Kimera Pet Nat Blanco (Espumoso Ancestral) Navarra DO
Regular price £27.95Rich and fruity Pet Nat with the notes of apricot, peach, and vanilla
Grapes: Garnacha Blanco
Country: Spain
Region: Navarra
ABV: 12.5%
Food Pairing: light foods such as appetizers, sushi, seafood, and vegetables, as well as risotto and pasta. It also complements tapas, carpaccio, and light white meats
Champagne Gremillet Rosé d'Assemblage Brut NV
Regular price £39.95A delicate yet rich, Pinot Noir-based rosé from a Pinot Noir specialist, this has a fine mousse, wonderful texture and deliciously tangy finish. Beautiful!
Grapes: Chardonnay, Pinot Noir
Country: France
Region: Champagne
Food match: Delicious chilled as an aperitif but also a fine food match with roast duck, grilled prawns and fresh berry desserts.
Puddingstone Distillery Box Moor Gin 70cl
Regular price £39.95Distilled using local Hertfordshire juniper harvested by distillery founders Ben and Kate Marston.
The rare juniper used in this special edition gin is grown on The Box Moor Trust estate in Hemel Hempstead just 13 miles from our distillery in Tring. It’s distilled to a classic London Dry style with British coriander seed, British angelica root, orris root powder and fresh limes. The addition of limes is a nod to Boxmoor Wharf – once the home of Rose’s Lime Juice.
As with grape varieties, the terroir of a region has huge impact on the juniper, in this instance offering a profile that exhibits pine but with enhanced juicy plum and herbaceous notes.
The bottle label is inspired by Belted Galloway cows. Same great gin but which colour label will you choose? Burnt orange or dark brown?
£2 from every bottle sold goes to The Box Moor Trust. 40% ABV
Five botanicals
British juniper from The Box Moor Estate, Hemel Hempstead
British angelica root
Fresh lime peel
British coriander seed
Orris root powder
Montanaro Aperitivo 6 P.M.
Regular price £33.0016%
The ‘Aperitif’ of the Maison Montanaro originated a secret recipe studied and put into practice by our Master Distiller. In fact, this allows us to have a bright red tones without using chemical dyes, only natural plant extracts such as red apple, radish, cherry, carrot and sweet potato are used. The balance and unmistakable taste is given by citrus essences, herbs and natural aromas.
It is a Typical Italian aperitif perfect for after work, hence the name 6 p.m., in combination with the Vermouth Rosso Montanaro for a classic cocktail typical of the 1970s. Excellent on the rocks with soda.
Fernando de Castilla Classic Pedro Ximenez 750ml
Regular price £28.00Tastes like blended alcoholic sweet-raisins - one of the most amazing sweet dessert wines. Pair with strong hard cheese or pour over vanilla ice cream for a decadent dessert.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Pedro Ximenez
Vasse Felix Cabernet Sauvignon 2020
Regular price £39.95The nose is fragrant and full of ripe black fruit along with hints of cocoa, leather and liquorice. On the palate it is generous and full bodied, smooth yet firm tannin and a very long finish seasoned with sweet spice and toasty oak. This Cabernet expresses the distinct regional profile of Margaret River.
Country: Australia
Region: Margaret River, Western Australia
ABV: 13.5%
Grapes: Cabernet Sauvignon
Food Match: Rump steak
Taybeh Winery Nadim Bitouni 2021
Regular price £39.95
Region: Palestine, Hebron
Grape: Bitouni
ABV: 11.5%
Food Match: Great with grilled meat and chicken, pizza or tomato based pasta dishes
This spectacular vineyard is located at an elevation of around 1,000 meters (3,280 feet)
above sea level in the northern part of Hebron, an area known as the source of high quality
indigenous grapes in Palestine.
Perusini Cabernet Franc 2022
Regular price £24.95A spicy nose with vegetal (nettle and mint) and balsamic varietal notes. A balanced structure with good savoury character and fresh acidity. It is produced exclusively in stainless steel to preserve its characteristic fresh notes.
Country: Italy
Region: Friuli Colli Orientali
Grapes: Cabernet Franc
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Roasted red meats, poultry and game; mushrooms dishes.
Bourgogne Rouge Domaine Croix-Montjoie 2022
Regular price £32.95This wine has an attractive shiny light ruby colour. It is both refined and very bright on the nose and palate. It opens to aromas of red fruits and berries. Its silky tannins support the balance of a wine, such that it can be kept for some time (5 to 7 years) while remaining pleasant in its youth.
Country: France
Region: Burgundy, Yonne
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food Match: Serves well as an aperitif for fresh and savoury tapas, soft-boiled eggs or roasted fish.
