The Oaks Cellars on Tanglin Road is a Singapore wine merchant whose catalogue reads like an auction preview: Château Lafite Rothschild, Pétrus and Domaine de la Romanée-Conti share shelf space with Penfolds, Caymus and a whole wall of classified Bordeaux. It caters to serious collectors, but the range stretches well beyond trophy bottles, with sake, hard liquor, champagne, port and sherry all listed in their own right.
Browsing is just as easy online as in person. The web store is fully bilingual — English and Chinese — with prices in Singapore dollars, a favourites list, an account area and a shopping cart. New arrivals are flagged across wine, champagne, hard liquor, sake and even hardware like wine fridges, so repeat visitors can quickly see what has just landed.
The Tanglin Road shop also thinks about wine as a lifestyle: the catalogue extends to wine accessories, wine fridges for home cellaring, a Home & Gifts line and ready-made hampers. General enquiries are handled by phone on weekdays, and the team can point you toward a specific vintage, a mixed assortment case or a gift for a client.
Tucked along Tanglin Road in the Orchard district, The Oaks Cellars is a wine merchant whose inventory list reads less like a shop catalogue and more like an auction preview. First growths sit next to small Burgundy domaines; cult Napa cabs share space with Japanese sake and mixed assortment cases. Whether you walk into the Tanglin shop or browse the bilingual online store, the proposition is the same: a deep, carefully assembled cellar for collectors and casual drinkers alike.
Scroll the wine section and the names come thick and fast. Bordeaux alone runs from Château Lafite Rothschild, Latour, Margaux, Haut Brion and Mouton Rothschild through Pétrus, Cheval Blanc, Ausone and dozens of classified growths, with second wines such as Carruades de Lafite and Petit Mouton offering a first taste of the great châteaux. Burgundy is represented by Domaine de la Romanée-Conti, Leroy, Dujac, Armand Rousseau, Georges Roumier, Coche-Dury and Raveneau, among many others.
Italy is equally serious: Antinori, Gaja, Ornellaia and Masseto, the Tenuta San Guido stable behind Sassicaia, Giacomo Conterno, Bruno Giacosa and Biondi-Santi all appear. The New World holds its own with Penfolds, Henschke, Clonakilla and Leeuwin Estate from Australia, plus Screaming Eagle, Harlan Estate, Caymus, Opus One and Ridge from California. Germany's Egon Müller and Joh. Jos. Prüm cover the great Rieslings, while Spain's Pingus and CVNE round out the map.
Red wine is only one aisle. The shop lists dedicated categories for white wine, rosé, sparkling wine and champagne, plus fortified classics — port from houses like Dow's, Graham, Fonseca and Quinta do Noval, and sherry including Bodegas Toro Albala. Sweet-wine lovers will spot Sauternes and Barsac names such as Château d'Yquem, Climens, Rieussec and Suduiraut on the brand list. There is also a hard liquor section and a sake range, so a single visit can cover the table from aperitif to nightcap.
The Oaks Cellars treats wine as a hobby, not just a purchase. The catalogue extends to wine accessories, wine fridges for home cellaring, a Home & Gifts line and ready-made hampers — useful when a dinner invitation or festive season sneaks up. Wine Assortment cases let drinkers sample across regions and styles without committing to a whole case of one label.
The branch at 1 Tanglin Road, #01-03/04, sits in Singapore's Orchard shopping belt. General enquiries are handled on (+65) 6224 2611, Mondays to Fridays from 9am to 6pm — worth calling ahead if you are chasing a specific bottle or vintage, since availability changes with each shipment. The online store mirrors the cellar, with new arrivals flagged across wine, champagne, hard liquor, sake, accessories and hampers, and the whole site switchable between English and Chinese, with prices in Singapore dollars.
Collectors will find the first growths, trophy Burgundies and age-worthy Italian icons they expect from a serious merchant. But the assortment cases, gift lines and accessories make the shop approachable for anyone who simply enjoys a glass at home. Whether you are laying down classified Bordeaux, picking a champagne for a celebration or assembling a hamper for a client, The Oaks Cellars puts an unusually deep cellar within easy reach of Orchard Road.