£20 to 30

Intense red cherry fruit aromas on the nose and palate. This ‘baby Barolo’ is made from Nebbiolo grapes from selected sites in the Langhe region giving a delicious, medium bodied wine  with garnet highlights and a wonderful scent of ripe prunes. This is a really well-balanced wine, rounded and smooth, and expresses the typical characteristics of the Nebbiolo varietal and its terroir. From of of the two certified biodynamic wine estates in Barolo.

Country: Italy

Region: Piedmont

Grapes: Nebbiolo

ABV: 13.5%

Food Match: Antipasto, pasta dishes with tomato sauce or slow cooked red meat stews. Very versatile.

A zippy, crisp, fresh and fruity bubbly from the beautiful Colli Piacentini in Emila-Romagnia.

Country: Italy

Region: Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna

Grapes: Ortrugo

ABV: 12.5%

A very special sparkling from Friuli, north east Italy. Traditional method from 100% Pinot Noir grapes. Aged on the lees for a minimum of 36 months, it offers complex aromas of red fruits and berries with notes of bread and mineral notes of flint and graphite.

Country: Italy

Region: Friuli Colli Orientali

Grapes: Pinot Noir

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: antipasto, and grilled fish dishes

On the nose it has creamy black cherry, wood smoke, dried rose petal, incense, wild spice. On the palate it is seductive, lush, minerally, layered and complete, with a multidimensional core, considerable concentration and energy. This is a serious Beaujolais with the finesse and structure of a fine Burgundy.

Country: France

Region: Beaujolais

Grapes: Gamay

ABV: 13.5%

Food match: grilled Saucissons or roast Turkey

From the most southerly vineyards in Africa! An aromatic and herbal nose with hints of canned asparagus, cut grass, tomato leaves and buchu. The palate is savoury, saline and has a long, fresh finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Elim, Cape Agulhus

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 14% 

Dry, complex and textured Chenin from a part of the Loire typically famed for its sweet wines.  Beautifully rich and ripe on the nose that suggesting it may not be bone dry - and yet it is! Notes of beeswax, honey, white peach. There is a touch of vanilla on the nose on the palate. Wonderfully complex and special wine that is a steel for this price.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

ABV: 12%

Intense aromatics with flavours of pears, grapefruit, melon, and gooseberry. Brilliant minerality and lemony acidity. Complex and juicy. Lingering finish reminiscent of lemony creams.

Country: Austria

Region: Niederosterrieich

ABV: 12.5%

Grape: Weissburgunder (Pinot Blanc)

Food Match: Seafood, fresh salads or Asian-inspired dishes. 

Fun Fact:  Weissburgunder (/vīs-bur-gūn-dur/) is another grape of the pinot family which originated in Burgundy, France. For that reason, the German word “burgunder” is used to mean pinot in the same sense French and English speakers use it. “Weiss,” like “blanc” in French or “bianco” in Italian, is the German word for the colour white. So Weissburgunder is the German name for Pinot Blanc/Bianco.

Ginger, lime zest and quinine; the palate has a saline minerality, spice, ripe pear, quince and citrus and a lingering minerality. 

Country: South Africa

Region:  Elgin

Grapes: Semillon

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Seafood, grilled fish, salads or creamy pasta dishes.

Shannon’s Sémillon vineyards are planted on Table Mountain Sandstone soil, eight miles inland from the cooling breeze of the Atlantic Ocean. Matured in new French oak barrels for 3 months.

Bright ruby red in colour. Intensely, fragrant, and floral, with notes of white pepper and wild strawberries on the nose. The palate is fresh and delicate, with great structure and balance. Perfect to chill in the summer if the outside temperature is high. 

Country: Italy

Region: Piemonte

Grapes: Pelaverga

ABV: 12.5 %

Food Match: Beef Carpaccio or rocket salad and balsamic vinegar

Pelaverga is not a very widely grown grape variety, native to the Verduno commune in Piemonte. The soil in this area of the North West of Italy is rich in clay and gypsum crystals. Poderi Colla have hand harvested the rare Pelaverga grapes. Sometimes also labelled as 'Basadone' which translates as 'little kiss' the Pelaverga grape is known locally as a supposed aphrodisiac!

Pronounced red fruits and black cherry aromas. Elegant medium bodied red with notes of ripe plums and black berries, spices and vanilla, vibrant crisp acidity and complex long finish.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Thracian Valley

Grapes: 50% Pamid, 25% Rubin and 25% Mavrud

ABV: 12.5%

Food pairing: Pork, game birds, mushroom dishes, grilled vegetables.

