Wine List

Whites

‘Camino Blanco’ Airen

Bodegas Parra Jimenez, La Mancha, Spain 2009-10

A highly approachable and well realised ‘house’ white that’s

clean and uncomplicated with a hint of crisp acidity.

Vegan & Organic

Chenin Blanc ‘Moonlight Organics’ FAIRTRADE

Stellar Winery, Western Cape, South Africa 2010-11

Light, delicate, floral and slightly honeyed nose, well balanced fruit

and a soft round finish. Deftly balancing crisp acidity with ripe fruit.

Vegan & Organic & Fairtrade

Grillo ‘Era’ IGT

Cantine Volpi, Sicily, Italy 2009-10

Notable for its freshness, intensity of flavour and sheer juiciness. There’s

vivid citrus fruit on the palate; all in all it’s a big, rewarding mouthful.

Vegan & Organic

Château Vieux-Georget Bordeaux Blanc

France 2009-10

Its nice yeasty aroma and delightful citrus flavours give this wine an

intriguing character. Light and crisp in style, a superb all-rounder.

Vegan & Organic

Rioja Blanco ‘Noemus’

Bodegas Navarrsotillo, Spain 2010-11

Its clear, fruity nose and matching palate (melon, pineapple, ripe

apple) put this firmly in the new wave of white Rioja.

Vegan & Organic

Torrontès-Chardonnay ‘Ecologica’ FAIRTRADE

La Riojana, Famatina Valley, Argentina 2009-10

A vibrant and exciting white with fantastic aromas of pears, flowers and apple blossom.

Its lively flavours are of ripe pear with citrus undertones and marked spiciness.

Vegetarian & Organic & Fairtrade

Riesling Kabinett Trocken

Stefan Sander, Rheinhessen, Germany 2010-11

This award-winning Kabinett is dry and fairly light with gorgeous tropical fruit,

limey acidity and a very refreshing style.

Vegan & Organic

Verdejo ‘Palacio de Menade’ DO

Sitios de Bodegas, Rueda, Spain 2009-10

Typically fresh, aromatic and flavoursome dry white from a region

that’s fast gaining a reputation for thrilling whites like this.

Vegan & Organic

Viognier Enoomah Bore

Langhorne Creek, South Australia 2010

Light, clean and typical orchard fruit nose. An easy, well- textured, and

creamy dry white with gentle ripeness, good balance and obvious charm.

Vegan & Organic

Vernaccia di San Gimignano DOCG

Podere Canneta, Tuscany, Italy 2009

Crisp, clean and refreshing on the palate with good structure and

a memorable almond twist on the finish. A wine with a summery feel.

Vegan & Organic

Sauvignon Blanc Bonterra Vineyards

Mendocino County, California, USA 2008-10

There’s no mistaking the New World style - and as you drink, an

integrated, almost boastful acidity gives the wine a fresh, vibrant feel.

Vegan & Organic

Sancerre ‘Les Caillottes’ AC

Christian Dauny, Loire, France 2010-11

Crisp, clean character, with typically appealing flavours of gooseberry

and elderflower and an atypical creaminess. Some gentle minerality too.

Vegan & Organic

Chablis Premier Cru

Philippe Goulley, Montmains AC, Burgundy, France 2005

A stylish 1^er Cru Chablis - pale gold in colour, firm and lively in the mouth

with marked flinty minerality. Structure, freshness & substance. Superb.

Vegan & Organic

Reds

‘Camino Tinto’ Tempranillo

Bodegas Parra Jimenez, La Mancha, Spain 2009-10

A fantastic and tasty Tempranillo that’s low in tannin with plenty

of clean honest fruit and good concentration.

Vegan & Organic

Shiraz ‘Parra’ DO

Bodegas Parra Jimenez, La Mancha, Spain 2009-10

A big-hearted, sunny red from the hot dusty plains of La Mancha

with blackberry fruit and a touch of spice.

