Poderi Colla Dolcetto d'Alba 'Pian Balbo' 2023
Regular price £17.95A vibrant nose of plum, cherry, violet, sweet spice and dried herbs. The palate has lots of fresh fruit flavours, including sour cherry and plum with refreshing acidity. The youthful fruit combines with spice and bitter chocolate notes giving a wine of depth and personality with a firm, dry and savoury finish - great served with food, perhaps lightly chilled.
Country: Italy
Region: Langhe, Piemonte
Grapes: Dolcetto
ABV: 12%
Food Match: Italian meat based pasta dishes, carpaccio of beef and lightly grilled meats.
The Dolcetto grapes are sourced from Colla's Cascine Drago estate - where the average age of vines is 20 years, planted at around 350m altitude. The grapes are immediately destalked and crushed, and then macerated on the skins for 5-7 days. Malolactic fermentation is completed before winter sets in. The wine stabilises in stainless steel, and then rests for a few months in bottle.
Everyday French Crisp Whites (6)
Regular price £69.30 Sale price £62.00Perfect everyday sipping whites, dry, crisp and clean wines. Great for an aperitif or with fish, chicken and salad.
Monte Antico Toscana Rosso IGT 2019/20
Regular price £14.95This accessible Super Tuscan has an elegant bouquet of leather, black cherries, liquorice and plums leading to a medium to full-bodied palate where ripe red fruit show off the goût de terroir in addition to subtle notes of vanilla and violets, which harmonise and linger, interlacing with the soft tannins and gorgeous silky texture. A firm backbone with perfect integration of acidity and fruit.
Country: Italy
Region: Tuscany
Grapes: Sangiovese 85%
Cabernet Sauvignon 10%
Merlot 5%
ABV: 13%
Food matches: An extremely versatile and food- friendly wine, serve with classic Italian dishes of pasta, risotto, flame-grilled meat, and hard cheeses.
Monte Antico was established in the early 1970s and takes their name from the medieval town of the same name located in Maremma, just a short distance from Montalcino towards the sea.
Kaba Gayda Red 2022
Regular price £13.95Ruby coloured with soft crimson nuances. Intense nose with ripe blackcurrants, plums and cherries. The palate is smooth and harmonious with soft long finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Grapes: 40% Merlot, 40% Cabernet Sauvignon and 20% Rubin
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Red meat dishes, charcuterie and hard cheeses.
From the Yamantiev's Winery
Stellenbosch Vineyards Bushvine Pinotage 2023
Regular price £15.95A wonderful fruity Pinotage with velvety tannins supporting sweet spices and red and black fruit.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Pinotage
ABV: 13.5%
Stellenbosch Vineyards is located on the historic Welmoed farm, which was one of the
first proclaimed farms in Stellenbosch and dates back to 1690.
They produce a range of wines that are true to style, and consistently showcase the
quality and value of South African wine. Stellenbosch Vineyards are a well-versed
negociant, sourcing excellent grapes from various plots around the Cape each year to
supplement their estate grown grapes. Stellenbosch Vineyards is one of South Africa’s
leading exporters, with about 85% of their production heading for foreign shores.
Stellenbosch Vineyards take their corporate social responsibility seriously - they are
Fairtrade certified and are members of the Agricultural Ethical Trade Initiative (WIETA)
and the Industry Association for Responsible Alcohol Use (ARA).
Recioto Della Valpolicella Classico DOCG Cantina Negrar 2022 50cl
Regular price £22.95The sweet wine of Valpolicella - red nectar in a bottle.
Deliciously decadent dessert wine with rich winter red berry flavours, notes of chocolate, spiced prunes and Christmas cake. Delicious.
Country: Italy
Region: Valpolicella
ABV:12.5%
Grapes: Corvina 60%, Corvinone 15%, Rondinella 15%, others 10%.
Food Match: Chocolate based desserts or cakes or just simply with a good chunk of good quality dark chocolate.
Contrasena Dealcoholised Red Wine
Regular price £8.50Dark cherry coloured wine. The nose shows fruity aromas, blackberries, cherries and a touch of spice. In the mouth it is fresh, fruity and with a balanced
sweetness.
Country: Spain
Grapes: Monastrell
ABV: 0.%
Food Match: Salads with a light dressing, appetizers, tapas, semi hard cheeses, pastas, mushrooms and charcuterie, roasted white and red meats.
Fermentation takes place over 6-8 days, without exceeding a temperature between 26/28°C. The wine macerates in contact with its skins for a period of 5-10 days. Subsequently, the wine undergoes an innovative dealcoholisation process that allows the
wine's organoleptic properties to be preserved.
