Wine

Wine online from Great Wines Direct

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.

Read

Cognac Frapin Extra 70cl £758.47

Cognac Frapin Cigar Blend XO (Gift Box) 70cl £95.54

Fine, complex aromas of dried fruit, almond paste, hazelnut and nougat combine with the famous rancio character Beautifully balanced, rich and exceptionally long

45.3

Cognac Frapin XO Aged 15 years 70cl £141.96

White 40

Frapin, Cognac VSOP (Gift Box) 70cl £78.96

A harmonious, complex and fruity VSOP of wonderful aromatic intensity, with orange, floral and subtle vanilla notes, complemented by a touch of pepper spice on the finish

White 12.5

Simpsons Wine Estate, Kent, Flint Fields Blanc de Noirs Brut 2021 75cl £43.69

A rich and savoury sparkling wine with a luxurious, vanilla cream and fine pastry nose, complemented by flavours of fresh wild strawberry, toasted brioche and a rich finish

Rose 12.5

Simpsons Wine Estate, Kent, Canterbury Rose, Sparkling Rose Brut 2022 75cl £35.82

A serious and well structured sparkling rose with aromas of fresh raspberry sorbet through to a palate of exotic fruits and wild strawberry balanced with tangy lime

White 12