From top Burgundy producers Louis Latour comes this high quality Pinot Noir from the Var region of France. Working outside of Burgundy allows Latour to use all their expertise to create a wine of both value and class. Soft red fruits laced with oaky cedar and warm spice. Trademark Pinot 'lift' and energy on the palate, housed in a warm and deep fruit profile. Smokey and toasty from judicious barrel use. An all round great wine and a customer favourite.

A young and fruity Malbec from the Porretta family vineyards in the high-altitude Luján de Cuyo region of Mendoza, Argentina. Soft and supple flavours of cherries, plums, and a pleasing, bright finish.  Recently awarded 90 points from James Suckling.

With a short ageing (3-4months) in new oak barrels, this 100% Rioja Tempranillo is fruit driven, yet complex, with sweet blackberry, forest fruits, and cherries. Subtle, integrated hints of toast and vanilla bring nuance and charm. Soft tannins ensure all-round drinkability and pleasure. A stunning value wine and a weeknight favourite in our house.

This is almost literally a cross between Sancerre and Chablis! Sauvignon blanc from Burgundy is an anomaly, but superb. Produced from grapes grown on clay-limestone Kimmeridgian & Portlandian soils - the very same terroirs that produce some of the worlds greatest wines. The Saint Bris appellation is found between the regions of Sancerre and Chablis, and hence draws stylistic influence from both. A great wine for Turkey!

Three whites and three reds from top regions throughout Italy.

A cracking selection of our bestsellers, all tried and tested by us and many, many customers! Saves over 5% discount on the price of buying separately. 

Includes;

Gran Passione Rosso, Veneto - mini Amarone! Made with partially dried grapes that bring power, depth and raisiny richness. Perfect with cheese.

Caparzo Sangiovese, Toscana - a classic Tuscan red, made from the Chianti grape and full of character. Spot on as a midweek 'pizza and pasta' wine.

Trastullo Primitivo, Puglia - a deep, ripe and brooding wine from sun-drenched Puglia. Plum and blueberry, with a lick of vanilla from oak that brings lift. One for hearty dishes.

Monte Tondo Soave Mito - proper Soave from cool, rolling, hillside vineyards. Mineral and delicate with typical floral nuances. The perfect aperitif.

Camillona Sauvignon Blanc, Piemonte - Sauvignon blanc from Piemont exudes a certain class; cool, citrussy and elegant, with delicate floral and herbaceous notes.

Ruviano Verdicchio di Castelli de Jesi Classico - ripe orchard fruits and citrus overlay white flowers and a trademark touch of salinity. A truly great example of this most classic of Italian white wines. Perfect with fish.

Taste a piece of history! Revived by the great-great-grandson of the original James eadie, this blend brings together the single malts of the range into a wonderfully full and expressive whisky that surpasses the sum of its parts. Regular award winner.

Nose: Raisins drizzled with spiced rum and Sherry, a hint of grassy peat, oily walnut.

Palate: Mexican chocolate, ripe red berries, brown sugar, another waft of soft peat smoke.

Finish: Juicy apricot and pear notes last on the finish.

An exciting find from the depths of Chile. Deliciously long, bright, textural Pinot from cold, stony vineyards deep in the Central Valley's old glacial riverbeds. Summer fruits of red currant, raspberry and wild strawberries on the nose follow through to a juicy palate. A touch of oak barrel maturation on some of the cuvée adds spice complexity. Immense value.

In the shadow of El Descabezado volcano, lies a wiry old block of Pinot Noir rooted in rocky, glacial soils. The ‘El Infernillo’ (translates to little devil) vineyard was planted in 2000, and the grapes from the naturally low-yielding vines were used as a blending component, often into Merlot to add vibrancy and elegance. Boutinot discovered the quality of the vineyard Pinot Noir back in 2012 when Eric Monnin, Burgundian winemaker and creative genius of Boutinot own production, became besotted by it. The quality was immediately obvious and with Eric’s guidance, we have been working with the fine fruit from this 20ha vineyard ever since. A little is aged in new Vosges demi-muids then judiciously blended with the unoaked majority. All components of this wine are vinified in a 200 year old hacienda that has survived three of the strongest earthquakes in recorded history. The bottle artwork is from 'The Old Man of the Valley' - a famous street graffiti artist from Chilé in the 1950's.

