Another success from Gascony where the Plaimont co-operative continues to deliver drop dead gorgeous whites. This is well made and fruity with the Colombard grape at its zesty and zingy best. Excellent value.

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Crisp and fresh with limey fruit, a hint of herbs and a twist of melon.
Typically dependable and friendly,and an excellent introduction to Chile.

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This is a soft and easy going red from Carignan, Grenache and Merlot grapes grown in the historic Hérault countryside. It is full of ripe, spicy fruit with excellent concentration and is a fine example of modern French wine.

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This has lovely plummy Merlot fruit with a ripeness that is so typical of Chile.
Easy and very drinkable, this is a pleasing wine for current drinking.

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An attractive biscuity nose leads onto a bright fruity palate with hints of pears and melon. An excellent aperitif on its own or with peach juice as a Bellini. Prosecco is the grape variety as well as the style of the wine.

An excellent Champagne and great value. This quality minded Champagne house was bought by Bollinger in 2005. It has a wonderfully fine mousse, is well balanced, has finesse and complexity. A great apéritif, it works well with seafood.

The full flavour of this champagne comes from good maturation. Soft, baked bread and biscuity nose, with creamy white fruits and a long lasting flavour. Stylish, elegant and full-bodied.

Just the sort of wine that converted the UK to drink Australian. An eminently drinkable wine, the bouquet is fairly spicy, the fruit is soft and the finish is crisp and dry. Quaff and enjoy!

A full, fresh Sauvignon with ripe and tasty tropical fruit flavours putting it firmly in the Kiwi style Sauvignon camp. Such generosity comes from warm Mediterranean vineyards and careful winemaking to capture the best of the grape variety.

There is a mouth-watering combination of ripe, lemony citrus fruit and balancing acidity in this typically well made white from the middle of Chile. Excellent as an apéritif or with white meats.

Fresh, elegant Sauvignon, bursting with elderflower, crisp refreshing acidity and grassy, herbaceous fruit. Winemaking at Chateau Le Fagé dates back to 1920, and Benoit Gérardin continues its tradition of great wines.

Frascati, the staple white of Rome's trattorias, is rarely serious and this is no exception. A fresh, fruity, slightly petillant dry white to be drunk for pure pleasure.

An attractive nose of exotic fruits is followed on the palate by more peachy fruit. The palate is fresh and clean with generosity, the finish long and fine.

This flavoursome white is made by Andrew and Lisa Margan from grapes sourced from contacts around the Hunter Valley. It is well balanced with fresh fruit.

An attractive white with crisp acidity that is ideal with seafood. The wine is aged on its lees, or sediment, for six months to impart more body to the wine. The grapes come from François Bonhomme's finest vineyard.

With its intense tropical fruit, this world-class Pinot Grigio has a richer, Alsace style than your typical Italian offering. Hails from a small family estate near the Slovenian border.

A delicious full-flavoured Sauvignon, none of your usual unsubtle gooseberry flavours here, but a winefull of ripe passion fruit and mango with a subtle mineral finish.
This wine is extremely well-balanced with a lingering finish.

A classic Chablis with freshness, minerality and good weight from an excellent producer. Pascal and Romain Bouchard make fresh, characterful wines in a modern winery from grapes both from their own domaine and bought in.

André Dezat and his family produce elegant, very fine white wines and his Pouilly-Fumé is no exception. It is best drunk young to appreciate its fruit and the smoky gun-flint characteristics so indicative of this famous region.

Beaune is often overlooked for its white wines yet its warm vineyards produce some excellent and famous wines. The grapes for this wine come from one parcel of old vines to make a rich, sublime wine with smoky, nutty nose.

This is an off-dry, fruity rosé, with plenty of strawberry flavours and lively, refreshing acidity. A good partner for many foods including Chinese and Oriental style dishes.

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A soft, fruity red with that typical 'drink me' quality that gets you to the bottom of the bottle far too quickly. No hard edges here, just a very gluggable ozzy red!

A good quality, fruity Cabernet which is round, with soft blackcurrant fruit lifted by a little tannin. The grapes are grown in the shadow of the Andes.

It has taken a while, but Chilean winemakers now understand this old Bordeaux grape variety:late picking and slightly cooler slopes are key, and the result is a rich, curranty wine with depth and length.

The chalky soil of Minervois produces fruity wines with a characteristic elegance. It's a constantly improving area as shown by this ripe, juicy, crunchy fruited red from a superbly situated property.

From the wild, sparsely populated state that occupies the 'instep' of Italy's boot-shaped South, this gives a super, very juicy glass of wine. The Aglianico grape's damson fruit is complemented by cherry-like Sangiovese.

Packed full of crunchy black fruit flavours, this characterful wine is a blend of Tempranillo with small amounts of Merlot and Cabernet. It is full bodied with ripe tannins and a long finish.

The winery at Rioja Vega was overhauled in 2001 and their wines have surged forward. From Tempranillo with a little Mazuelo and Garnacha, this smooth, soft, richly-fruited red, has spice and vanilla from 12 months in American oak.

Full of rich brambly fruit with dark plums and a subtle hint of oak on the nose. The palate is succulent and juicy with blackberry fruit and a touch of spice. The finish long and persistent. Wine maker Kim Horton has blended this super Ozzy red with great skill.

Marc and Laurence Vincent have put huge investment into this property and the results are evident in the wine. Charming and packed full of raspberry fruit, this wine has great character and a stylish finish.

Cabernet-based this wine has good, ripe structure with mouth-filling spicy fruit and fine length. Managed by François Thienpont, Stéphane Derenoncourt is the consultant.

The Tollot family makes this wine in an easy and fruity style, preserving the juiciness for which Chorey-lès-Beaune is known. A good value and long-time favourite red burgundy.

Alejandro Fernandez of Pesquera fame, is the unrivalled master of Spain's Tempranillo variety. Bottled after 15 months in oak, this is a concentrated wine with spicy fruit and a long, lingering finish.

A delightful wine with intense fruit on the nose followed by lovely red cherry flavours on the palate, light but pure and persistent with juicy character and soft tannins on the finish.

From the tiny Southern French village of Saint Jean de Minervois, an unmistakable Muscat. Think of the ripest bunch of raisined grapes squeezed into your glass; deliciously sweet, but not cloying with a kick of lemony acidity.

125ml glasses of "House Wine" are available if requested. Prices are as per 175ml.