Definitely buy at Dubai Duty Free. Pre-order 48 hours before arrival for an extra 10% off and you can just pick up on the way out. I don’t mind supporting the property by buying their wine there, but they just don’t have great choices. Corkage is 200 AED for a 2014 vintage…oddly enough, they charge by vintage. For my Napa cab, that is worth it to me since I normally don’t have much of an interest in cocktails. They also decant and I’m pretty sure they will save your wine for upcoming nights.

If anyone wants me to check on newer vintage pricing, let me know. If anyone knows if this is standard - to charge corkage on vintage…I would like to know out of curiosity if this is normal in the UAE.