Vegan & Organic

Cabernet Sauvignon ‘Ventura’ FAIRTRADE

Viña La Fortuna, Curicó Valley, Chile 2009

This well-balanced, soft-style Cabernet is smooth and very drinkable. The

nose is light, fruity and appealing and in the mouth there are ripe berry flavours.

Vegan & Organic & Fairtrade

Rioja ‘Usoa de Bagordi’ DO

Bodegas Bagordi, Spain 2009-10

A young wine that’s beautifully clean with gentle acidity and soft

juicy dark berry fruit in the mouth. As popular as it’s highly drinkable.

Vegan & Organic

Casal dos Planetas Vinho Regional

Estremadura, Portugal 2004

A rich and complex red with rustic honesty and sophistication. There’s a

similar fusion of bitter cherry characters with sweeter, ripe blackcurrant.

Vegetarian & Organic

Bardolino ‘La Corte del Pozzo’ DOC

Fasoli Gino, Veneto, Italy 2009-11

An engaging cherry-red blend that’s light, juicy and refreshing with delicate

flavours of plum and cranberry and pleasant bittersweet finish.

Vegan & Organic

Malbec

Gustavo Caligiore, Mendoza, Argentina 2009

Rich and fruity, bitter chocolate, blackcurrant and raisins.

Gentle tannins and reassuring sweetness on the finish.

Vegan & Organic

Chianti Colli Fiorentini DOCG

Fattoria San Michele a Torri, Tuscany, Italy 2008-09

All that is good about Chianti may be found here. A well defined herby

nose, and a lusciously juicy palate of strawberry and cherry.

Vegan & Organic

Zinfandel Bonterra Vineyards

Mendocino County, California, USA 2008-10

Rich, and concentrated with irresistible spice, plum, toasty oak and blackberry jam

flavours. More elegant and restrained than some Zins but still weighty.

Vegetarian & Organic

Grenache-Shiraz-Viognier Temple Bruer

Langhorne Creek, South Australia 2007

A ruby red wine with very forward flavours of raspberry and blackberry. The palate

Is ample and fruit-driven with delicate tannins and leafy notes towards the finish.

Vegan & Organic

Lussac St Émilion AC

Château de Bellevue, Bordeaux, France 2006

Quite a full and gutsy red with some distinct minerality from its limestone terroir,

intense blackcurrant fruit and firm but yielding tannins. Best with food.

Vegan & Organic

Rioja Reserva Especial DO

Bodegas Bagordi, Spain 2000

This unique Rioja blending of Graciano and Merlot has yielded a

very special wine aged in French oak for 15 months.

Vegan & Organic

Gevrey-Chambertin AC

Domaine Moillard, Burgundy, France 2006-7

An emblematic Burgundy house whose estate predates the French revolution. It’s a wine

which somehow marries a powerful muscularity with a more delicate aromatic side. Quite

tight, well-balanced and restrained yet with that characteristic weightiness. Dark, mellow

flavours of ripe plum, cherry and bramble.

Vegan & Organic

Rosés

Camino Rosado

Bodegas Parra Jimenez, La Mancha, Spain 2009-10

This engaging blend of two Spanish varieties (Tempranillo & Garnacha)

has produced a typically fun and fruity rosé bursting with summer fruit flavours.

Vegan & Organic

Shiraz Rosé ‘Moonlight Organics’

Stellar Winery, Western Cape, South Africa 2009-10

With luscious aromas of strawberry and Kir Royale and sweet ripe Shiraz fruit

at the beginning. This develops into a solid, dry and refreshing rosé with spicy hints.

Vegan & Organic & Fairtrade

Côtes de Provence Rosé AC

Domaine du Jas d’Esclans 2009-10

A Provençal rosé from the very top drawer, made in a serious, thought provoking

style. Soft and multi-layered, with notes of crushed strawberries.

Vegan & Organic

Sparkling & Champagne

Prosecco Frizzante ‘Bacaro’ DOC

Perlage, Veneto, Italy

A traditional Prosecco Frizzante with sealed cork closure that’s

light, easy drinking, dry but grapey, friendly and fizzy and fun!

