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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 13.5

Domaine Gardies, Cotes du Roussillon, 'Mas Las Cabes' Rouge 2023 75cl £18.22

A smooth and generous red blend with a soft texture and savoury flavours of wild berries layered with aromatic notes of violet, liquorice and olives

White 12.5

Domaine Jean Goulley, Chablis 2023 37.5cl £15.37

Clean, pronounced greengage aromas and a steely mineral, saline character A classic Chablis with a mouthwateringly razor sharp finish

Red 14

Alpha Estate, Amyndeon, Reserve Vielles Vignes Single Block Barba Yannis, Xinomavro 2021 75cl £33.74

This is a savoury red made from 90-year-old vines with an enticing aroma of raspberries and sun dried tomatoes combined with liquorice and wild herbs, lovely flavour concentration and a dry finish

Red 12.5

Olifantsberg, Breedekloof, Pinotage 2021 75cl £21.23

A beautifully crafted Pinotage showing ripe strawberry and cranberry fruit, elegant and silky

White 13.5

Olifantsberg, Breedekloof, Old Vine Chenin Blanc 2023 75cl £19.96

A refined Chenin Blanc with mineral and spice combined with honey and fresh apple notes, beautifully textured

Red 14.5

Teusner Wines The G Grenache 2023 75cl £18.83

A wonderfully juicy and bright Grenache! The wine is only just medium bodied, which, when combined with the bright acidity and the complex but fresh aromatic makes it such a refreshing and enjoyable drink that can be enjoyed with almost any food!

White 12.5

San Sisto Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi DOC Classico 2023 75cl £14.14

The wine has a straw-yellow colour with greenish highlights It is fresh on the nose, with hints of apple, pear, flowers and aniseed The mouth is rich, tangy and mineral with a pleasant almondy finish

Red 15.5

Orin Swift Papillon 2021 75cl £72.97

An intense ink with a garnet rim, the wine opens with powerful aromatics of cassis, ripe boysenberry, and chaparral with hints of graphite, sage, fire-roasted meats and fresh brioche The entry floods the palate with ripe dark fruit flavors of blackberry and black cherries as well as fresh minerality and a touch of kir and creme de menthe With traces of tannin, the wine finishes with a lingering sweet licorice and a smooth acidity Overall, the theme is bold and massive yet also delicate and complex

Red 13.8

Chaffey Bros Wine Co La Conquista! Tempranillo Garnacha Graciano 2023 75cl £15.01

A blend of 66% Tempranillo, 30% old vine Garnacha and 4% Graciano Cherry and cola aromas mingle with hints of chocolate and spicy A dark, yet luminous crimson colour hints at the rich semi-savoury dark cherry and cola palate that nishes with a hint of grenache red cherry juiciness The original Spanish spelling of Barrosa honours the original name given to our Barossa Valley by Colonel Light who fought in the 1811 battle

Red 14.5

Vina San Pedro Sideral 2022 75cl £25.46

The aromas are ripe, inviting and complex: black cherry, blackcurrant, roasted red pepper, worcesterberry and treacle In the mouth, it is rich and soft, with rounded, velvety tannins and lovely juicy fruit character A superbly well-balanced and well-rounded wine, this is ever so easy to enjoy It is composed of an historic blend of Bordeaux grape varieties, and the fruit was grown in the high quality Andean Cachapoal Valley sub-region of the larger Rapel Valley

White 13.5

Bonny Doon Vineyard Le Cigare Blanc 2023 75cl £15.43

Heavenly aromas of peach and juicy pear Satisfying richness of texture, balanced by an ion beam of freshness Was this wine abducted? It claims to be from California, but it's rather hard to tell that it doesn't hail from the southern Rhone valley A warp in the fourth dimension, perhaps Made from 46% Grenache Blanc, 34% Vermentino and 20% Clairette Blanche

Red 13.8

Bodegas Verum Ulterior Graciano Parcela No 17 Organic 2018 75cl £18.74

An AWESOME wine, this displays a thrilling combination of violet, black pepper and star anise aromas, with complex layers of black cherry coulis, leather and liquorice The maturation in large clay 'tinajas' gives fabulously supple, silky texture without obscuring Graciano's highly distinctive, soaring bright fruit and spice flavours Long, spicy finish This is such an exciting wine, and we enthusiastically endorse it

Red 14

J Chivite Family Estates Baluarte Roble 2022 75cl £9.02

Juicy, vibrant and lively, this is Spain's answer to Beaujolais Fermentation and maceration occur at controlled temperatures in stainless steel tanks where the three grapes (predominantly Tempranillo) are co-fermented After malolactic fermentation, the wine is racked into American oak barrels where it is aged for 4 months This is a wine with a satisfying mouth-feel, black fruits character, good acidity gives backbones and structure - and a lingering tasty finish

Red 14

El Esteco Don David Cabernet Sauvignon 2023 75cl £11.70

Red 13

Olivier Coste, Carignan Noir, 'Je t'aime', IGP Pays d'Oc 2022 75cl £15.71

A fresh red wine with intense notes of crushed raspberry and delicate hints of spice and graphite

Red 14

Ca'Rugate, Campo Lavei, Valpolicella Superiore 2022 75cl £30.54

Savoury aromas of raisined red fruit tinged with chocolate and coffee, silky and full-flavoured