The aroma is rich with notes of blackcurrant and liquorice. On the palate, it is polished and elegant, featuring smooth, silky tannins. Layers of blackberry and cassis dominate, complemented by subtle hints of dark cherry and a touch of cedar. This wine has excellent aging potential.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon, Petit Verdot, Merlot, Malbec, Cabernet Franc

Food pairing: lamb, venison or rare beef fillet

ABV: 14%

The notes of gentle spice, raspberry and cherry fruit. It offers fresh black cherries, pink musk
sweets and black pepper.

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape - Darling / Stellenbosch / Bot River

Grapes: 92% Cinsault, 8% Grenache

ABV: 12%

A traditional Georgian spirit, similar to vodka distilled from the grape pommace (skins and seeds) after harvest and crushing. It is usually drunk neat as a shot to toast during Georgian feast or Supra as it is called in the country.

Country: Georgia

Region: Samegrelo

Grapes: Rkatsiteli and Saperavi

ABV: 40%

Giuaani Winery is located in the historic village of Manavi, the heartland of Georgian wine producing region, Kakheti. The Manavi village, cradled by the southern slopes of the minor Caucasus, is a home to one of the 29 PDOs (Protected Denomination of Origin) of Georgia. Its unique soil composition and microclimate provides perfect conditions for vine cultivation, especially for Kakhuri Mtsvane grape variety, and for the production of Manavi PDO white dry wines.

Lemon yellow in colour with golden flecks. Complex aromas of peach, apricots and white raspberries on the nose. Structured and waxy Vidiano that combines strength, freshness and fruit character very well. Elegant and balanced with good acidity, subtle vanilla, melon and spicy notes, a creamy texture and long after taste.

Country: Greece

Region:  Dialekto

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Vidiano

Food match: Tabbouleh, grilled fish and pasta salad. Sea food, poultry in creamy sauces and Mediterranean dishes with vegetables.

Light straw yellow colour.  Aromas of white flowers and yellow fruits, guava with a note of sage. Great balance between acidity and minerality with weight and texture on the mid palate a fresh finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: Garganega

Food Match: poultry, Asian dishes or salads

A complex wine that blends freshness with hints of vanilla and richness. A textured, saline and dry finish.

Country: Spain

Region: Jerez

Grapes: Palomino Fino

ABV: 13.5%

The bright notes of red fruit with a little bit of cocoa and earth. You will taste raspberries, spices and cranberries. Fragrant, floral aromas of rose and violet with notes of oriental spice and wild, red berry fruit and an appealing earthy complexity. Elegant, with beautifully integrated oak, refined tannins and long, silky finish.

Grape: Pinot Noir

Country: South Africa

Region: Cape Agulhas

ABV: 13%

Food match: Crispy aromatic duck

Medium Lemon yellow colour. Floral aromas of citrus fruits and with mineral notes. A lovely freshness and elegance on the palate, supported by bright acidity. Very well balanced natural wine.

Country: Portugal

Region: Tejo

Grapes: Arinto, Olho de Lebre, Fernão Pires

ABV: 11%

Delicious medium bodied white wine with love notes of ripe apricot and nectarine. Balanced, with a long and mineral finish.

Country: Portugal

Region: Vinho Verde

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Alvarinho

Colour dense, darkly garnet. Nose is full of bright aromas with intense notes of black fruits. In taste of tone of ripe red and black berries, slightly oaked, earthy flavours with good tannin structure, with pleasant, balanced, juicy acidity. Complex Christmas cake character. Soft and fleshy on the palate with mocha notes. Excellent body in the mouth point to a long life in the bottle.

Country: Georgia

Region: Nukriani in Signaghi

Grapes: Budeshuri Saperavi

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Cheese and cured meats with nuts and salty crisps

Savoury and elegant wine coming from vineyards of more than 20 years located at the core of the village Nukriani in Signaghi area. Kakheti. Georgia. 

Budeshuri Saperavi is a distinct bio-type of Saperavi , native to the Kakheti region. It is traditionally cultivated in small plots for its aromatic refinement and natural balance. The name “Budeshuri” is believed to reference its historical origin in the Budeshe area near Telavi. Compared to the more widespread Saperavi Didi (large-berried clone), Budeshuri has smaller berries and thinner skins, resulting in wines of greater concentration, finesse, fragrance, and precision.

From the Quinta do Cruzeiro winery. Made with hidden gem grape varieties Encruzado and Malvasia Fina -  famous grapes in Portugal and should be world famous in my opinion!

Aromas of lime, green apple and toast. This wine is clean, precise and has great depth of richness and minerallity with a long, complex finish.

Country: Portugal

Region: Mangualde, Dão

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Encruzado and Malvasia Fina