herbal gin-based cocktail alongside a charcuterie board, the botanicals echoing the cured notes in the meat - these are the pairings that make guests pause and ask what they're drinking.
- Collectors and enthusiasts: For those who approach their drinks cabinet with the same rigour as a wine cellar, our range includes bottles with genuine provenance, limited production, and the kind of backstory that makes them worth seeking out.
If spirits are your gateway into the broader world of what we do, you'll find our Dessert Wines and Port Wines collections offer a natural continuation - the same insistence on character, just expressed through fermentation rather than distillation.
Wine and Spirits Gifts - Choosing Something That Lasts
There's a particular satisfaction in giving someone a bottle they would never have found themselves. Our wine and spirits gifts are chosen with exactly that in mind. When you're buying for someone who has everything, or for a milestone that deserves more than a supermarket bottle, provenance and rarity do the talking. We know our producers personally, which means we can tell you not just what's in the bottle but why it matters - and that story is part of what you give when you share one of these with someone you care about.
For those based in Somerset, spirits in Bath and the surrounding area are well served by what we offer online, with the same depth of curation you'd expect from a specialist. And if you're looking for spirits near me from anywhere in the UK, our online selection brings the same experience of discovery to your door.
Wines and Spirits Online - Sourced with Curiosity, Chosen with Care
Buying wines and spirits online works best when there's a real person behind the selection - someone who has done the tasting, asked the difficult questions of the producer, and returned with only what genuinely impressed them. That's the Givino approach. Our gin range alone reflects the breadth of what's possible when you look beyond the obvious: coastal, botanical, barrel-aged, and experimental expressions that each make a compelling case for why craft distilling matters.
Alongside our spirits, the full breadth of what we do - from Red Wines of exceptional character to Sparkling Wines for celebration - reflects a single consistent standard. If it doesn't excite us, it doesn't make the cut. We've done the tasting, so you can explore with confidence, knowing that whatever you choose from our spirits and wines selection will reward the opening.
Browse our collection and let the provenance, the craft, and the stories behind each bottle do the rest. We think you'll find something that becomes a fixture in your glass.