Organic white wine from Cantine Povero in Piemonte. This is a really food friendly wine with flavours of green apple, apricot and pineapple, finishing on that classic almond note typical to Italian wines. Great texture from a couple of months spent ageing on the lees. 

Cantine Povero have 35 hectares of vineyards in the heart of the Piedmont wine region. All of the estate is under organic certification.

Suggested food and wine pairing: Pasta, fish & salads.

A dense and well-structured wine. Ripe aromas of blackberry and cassis, dark chocolate and earth, framed in oak. The palate shows deep blackberry liqueur with prune, spice, graphite and citrus. Quite structured and with a long finish of black fruits and cedar notes. A solid Bordeaux and excellent value.

The Château Maison Blanche takes its name from a large and beautiful building in white stone located in the heart of a large park. This is the family estate of Nicolas Despagne: an illustrious family of wine producers. There are 32 hectares on a single plot of this part of Montagne Saint-Émilion. The plot was converted to organic farming in 2006 and bio-dynamics followed in 2011.

“A family estate where enthusiasm is still cultivated by the slightly off-beat joy of creating natural, sincere and authentic wines” Nicolas Despagne.

Special Cuvée is the result of a masterful blending using a majority of Reserve wines, including some aged for more than 15 years in Bollinger’s cellars. In 1911, Bollinger’s British agent gave the idea for the name Special Cuvée - “special” written the English way, without an accent. He thought the French expression “Brut sans année” was no match for such a subtle champagne… More than a hundred years later, the name of Bollinger’s key figure champagne still symbolizes both its expertise and its history. A golden colour with a beautifully fine mousse. The nose is aromatic and complex with ripe fruit and spicy aromas. Roasted apples, apple compote and peaches burst on the palate. Brioche and notes of fresh walnut linger on the lasting finish. A subtle combination of structure, length and vivacity.

Wines from the Dao region represent some of the finest in Portugal. A Jaen (Mencia)-led blend, which also features some Touriga Nacional, aged without oak to retain a pure, fruit-driven style.

With typical Dáo freshness, this is an authentic reflection of this high-quality region. Subtle yet complex, showing fresh redcurrant and cranberry from the Jaen, mellowed by bramble, sloe, and forest-floor notes that bring to mind mushrooms and sweet earth. A savoury/herbal note balances the fruit wonderfully. Medium bodied and immensely drinkable, we were blown away by the quality and value of this wine. Ideal with game or try lightly chilled as an aperitif. Fans of Pinot noir will find much to like here. 

Perfect for summer, with its refreshing nature, and a wine we'll definitely be drinking a lot of ourselves!

Maias is the local name for the Weaver's Broom plant which surrounds the estate here and features on the label. Its yellow flowers blossom in May in this part of Dao, hence its nickname, as Maio is the word for May

With a passion for producing premium organic wine, Dog Point has become widely regarded as one of New Zealand's top producers. All fruit is hand-picked from low-yielding, hillside blocks, in vineyards that work to maintain biodiversity through surrounding pasture and orchards.

Fermented and aged in 100% stainless steel, preserving the full and lifted aromatic expression. Multi-faceted and refined, with precise aromas of fresh, tropical, grassy notes, alongside kiwi and elderflower. For a top-notch expression of this most classic of wine styles, you will struggle to find better.

Domaine des Tourelles Red is from one of the oldest and most highly acclaimed wineries in the Bekaa Valley. Blended from old vine Cabernet Sauvignon, Syrah and Cinsault, this is a rich, fruity red with ripe plum and cherry fruit and silky tannins. Just made for lamb & aubergine dishes.

Founded in 1868 by French adventurer François-Eugène Brun, this was the first commercial cellar in Lebanon producing wines. Artisan winemaking skills and traditions are applied to their handcrafted wines - this includes minimum intervention in the vineyards and cellar, use of indigenous natural yeasts, no fining or filtering, and only very small amounts of sulphur. Domaine des Tourelles is classified amongst the finest boutique wineries of the Middle East.

The rosé that started it all. Needs no introduction. One to impress.

With this Limited Edition Platinum Jubilee bottling, bearing the royal crest, there is no finer way to celebrate the occasion, or the summer!

