Wine
The selection that follows has been chosen to reflect the diversity of fruit, style and regions that the world of wines has to offer. Most of the wines on our list are produced by independent wine growers and we feel their individualities complement the style of our cuisine. Each wine has excited us during tasting and we are sure that you will enjoy drinking them too.
Prosecco & Sparkling |
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Prosecco ORGANIC, La Jara, Treviso, Italy, Frizzante NV |
125ml |
175ml |
500ml |
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£6.60 |
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£34.00 |
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Made in Treviso in the North East of Italy, this is a delicious sparkling wine, full of refreshing green apples and elderflower. The perfect aperitif. |
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Baby La Jara ORGANIC, Treviso, Italy, Frizzante NV - NOT AVAILABLE |
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Prosecco ORGANIC Rose, La Jara Veneto, Italy Spumante Brut |
125ml |
175ml |
500ml |
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£6.00 |
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£29.00 |
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Organic farming & attention to detail makes this high quality little producer a name to look out for. Fresh crisp with ripe summer berry fruit flavours.
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White Wines |
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House Bianco di Veneto, Domini di Leone, Veneto, Italy ORGANIC/VEGAN NV |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£4.90 |
£6.90 |
£9.80 |
£20.00 |
£26.00 |
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A blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Grigio and Glera (used in Prosecco production). Easy drinking style with apples and pears. |
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Pinot Grigio, ERA, Veneto, Italy ORGANIC/VEGAN 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£5.60 |
£7.90 |
£11.20 |
£23.00 |
£29.00 |
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Organic Pinot Grigio offering a refreshing, fruity style with plenty of character. Vibrant green apple and pear flavours with a touch of elderflower. |
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Chardonnay Premium, Domaine Bousquet, Mendoza, Argentina ORGANIC 2021 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£6.60 |
£9.30 |
£13.20 |
£27.00 |
£34.00 |
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From high altitude vineyards in the Gualtallary Valley. Notes of peach and green apple with fresh acidity. |
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Pecorino, Fabulas Abruzzo, Italy VEGAN/ORGANIC 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£7.60 |
£10.70 |
£15.20 |
£31.00 |
£39.00 |
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A fruity white, caressed by the refreshing Adriatic sea breezes - look for honeysuckle, peach pit and fresh almonds, delicious, fun and fruity. |
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Gavi, La Raia, Piemonte, Italy BIODYNAMIC 2018 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£8.10 |
£11.40 |
£16.20 |
£33.00 |
£42.00 |
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Made from old vines up to 70 years of age - located at 400m above sea level. Stone fruit and white flowers tease the palate! |
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Little Darling, Sauvignon Blanc, Darling Wines, Marlborough, New Zealand ORGANIC 2021 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£7.80 |
£10.70 |
£15.60 |
£32.00 |
£40.00 |
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Easy drinking and classically styled Sauvignon Blanc by New Zealand organic pioneers. Expect gooseberry and lush tropical fruit. |
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Rose Wine |
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Rosado ORGANIC, Finca Fabiari, La Mancha, Spain 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£4.50 |
£6.30 |
£8.90 |
£18.00 |
£23.00 |
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Dry with charming cherry and strawberry flavours making it an unsurprisingly perfect match for summer days |
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Orange Wine |
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Catarratto on skins, Baglio Bianco, Sicily, Italy NATURAL 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£8.60 |
£12.00 |
£17.10 |
£35.00 |
£44.00 |
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Orange wine made from organic Catarratto from Western Sicily - made with three days maceration on skins, this is almost bronze coloured with aromas and flavours of russet apples and red plums. |
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Red Wines |
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House Nero d’Avola, Ciello, Sicily, Italy ORGANIC 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£5.20 |
£7.30 |
£10.40 |
£21.00 |
£27.00 |
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A Sicilian wine worth shouting about! This is brilliant, wonderfully pure dark cherry and bramble fruit combine with a hint of spice and dark chocolate overtones. |
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Tempranillo, Gran Cerdo, Rioja, Spain BIODYNAMIC 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£5.70 |
£8.00 |
£11.40 |
£23.00 |
£30.00 |
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Gran Cerdo is all about the purest expression of fruit with whole bunch fermentation, no filtration, no stabilization and minimal sulphur. Gran Cerdo reveals primary notes of fresh fruit, strawberries, raspberries, cherries and violets. |
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Malbec, Santa Julia, Mendoza, Argentina ORGANIC/VEGAN 2021 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£6.20 |