Macon Rift 71 No Added Sulphites Jean Loron 2022
Regular price £19.95With its pale yellow colour and green reflections, the nose has a ravishing charm: dominated by intense notes of citrus (lemon, grapefruit). It also reveals notes of apple, pear and white flowers. The mouth is beautifully balanced between roundness and a refreshing final vivacity. Delicate spicy, floral and fruity notes persist pleasantly to the finish.
Country: France
Region: Macon, Burgundy
Grapes: Chardonnay
ABV: 12.5%
Abel Mendoza Garnacha Blanco 2020
Regular price £37.95This viscous, mouth-filling wine offers notes of toast, red and green apples, caramel and almond.
Fermentation in new French barrels and 5 months battonage until bottling.
Country: Spain
Region: Rioja
Grapes: Garnacha Blanco
ABV: 14%
The grand master of white Rioja, Abel Mendoza never fails to impress with his uniquely complex, old vine wines from small plots planted high up in the Alavesa. Tim Atkin MW often scores between 94-95 for this wine and past vintages received 95 points from Robert Parker. Sublime and a must for anyone serious about their wine.
La Bohème Act 3 Pinot Gris 2023
Regular price £17.95Light straw colour with green edges. A faintly aromatic wine with classic perfumed Pinot Gris characters of pear and honey with a hint of lemon zest. Refined textural palate, musk, gently aromatic, soft with balanced acidity.
Country: Australia
Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria
Grape: Pinot Gris 90%, Gewurtztraminer 5%, Pinot Blanc 3%, Riesling 2%
ABV: 13%
Iona Elgin Pinot Noir 2022
Regular price £29.00Succulent black cherry aroma, bright but delicate and hints of forest floor, with underlying floral and spicy notes. On the palate, the wine is powerful, with silk-textured length.
Country: South Africa
Region: Elgin
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food match
Beef Bourginon with mushroom or braised lamb shanks.
In early 1997, Andrew Gunn, an engineer by training was contemplating his next career move. Having always loved the outdoors, the prospect of farming appealed to him and feeling young and energetic enough to start a new career, left the hustle and bustle of Johannesburg to begin the search for the ‘perfect’ farm.
After months of searching and 40 farm visits later, Andrew and a very tired estate agent stumbled upon a solitary run down apple farm on a mountain top overlooking the Atlantic Ocean. The prospect of a suitable farm in Elgin intrigued Andrew and on driving through the valley, he became excited by the beauty of the area. Surrounded by the Kogelberg Biosphere and Forestry the property had no agricultural neighbours. The rolling hills and the drive up the mountain to where the farm was situated, 420 meters above sea level, overlooking the Atlantic Ocean, was unlike anything he had ever seen. It was love at first sight.
As he drove in and stopped in front of a rather run down Herbert Baker homestead, he felt, “this is where I would like to live”, and the view from the front of the house overlooking the Elgin Valley below, made up his mind.
Grand Arte Alicante Bouschet 2022
Regular price £17.95 Sale price £16.95Dark almost black in colour, with an intense dark berry fruit aroma of blackberries. Powerful, concentrated and full bodied. Structured, but smooth and velvety on the palate, combining well the matured fruit and the oak from 3 months ageing in wood. Moreish, elegant and complex, a long finish.
Country: Portugal
Region: Lisbon
Grapes: Alicante Bouschet
ABV: 14.5%
Food: as an aperitif, with tapas, red meat, risotto, paella, spicy food and dry cheeses.
Alpha Box & Dice ‘Enigma’ Barbera, McLaren Vale 2022
Regular price £25.95With the colour of arterial blood, the nose reveals wild berries, rhubarb and custard. The palate is dense, concentrated and brooding opening to a rich mid-palate with cherry-stone fruit and bitter plum and a long finish with a gentle brick-like texture.
Country: Australia
Region: Adelaide Hills
Grape: Barbera
ABV: 14.5%
Food Match: Gamey meats or delicious on its own.
Niepoort Morgadio da Calcada Tawny Reserve Port
Regular price £27.95Brick red appearance, with a very rich aroma of very ripe fruit (grapes and overripe figs) as well as dried fruits (nuts and almonds),caramel and coffee. On the palate fresh and elegant with good acidity. The long finish is dominated by dried fruits.
Country: Portugal
Region: Douro Valley
Grapes: Tinta Roriz,Touriga Franca,Touriga Nacional,Tinto Cão,Tinta Francisca,Tinta Amarela,Sousão
ABV: 20%
Tabalí Pedregoso Gran Reserva Carmenère 2023
Regular price £16.25Juicy and moreish Carmenère from a unique vineyard site.
Deep dark red in colour with an elegant complex nose, plenty of spice, black fruit and violets. With smooth tannins on the palate there is perfect integration between oak and fruit, followed by a long and elegant finish.
