Dry House

£17.45£3.20Crusan Colombard Sauvignon Blanc, FranceThis fresh, lively Colombard-Sauvignon is aromatic with hints of gooseberry. A lovely quaffable wine.

Crisp and Dry

£18.25 Solandia Grillo, SicilySun-drenched vineyards of Sicily give us this modern favourite. How anything so delicately fragrant can be born from this heat is a wonder.

£18.95£3.45Tierra Sauvignon Blanc, ChileThis is herbacious in style with a distinct nettly, grassy aroma, much like my lawn.

£19.95£3.65Vinuvia Organic Pinot Grigio, ItalyPinot Grigio heads south to Sicily to make you an organic offer you can't refuse. Rich, nutty, full and fresh……..like revenge, best served cold.

£20.75 Domaine de Vedilhan Sauvignon Blanc, FranceNose-pricklingly crisp with gooseberries and refreshing hints of lime in the mouth. This is the wine you give your future in-laws, if you want things to go your way.

£25.45 Picpoul de Pinet Les Girelles, FranceBone-dry and mineralic with great texture. If you enjoy a crisp Sauvignon, this should float your boat.

£33.75 Sancerre Les Colinettes, Joseph Mellot, FranceWhen it comes to pedigree, Sancerre is the aristocrat of wine, and this one certainly deserves its ennoblement. You'll find a classic lick of gooseberry with hints of honey and grapefruit.

Dry and Aromatic

£19.75 Rare Vineyards Viognier, FranceRhône grapes go on holiday! Frolicking in the Southern French sunshine and throwing off their traditional oaky restraint to create a wine that is fresh and peachy, soft and rounded.

£19.45 Etchart Privado Torrontes, ArgentinaJuicy and fragrant. If I had but £20 left in the world, this is what I would do with it. Then I'd put the change on an accumulator at Epsom so I could buy some more later.

£22.75£4.15Riverstone Sauvignon Blanc, New ZealandThis Kiwi beauty is bursting at the seams with zingy gooseberries, nettles and voluptuous tropical fruit flavours.

£26.95 Raimat Albariño, SpainThis Spanish señorita dances on your palate with a kick of zippy citrus and graceful swirls of apricot, almonds and sweet vanilla.

£29.95 Bay of Fires Riesling, TasmaniaDry with a classic diesel nose, this is no oily rag. This is a brushed chrome, highly polished aromatic beauty delivered with a cheeky spark of Tasmanian madness.

£44.95 Cloudy Bay Sauvignon Blanc, New ZealandBehold the icon of New Zealand Sauvignons which still sits on its elegant throne after all these years. Okay so it's pricey, but this is exactly what £44.95 was designed for.

Clean and Rounded

£18.95£3.45Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, South AfricaBags of yellow tropical fruit. South Africa is absolutely jumping right now, and Chenin Blanc is the pole-vaulter of the team. One step up from dry, but it never cloys.

£19.95£3.65False Bay Chardonnay, South AfricaGood Chardonnay flavours with pineapple overtones: this is concentrated but fresh as a result of the absence of the big oak thing.

£24.95 Araldica Gavi 'La Luciana', ItalyOverlook this, and you'll be the poorer for it. This is a discovery wine from the cool foothills of Piedmont, and is dry, crisp and lemony.

£27.95 Sileni Cellar Selection Pinot Gris, Hawke's Bay, New ZealandThe Alsace grape on holiday in the adventure capital of the world. Adventurous stone fruit, citrus and pear flavours. PG goes bungee jumping!

£34.25 Pouilly Fumé, Cuvée du Tronsec, FranceMassive gunflint on the nose, with a slightly citrus edge to the Sauvignon that keeps it fresh but rounded. As pure and balanced as a nun on a bicycle.

£25.45 Sepp Gruner Veltliner, AustrianThe indigenous Austrial grape Gruner Veltliner is given organic treatment by the legendary Nikolaus, son of Sepp.  Grapefruit with a hint of spice and .......edelweiss.

Rich and Full

£24.95 Chateau de Raouset Beaujolais Villages Blanc, FranceSome less expensive white Burgundy can get a bit slow and ponderous, but not this skippy little number. Delicious!

£39.95 Dom. de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru Beauroy, FranceThese days, too often Chablis can be mean, lean and plain unfriendly, but this is old school aromatic, buttery lovliness. This is a big shaggy dog of a wine that licks you all over.

Champagne and Sparkling Wine

£7.95 Le Dolci Colline Prosecco (200ml)Fresh, fruity fizz from northeast Italy (Veneto) with citrus and green apple aromas. Delicate and lively on the palate with ripe grapefruit, zesty acidity and a clean, refreshing finish.

£24.95 Galanti Prosecco DOC, ItalyThe fuel of gondoliers, water-taxi drivers and romancers of Venice. Happy bubbles......Ciao bella!

£24.95 Pinot Grigio Rosé Spumante Mirbello, ItalyLet's face it, it doesn't get much more fun than pink bubbles. Time to unfasten your top button and let your hair down.

£37.95 Louis Dornier et Fils Champagne, FranceThis is a little cracker with a delicious yeasty toastiness and a hint of caramel on the finish.

