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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 2022 75cl £33.44

An intense and precise wine with intense aromas of smoky graphite complemented by zesty orange peel and Mirabelle plum through to an uplifting flinty and saline finish

White 14

Tramin, Stoan, Alto Adige 2023 75cl £33.67

A sumptuous and aromatic wine with delightful floral and peach notes enhanced by fresh rosemary over a creamy palate while retaining a lovely freshness

Red 13.5

Olivier Ravier, Fleurie 2023 75cl £20.64

A silky Fleurie with subtle floral aromas surrounding a core of fresh red fruits enhanced by nuances of fennel and graphite on the finish

Red 13.5

Chateau Durfort-Vivens Le Relais de Durfort-Vivens, Margaux 2018 75cl £37.99

A delicious, classic Margaux wine, with juicy, ripe fruit aromas In the mouth, it is supple-textured and beautifully balanced, with excellent sustain on the finish

Red 14.5

Domaine de la Rochelierre, Fitou 'Tradition' 2022 75cl £19.34

A rich and spicy blend, brimming with dark berried fruit and herbal notes of the garrigue, spice and black tapenade adding elegant complexity

Red 13.5

San Marzano, 'Susco', Salento, Susumaniello 2021 75cl £20.95

An intriguing Susumaniello, with floral notes, red berried fruit and spicy balsamic nuances interwoven through a finely textured and elegant palate

Red 14.5

San Marzano 'Anniversario 62', Primitivo di Manduria Riserva 2019 150cl £64.31

A densely flavoured and fleshy wine with hints of prunes and chocolate covered black cherry combined with fresh herbs, quite delicious

Red 14.5

Domaine Saint-Damien, Plan de Dieu Vielles Vignes, Cotes du Rhone Villages 2023 75cl £20.24

Savoury, warm and spicy with generous and layered flavours of red fruits and garrigue A mini Gigondas from this award winning producer

White 13

Vignerons des Terres Secretes Saint-Veran 2023 75cl £17.00

White 13

Lucien Lurton Collection Les Garonnelles, Sauternes 375cl 2023 37.5cl £12.83

Made with the expertise of Berenice Lurton of Chateau Climens, this has an expressive nose with aromas of apricot, super-ripe pineapple and creme brulee In the mouth, it is elegant and well-balanced, evolving with a long finish full of finesse

Red 13.9

Kuzubağ, Denizli, Okuzgozu, Shiraz 2021 75cl £19.66

A vibrant Turkish red blend bursting with aromas of mulberry, plum, and spice, complemented by a smooth palate with hints of vanilla

Red 13.7

Kuzubağ, Denizli, Cal Karası 2023 75cl £18.43

This aromatic, medium bodied pale red has notes of fresh cherry and forest fruits, developing a velvety and spicy character with age

White 12.5

Gaia Wines, 'Monograph Assyrtiko', Peloponnese 2024 75cl £18.67

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

Red 11

Cintila Red, Peninsula de Setubal 2024 75cl £9.55

A juicy, plummy and vanilla wine, soft and easy-drinking

Red 13.5

Tenimenti Grieco 'Bosco del Guardie', Biferno Rosso, 2022 75cl £23.53

A warm, beautifully balanced wine with an abundance of ripe red fruit, complemented by hints of smoky spice and woodland notes Elegant and velvety with a long, satisfying and saline finish

Rose 11.5

New Hall Wine Estate, Essex, Barons Lane Rose 2022 75cl £17.03

An elegant, fruity rose, with aromas of white cherry and fleshy stone fruit On the palate, pink grapefruit and wild raspberry notes are accentuated by a vibrant, mouthwatering finish