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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 13

Domaine Serge Laloue, Cuvee Silex, Sancerre 2024 75cl £35.68

Red 12.5

Domaine de Colonat, Perle de Granit, Beaujolais Villages 2025 75cl £18.78

Red 14

Domaine de Colonat, Moulin-a-Vent Les Greneriers 2023 75cl £29.71

Red 13.5

Jako Vino, Stina Cuvee Red, Dalmatia 2024 75cl £24.65

Smooth, with juicy freshness and an enticing fusion of ripe dark berries, plum, and elegantly intertwined subtle notes of spice

Red 14.5

Saint Cosme, Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2023 75cl £51.92

White 12.5

Villa Noria, Les Colombiers, Pays d'Oc, Chardonnay 2025 75cl £16.84

Red 12.5

Oenops, Apla Red 2024 75cl £18.02

Appealing aromas of cherry, fresh berries and a hint of tomato leaf lead to a juicy, fresh and intensely fruity palate, with great balance and a vibrant finish

White 12.5

Gaia Wines, Monograph Assyrtiko, Peloponnese 2025 75cl £20.24

A flinty and concentrated Assyrtiko with intense lime zest, tropical fruits and green apple, precise, fresh and zesty with a mineral backbone and lovely, long finish

White 13.5

Gaia Wines, Wild Ferment, Santorini, Assyrtiko 2025 75cl £57.98

The palate is salty dry with laser-beam precision and funky wild ferment layering of complexity, with complementing notes of almond and acacia combined with oak wreathed minerality and gun flint flavours

Red 13

Gaia Wines, Notios Red, Peloponnese 2025 75cl £17.02

A vivacious style of wine with spicy flavours of fresh herbs, liquorice and summer pudding fruits

White 13

Gaia Wines, Thalassitis, Santorini, Assyrtiko 2025 75cl £54.60

An intense dry wine with a strain of flinty saltiness on the mouthwatering, bone-dry finish

Rose 13.5

Alpha Estate, Single Vineyard Hedgehog, Amyndeo, Rose 2025 75cl £26.87

A pale coloured, dry and fresh rose with an aromatic bouquet of rose petals and raspberry complemented by mineral and fennel tones with just a hint of liquorice

Red 14

Bodegas Salentein, Valle de Uco, Barrel Selection Malbec 2024 75cl £19.37

An exquisite and aromatic barrel-fermented Malbec offering rich notes of redcurrant and blueberry complemented by delicate hints of rose petal and violets

Red 14

Matias Riccitelli, Gualtallary, Malbec 2024 75cl £33.68

Red 14.5

Matias Riccitelli Vineyard Selection, Lujan de Cuyo, Malbec 2020 75cl £39.01

Concentrated and powerful with an opulent texture and notes of liquorice, dark chocolate and black fruits through to a long and beautifully rich finish

White 12.5

Matias Riccitelli, La Carrera, Lujan de Cuyo, Chardonnay 2024 75cl £47.64

A textured and full-flavoured blend, with complex aromas of green apple, hay and citrus notes underpinned by remarkable minerality