Distilled with nine botanicals, Cotswolds Dry Gin is a London Dry with an aromatic twist. Juniper, coriander seed, angelica root, local lavender, bay leaf, hand-peeled fresh lime and pink grapefruit zest, cardamom and black peppercorn are distilled in a copper pot still, resulting in a rich and robust, award-winning gin.

Cotswolds Distillery does not remove the essential oils in their gin as these create a rich flavour and mouthfeel. As a result, the gin forms a unique pearlescent cloud when ice or tonic is added, and it tastes delicious!

Sourced from the renowned northern Barossa vineyards of Ebenezer, this epic wine, from epic winemaker, Ben Glaetzer, is a real gem for these cooler months. Choc-full of jammy ripe blackcurrant, dark plum and blueberry, with lavender undertones and mocha-laced tannins. Thick and blanket-like, with a weighty finish that just goes on and on, this will be most enjoyed in a comfy armchair.

“The interplay of cassis, vanilla, and black cherry on the nose are quite complementary yet also dynamic; shifting to fresh blueberry with a hint of tobacco. These, in turn, are buttressed by dark chocolate, mocha, and a slight suggestion of sweet oak. Silky, fine-grain tannins vie with vibrant acidity that slowly expose the rich, ripe raspberry and blackberry notes that dominate the mid palate. On the finish, expect density and structure as cloves and cinnamon combine with nuances of briar and flint, yielding an extraordinarily food-friendly wine.” – WINEMAKER MATT CRAFTON

13.5% abv

Impressive Gruner Veltliner from the low yielding Breiter Rain vineyard. An inviting and voluptuous nose with spicy fruit and hints of honeysuckle. Textural and weighty on the palate - slightly honeyed with smoky notes, stone fruit, fresh balancing acidity and a long, dry finish. This is a serious wine with an ageing potential of 8+ years.

There's Greek wine and there's Greek wine... This is not the stuff of beachside Tavernas but comes from one of the most modern and accomplished winemakers in Greece. Whether you are a Viognier fan or not, this is a must-try; silken, rich and supple, beautifully fruited and just packed with complexity and finesse. A shop favourite.

Light pink in colour and an elegant nose of red fruit. The wine displays a fresh, fruity and full-bodied palate bursting with raspberry and blackcurrant.

Elegant and refreshing cool-climate Pinot. Pale ruby red in colour with a lifted nose of raspberry, blackcurrant fruit and a gentle cranberry grip with gentle spice notes from barrel aging. The palate shows delicious ripe summer fruit character and is perfectly balanced by soft tannins and refreshing acidity. It has a long and elegant finish. 70% of the wine is aged for 6 months in French oak barrels, lending spice and cocoa notes.

The Casablanca Valley is influenced by its proximity to the Pacific Ocean and its coastal breezes that moderate temperatures. The area ranges from soft rolling hills to higher hills toward the Coastal Mountain range in the east. The poor, sandy loam soils are alluvial in origin, relatively shallow and very permeable, resulting in yields which are generally low in comparison with other Chilean valleys.

Geno is a brand produced by the acclaimed Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, who are located in the Évora sub-region of the Alentejo. 

 One of the most dynamic wine regions in Portugal, it is known for great value, easy-drinking wines with rich fruit and good acidity.

The Geno red is a rich and fruity wine made up of a blend of both local Portuguese and international grape varieties: Aragonez, Trincadeira, Alicante Bouschet and Syrah. Aragonez (also known as Tinta Roriz in Douro or Tempranillo in Spain) thrives in the hot, dry climate of the Alentejo and produces wines that are rich and lively with copious berry fruit and spice. Trincadeira (also known as Tinta Amarela in Douro) also does well in hot climates adding vibrant raspberry fruit and a herby, peppery note to blends. The red-fleshed French grape Alicante Bouschet gives an inky, treacle backbone to the blend and the Syrah adds a touch of spice

Established in 1861, Laurent Lebrun has recently taken over the running of this family estate as its 6th generation winemaker.
The Sauvignon here is a classic expression of the flinty-clay terroir, offering fantastic length & structure. Clean citrus fruit with subtle smoky undertones. Deliciously mineral and mouthwatering on the finish. True class.