£8.60 |
£12.30 |
£25.00 |
£32.00 |
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Wild aromas of black fruits, game, leather, minerals and bitter chocolate, lifted by a peppery nuance. |
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Sangiovese Montepulciano, Cui Cui, Marche, Italy ORGANIC/VEGAN, 2017 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£6.20 |
£8.60 |
£12.30 |
£25.00 |
£32.00 |
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This organic blend of Montepulciano and Sangiovese exhibits soft, lightly spiced berry fruit and gentle, fine tannins. And if, like us, you were wondering about the curious name (pronounced 'choo-choo') then yes, it's because a family ancestor did have a job on the Italian railways! |
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Cotes du Rhone Nature “No added sulphites”, Roche Audran, Rhone, France BIODYNAMIC 2020 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£7.40 |
£10.40 |
£14.80 |
£30.00 |
£38.00 |
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Harvesting, racking and bottling are all carried out in accordance with cosmic rhythms and no sulphites added. Layers of black fruit and cacao unfold onto a richly textured palate, with more black fruit and black pepper. |
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Chateau Lauretan, Bordeaux Supérieur, France ORGANIC 2015 |
125ml |
175ml |
250ml |
500ml |
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£6.40 |
£9.00 |
£12.80 |
£26.00 |
£33.00 |
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Made predominantly from Merlot - aged in oak - plum, jam and chewy black fruit flavours. |
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Sweet Wines |
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Monbazillac, Domaine Ancienne Cure, SW France ORGANIC 37.5cl 2019 |
Taster* |
125ml |
175ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£6.50 |
£10.80 |
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£28.00 |
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A wonderfully rich sweet wine made from low yields of late-harvested, botrytised grapes, it has flavours of marzipan, orange peel and spices |
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Maury, Mas Amiel, Roussillon, France ORGANIC 75cl 2019 |
Taster* |
125ml |
175ml |
500ml |
Bottle |
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£9.50 |
£15.30 |
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£79.00 |
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A deep, intense wine with layers of flavours, ranging from cooked plums and dark berry fruits to chocolate and spice. |
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*Taster = 70ml
Wine is perceived as one of the most natural and healthy of alcoholic beverages. Consumers might be surprised to discover that the majority of everyday wine is produced using a wide variety of chemicals, both in the vineyard and the winery, traces of which can end up in the final wine (ever wondered why cheap wine gives you such a headache)? A vineyard is almost unique in that vines cannot be crop rotated, and cannot be left to lie fallow. As a consequence the use of agrochemicals over time leads to a build-up of pathogens and a depletion of soil health. This weakens the vine, creating a cycle of dependency on chemical treatments. As vineyards become “green concrete” wine-makers are waking up to the fact that high input farming using synthetic herbicides, pesticides, fungicides and fertilizers is becoming unsustainable. At the same time consumers are becoming more aware of the ingredients in the food and drink they buy, looking for healthier, additive free options. The coming together of these two phenomena has resulted in a number of alternatives for the thoughtful and environmentally conscious wine consumer, but what are the difference between the various classifications, and which, if any, has any real meaning?
Organic producers will only make good wine if they also made good wine before becoming organic. This may seem self-evident, but organic certification is - at its simplest - adhering to a list of chemicals not to add to your vineyard. Tick the list and you can be certified organic, irrespective of the quality of what you produce. An oven pizza may be labelled organic but it’s not exactly haute cuisine. Requirements for organic certification vary widely around the world, with many countries not “recognising” each other’s accreditation, so there are plenty of grey areas. To add further confusion, in the EU organic accreditation covers only the grapes, and not what happens in the winery. Hence you will only ever see an EU wine labelled as “made from organically grown grapes”. Think of the organically grown lettuce that is treated with chemical preservatives to keep it fresh on the supermarket shelf. Organic therefore is no guarantee that a wine has not had chemicals used in the processing of it. There are many superb example of high quality organic wineries, but the term should be treated with caution unless you know the producer in question, or trust the place or person you buy it from.
Biodynamics requires a much greater commitment from the grower and is often referred to as “super-charged” organics. Rather than simply reducing chemical inputs, biodynamics is a proactive attempt to bring life to the soil by the use of composts and organic preparations. Practices take into account the seasons as well as lunar and solar rhythms, which would not have seemed strange to our ancestors. For many it is a practical and sustainable farming solution, and as such you will not always see it written on the label or used as a marketing tool. Biodynamic certification is a sound guarantee of responsible environmental practice, the wines should always have a clear sense of place (terroir) and quality can be exceptional.
