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Kolonist Riesling 2022
Regular price £25.95Soft, harmonious, with subtle mineral tones, which gradually turn into tropical fruits. Aroma: fresh, bright, with dominant notes of mango and white peach, elegant flowery notes.
Grapes: Riesling
Country: Ukraine
Region: Odesa, Bessarabia subregion
Food pairing: Excellent with beef and other red meats, and also grilled vegetables and chicken.
ABV: 11,7%
The estate winery "Kolonist" was founded by the Plachkov family in 2005 in Bessarabia,
Ukraine. Named in honour of Bulgarian colonists who came to these lands over 200 years ago. The winery started with 30,000 bottles of wine on the market, today it produces 350,000 bottles, which include classic aged reds and whites, Haut de Gamme wines, sparkling wine "Bisser" by classic method, semi-dry and sweet wines. In addition, Kolonist makes grape seed oil, two types of balsamic vinegar and some cosmetics.
Villa Tinta Odesa Black 2020
Regular price £14.95Grapes: Odesa Black
Country: Ukraine
Region: Odesa
Food pairing:
Serving temperature: 16-18°C
ABV: 13%
Villa Tinta has been a family estate winery since 1998 when the winery foundation was laid and 500 hectares of family-owned vines were planted. The winery is situated in the Bolgrad district where winemaking was the source of life centuries ago.
Rumelia Merul Mavrud 2020
Regular price £15.25Intense ruby with violet nuances. The style of this Mavrud is modern and sophisticated, with a lovely flavour concentration, lots of black cherries, forest fruits and liquorice notes, perfect acidity and prominent ripe tannins with a long finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Grapes: Mavrud
ABV: 14%
Food Match: BBQ dishes, lamb, pork, sausages, cheeses.
Royal Tokaji Betsek Dry Harslevelu 2019
Regular price £24.95Co-founded in 1990 by wine writer Hugh Johnson, Royal Tokaji has quickly become one of the most important wineries in Tokaj, producing sweet and dry wines. This crisp, dry white is made from 100% Harslevelu grapes and is part of the limited edition "By Appointment" portfolio. It's intensely dry with a citrus acidity, minerality and lovely length.
Country: Hungary
Region: Tokaji
Grapes: Harslevelu
ABV: 14%
Calusari Pinot Rosé 2023
Regular price £9.95Pinot Noir is one of Romania’s greatest hidden secrets. Probably the only place in the world that can do this grape variety justice at such brilliant value. The nose is full of summer fruit aroma’s, strawberry, blueberry, and the palate is light and crisp and refreshing with notes of raspberry and cranberry. Serve well chilled at a summer bbq.
Country: Romania
Region: Recas and Minis
ABV: 12.5%
Grapes: Pinot Noir
Food match: Greek salad, grilled fish, potato salad
As you walk through the rolling vineyards of the 700 hectare Cramele Recas estate, two things are inescapable. The first is the scale of the transformation that Englishman Philip Cox and his wife Elvira have managed to achieve, replanting 700 hectares of decrepit vineyards and replacing them with immaculately tended sites the equal of anywhere else in the world. The second is that if you didn't know where you were, you'd be convinced you were in Tuscany or any other "Classic" wine producing region. And, to a certain extent you are, Romania has a history of wine making stretching back millennia and it was this potential that has driven this dynamic duo to dedicate their lives to driving forward Romanian wine making to it's current state of rude health. A 20 million euro investment in the vineyards and brand new winery.
Korten Winery Natura Melnik Rosé 2022
Regular price £15.95Beautiful, delicate salmon colour. Exotic notes dominated by mature citrus, tropical fruits, gentle lemongrass and light spiciness. The palate is balanced and structured, with an abundance of light red fruits and flowers, light spiciness and a fresh fruit lasting finish.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Struma Valley
Grapes: Melnik
ABV: 13 %
Food Match: On its own or with Asian and Mexican cuisine, fish, seafood, white meats and
salads.
