BY THE GLASS 3 WHITE WINE 4-6
ROSE WINE 7 SPARKLING 8 CHAMPAGNE 9 RED WINE 10-12
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WHITE WINE 250ML 175ML
CA 'DI PONTI GRILLO DOC, 2018 Sicily, Italy £6.95 £5.10
TORRES NATUREO MUSCAT, 2018 De-alcoholised, Spain £6.95 £5.10
GARGANEGA PINOT GRIGIO, 2018 Vinazza, Venezie, Italy £7.50 £5.50
FALANGHINA, 2016 Rocco Del Dragone, Campania, Italy £8.65 £6.30
ZIBIBBO, 2018 Colomba Bianca, Sicily, Italy £8.85 £6.45
SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2018 Sileni Estates, Marlborough, NZ £9.50 £6.90
GAVI DOCG, 2018 La Battistina, Piemonte, Italy £10.65 £7.70
SPARKLING 125ML
PROSECCO SPUMANTE Lunetta, Veneto, Italy £6.50
CHAMPAGNE 125ML
LALLIER GRAND CRU GRANDE RESERVE BRUT Champagne, France £10.50
ROSÉ WINE 250ML 175ML
NERO D'AVOLA ROSATO, 2018 Il Paradosso, Sicily, Italy £6.95 £5.10
WHITE ZINFANDEL ROSE, 2018 Burlesque, California, USA £7.35 £5.35
RED WINE 250ML 175ML
CA 'DI PONTI NERO D'AVOLA, 2018 Sicily, Italy £6.95 £5.10
NATUREO GARNACHA SYRAH, 2018 De-alcoholised, Spain £6.95 £5.10
PRIMITIVO IGT, 2017 Conviviale, Puglia, Italy £8.20 £5.95
APPASSIMENTO, 2017 Edizione Oro, Veneto, Italy £10.65 £7.70
3 WHITE WINE AROMATIC, FRESH & EXUBERANT
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1 CA 'DI PONTI GRILLO DOC, 2018 Sicily, Italy £19.75 Fragrant bouquet, dry, crisp, with ripe apricots on the palate which has a creamy texture and nutty finish
2 TORRES NATUREO MUSCAT 2018 De-alcoholised, Spain £19.95 Delicate fruit aromas, a fresh, smooth, luscious palate from Muscat of Alexandria grapes, known as Zibbibo in Italy
3 GARGANEGA PINOT GRIGIO, 2018 Vinazza, Venezie, Italy £21.50 Lightly aromatic, zesty lemons, clean with soft, lightly honeyed finish of fresh fruit
4 ZIBIBBO, 2018 Colomba Bianca, Sicily, Italy £25.50 Produced with minimal intervention, perfumed, orange blossom, jasmine, off dry, fruity with citrus finish
5 SAUVIGNON BLANC, 2018 Sileni Estates, Marlborough, NZ £27.50 Exuberant aromas of gooseberry and elderflower introduces a palate of ripe tropical fruit and zingy finish
6 MALVASIA PUTINATA ROMA, 2017 Pallavicini, Lazio, Italy £37.50 Fresh soft fruit aromas, an elegant palate that has a finish full of mineral character
natural vegan bio-dynamic organic 4 WHITE WINE CRISP, DRY, STONE, MINERAL
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10 FALANGHINA, 2016 Rocco Del Dragone, Campania, Italy £24.95 Low yielding vineyards, fragrant bouquet, citrus, elegant palate with good fruit and mineral content
12 GAVI DOCG, 2018 La Battistina, Piemonte, Italy £30.95 Cortese grapes from 35 year old vines, apple, lime, white flower, complexity and weight with attractive minerality
14 PECORINO CIVITAS, 2018 Cantina Orsonga, Abruzzo, Italy £34.50 Produced completely naturally, aromatic, clean and rich with pleasing mineral complexity, long finish
15 ETNA 'CIURI', 2018 Terrazze Dell L'Etna, Sicily, Italy £44.50 Wine of great clarity from the northern slope of Mount Etna, fragrant, fresh fruit, good balance, crisp, finesse, intense
natural vegan bio-dynamic organic 5 WHITE WINE RICH, STRUCTURED, ROUNDED, DECADENT
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20 LACRYMA CHRISTI, 2016 Campania, Italy £36.50 Fresh Mediterranean, tropical nose, intense, complex and consistent
21 GAVI, 2016 Castello Di Tassarolo, Piemonte, Italy £38.95 Orange blossom, camomile, intense aroma, rich with body
23 LUGANA 1909, 2017 Ancilla, Lombardy, Italy £48.95 No added sulphates, from Sirmione on Lake Garda, citrus, jasmine, body, harmoniously balanced palate
