Smallford Farm Shop

This is a big and powerful red wine, dark red in colour. The nose has plenty of dark fruit aromas, plums, black cherries, chocolate, dried fruit and slight herbaceous notes. The palate is full, dense and rich with intense ripe fruit. There are more plum and spice flavours on the palate. The finish is has a touch of residual sugar, giving some natural sweetness, and is full, rich and lingering. 

Country: Italy

Region: Puglia

ABV: 14%

Grape: 90% Primitivo, 10% Merlot

Food matching ideas: The bold and jammy characteristics of this wine match well with rich meat dishes such as grilled lamb or beef casseroles. Tomato based pasta dishes also work very well.

Fall in love with Pinot Grigio again...this one is fresh and zesty with a fleshy white peach and apricot texture and a clean, lengthy finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: Pinot Grigio

ABV: 12.5%

Borga Wine

Sourced from established vineyards in the world-famous Marlborough region. Fresh and vibrant with passion fruit, gooseberry and melon characters. Crisp, clean finish. Great stuff, great value.

Country: New Zealand

Region: Marlborough

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

Food matching ideas: Delicious with grilled fish or seafood dishes, perfect with grilled asparagus and courgette too.

A modern style Rioja Joven with juicy fruit driven characters of black cherry and raspberry combined with subtle sweet vanilla spice. Medium – bodied with a creamy smoothness leading into a fresh finish.

Country: Spain

Region: Rioja

Grapes: Tempranillo

ABV: 13%

Delicate stone fruit aromas with zesty lemon and floral notes. The palate has bright citrus peel and peach characters, an appealing texture and minerality, fresh acidity and a gently savoury finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

Grapes: Vermentino

ABV: 12.5%

Food match

Delicious with fish and seafood, and simple pasta dishes.

The wine has a deep purple-red colour and intense aromas of blackberries and blueberries. The palate is soft and silky, bursting with spicy flavours of black pepper, dark chocolate, wild berries and vanilla.  The tannins are elegant yet persistent.  The finish is lingering and offers a burst of wild cherries at the end.

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

ABV: 13.5 %

Grape: Nero D'Avola

Food matching ideas: Braised meats, Grilled steak or aged hard cheeses.

Fun Fact: Zensa in Italian means “without” referring to the absence of any chemicals or pesticides in the winemaking process. 

Appassimento is an Italian wine making style, where the harvested grapes are partially dried thereby concentrating the sugars, acidity, aromas and flavours.

A wonderful example of the Fiano grape. Close your eyes and you could be in Southern Italy! (almost). 

Straw yellow in colour, with an elegant floral aroma of mango, peaches and sage. On the palate is crisp and refreshing, with tropical notes and exotic fruit.  The finish is incredibly well balanced, long and persistent.

Country: Italy

Region: Puglia

ABV: 12.5%

Grape: 100% Fiano

Food matching ideas: Fiano is very versatile and pairs well with a variety of dishes including creamy seafood pasta, vegetable risotto, roast chicken or antipasto.

Guaranteed summer drinking pleasure! Redcurrant, strawberry and raspberry notes with a hint of sweetness on the finish. Seriously lovely stuff!

Country: Italy

Region: Puglia

ABV: 12 %

Grapes: Primitivo, Negroamaro

Food matching ideas: Prawn linguine with parsley and a green salad or grilled chicken with roast Mediterranean vegetables. 

Small and lively bubbles burst onto the tongue. A smooth mousse and subtle wild apples and pear fruits exude from the palate with a refreshing lift on the finish. A lovely aperitif, great served alongside sushi or baked cod.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: 100% Glera

AVB: 11%

Food matching ideas: great with savoury snacks as an aperitif 

Luminous red with purple reflections, this elegant and finely textured wine displays aromas of dark fresh plum, cinnamon, exotic spices, black pepper and tobacco. The firm yet gentle tannins add complexity and a long and lingering finish. 

Country: Italy

Region: Puglia

Grape: Nero di Troia

ABV: 13 %

Food matching ideas: This bold red works well with game meat or slow cooked stews.

Intense ruby-red, with a bouquet reminiscent of cherry, dried fruit, chocolate and prune; the palate is full-bodied, soft and round, with a spiciness and lingering finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: Corvina, Merlot

ABV: 14.5%

Food matching ideas: This rich and fruity red works well with meaty pasta dishes such as spaghetti bolognese, beef lasagne or meatballs in a rich tomato sauce.

By carefully blending Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir grapes, all grown in Hertfordshire's Little Hadham, this is a handcrafted, delicate Rosé version of English Sparkling Wine.

Country: England

Region: Hertfordshire

Grapes: Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier

ABV: 12.5%

The Four Acres Estate is a small family run vineyard and orchard set on a hillside above the Ash Valley in Little Hadham, Hertfordshire.
After a lifetime spent in the travel industry, Platon Loizou decided that he wanted to get back to his Cypriot roots and fulfil a long-term dream of making wine. Since 2010 he has been out in all weathers, getting closer to nature tending his precious vines, nurturing them from saplings to maturity, bolstering his knowledge by consulting at every step with some of the best vintners in the country.

Exuberantly fresh on the palate with ripe mango fruit, a slightly salty edge and underlying minerality. 

Country: France

Region: Pinet

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes:  100% Picpoul

Cave de l'Ormarine is an award winning Cave producing wines from the tiny Pinet appelation in the Herault. Set up in 1992, bit with a history dating back to 1922 Cave de l'Ormarine has made significant investment in the winery and prides itself on the high standards and traceability of its grapes.

Vibrant garnet red from Douro in Portugal displays plenty of black fruit and plump with the added elegance of delicate floral notes. 30 % of the wine is aged for 6 months in French oak which knits the wine together and provides a long finish.

Country: Portugal

Region:  Douro

Grapes: Touriga Nacional (35%), Tinta Roriz (35%) & Touriga Franca (30%)

ABV: 13%

Food matching ideas: Perfect with grilled sausages, mashed potato and gravy!

A super, easy drinking red wine. Very fresh and fruity, but full bodied with a juicy finish.. 

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grapes: Malbec

ABV: 12.5%

Food matching ideas: Perfect with game or aged cheeses.

Borga Wine

Classic Merlot nose of ripe dark plum and leafy notes, following through on the palate with rich, fleshy fruit, earthy notes and dark spice.

Country: Chile

Region: Wine of Chile

Grapes: Merlot

ABV:14%

Food matching ideas: Cheese and charcuterie or pasta ragu

Notes of  bay leaf, citrus zest, and grapefruit on the nose followed by a gentle, textural palate with bright citrus acidity and green apple.

Country: Chile

Region: Wine of Chile

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV:12.5%

Food Match: Shellfish and seafood dishes

A light refreshing rose from the Provence region in France. Refreshing on the nose with fresh red fruit and citrus peel. Dry and tangy on the palate with an elegant finish.

Country: France

Region: Provence

Grapes: Cinsault, Grenache, Syrah

ABV: 12.5%

Fresh, tropical, grassy and vibrant with passion fruit, gooseberry and melon characters. Crisp, clean finish. Great stuff, great value.

Country: New Zealand

Region: Marlborough

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

Deliciously fruity and well balanced with notes of fresh blackberry, plum and morello cherry.

Country: Argentina

Region: Mendoza

Grapes: Malbec

ABV: 13.5%

Food Match: Great with roast lamb and all the trimmings