This luscious Zinfandel has a deep ruby red hue. Bramble and cranberry, with notes of spice, minerals, black pepper and cherry, married with subtle tobacco aromas. Ripe, red and black berry fruit dominate throughout the palate, with savoury notes and vanilla. A beautifully balanced wine with a silky mouthfeel and moderate tannins. A classic Zinfandel in the making.
Aged for 12 months in oak barrels.
Zinfandel 90%, Petite Sirah 10%
Stunning with red meat roasts and great for the 'posh BBQ'. Also good with crispy duck and food with hoisin sauce!

One of the earliest wineries in the now famous Stag’s Leap district of napa, California, Clos du Val was founded in 1972 by American businessman John Goelet and French-born winemaker Bernard Portet. Bernard’s father had been manager at Chateau Lafite, where he and his brother were raised.

When Dave and Diana Palmer left the UK, it was supposed to be a three-year stint in Papua New Guinea, where Dave had found a job. Six years later, work took them to Canberra until, three years further on, Dave resigned to set up his own business.

When they heard that this winery was up for sale they sold the house and the sports car, packed up the kids and the cat, and moved to South Australia, pouncing on the opportunity to own this prime piece of vineyard territory. This, their Riesling, comes from vines established in the 1980's in the cool Clare valley.

The nose has an intense aromatic lift of musk, ginger spice and fresh Tahitian lime juice. The palate is focused, with a lovely backbone of natural acidity that supports a natural fruit sweetness with flavours of mango, red grapefruit and kumquats coming through. The wine demonstrates fantastic line and length and has a zesty dry finish.

A fresh and rounded southern Italian white with a mineral twist.

From Tufo in Campania, the grape variety Greco was introduced by the Greeks over 2000 years ago. It's fresh and clean but with the roundness and ripe fruit of the warmer southern Mediterranean climate. Stone fruits such as apricot and peach stand out along with hints of pear.
Try it with white meats and seafood.

A much overlooked category, Manzanilla sherry has so much to offer and is the perfect aperitif. Totally bone dry, with its distinctive savoury character of green olive, salted almonds, seaside freshness and tang; in fact, the perfect partner to all those things, whether or not you have a beachside seat.

75cl

It's back! Our favourite Mercurey from this boutique producer in southern Burgundy. Lithe and athletic, but with soft, warm fruit in contrast. Fresh, ripe and earthy on the nose, the palate gives way to an energetic, middle-weight wine, and mouth-watering fruit that manages to retain a fine sense of balance. The tannins are phenolically mature, lending a linen-like texture and while this is accessible young it should also reward a few years in the cellar if you prefer your reds with a bit of tertiary development. We're very pleased to see this back on the shelf, and in the glass!

Made from grapes sourced in Picpoul country, this is predominantly Vermentino and Terret, which gives the wine its core qualities of citrus complexity and length. Aroma of lemon rind and orange blossom pervade. On the palate, the wine is nicely textured with some exotic fruit such as kumquat and peach. The 10% addition of Grenache Blanc and Viognier rounds out the mouthfeel to make a wholly satisfying dry white wine with refreshing salinity on the finish. 

Drink with anything fishy from the Mediterranean!

Kumeu is a winegrowing region of Auckland on New Zealand’s North Island and home to excellent boutique wineries. Made by the Brajkovich family who is seen as a world class wine producer.

Aromas of citrus fruit intermingled with figs and white peaches and hints of oak. Medium-bodied on the palate with a mineral acidity and a long, fresh finish.  When a Chardonnay of this quality balances fruit, zest and viscosity, they pair with everything from roasted to rich. Try with a panko-crusted cod filet, garlic and citrus chicken or veal in a lemon cream sauce.

The vineyards of L'Enfant are owned and controlled by one family, and are located in the La Seca region of Rueda. Head-trained bush vines range in age from 35 to 55 years and are hand harvested.A dry, tasty and perfectly balanced wine. Bright and mouthwatering, typical of the Verdejo grape, but it is also rounded with plush volume. Falling somewhere between a Sancerre and a Chablis stylistically, but with more (very appealing) leesy character that brings a savoury, lactic weight. Superb concentration whislt retaining a lightness of foot. Moreish!Pairs well with rice dishes, white meat and fish.

Geno is a brand produced by the acclaimed Fundação Eugénio de Almeida, who are located in the Évora sub-region of the Alentejo. 