Pinot Noir is the heritage of Red Burgundy. The pinot noir grape was born in Burgundy and has carried the name since 1375. Pinot Noir is the hereditary source to all of the great red wines from Burgundy vineyards. Pinot Noir is jealously desired, but it is fragile and it requires very careful care during its vegetative period.
Álvaro Domecq Pedro Ximenez Viña 98
Regular price £26.95Crushed raisins in a glass! Extremely concentrated, black, opaque, decadent. What a treat!
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
Grapes: Pedro Ximenez
ABV: 15.5%
Álvaro Domecq Oloroso Alburejo
Regular price £28.95Classic, sweet, complex,, deep mahogany colour, rich, nutty and dried fig flavours.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
Grapes: Palomino Fino
ABV: 19%
Suavia Bianco Veronese IGT Massifitti 2020
Regular price £24.95Bright straw yellow colour with golden flecks. On the nose: complex, white floral jasmine notes and minerals. On the palate, it is creamy and savoury, with flavours of ripe pear, herbs and minerality, alongside its crisp acidity.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grape Variety: Trebbiano di Soave
ABV: 12.5%
Food Match: goats cheese, asparagus or fish stir-fried Chinese dishes featuring fresh vegetables and prawns.
Located in Fitta, in North West Italy, Suavia is owned and run by the three Tessari sisters: Meri, Valentina and Alessandra.
Beykush Winery Artania Pet Nat 2023
Regular price £24.95A new white Pet Nat from Ukraine. Fruity, floral and aromatic, notes of citrus, peach and pineapple.
Country: Ukraine
Region: Mykolaiv
Grape: Riesling 50%, Pinot Gris 50%
ABV: 11%
Colazingari Amaro Laziale
Regular price £26.95A classic Amaro digestif, made from the cold infusion of four different types of herbs, with sugar and alcohol in tank. After which they are double filtered and finally bottled. Amaro is a type of Italian liqueur made by macerating herbs, roots, flowers, bark, citrus peels, and other plants. The word "amaro" is Italian for bitter.
Country: Italy
Region: Alatri, Lazio
ABV: 40%
Colazingari’s products are textbook examples of the art of liqueur production through the century old tradition of cold infusion, by which liqueurs of much greater refinement and depth of flavour are produced.
Álvaro Domecq 1730 Fino En Rama Spring 2024 Release
Regular price £33.95Jerez de la Frontera has an important influence in the development of the finos from this area. Its long, hot summers and mild but wet winters provide a more rounded and fuller style of wine. 1730 Fino en Rama is a careful selection of the 20 best barrels of Álvaro Domecq's fino solera, bottled with a light filtration.
It has 10 years of biological ageing in barrel, which makes it an excellent wine with great balance between the sharp and saline style of the finos and the solvency and roundness of its years of ageing.
Country: Spain
Region: Jerez
ABV: 15%
Grapes: Palomino Fino
The history of Bodegas Álvaro Domecq dates back to 1730, but it was in 1850 that the infamous Senora Pilar Aranda established her winery. She was the first woman
winemaker in the Marco de Jerez and also the first to be elected Capataz de Honor de la Vendemia. In 1999, Álvaro Domecq Romero took charge of this mythical Jerez winery
and today, current winemaker Ana Real upholds Pilar's commitment to the Jerez tradition, and produces some of this stunning region's most sought-after wines.
Cozs Pop VM Castelāo 2020
Regular price £29.95Earthy, meaty nose with hints of black berry and forest berries. Morello Cherry, juicy, structured, but soft tannins, very long, elegant finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisboa
Grapes: Castelao
ABV: 13.5%
COZs is a partnership between two Portuguese wine grape growers, Tiago Teles (Gilda, RAIZ) and António Marques-da-Cruz (Quinta da Serradinha), that started in 2015, in a 60-year-old vineyard of the Baga variety. In 2017, acquired the historic Vinha da Pena in Serra de Montejunto – a limestone formation from the Jurassic period, located 15 km from the Atlantic Ocean, in the Lisbon region. Pioneers in the introduction of organic agriculture as well as new concepts of pruning and soil fertilization in the Serra de Montejunto, we initiated an important transformation of practices and mentalities in mountain viticulture.
Green Genie Gin
Regular price £38.00Juniper, warm citrus, and green tea combine to create this smooth, flavourful gin. Partners brilliantly with Mediterranean or citrus tonics. A smooth, citrus forward gin, delicately infused with green tea botanicals, distilled slowly from 100% molasses spirit.
ABV: 40%
Appearance: Bronze gold
Nose: Juniper, mandarins, warm citrus notes, pink peppercorn, hints of vanilla, cacao, white almonds
Palate: Mandarin flesh, cacao, orange
blossom, with tannins from the green tea
A unique blend of 12 botanicals includes Juniper, Sicilian lemon, Seville orange, White Korean ginseng, coriander seed, Angelica root and Orris root.
