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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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White 11

Via Nova Pinot Grigio 2025 75cl £9.06

Sourced by Italian wine legend, Sergio de Luca, from vineyards around Verona and Venice, this Pinot Grigio is a very easy-to-drink dry white

White 12.5

Volpi Era Grillo Organic 2025 75cl £9.85

White 13

Bernard Defaix Chablis Premier Cru Vaillons 2024 75cl £30.77

There is a deft touch of wood surrounding the white orchard fruit and honeysuckle aromas that have glimpses of oyster shell poking through The rich, forward and relatively generous flavours possess a seductive mouth feel and excellent complexity on the dry finish

Red 12

Anciens Temps Vin de France Rouge 2025 75cl £8.98

A round and full-bodied wine with a ripe fruit character Rich flavours of dark fruit give way to hints of pepper and gentle, spicy oak

Red 12.5

Tarapaca Varietal Carmenere 2025 75cl £9.88

Appearance: Dark purple color Nose: Blackberry and ripe cherry notes, with black pepper and toasted hints Palate: Medium bodied with silky tannins and a long pleasant finish

White 12.5

Bodega Cerron Matas Altas Blanco Organic 2024 75cl £28.22

Red 14

Bodega Cerron Los Yesares Monastrell 2023 75cl £47.75

This has an awesome, complex aroma that blends fruity, leafy, spicy and savoury nuances - just wonderful In the mouth it's very pure and very fresh, with satisfying weight and breadth of texture, which don't sacrifice an ounce of the vibrancy which characterises Bodega Cerron wines It has astonishing force of personality and persistence on the palate of both flavour and texture, finishing with complex hints of gaminess, liquorice and dill seed SO exciting! Los Yesares are 4 different old, ungrafted vineyards in Las Pedreras-Reventones, a high-altitude location where the district's most historic vineyards were located Steep slopes, deep calcareous sands and gravels, diverse orientations and Mediterranean forest create a more tense Monastrell profile with red forest and hedgerow fruit character, and wines capable of ageing

White 12.5

Embrujo del Campo Organic Verdejo 2025 75cl £9.29

This is a dry, restrained Spanish white, with hay and fennel flavours rounded out by plums and pears, and ending on a refined note of citrus

White 11.5

Court Garden Ditchling White 2025 75cl £19.38

White 13.5

Antonio Caggiano Fiano di Avellino 'Bechar' 2025 75cl £19.54

Intense gold colour On the nose this wine presents aromas of apple, pears and banana On the palate it has a full bodied rich and persistant flavours of tropical fruit and a refreshing acidity

Red 13

Chateau Phelan Segur Frank Phelan, Saint-Estephe 2015 75cl £33.16

This is absolutely classic, old-school Saint Estephe of excellent quality Deep, purple-hued, with a nose of mulberries, blackcurrants and cedar, the wine is densely-textured and medium-bodied, with good balancing acidity and a seriously endowed, layered texture The tannins are present, yet well-integrated and ripe

White 10.5

Quinta da Lixa Signus Vinho Verde 2025 75cl £8.92

Red 13

Gilles Robin Crozes-Hermitage 'Papillon' 2024 75cl £22.20

This is absolutely delicious Exciting young Syrah aroma, full of raspberries and fragrant black pepper It is not heavy in the mouth, but still feels complete, succulent and rounded Lovely savoury, spicy finish This is absolutely delicious, in case we didn't mention it previously

White 12

Les Prades Picpoul de Pinet l'Ormarine 2025 75cl £12.01

"Clear, brilliant yellow with green tints Fine fresh, fruity and floral aromas Good aromatic persistence with overtones of citrus fruit Lively, fresh with lemony and floral touches followed by a light refreshing grapefruit finish "

White 13

Stormy Cape Stormy Cape Chenin Blanc 2025 75cl £9.05

Known as something of a busy bee variety, Chenin Blanc flourishes wherever grapes are grown, and South African winemakers have really made it their own, evolving the style to suit the climate, the food and the people Think passion fruit and green apple This is a stunning, spritely little number with a snappy finish

Rose 12.5

La Vidaubanaise Cotes de Provence Rose, Domaine de l'Amour 2025 75cl £13.00

"One of the finest co-operatives of Provence, known for producing balanced and highly drinkable rose wines The grapes for this wine, come from a SINGLE estate So, put your shades on, open a bottle and you could be in Provence in the early 60's, although now the wine is much, much better Delicate aromas of strawberry and cherry on the nose The wine is crisp, dry and elegant on the palate, with notes of red cherry, citrus, and crushed red apples An easy drinking, refreshing, rose and the perfect aperitif"