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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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Rose 12.5

Undurraga, Rose Royal, Valle de Leyda, NV 75cl £16.94

A delicate and dry sparkling rose offering abundant notes of red fruits and subtle floral hints through to a creamy texture

Red 13.5

Chateau Preuillac, Medoc Cru Bourgeois 2015 75cl £24.12

Château Preuillac is a distinguished Cru Bourgeois estate in the Médoc, crafting wines of impressive structure and elegance. This wine showcases the region's hallmark blend of Cabernet Sauvignon, Merlot, and Petit Verdot, delivering dark fruit complexity with refined tannins and subtle oak influence. A wine of genuine pedigree that rewards both immediate enjoyment and careful cellaring, offering excellent value within the Bordeaux hierarchy. A fine, elegant wine with plump berried fruits and delicate hints of oak spice, smooth and silky on the palate

White 11

Sacchetto, Fili, Veneto, Prosecco Extra Dry NV 75cl £16.44

A fresh and fruity sparkling Prosecco with fine bubbles

White 12

Bertrand de Monceny, Blanc de Blancs Methode Traditionnelle Brut NV 75cl £14.65

This delicious sparkling wine has fine, delicate bubbles with flavours of citrus fruits and apple leading to a fresh, crisp finish

White 12

Dopff au Moulin, Alsace Cuvee Julien Brut, Cremant d'Alsace NV 75cl £23.34

A dry and refreshing sparkling wine made by the traditional method with citrus and zesty flavours

White 7

San Silvestro, Asti Spumante NV 75cl £14.00

This sparkling wine is fresh, fragrant and delicately sweet

White 12.5

Champagne Perrier-Jouet, Grand Brut NV 75cl £70.02

Biscuity and yeasty notes with clean, soft, creamy fruit, excellent intensity and a lingering finish Elegant and balanced

White 12

Champagne Bernard Remy Brut Blanc de Blancs NV 75cl £41.44

Soft on the palate it is led by powerful citrussy flavours, lemon zest and a hint of honeydew melon This 100% Chardonnay is refreshing and elegant with a lingering finish

Rose 12

Champagne Bernard Remy Brut Rose NV 75cl £41.87

Lovely deep salmon colour, this elegant rose Champagne displays refreshing strawberry flavours with a deliciously clean and zesty finish

Red 13

Lomond Wines, Phantom, Cape Agulhas, Pinot Noir 2021 75cl £20.98

Fragrant aromas of rose petals and spice envelop notes of wild, red berried fruit and savoury notes through to a long, silky finish

White 13

Kershaw Wines, GPS Series, Lower Duivenhoks River, Chardonnay 2018 75cl £51.83

Fresh and intense, with complex notes of orange peel, peach and grapefruit layered with lemon cream biscuits through to a long mineral finish

Red 13

Tuatara Bay, Marlborough, Pinot Noir 2021 75cl £17.95

Tuatara Bay Pinot Noir delivers elegant restraint and complexity from New Zealand's Marlborough region. This medium-bodied wine showcases ripe cherry and plum notes with subtle earthiness and a silky tannin structure. This vintage captures the region's signature balance of fruit intensity Light-bodied with delicate red fruits, plums and strawberries with a subtle touch of earthiness and a fresh, sappy finish

White 13

Castel de Paolis, Campo Vecchio Bianco, Lazio 2020 75cl £18.64

Castel de Paolis' Campo Vecchio Bianco showcases the elegance of Lazio's white wine tradition. This vintage blends Malvasia and Trebbiano grapes to deliver a crisp, mineral-driven profile with subtle stone fruit and herbal notes. Bright acidity and a clean finish make it an ideal aperitif or pairing for seafood and light antipasti. A refined expression of Roman viticulture at an approachable price point. A crisp and refreshing Italian blend with aromatic citrus, exotic tropical fruit and delicate white floral notes culminating in a mineral dry finish

White 12.5

Bodega Cerron Todo Sobre mi White 2022 75cl £14.00

Todo Sobre Mi comes from a vineyard planted in '89 in a sandy calcareous soil very prone to producing quality white grapes This soil is somewhat deeper than in its big brother Remordimiento Blanco, which allows to create somewhat larger grapes that keep more the acidity and freshness of the wine, creating a style, fresh, citrus and with a marked salinity from the soil

White 13

Humberto Canale Old Vine Semillon 2022 75cl £20.17

"Beautiful, pale golden colour There's a hint of oak on the nose, with notes of coconut and soft vanilla, because 20% of the final blend was fermented in new oak There are intense fig, fresh melon and green apple flavours A very intense, elegant, soft and velvety wine with a long finish From vines planted in 1942 - the oldest plantation of Semillon in the whole of Patagonia "

White 11

Patricius Aszu 6 Puttonyos 50cl 2017 50cl £47.22

6 puttonyos are only made in exceptional vintages and from 1st Class Growths vineyards It is typically a more intense, complex, noble and sweeter style than 5 puttonyos The Tokaji Aszu Patricius 6-Puttonyos has a dense exotic and spicy bouquet with apricot jam and marmalade notes The palate is medium-bodied with a fresh, vibrant marmalade and quince entry and honeyed finish It feels long in the mouth with a hint of spice This is drinking beautifully