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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

Colomba Bianca, 'Lavi', Sicily, Carricante 2023 75cl £14.78

Refreshing and crisp, with notes of melon, juicy peach and aromatic herbs through to a long finish characterised by touch of white pepper and sage

White 12.5

Agricola Tenuta Colpaola, Verdicchio di Matelica 2023 75cl £16.26

A crisp and characteristically fresh wine with lively citrus notes complemented by delicate white floral nuances yet beautifully rich, creamy and complex

Red 13.5

Ca'Rugate, Campo Bastiglia, Valpolicella Ripasso 2022 75cl £24.60

Concentrated aromas of ripe plums and red cherry with a hint of chocolate, warm, smooth and classy

White 12

Santa Maria La Nave, Millesulmare, Sicilia Bianco, Sicily 2020 75cl £64.51

Gold in colour, this is an exotic and intense wine with funky volcanic minerality, wild mountain fruits and a hint of apricot culminating in a leesy, wet stone finish

Red 14

Santa Maria La Nave, Calmarossa, Etna Rosso, Etna 2020 75cl £64.51

An enticing nose of baked red fruits, vanilla and a touch of cinnamon with balsamic and leather notes through to a wonderfully mineral and saline finish

White 12.5

Domaine de la Rouletiere , 'Patrimoine', Vouvray Sec 2022 75cl £23.40

Bearing all the hallmarks of classic Vouvray, this shows ripe green apple and citrus fruit with a mineral core, vibrant and dry on the palate with a lovely long, salty finish

White 13.5

Wynns Coonawarra Estate Chardonnay 2023 75cl £11.89

Elegant pear and nectarine fruit flavours are supported by a creamy cashew nut texture Natural cool climate acidity draws out the palate for a clean and flinty lingering finish with light spice and preserved lemon Wynns is the largest owner of vineyard land in Coonawarra, with its world-renowned terra rossa soil

White 13

Joseph Drouhin Saint-Romain 2022 75cl £29.11

A very typical wine, representative of its terroir A bright golden hue, with a greenish touch Very fine aromas of white flowers (honeysuckle) and ripe fruit (yellow plums), evolving towards honey and gingerbread On the palate, straightforward and lively at first, then richness and roundness This wine dispalys a mineral "pebbly" ("caillou") quality is the hallmark of Saint-Romain

Red 14.5

Quinta Do Crasto Superior Syrah 2022 75cl £22.16

This wine takes its name from the location of the vineyard from which the grapes come: Douro Superior (Upper Douro) The grapes used to make this wine come from our property Quinta da Cabreira where we have 114 hectares of recently planted vines Crasto Superior Syrah shows well-integrated aromas, fresh berry fruit and notes of chocolate Engaging beginning, leading to a wine with great volume and a good structure made of fresh and finely-textured tannins The finish is perfectly balanced and lingering

Red 14

Tenute Orestiadi - Tenute Orestiadi Frappato 2022 75cl £12.86

Bright red colour with delicate violet hues The bouquet is fresh and inviting, with delicate floral hints and red fruits The palate is smooth and well balanced with a very lively acidity The finish is intensely velvety and persistent

White 12

Champagne Laurent-Perrier Blanc de Blancs NV (Gift Box) 75cl £132.10

Rose 12

Champagne Laurent-Perrier Cuvee Rose NV (Gift Box) 75cl £107.15

Delicate and complex, a basket of red fruits

White 12

Champagne Laurent-Perrier Brut Millesime 2015 (Gift Box) 75cl £115.98

White 12

Champagne Laurent-Perrier, Brut Millesime 2015 75cl £113.93

A bouquet of great complexity offering notes of beeswax, candied lemon, honeysuckle and hawthorn evolving into notes of toast and orange The creamy, elegant palate echoes the candied lemon and honeysuckle

White 12

Champagne Laurent-Perrier La Cuvee Brut NV (Gift Box) 75cl £70.09

Delicate and complex nose, full flavour with balance and well sustained length

Red 13.5

Bruce Jack Wines, 'Off The Charts', Western Cape, Pinotage 2023 75cl £15.13

Enticing aromas of black cherry, plum, dark chocolate and spice lead to a harmonious palate bursting with black forest fruits and hints of chocolatey, toasty oak