Guerila Barbera Selection 2019
Regular price £35.50Biodynamically farmed, no added sulphites(or natural, if you prefer) limited production wine. Intense garnet red colour with violet hues. It displays varietal characteristics of Barbera. Very complex aroma and flavour of ripe blackberries, forest undergrowth, plums, liquorice, graphite. A rich, full body with an exceptionally long aftertaste and pleasing freshness.
Country: Slovenia
Region: Primorska
Grapes: Barbera
ABV: 14.5%
Zavec Brothers Kugl Red 2020
Regular price £19.95This ruby red wine is juicy, fresh and floral on the palate with delicate cherry aromas. Forest fruit on nose, blueberry, round tannins, full bodied with a long finish of saltiness
and minerality.
Country: Slovenia
Region: Štajerska
Grapes: 50% Pinot noir,
50% Blaufrankisch
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Charcuterie and hard cheeses.
Beykush Amphora Rkatsiteli (Orange) 2022
Regular price £26.95"Aged in a 400-litre Spanish ceramic amphora for one month, this wine is focused and bright, yet possesses depth. It exudes the aroma of white flowers, garden herbs, Earl Grey tea, beeswax, nuts, lemon peel and quince. Approachable and youthful, it captures the essence of a sunlit garden, beautifully blending structure and terroir" - Lilla O'Connor, Decanter Magazine February 2024
Grapes: Rkatsiteli
Country: Ukraine
Region: Mykolaiv
ABV: 13.5%
Food pairing: roast chicken with French beans and onion gravy.
Beykush Winery is a family winery located close to the Black Sea in Chernomorka village, Mykolaiv region. Beykush vineyards consist of 14 hectares of French, Italian, and Georgian clones.
Kaba Gayda White 2023
Regular price £12.95Pale, lemon yellow colour, fresh and light with an aromatic and herbal note. Aromas and characters of apples, citrus and white flowers.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Thracian Valley
Grapes: Muscat, Chardonnay and Dimyat
ABV: 13%
Food Match: Salads, mussels, fish, olives.
From the Yamantiev's Winery
BRDA Orange Wine by Kristian Keber 2018
Regular price £39.95“Brda” by Kristian Keber is an intense, articulated and deep orange wine that represents the traditions and the typical grape type from the homonyn area in Slovenia. It is born from a maceration on the skins for 12 days, a spontaneous fermentation and an aging for 2 years in big oak barrels. Mediterranean scents of herbs, fruits and flowers are enriched by mineral and salty notes, with a long persistence. A Deep and brooding wine with marmalade and saffron notes.
Country: Slovenia
Region: Brda
Grapes: Ribolla Gialla, Friulano, Malvasia Istriana
ABV: 13%
Beykush Lerici Timorasso 2021
Regular price £37.95This famous Northern Italian Piemontese white grape Timorasso has found a new home in the Ukrainian Black Sea region.
Concentrated, floral, fruity, with a warmth on the palate. Soft, elegant, yet intense. Very typical of Timorasso, mineral with notes of chamomile flower, yellow plums, and toasted almond in the finish. Lovely!
Grapes: Timorasso
Country: Ukraine
Region: Mykolaiv
ABV: 14%
Food pairing: Poultry. grilled fish, seafood, soft cheese and salads.
Beykush Winery is a family winery located close to the Black Sea in Chernomorka village, Mykolaiv region. Beykush vineyards consist of 14 hectares of French, Italian, and Georgian clones. They also expertly work with the Ukrainian indigenous white grape variety Telti Kuruk, which is the most important and unique for the area. The winery is recognized for its accolades at the Decanter World Wine Awards.
Logodaj Melnik 55 2022 Magnum
Regular price £36.00Medium to full bodied with a dark ruby colour and aromas of black cherries and berries, sweet spices and vanilla. The finish is soft and long with hints of black pepper and tobacco.
Country: Bulgaria
Region: Struma Valley
Grapes: Melnik 55
ABV: 14%
Food Match: Red meat dishes especially roast lamb, charcuterie and hard cheeses.