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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 11.5

Domaine des Forges, Chenin du Val de Loire 2024 75cl £15.17

A lively, dry wine with green apple and stone fruit flavours and a crisp refreshing character through to a deliciously vibrant and saline finish

White 13

Domaine Moreux, Pouilly-Fume 'Corty Artisan' Caillottes 2022 75cl £35.98

A wine with a marine intensity displaying notes of nettle, grapefruit and lime leaf, beautifully layered with a mouthwatering saline finish

White 8.5

Weingut Rabl, Niederosterreich, Gruner Veltliner Eiswein 2022 37.5cl £39.10

Delicious and full flavours of apricot and mango enhanced by caramel and caramelised brown sugar, luscious and rich

White 13

Thomas Labille, Chablis 1er Cru Montmains 2023 75cl £35.20

A textured and stylish 1er Cru Chablis with marked citrus notes and hints of delicate fresh mint, through to a vivacious palate with a long, saline finish

Red 13

Domaine d'Agel, Minervois, 'Caz'Ailes' 2024 75cl £13.09

Inviting notes of ripe black fruits, spice and a touch of black olive define this Southern French blend with a rich palate showing great balance and a fruity finish

White 13

Dopff au Moulin, Alsace, Riesling 2023 75cl £19.22

Lovely pure dry Riesling expression of pineapple and peach combined with floral lavender through to a zesty finish

White 13

Domaine Lafage, Novellum 2024 75cl £16.33

Notes of white peach, crushed rocks, spice and brioche notes complement the depth of flavour through to a fresh, saline finish

Red 14.5

Domaine Lafage, Cotes Catalanes, Nicolas 2023 75cl £19.82

Ripe wine, loaded with red and black cherry fruit and hints of cocoa notes, lively, rich, deep and velvety in texture with lovely freshness

Rose 12.5

Domaine Lafage, Miraflors Rose, Cotes Catalanes 2024 75cl £16.72

Juicy, pale rose with strawberry, citrus and orange peel aromas complemented by a fresh and crisp saline finish

Red 14.5

Domaine Lafage, Cote Sud, Cotes Catalanes 2022 75cl £14.63

This fruity Roussillon red offers pure, lively notes of blackberries, currants, garrigue, pepper and assorted spices combined with juicy and crunchy fruit

Rose 12

Domaine Lafage, Cote Rose 2024 75cl £13.40

A fresh and fruity rose with floral notes and crisp red fruit flavours, dry and refreshing

White 12

Domaine Lafage, Cote Est 2024 75cl £13.61

A beautifully lush white with flavours of orange marmelade and exotic fruits enlivined by a fresh minerality on the finish

White 13.5

Domaine Lafage, Cantaca 2022 75cl £26.68

Notes of pineapple and peach mingling with floral and cedar, fresh and layered with a hint of white pepper on the finish

Red 15

Domaine Lafage, Cotes Catalanes, 'Narassa' 2022 75cl £21.68

A richly textured wine made with partially dried grapes giving softness enhancing the full flavour of blackberry, herbs and pepper

Red 14

Domaine Lafage, Moutou, Cotes Catalanes 2022 75cl £26.68

A fragrant plummy red, fresh and velvety with notes of sun warmed stones and sweet spice

Red 14.5

Andre Brunel 'Les Cailloux', Chateauneuf-du-Pape 2022 75cl £49.18

Concentrated, velvety and harmonious with a wonderful alliance between power and elegance and culminating in a long and savoury finish