£49.95 Champagne Perrier Jouet Grand Brut NV, FrancePush the boat out with this Grande Marque Champagne, well known for its friendly and open style. Perrier Jouet have been making Champagne since 1811, and they've pretty much nailed it by now.

House Red

£17.45£3.20Solandia Nero d'Avola, ItalyThis is a proper Italian quaffer with bags of character - excellent on its own or with food.

Elegant and Less Weighty

£21.95£4.00Rare Vineyards Pinot Noir, FranceIf wine were footwear, this would be a light summer deck shoe. In the glass, this Pinot Noir is warm and loving with a good level of fruit that's had sun on its back. Red cherries spring to mind.

£31.45 Fleurie, Chateau de Fleurie, Loron, Beaujolais, FranceYou'll find ripe and savoury strawberry, cherry and raspberry fruit, which stays clean and supple throughout. This is a welcome relief from those shouty New World fruit-bombs, jumping up and down, waving their arms about and generally showing off.

£18.95£3.45Casa Vista Merlot, ChilieSouth American Merlot at its finest, basking in the foothills of the Andes.  Spice, nutmeg, cinnamon and cloves with ripe, soft tannins.  A cuddle in a glass!

£22.95 Convivale Montepulciano d'Abruzzo, ItalyThis wine takes you on a whirlwind tour on the back of a Vespa along the route of black cherries, raspberries and light zippy fruit....Belissimo!

Smooth and Earthy

£20.95£3.85Vega del Rayo Rioja, SpainA real Rioja with those unmistakable fine soft tannins of Tempranillo that fill the mouth with fleshy dark berry fruit balanced by some more earthy savoury notes.

£29.95 High Trellis Cabernet Sauvignon d'Arenberg, AustraliaBlackcurrants and cedar with nutmeg and cinnamon. This not only has backbone but comes with a measure of exuberant Aussie attitude. Put another slab of meat on the barbie Bruce!

£26.95 Don Jacobo Rioja Crianza, SpainEasy in the mouth, this is warm and friendly and is all a classic Rioja should be. If God had access to wine, this would be to his taste. It speaks with a rich, dark but soft voice.

£25.95 Emiliana Carmenere, ChileThis is packed with strawberry, cherry and black pepper aromas. The smoky coffee notes from the French oak also add intensity on the palate. The only thing better than a glass is two.

£29.95 Les Hipsters Barbe, Côtes du Bourg, Bordeaux FranceThe wine glides into town on a "fixie" with a "devil may care" assurance of spicy, plummy fruit.  It knows it's cool!!

£21.45 Flagstone Longitude Cab Sauv Shiraz MouvedreSouth African blends have become renowned of late, this one unusually combines influences from Bordeaux and Rhone, but with a South African twist.

Warm and Spicy

£19.95 Percheron Shiraz Mouvedre, South AfricaA 'Percheron' is a breed of French heavy horse used by early settlers. This Shiraz blend is strong, robust and dependable, like its namesake - yet it remains surprisingly nimble on its feet.

£19.95£3.65Berri Estates Shiraz, AustraliaOld school Aussie Shiraz......bags of chocolatey, blackcurrant fruit, peppery spice with a permanent suntan.

£35.00 Pinot Noir, Urlar Vineyard, New ZealandIf your tastes run to earthy, ferny, truffly, antiquey wine then this is your bag. Majestic like old fashioned Burgundy.

£21.95 Tesoro de los Andes Malbec Bonarda, Mendoza - ArgentinaIn France, Malbec has a body designed for the scrummage, but in Argentina it is a tango-dancer. Blended with Bonarda, an ancient Merlotesque grape: this is beautifully balanced.

Rich and Plummy

£24.95 Boutinot Les Coteaux Cotes du Rhone Villages, FranceThis has weight, fruit and power, with immense smoothness and harmony. In choral terms, Boutinot's 'Les Coteaux' is the Penrhyn Male Voice Choir.

£25.95 Passori Rosso, Veneto, Italy'Passori' is an anagram of 'Ripasso', a style of wine renowned for its rich, dark-baked Christmas cake flavours and aromas of sun-dried raisins. Amarone for the people.

£36.95 Tain Crozes Hermitage Les Hauts du Fief, FranceA stand-out wine for us - powerful and intense, but smooth and elegant with a peppery finish that is long and persistent.

Rosé

£20.75£3.80Ancora Pinot Grigio Rose, ItalyLightly tinted Pinot Grigio (which is a pink grape itself, don't you know), with a touch of Pinot Noir to add depth. And that it does...

£20.75£3.80Vendange White Zinfandel, CaliforniaStrawberries and cream in a glass.

£21.95 Domaine de L'Olibet 'Les Pujols' Cinsault Rosé, FranceDelicate dry rosé from the black Cinsault grape . Fine and elegant with strawberry and raspberry flavours . Serious rosé with a dry finish ...it could have been a red and it knows it.

Pudding Wine

£21.95£2.95Ginestet Classique Sauternes 50cl ~ France - 50ml glassThis wine blew our pants off - there's loads going on with flavours of almond, peach and orange and is intense, complex and long: that's Botrytis (noble rot) for you.