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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 13.5

Carminucci, 'Belato', Offida, Pecorino 2024 75cl £16.69

A fresh and richly flavoured wine with inviting floral aromas followed by lifted notes of green apple and pineapple and a tangy, zesty finish

White 12.5

Domaine Vendange, Altesse, 'Madame de M', Roussette de Savoie 2023 75cl £21.22

A rich, aromatic and textured wine with floral blossom, spice and flint layered with elegant notes of quince and ripe pineapple culminating in a mineral and saline finish

Rose 12.5

Chateau Oumsiyat, 'Soupir', Bekaa Valley 2024 75cl £13.09

A copper coloured, aromatic rose showing notes of anise, herbs and strawberry fruit, rich, stylish and spicy

White 12.5

Chateau Oumsiyat, 'Obeidy', Bekaa Valley, 2024 75cl £12.64

Made from predominantly Obeidy, an indigenous Lebanese white variety, this wine has exotic, mineral flavours with hints of peach through to a lovely, whistle clean salty finish

White 12.5

Chateau Oumsiyat, 'Cuvee Membliarus', Bekaa Valley, Assyrtico 2024 75cl £13.08

This refreshing and floral wine has bags of citrus and spicy flavours culminating in a beautifully mineral and mouthwatering finish

White 12.5

Chateau Oumsiyat, 'Blanc de Blanc', Bekaa Valley 2024 75cl £11.81

A refreshing wine with flavours of green pears and tropical fruit through to a zesty finish

Rose 12.5

Nivarius, 'Lia' Pet-Nat Rosado 2024 75cl £18.16

A refreshing pale rose with a gentle natural sparkle enveloping fragrant aromas of juicy apple, pear, wild strawberry and a touch of floral blossom

Red 13

Rockburn 'Devil's Staircase', Central Otago, Pinot Noir 2024 75cl £23.96

A fresh style of Pinot showing delicate red cherry and cranberry fruit complemented by cinnamon and a hint of vanilla cone

Red 13.5

Rockburn, Central Otago, Pinot Noir 2023 75cl £37.33

A beautifully textured ripe yet delicate Pinot style, elegant and expressive with a lovely long and silky finish

Rose 12

Bodegas la Purisima, 'Campules La Pelirroja', Rose NV 75cl £10.09

Pale-salmon in colour, this refreshing rose is soft, light and fruity with delicate aromas of ripe strawberry and tangy red fruits through to a moreish finish

White 13

Bodegas Ondarre, 'Valdebaron Blanco', Rioja 2024 75cl £15.04

A creamy and savoury Tempranillo Blanco, with delicate aromas of white flowers layered with ripe melon interlaced with ginger through to a deliciously refreshing finish

Red 14.5

Bodegas Resalte de Penafiel, Pena Roble Reserva, Ribera del Duero 2019 75cl £31.44

An intense and complex wine with delicious flavours of ripe, dark fruits, liquorice, mineral and spice with roasted notes from the oak ageing and a touch of earthiness A smooth and elegant expression of Tempranillo

White 13.5

Neudorf, 'Rosie's Block Amphora', Nelson, Chardonnay 2023 75cl £38.96

An atypical, energetic and captivating Chardonnay with beautiful tension between fruit concentration and rockpool minerality

White 14

Neudorf, 'Rosie's Block', Moutere Chardonnay 2023 75cl £38.96

Guava, gun flint and lime blossom are elegantly framed by restrained used of oak, complex and voluptuously textured

White 13.5

Neudorf, 'Home Block', Moutere Chardonnay 2023 75cl £68.52

Notes of oyster shell, cashew nuts and gentle oak are gracefully intertwined Powerful and complex with lovely purity

White 12.5

Domaine Lafage, 'Les Sardines', Chardonnay 2024 75cl £11.06

A refreshing, full-flavoured Chardonnay with enticing notes of white peach, layered with mineral tones of crushed stone and a subtle hint of spice