Vegetarian & Organic

Rosé Frizzante del Veneto ‘Altana'

Perlage, Veneto, Italy

This attractively reddish-pink sparkling rosé is delicate but vivacious…

ideal for lunchtime drinking, barbecues and celebrations of all kinds.

Vegan & Organic

Prosecco Spumante Extra Dry ‘Era’ DOC

Cantine Volpi, Tortona, Italy

A very well-balanced Spumante that’s dry but delicately fruity with

a gently aromatic bouquet. (‘Extra Dry’ is actually less dry than ‘Brut’).

Vegan & Organic

Champagne ‘Brut Carte d’Or’ AC

José Ardinat, Vandières, France

Classic Champagne with a rich golden colour - full of zesty fruit

with a hint of apples: dry, toasty and full-flavoured.

Vegan & Organic

Rosé Champagne ‘Carte d’Or’ AC

José Ardinat, Vandières, France

This attractive pink champagne with luscious summery fruit flavours

is softly dry, elegant and full of charm - ideal for special occasions.

Vegan & Organic

Vintage Champagne ‘Blanc de Blancs’ AC 2004

José Ardinat, Vandières, France

Classic dry vintage champagne from specially selected grapes. A sumptuous

wine for memorable occasions, wild celebrations or sheer indulgence.

Vegan & Organic

Dessert & Port

‘Heaven on Earth Dessert Muscat’ FAIRTRADE

Stellar Winery, Western Cape, South Africa

A luscious, nectar-like dessert wine made from grapes dried on rooibos straw.

Rich aromas of apricot, honey and redbush and sumptuous fruit flavours.

Vegan & Organic & Fairtrade

Vin Santo ‘Malmantico’

Tenuta San Vito, Tuscany, Italy 2001

The dessert wine of Tuscany with a naturally sweet, almost sherry-like quality.

Oak aged for 3 years, followed by at least a year of bottle aging.

Vegan & Organic

Sauternes AC 2005 37.5cl

Château la Garenne, Bordeaux, France

Irresistible - wonderfully apricotty, rich and honeyed with

delightful vanilla and marshmallow hints (6 months oak).

Reserve Port ‘Terra Prima’

Fonseca, Portugal

Deliciously textured - velvety, smooth and succulent, with a firm finish.

Vegan & Organic

Vintage Port ‘Majara’ 2004

Casal dos Jordões, Portugal

Weighty and classy with spice, chocolate, and rich dried fruit.

Vegan & Organic

Beer & Cider Bottle

Freedom Lager 33cl 4.8% 2.95

Freedom Brewery, Staffordshire, England

An award-winning lager with a clean, rounded, malty flavour.

Vegan & Organic

Biodynamic Lagerbier 33cl 4.6% 3.25

Pinkus Müller, Germany

Biodynamic beer - clean, well-balanced, and hoppy.

Vegan & Organic

Angel Lager 50cl 5% 3.85

Broughton Ales, Scottish Borders

A refreshing pilsner style lager with a full, rich hoppy flavour.

Vegan & Organic

Organic Ale 35.5cl 5% 3.10

Samuel Smiths Brewery, Tadcaster, England

A light golden ale with a clean, hoppy nose and dry zestiness.

Vegan & Organic

Cherry Fruit Beer 35.5cl 5.1% 3.50

Samuel Smiths Brewery, Tadcaster, England

Aromas and flavours of sweet cherries become pleasantly tart/sour.

Vegan & Organic

Honeydew Ale 50cl 5% 3.85

Fullers, London, England

Lovely golden ale with honey adding well-rounded but gentle sweetness.

Vegetarian & Organic

Sparkling Cider 33cl 7% 2.95

Dunkerton’s, Herefordshire, England

Appetizingly fruity, well-balanced medium dry sparkling cider.

Vegan & Organic

Black Fox Cider 50cl 7% 3.85

Dunkerton’s, Herefordshire, England

A superbly bright, bold and rather special dry cider. Very popular. The ‘Black Fox’

is believed to bestow good fortune on the orchard with an abundant crop!

Vegan & Organic

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