Distilled by Blackbridge on the Luton Hoo estate.
Blandy's 10 YO Malmsey 500ML
Regular price £24.95The rich-styled Malmsey is the most famous of the Madeira grape varietals, located today mostly in the region of São Jorge on the north of the island. The wine is matured in small oak casks, which are naturally heated for 10 years at the Blandy?s Wine Lodges in the centre of Funchal.
Country: Portugal
Region: Madeira
Grapes: Malvasia
ABV: 19%
A dark, rich, sweet style of wine.
Food Match: Chocolate Torte with vanilla Ice Cream
Eroica Riesling 2023
Regular price £24.95An excellent example of cool climate Riesling. Elegant aromas of ripe lime, wax and stone fruit on the nose. On the palate, lots of ripe stone fruits again and a long, zesty finish.
Country: USA
Region: Washington State
Grape: Riesling
ABV: 11%
Food Match: Thai green curry
Taybeh Winery Nadim Zeini White 2024
Regular price £36.95Country: Palestine
Region: Hebron
Grape: Zeini
ABV: 11.5%
Food Match: Grilled chicken and Medeterranian vegetables with couscous.
Niepoort Crusted Port
Regular price £34.95Bottled in 2021. Full-bodied, with rich, ripe black fruit on the palate and wild berry aromas.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
ABV: 19%
Grapes: Touriga Nacional, Tinta Roriz, Tinta Barocca
Crusted Port is a type of Ruby Port, blended from several year and that is unfiltered. It is left to mature for atleast 3 years in bottle in which time it develops a sediment called 'crust' which is why it needs decanting before serving.
Akashi-Tai Shiraume Ginjo Umeshu Sake Liqueur 50cl
Regular price £27.95Umeshu plum fruit soaked in Ginjo-grade sake makes a wonderfully nutty, rich and fruity sake liqueur.
Biologist Renaissance White 2024
Regular price £36.95Rich and textured from spending 12 months in oak barrels. Aromas and flavours of stone fruit, citrus and vanilla with a long and mineral finish.
Grapes: 50% Chardonnay, 50% Aligoté
Country: Ukraine
Region: Kyiv, Odesa
ABV: 12%
Food pairing:
"BIOLOGIST craft winery” from the Kyiv region creates unique and unmatched wines. They have rented vineyards in the Odesa region (the majority of nowadays wines are made from these grapes) and a 1.5-hectare vineyard in the Kyiv region, which is experimental and biodynamic.
Boekenhoutskloof Goldmine 2024
Regular price £25.95The nose has layers of citrus and stone fruit aromas, and hints angelica, acacia flower and allspice. Flavours of lemon, yellow apple and nectarine follow through onto an elegant, balanced palate with delicate notes of greengage, papaya, yellow apple and passion fruit. The wine is light to medium bodied, with a fleshy texture and vibrant, integrated acidity.
Country: South Africa
Region: Western Cape
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Chenin Blanc 53%, Chardonnay 24%, Semillon 19%, Viognier 4%
The blend is composed of signature white varieties from each property: Semillon, Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay, and Viognier. Semillon, matured in oak, provides structure and age-worthiness-drawing on Boekenhoutskloof's long-standing reputation for this grape. Old bush vine Chenin Blanc from the Swartland adds depth, texture and opulence, while cool-climate Chardonnay brings lift and precision. Viognier lends a subtle aromatic richness.
Tim Atkin's review: A new addition to the consistently impressive Boekenhoutskloof range, this is a pan-regional blend of Swartland Chenin Blanc complemented by 24% Chardonnay, 19% Semillon and 4% Viognier from elsewhere. Inspired by the whites of the southern Rhône, it's stony, savoury and lightly wooded, with aromas of laurel, thyme and white flowers and a palate of pear, citrus, peach and wet stones. Drink 2026 – 2031
Efrosini Mikri Evgeniki Liatiko 2023
Regular price £25.95Liatiko is an indigenous Cretan grape variety , light ruby/garent in colour. The nose has a rich, ripe red fruit and sweet spice character. The palate is full, but has very soft tannins.
Under organic conversion, this is a pale, shimmering ruby, hedonistic, unoaked light -coloured red with gorgeous perfumed, strawberry and raspberry liqueur notes, hints of game and fennel. Plump vibrant fruits, a refreshing thread of fine-pitched acidity, poised slightly grippy yet elegant tannins - hard to resist.
Country: Greece
Region: Crete, Heraklion
Grapes: Liatiko
ABV: 14.5%
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