£49.95 24 CHABLIS 1ER CRU VAU-LIGNEAU, 2016 Dom. Motte, Burgundy, France Rich with good acidity and a steely, linear, mineral style, full and complex
25 VERDICCHIO CLASSICO RISERVA, 2014 Villa Bucci, Marche, Italy £57.50 Only produced in the best years, complex, intense and persistent, almond, honey, full with great depth
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6 ROSÉ
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30 NERO D'AVOLA ROSATO, 2018 Il Paradosso, Sicily, Italy £19.75 An alluring fruit scented bouquet leads to soft, crisp, well balanced palate
31 WHITE ZINFANDEL ROSE, 2017 Burlesque, California, USA £20.95 Luscious strawberry ice cream, berry fruits, medium, fruit packed wine
32 PRIMITIVO ROSE 'TRAMARI', 2018 San Marzano, Puglia, Italy £28.50 Intense aromas, cherry, raspberry, elegant, slightly off dry with refreshing finish
33 COTES DE PROVENCE, 2018 Chateau Gairoird, Provence, France £32.95 Gastronomic, elegant, aromatic wine with ripe, fleshy-textured palate
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40 PROSECCO SPUMANTE Lunetta, Veneto, Italy £27.50 Fragrant, apple, peach, light & fruity, a fresh palate, with characters of soft ripe fruit stones
41 PIGNOLETTO BRUT, 2018 Villa Cialdini, Emilia Romagna, Italy £36.50 Distinctive light floral notes, pear, apple, enhanced by fine persistent bubbles, characteristically refreshing
42 BELLAVISTA FRANCIACORTA BRUT, 2013 Lombardy, Italy £71.95 Italy's finest sparkling wine produced in the traditional method, elegant, dry palate with complexity
SPARKLING ROSÉ
45 PINOT GRIGIO ROSATO SPUMANTE "FILI" Sacchetto, Veneto, Italy £29.95 Fruit scent of white flowers, full bodies sparkling, smooth and balanced, off dry and velvety
46 TRADITIONAL METHOD ROSÉ, 2014 Oastbrook, East Sussex £62.50 English regional quality sparkling wine from Bodiam Bronze medals in Sommelier Wine Awards 2019 & IEWA 2019
SPARKLING RED
48 GRAGNANO DOC FIZZ, 2016 Campania, Italy £36.50 Sparkling red, served chilled
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8 CHAMPAGNE
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49 LALLIER GRAND CRU GRANDE RESERVE BRUT Champagne, France £52.50 Exhilirating freshness, complexity and finesse
half bottle 50 BOLLINGER SPECIAL CUVEE Champagne, France £39.75 £75.95 beautiful mousse, aromatic and complex bouquet, subtle palate, structure, length and vivacity
51 DOM PERIGNON, 2009 Champagne, France £230.00 perfection
52 BOLLINGER R.D. 1996 EXTRA BRUT Champagne, France £350.00
53 DOM PERIGNON P2 VINTAGE 1998 Champagne, France £500.00
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9 RED WINE DRY, SOFT RED FRUITS, GRIP
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60 CA 'DI PONTI NERO D'AVOLA, 2018 Sicily, Italy £19.75 Perfumed aromas, plum, cherry, palate combines, warm red fruit flavours and savoury spice
61 TORRES NATUREO GARNACHA SYRAH, 2018 Spain, De-alcoholised £19.95 Intense and sensual, exquisite fruit aromas with touch of spice, soft, supple and delicious on palate
62 MALBEC AVANTI, 2018 Bodegas Borbore, San Juan, Argentina £25.95 Intense dark purple fruit, well balanced, palate bursting with black fruits, good structure from oak ageing
63 PINOT NERO, 2017 Castello Del Lupo, Lombardy, Italy £27.95 Warm, ripe black fruit, palate of concentration, delicacy & structure
64 MERLOT, 2015 Elusia, Veneto, Italy £28.95 fruity, persistent, fine & elegant
65 PINOT NOIR IGT, 2017 Astoria, Veneto, Italy £29.50 Intense, pleasant, harmonic
66 BENEVENTANO AGLIANICO, 2017 Vesevo, Campania, Italy £29.95 Low intervention, elegant, unique and complex, from grapes grown on volcanic soil rich in minerals
