09 May Back to nature
At OAK N4 we list 17 bottles that are either organic or biodynamic, and we are often asked to explain what these terms mean. Here’s a quick bluffer’s guide to wines that are produced under those banners....
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02 May Top six…are you getting some?
Here’s what’s going down at OAK N4. Three reds and three whites that have become the most popular from our ‘Wines by the glass’ list. Citrussy, bone dry or nutty, rounded whites. Spicy plum, ruby red and velvety finished reds....
21 Apr “A chance meeting starts a love affair”
For me, it all started a couple of years ago in Germany when I met this guy who had travelled around the world to different vineyards. He’d found great stories and brought back great wines. Wines that were the very best of their varieties but...
19 Apr Night flight to Finsbury Park
My girlfriend and I went to OAK N4 last night for a structured wine-tasting, known in the trade as a ‘Wine Flight’. OAK N4 have a beautifully, I might even say romantically, lit place right next to Finsbury Park station. Very close to the Park...
24 Mar The road to enlightenment…or enrichment
Selecting your wine is usually a matter of filtering and making small choices. But we’ve found that that can lead you down well-worn paths and ultimately to dissatisfaction....
03 Mar Join the evolution
‘How did you choose the wine list?’ We get asked this all the time. Key to choosing the wines was ensuring that our list was inclusive. At OAK N4 we are all about being local and friendly and we wanted our wines to try to...
02 Mar Hop on a flight with us
‘OAK N4 is really the culmination of a dream for me,’ says Raul at OAK N4. ‘It’s a rare and beautiful concept that you just don’t see in the UK…or in Europe either for that matter.’ Raul Diaz, originally from Chile, has 16 years in...