The Geno white is made from local Portuguese grape varieties Antão Vaz, Arinto and Roupeiro. Antão Vaz is one of the most prized varieties of the Alentejo and is well suited to the warm, sunny climate, retaining its acidity very well. The grapes are large and with tough skins, producing firm, full-bodied, well-structured wines with tropical fruit and tangerine flavours. Arinto is a versatile grape, grown in most of Portugal's wine regions and adds refreshing acidity to the blend, as well as an apple, lime character. Last but not least, Roupeiro is a land-locked grape that grows in a long north-south strip over by the border with Spain. It is added to the blend for its aromatics and citrus, floral flavours.

A Jaen (Mencia)-led blend, which also features some Touriga Nacional and Alfrocheiro. Aged without oak to retain a pure, fruit-driven style.

With typical Dáo freshness, this is a herb-fruited, honest reflection of this high-quality region. It's subtly complex, showing crunchy redcurrant and cranberry from the Jaen, mellowed by bramble and forest-floor notes from it's blending partners. Medium bodied, with ripe tannic structure, and immensely drinkable, we were blown away by the quality and value of this wine.

What a stunning wine. For fans of Barolo and Barbaresco in particular, this offers an utterly sublime wine at value. Comprised of 95% Nebbiolo, with 5% Cabernet Franc, from vines planted as far back as 1967. The sandy, clay-rich soils and warmer microclimate of Langhe gifts a vivid, charming, early-drinking wine in comparison to the more prestigious appellations of Piedmont. Aged solely in tank, keeping the wine vibrant and fresh. With a high, refined tannic structure, this is a wine for food-pairing. Any Italian meat dishes or strong cheeses will compliment the palate perfectly. Packed with juicy, red and black currant fruit, blood orange peel and rose, and showing a class and tension that is quite terrific for the price.

An exceptional year for this Riesling at Weingut Thorle in Rheinhessen. Brilliant yellow colour with green tints. Inviting and intense aromas with notes of peach and apricot. Good length in the mouth with an intense note of salty-mineralic limestone. A very well structured wine with great finesse.

Old vines on Jurassic limestone on hillside slopes. Everything is painstakingly done by hand and the reward is evident in tasting the wines. A non-vintage wine, blending barrels from different parcels and vintages to create a superbly nuanced wine. A blend of Merlot, Grenache, Counoise, Syrah and other local varieties, this is toothsome and moreish. Plummy and medium bodied, with lithe tannic structure and plenty of interest from the myriad of varieties. A very terroir-driven wine, handpicked from the foothills of the Pyrenees. Organic and Biodynamic.

The legendary Boekenhoutskloof was instrumental in making the region of Franschhoek what it is today. Always forward-thinking, they’re now also looking upwards, and have started picking up parcels of vines from further afield, some up mountains.The latest addition to the range is this Stellenbosch Cabernet Sauvignon (with just a dash of Cabernet Franc), hailing from the slopes of the Helderberg mountain range. Quite different from Boekenhoutskloof’s Franschhoek Cabernet Sauvignon, this is herbier, more mineral and more graphite-y. The bright cherry, plum and blackberry fruit is laced with Provençal herbs, fresh sage, pencil shavings, woodsmoke, tobacco and incense. Serve this sleek and sophisticated wine alongside slow-cooked comfort food, Mexican dishes or roast lamb, and revel in a winery that’s maturing with grace.

Meerlust Chardonnay is considered, by many, to be one of the finest South African Chardonnay’s from one of the Cape’s most prestigious wineries. Meerlust Estate has a long history and the Myburgh family have been making wine at the estate for eight generations since 1756. Current owner Hannes Myburgh (who studied winemaking at Chateau Lafite) continues to maintain the family tradition to the art of fine wine making. The Estate is ideally positioned for the production of characterful and complex wines – there are cooling ocean breezes and evening mists in the summertime which allow the grapes to ripen slowly and thereby gaining full, complex, rich and robust varietal characteristics. 

The fruit for Meerlust Chardonnay is sourced from three vineyards on the Estate, with five separate picking stages, harvesting only at optimum ripeness. 

This excellent wine offers a complex nose with citrus fruit, green apple and cream flavours, which develops into a delicious creamy bouquet of marzipan, halva and brioche. On the palate, the Chardonnay is full-bodied and generous, but still balanced by crispy acidity. There are ripe tropical fruit and creaminess balanced by a pure minerality typical of the variety. Aged for 9 months prior to bottling.

Winemaker is Chris Williams.