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10 RED WINE TOUGH OF EARTH, REFINED, GNARLY WINE
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70 PRIMITIVO IGT, 2017 Conviviale, Puglia, Italy £23.50 Dark aromas, cherry, plum, rich flavours, generous on the palate, concentrated silky feel
71 APPASSIMENTO, 2017 Edizione Oro, Veneto, Italy £30.95 Super ripe merlot and primitivo, perfectly balanced, full bodied, long fruit forward finish
72 RIPASSO VALPOLICELLA, 2017 Corte Giara, Veneto, Italy £35.95 Excellent structure, plump red fruit, smooth and vivacious with harmonious balance
73 SANT ANDREA BARBERA, 2017 V.Marina Coppi, Piemonte, Italy £41.95 Powerful, elegant, rounded and supple, delicious fruit with characteristic bitter twist
75 BARBERA, 2017 Castello Di Tassarolo, Piemonte, Italy £49.95 No added sulphates, elegant, refined & warm
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11 RED WINE BOTTLE AGE, ROBUST, FIRMER, NOT ALWAYS HEAVY
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80 SUSUMANIELLO, 2016 A. Mano, Puglia, Italy £37.95 Intense aromas, full bodied, well structured, fantastic freshness carries through to seamless finish
81 CHIANTI CLASSICO, 2016 Fontodi, Tuscany, Italy £48.50 Sour cherry, plums, great structure, silky smooth texture with elegence and grip
82 ROSSO DI MONTALCINO, 2016/17 Conti Costanti, Tuscany Italy £61.95 Vibrant, red fruits on the nose and palate, soft tannins, lovely balance, long lingering finish
83 ETNA CIRNECO, 2011 Terrazze Dell L'Etna, Sicily, Italy £63.95 Intense, complex array of aromas, balanced, supple, elegant and refined, and a finish that goes on and on
84 AMARONE DELLA VALPOLICELLA Tenuto Vignega, Veneto, Italy £98.50 Ripe dried fruit, cherry bodied, concentrated, full well rounded, long finish
85 BRUNELLO DI MONTALICINO, 2014 San Polo, Tuscany, Italy £102.95 Violets, red berries, full bodied and warm, densely-woven texture, robust
86 BAROLO BAUDANA , 2014/15 Luigi Baudana, Piemonte, Italy £107.95 Matured in oak for 42 months, intense aromas, elegant with firm tannins balanced by lush fruit, full
87 ORMA TOSCANA, 2013 V.Bolgherese, Tuscany, Italy £210.00 Rich, intense aromas, velvety texture, fabulous depth
88 SASSICAIA, 2013 Tenuta San Guido, Tuscany, Italy £250.00 The original super Tuscan, aromatic, intense and elegant with dark rich layered fruit, epic rendition of a celebrated wine
natural vegan bio-dynamic organic 12 I T A L I A N W I N E S Every one of Italy's 20 regions grows wine grapes. However, four distinctive macro-zonescan be discerned: Northwest, Northeast, Centre and South. Very succinctly, the Northwest is the area that has upheld quality principles longest; the Northeast has achieved the best blend of traditional and modern; the Centre is the home of the recent Italian wine 'renaissance'; and the South is the most traditional.
The basic Italian quality designation is Denominazione di Origine Controllata (DOC). This is equivalent to France's appellation d'origine contrôlée, and sets the rules or parameters within which producers in a demarcated territory must work in order to qualify for DOC status. At the time of writing, there are 330 DOCs and 70 DOCGs (the 'G' standing for garantita or 'guaranteed'), the latter being supposedly the top wines of the land.
There is another territory-linked classification, much less stringent than DOC, called Indicazione Geografica Tipica (IGT), more or less equivalent to France's vin de pays. Anything that does not fit into these categories is classed as Vino da Tavola, without the right to include a vintage, place name or grape variety on the label.