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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 14.5

San Silvestro, Patres, Barolo 2021 75cl £30.59

Savoury with red fruit and earthy notes, traditionally styled and gamey Barolo through to a super-dry finish

Red 14

Carpineto, Brunello di Montalcino Riserva 2019 75cl £91.40

A true 'Mountain Brunello' with expressive notes of wild berries layered with vanilla, violet, rose petals and a lick of spice Concentrated, elegant and full of finesse

Red 15

Carpineto, Brunello di Montalcino 2021 75cl £55.30

A fine Brunello with big and traditional flavours of leather, dried figs and savoury roast meat through to a satisfyingly robust finish

Red 14

Carpineto, Brunello di Montalcino 2019 150cl £99.60

White 13.5

Collavini, Broy, Bianco Collio, Friuli-Venezia Giulia 2022 75cl £53.58

Beautifully exotic aromas leading to a rich, complex, buttery flavour enhanced by pineapple and tropical fruits, long and complex

Red 14

Michele Chiarlo Tortoniano, Barolo 2021 150cl £145.20

Red 14.5

Costa di Bussia, Barolo Riserva 2019 75cl £43.93

Enticing savoury and earthy aromas with hints of baked fruit, well styled Barolo in the traditional style, textured and robust

Red 13.5

Michele Chiarlo, Le Orme, Barbera d'Asti 2023 75cl £20.68

A fresh and approachable Barbera with flavours of red cherry and cinnamon enhanced by wild herb tones

Red 14

Michele Chiarlo, Reyna, Barbaresco 2022 75cl £47.64

Rivalling Barolo as Piedmont's best red wine, this wine has delicate, refined savoury aromas with baked sour cherry and earthy tones

Red 15

Ca'Rugate, Punta 470, Amarone della Valpolicella 2021 75cl £61.99

An intensely flavoured but elegant Amarone with a warm character of savoury raisined fruit and spicy pepper

Red 14.5

Ca'Rugate, Amarone della Valpolicella 2023 75cl £46.31

A gamey, elegant yet restrained style of Amarone with lovely raisiny red fruits through to a lingering and fine finish

White 12.5

Michele Chiarlo, Le Madri, Roero Arneis 2025 75cl £23.36

A refreshing wine from the finest hillside vineyards in Roero with intense aromas of green apple and juniper and a dry, salty and steely finish

White 12.5

Michele Chiarlo, Le Madri, Roero Arneis 2024 75cl £23.36

A refreshing wine from the finest hillside vineyards in Roero with intense aromas of green apple and juniper and a dry, salty and steely finish

13.5

San Marzano, Pu, Salento, Primitivo 2024 75cl £13.55

13.5

San Marzano, Pu, Salento, Primitivo 2023 75cl £13.55

Aromatic notes of plum and cherry with hints of rosemary and vanilla prelude a full bodied, beautifully balanced palate, which is brimming with juicy fruit

12.5

Costa delle Parracine, Ischia, Biancolella 2024 75cl £36.50

An elegant and beautifully structured Biancolella, with aromatic citrus and floral notes leading to a refreshing, mineral palate complemented by a touch of almond