Country: Chile
Region: Cachapoal
ABV: 14%
Grapes: Carmenère
Bolney Estate Pinot Noir 2022
Regular price £29.95Remember what a great warm summer 2022 was in England? Well, the lovely sunshine helped to perfectly ripen Bolney's Pinot Noir crop and the result is just wonderful. A red wine vintage for us to be proud of for sure, this Pinot shows ripe strawberry and crushed raspberry characters and has a long and pure finish.
Country: England
Region: Sussex with grapes from Essex too
Grapes: Pinot Noir
ABV: 11.5%
Palladiano Durello Spumante Brut NV
Regular price £10.95Citrus and gently floral aromas lead to a very fresh and zippy palate with crisp green apple and lightly honeyed characters. A refreshing and approachable style of fizz - yet with texture and depth underlying the bright fruit.
Country: Italy
Region: Veneto
Grapes: Durello
ABV: 12.5%
Château Buisson-Redon Bordeaux Blanc Sauvignon 2023
Regular price £14.75A tight, tangy wine, full of green, herbal flavours that are complemented by celery pepperiness and fresh cut grass notes.
Country: France
Region: Bordeaux
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc
Food match: Seafood Linguini
Biscardo Prosecco Spumante Millesimato Rosé DOC 2023
Regular price £14.95Salmon pink with a fine and persistent perlage. Intense and aromatic on the nose with hints of red currant, wild strawberry and rose petal. This is elegant, smooth and velvety on the palate with a harmonious dry finish.
Country: Italy
Region: Treviso
Grapes: Glera, Pinot Nero
ABV: 11.5%
The Biscardo Family have been making wine from their base in Soave for over 150 years and are currently led by brothers Maurizio and Martino.
During the course of Maurizio's long and illustrious career, he has consulted for well known wineries around Italy and in doing so he came across the vineyards for their Puglian wines. Both the Pugliese and Veneto wines are characterised by an almost dangerous drinkability, aromatic purity and exceptional value for money.
Flor de Penalva Reserva Tinto 2022
Regular price £14.95Subtle notes of vanilla and toast which combine with the juicy blackberry and cherry fruits. Very well balanced and super easy drinking red.
Country: Portugal
Region: Dão
Grapes: Alfrocheiro, Touriga Nacional, Jaen and Tinta Roriz
ABV: 13%
Domaine des Tourelles White 2023
Regular price £16.95 Sale price £15.95Fresh and slightly spicy with fleshy, white peach characters and a lovely perfume of jasmine from the Muscat. On the palate this wine is bursting with peach and apricot flavours. Wonderfully balanced with an impressive backbone of elegant minerality.
Country: Lebanon
Region: Bekaa Valley
Grapes: Viognier, Chardonnay, Muscat de Alexandria
ABV: 13.5%
Food match
Mediterranean chicken or fish dishes with grilled vegetables
Half Bottle Laibach The Ladybird Organic Red 2017
Regular price £12.25Complex nose with hints of spice, chocolate and mocha. Good structure with plum and mineral complexity and a lingering finish.
Country: South Africa
Region: Stellenbosch
Grapes: Merlot, Cabernet Franc, Cabernet, Petit Verdot & Malbec
ABV: 14.5%
Gutturnio DOC Frizzante 2023 (Sparkling Red)
Regular price £19.95Great alternative dessert wine. Raspberry, strawberry and bitter cherry aromas and flavours with sour cherry finish. Great with pavlova or strawberries and cream. Don't limit this beverage to just dessert though - it will go well as an aperitif or with soft cheese after dinner.
Country: Italy
Region: Piacenza, Emilia-Romagna
Grapes: Barbera and Bonarda
ABV: 12.5%
Caizergues 'Les Magnarelles' Rosé 2023
Regular price £15.75Notes of wild strawberry, basil and clementine on the nose with a fresh, fruity palate and a clean finish.
Country: France
Region: Languedoc, IGP Saint-Guilhem-le-Désert
Grapes: Grenache (43%); Mourvedre (23%): Carignan (22%); Cinsault (12%)
ABV: 14%
Food match: great aperitif or with grilled or smoked oily fish such as sardines or makerel.
Certified Organic
Mittelbach Blauer Zweigelt 2022
Regular price £15.95 Sale price £14.95Aromatic cherries and freshly baked banana bread and a deliciously juicy and fresh flavour. Yum, Yum, Yum!
Country: Austria
Region: Kremstal
ABV: 13%
Grapes: Blauer Zweigelt
Food Match: Great with BBQ pork ribs and cabbage coleslaw. When the weather is hot, this is best served slightly chilled!