Words from store manager Martin Kral

The Wine Centre is one of Ireland's leading wine merchants and off licences, located at 15 John Street, in the heart of Medieval Kilkenny.

Founded in 1965, by Eamonn and Maureen O'Keeffe, The Wine Centre has garned numberous awards including National Off Licence of the Year in 2003 and frequent recommendations from wine writers and from Bridgestone.

Our passion for wine touches every part of our business.

  • We direct import from some of the leading wine families in Bordeaux, Burgundy, Italy and New Zealand.
  • We carry one of the largest ranges of wine in Ireland from all the leading wine regions including a unique temperature controlled red wood wine cellar for our special vintages.
  • All of our team have attended wine courses and visited vineyards.
  • We host frequent wine tastings instore and regular charity events during the summer in Gardenia, our adjacent garden centre.
  • We are pleased to announce that we are also open on Sunday from 12:30 to 7pm
  • Please visit this link for our full opening hours
  • Free customer carpark is available at the rear of the store, in the Gardenia & Petmania car park.
  • We provide expert friendly advise... We love wine and our passion shows!