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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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Red 12.5

Bove 'Feudi d'Albe', Montepulciano d'Abruzzo 2023 75cl £11.06

A medium bodied red packed with red fruit flavours, easy and fresh-tasting

White 5

Michele Chiarlo 'Nivole', Moscato d'Asti 2024 75cl £18.72

A gently sparkling dessert wine with intense peach and tropical fruit flavours, delightfully silky

White 13

Monte Zovo, Le Civaie 'Terralbe' Lugana Riserva 2021 75cl £25.44

Richly textured, with floral, citrus notes and a hint of white pepper through to a complex palate of toasty, vanilla and mineral notes and an enveloping, long finish

White 11.5

Il Casone, Venezie, Pinot Grigio 2024 75cl £11.65

Fresh and easy drinking style of Pinot Grigio with spicy apple and vanilla flavours

Red 11.5

Il Sacrato, Rubicone, Emilia Romagna, Sangiovese Merlot 2024 75cl £10.57

A light bodied, easy red with ripe red cherry fruit and a fresh peppery bite on the finish

White 11

Il Sacrato, Rubicone, Emilia Romagna, Trebbiano Pinot Bianco 2024 75cl £10.37

The clean citrus freshness of the Trebbiano blends beautifully with the tropical fruit style of the Pinot Bianco, fresh and easy drinking

White 12.5

San Silvestro 'Fossili', Gavi del Comune di Gavi 2024 75cl £16.68

Fresh and spicy with an appealing green apple and crystalline lemon flavour through to a mouthwatering and refreshing finish

White 12.5

Carpineto, 'Dogajolo' Toscana Bianco 2023 75cl £15.44

Aromatic Tuscan white bursting with citrus, stone fruit and floral notes finishing on a vibrant, refreshing note

Red 13.5

Villa Saletta, Chianti Superiore 2018 75cl £25.58

A vibrant Chianti Superiore bursting with red fruit, floral notes and a savoury finish, smooth and well balanced

Red 13.5

Bonacchi, Chianti Classico 2023 75cl £16.04

Easy drinking style of Chianti with aromas of red cherry balanced with fresh and savoury flavours

Red 13

Carpineto 'Dogajolo' Toscana Rosso 2022 75cl £16.06

Modern Tuscan style displaying red cherry flavours with a rich mouthfeel, smooth and moreish

Red 13

Carpineto 'Dogajolo' Toscana Rosso, 2022 150cl £32.32

Modern Tuscan style displaying red cherry flavours with a rich mouthfeel, smooth and moreish

White 11.5

San Silvestro 'Adelasia', Cortese del Piemonte 2024 75cl £12.12

Dry and fresh with flavours of green apple and lemon complemented by white pepper on the pithy finish

Red 14.5

Carpineto, Brunello di Montalcino 2020 75cl £52.39

A fine Brunello with big and traditional flavours of leather, dried figs and savoury roast meat through to a satisfyingly robust finish

Red 14.5

Ca'Rugate, Amarone della Valpolicella 2022 75cl £43.88

A gamey, elegant yet restrained style of Amarone with lovely raisiny red fruits through to a lingering and fine finish

Red 16

Roccolo Grassi, Amarone della Valpolicella 2019 75cl £83.54

Rich and multilayered with lots of ripe dark berry raisined fruits and dark chocolate flavours, concentrated and intense A wine to be savoured