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Wine is typically a fermented grape-based alcoholic beverage. The sugar in the grapes is consumed by yeast, which then breaks it down into ethanol and carbon dioxide while also producing heat.

Different kinds of wine are mostly influenced by various yeast strains and grape varieties. These variations are the result of intricate interactions between the biological growth of the grape, the fermentation reactions, the terroir (growing region) of the grape, and the wine-making process.

Legal appellations are established in many nations to specify wine styles and quality. These often place limitations on the allowable grape types, geographical origin, and other characteristics of wine production.

Since ancient times, wine has been made. The Caucasus region in what is now Georgia (6000 BCE), Persia (5000 BCE), Italy, and Armenia (4000 BCE) has the earliest wine artefacts.

While there are some similarities between New World wine and alcoholic beverages manufactured by native Americans, these connections relate mostly to later Spanish practises in New Spain.

Later, as viticulture methods for Old World wine advanced, Europe would have three of the greatest wine-producing regions. Today, Italy, Spain, France, the United States, and China are the five nations with the largest wine-producing regions.

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Red 15

Domaine Saint Damien, Les Souteyrades, Gigondas 2022 75cl £35.86

This full-bodied, layered and rich wine has intense flavours of liquorice and fennel complemented by raisined fruits, chocolate and spicy fruitcake

White 13.5

Andre Brunel 'Becassonne', Cotes du Rhone Blanc 2023 75cl £16.69

Floral and nicely textured, this Southern Rhone blend has refreshing peach and pear tones through to a zesty, citrussy finish

Red 13

Domaine Courbis, Les Eygats, Cornas 2021 75cl £62.40

An opulent and complex wine with intense flavours of black fruits, liquorice and wild herbs with fresh mineral and graphite notes

White 13

Domaine de la Solitude, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Blanc 2023 75cl £42.38

Flavours of baked apple and apricot with lovely floral and nutty, toasty tones, textured, rich and complex

Red 15

Domaine de la Solitude, Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge 2022 75cl £40.76

A traditional yet modern style Chateauneuf with an elegant and velvety red berried quality complemented by savoury liquorice through to a fine and long finish

Red 15

Domaine de la Solitude, Cuvee Barberini,Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2022 150cl £119.18

A well textured, silky and full-bodied wine delivering traditional earthy and gamey flavours Concentrated and savoury yet elegant Chateauneuf

Red 14

Pierre Naigeon, Marsannay Sampagny 2020 75cl £54.24

A silky, smooth Pinot Noir showing lovely complexity, with aromatic notes of hedgerow raspberry, vanilla and rose complemented by a touch of spice on the long, finish

Red 13

Antoine Olivier, Les Charmes Rouge, Santenay 2022 75cl £42.61

A smooth and complex wine showing generous aromas of cherries and strawberries, with hints of violets Classic, silky and elegant

White 13

Antoine Olivier, 'Saint Jacques', Rully 2022 75cl £35.56

Lively aromas of ginger and minerality with complementing toasty oak lead to a pure mouthwatering and saline finish

Red 14

Chateau d'Agel, Minervois, 'Les Bonnes' 2022 75cl £16.55

A generous, ripe and full flavoured red blend offering intense aromas of ripe, black fruits with a hint of spice and garrigue, balanced by lovely freshness

White 12.5

Eric Louis, Sancerre 2023 75cl £28.75

A lively, fresh and aromatic Sancerre with passionfruit and zesty lemon flavours enveloped by a stony mineral character on the long, mouthwatering finish

Red 14

Chateau du Domaine de l'Eglise, Pomerol 2017 75cl £68.02

A plushly flavoured wine with good structure, concentrated sweet fruit and an elegant finish

Red 14.5

Chateau Beau Site Cru Bourgeois, Saint-Estephe 2018 75cl £35.81

Classic and traditionally styled Saint Estephe showing cedar oak with earthy hints of dark chocolate and a meaty texture

Red 13.5

Chateau Batailley 5eme Cru Classe, Pauillac 2017 75cl £82.54

A complex and elegant Bordeaux showing classic cigar box and cedar notes preluding an opulent palate with nuances of chocolate and savoury roast meat, long, fine and sustained

White 12.5

Simpsons Wine Estate, Kent, 'Gravel Castle', Chardonnay 2023 75cl £20.45

A cool climate, fruit-driven and unoaked Chardonnay displaying fresh, citrus and apple aromas, refreshing tropical fruit flavours with a zesty, flinty finish

Red 20

Barros Vintage Port, Douro 2002 75cl £61.73

Lovely balance between opulence and finesse, with a silky texture and beautifully sustained flavours of dried black plum and dates with a long, elegant finish