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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 12.5

San Sisto Massaccio Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superior 2022 75cl £18.13

Massaccio is Cupramontana's historic name, the town the beautiful vineyards for Verdicchio Classico Superiore overlook This is the richest and most concentrated version of Verdicchio, the outcome of years of experimentation With intense golden yellow hue The precious noble rots then pervade Massaccio with ripe fruit, particularly golden delicious apples and pears with notes of honey, fruit and nuts, aniseed and Mediterranean herbs In the mouth it is rounded and crisp, with well-balanced notes of bitter almond, which are characteristic of the grape variety With long months of bottle ageing, finally, the wine expresses pleasant, intriguing and complex notes

White 12.5

Marco Felluga Just Molamatta Doc Friuli 2023 75cl £14.52

Straw yellow in colour It is characterized by an elegant boquet of fresh fruits It coats the palate, is fruity and mineral and the finsh confirms the wellbalanced aromas presented on the nose

White 13

Marco Felluga Collio Sauvignon 2023 75cl £18.23

Golden yellow color with green hints It has an intense and fresh aroma with hint of sage, pepper and elderberry In the mouth the wine shows a pleasant acidity that enhances its freshness and sapidity It is balanced and well-structured

White 12.5

Les Archeres Vermentino, Pays d'Oc 2024 75cl £9.11

Bright yellow with green hues Floral, peachy and white blossom aromas are met with a soft, creamy and well-balanced palate

White 12.5

Colomba Bianca, Kore, Sicily, Grillo 2023 75cl £15.31

Bursting with Sicilian sunshine, this fragrant and layered wine has fresh aromas of quince and spice with a vibrant, bitter lemon finish

Red 14

Colomba Bianca, 'Lavi', Sicily, Nerello Mascalese 2023 75cl £15.29

A warm and elegant Nerello Mascalese with aromatic notes of rose complemented by wild strawberry and raspberry, through to a smooth finish

Red 13

Andeluna '1300', Uco Valley, Merlot 2024 75cl £17.98

Characteristic Merlot flavours of red plum complemented by a cool climate freshness

White 12.5

Andeluna '1300', Uco Valley, Chardonnay 2024 75cl £17.30

A refreshing, unoaked Chardonnay showing lime, white peach and dried apricot characters through to a lively finish

Red 14

Vina Echeverria, Gran Reserva, Valle de Curico, Merlot 2021 75cl £14.40

A savoury and earthy style of Merlot showing eucalyptus and red plums on the palate complemented by herbal and coffee tones through to a rounded finish

Rose 12.5

Chateau de Campuget 'Le Campuget' Syrah Grenache Rose, Vin de Pays du Gard 2024 75cl £10.72

An enticing aroma of fresh strawberries and cream complemented by a fresh and spicy flavour

White 13.5

Olifantsberg, 'The Lark', Breedekloof, Chenin Blanc 2023 75cl £23.12

An elegant and refined style of Chenin Blanc, showing good balance of fresh stone fruit, honied citrus and pineapple notes on a fleshy palate with a long finish

White 12.5

Al-Cantara, 'Luci Luci', Etna Bianco, Sicily 2021 75cl £34.37

A vibrant and concentrated wine with a lovely purity and minerality typical of the native Carricante grape together with umami spicy and flinty notes

Red 14

Brezza, Classico, Barolo 2020 75cl £45.97

An elegant, textbook Barolo with black cherry, plum and red berries layered with violet, rose and discreet hints of liquorice underpinned by notes of leather and undergrowth

Red 12.5

Brezza, Dolcetto d'Alba 2023 75cl £19.00

A pretty and moreish wine with notes of red cherry, crushed cassis, blueberry and wild red berries complemented by hints of liquorice and almond

Red 14.5

Michele Chiarlo, Nizza Riserva La Court, Barbera 2021 75cl £68.60

A richly textured wine with nuances of coffee and chocolate together with red fruit flavours, elegant and beautifully balanced

Red 11.5

Il Casone, Veneto, Raboso 2023 75cl £11.40

A fresh and easy drinking red with Morello cherry fruit and a touch of black pepper on the finish