White Wine

£17.45£3.20Crusan Colombard Sauvignon, FranceFresh but succulent, this is a juicy little quaffer with a soft attack, late fruit and a clean finish.

Crisp and dry

£18.95£3.45Tierra Sauvignon Blanc, Central Valley ChileFermented entirely in stainless steel at low temperature; this fresh, zesty wine with strong varietal herbaceous character is an excellent-value example of this popular grape variety.

£18.95£3.45Quindi Pinot Grigio, ItalyClassic Pinot Grigio with a touch of almond making an exceedingly enjoyable quaffmeister.

£33.25 Joseph Mellot Sancerre Les Collinettes, FranceWhen it comes to pedigree, Sancerre can be an aristocrat of a wine, and this one certainly deserves its ennoblement. You'll find a classic lick of gooseberry with hints of honey and grapefruit.

£26.95 Hecht & Bannier Languedoc Blanc, FranceThe Piquepoul Blanc brings this crunchy and vivid character, which, blended with the Roussanne citrus fruits and white flowers notes, complete perfectly the aromatic pallet and give us a delightful volume in mouth.

Fruity and Aromatic

£22.75£4.15Milford Point Sauvignon Blanc, New ZealandA crisp and sharp white wine from the Marlborough region of New Zealand with refreshing gooseberry flavours and plenty of zing!

£19.95 Etchart Privado Torrontés, 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.

£24.95 Château Saint-Roch, Côtes Du Rhône Blanc, FranceChateau Saint-Roch Cotes Du Rhone Blanc has notes of lemon and grapefruit citrus and white blossom on its nose. On the palate it is clean, fresh and very fruity with a stoney minerality beneath. It is a joy to drink with fish and white meats, but we often

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

Clean and rounded

£19.95£3.65Listening Station Chardonnay, AustraliaDeliciously bright and citrussy Chardonnay. From a Chardonnay clone that originates from Mendoza, this always shows prominent tangerine notes on the nose, and this vintage also shows intense grapefruit, lime and hints of spice. Refreshingly unoaked, citru

£18.50£3.45Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc, South AfricaBags of yellow tropical fruits. 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.

£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!

Rich and Full

£28.95 Mâcon-Villages Domaine de la Grange Magnien, Louis Jadot, Burgundy FranceIconic White Burgundy from the traditional home of Chardonnay.  Dry, crisp, minerally fruit, fantastic length.  Gallic Chardonnay for people who think they don't like Chardonnay.

£28.95 Glenelly Estate Reserve Chardonnay, South AfricaThe Glenelly Estate Reserve Chardonnay displays a wonderful bright straw colour. The nose displays vibrant lemon and lime zest fruit, with hints of apple, pear drop, lychee and rose which overlays the mineral core.

£39.95 Domaine 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.

£48.50 Maison Champy Pernand-Vergelesses, FranceA superior white burgundy from a small organic estate. This wine has deliciously rich and buttery chardonnay flavours, it's totally on the money

Sparkling Wine and Champagne

£24.95 Midea Prosecco The fuel of gondoliers, water-taxi drivers and romancers of Venice. Happy bubbles.....ciao bella!

£37.95 Louis Dornier et Fils Champagne, FranceA light, fresh, vigorously youthful Champagne with a fine, elegant, slightly lemony nose, lively mousse and long, crisp palate. What's not to love?

£49.95 Perrier Jouet Grand Brut NV Champagne, FranceProduced in the Epernay region of Champagne, and dating back to 1811, Perrier Jouët consistently produces excellent Champagnes. The style is friendly and open, with a refreshing ripeness to the soft, appley fruit and a zesty mousse.

£24.95 Mirabello Pinot Grigio Rose Spumante, Italy For all Pinot Grigio lovers - a fresh sparkler, blended with Pinot Nero to give colour and ripe berry aromas.

Pudding Wine

£24.45£2.95Ginestet Classique Sauternes 50cl, FranceThis 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.

House Wine

£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

£18.95 Sierra Grande Merlot, Chile A young fruity wine offering juicy Merlot flavours, ideal for entertaining. Ripe plum and berry fruit aromas. Warm and supple on the palate with rich fruit and soft tannins. The wine has a silky texture with juicy upfront fruit.

£19.95 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!

£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, Château de Fleurie, Loron, 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.

£31.95 Cloud Factory Pinot Noir, MarlboroughCranberry and red current aromas give a wine with enough bite and texture to be foody but with enough generosity of fruit to be a delicious glass on its own.

Smooth and Earthy

£20.25£3.70El Pugil Tempranillo, SpainThis knockout wine punches well above its weight. The tempranillo grape teases the palate with notes of cherry and raspberry, while rich red fruit and vanilla spice result in great finish.

£22.95£4.20Vega del Rayo Rioja Vendimia Seleccionada, RiojaThe nose has warm spice, ripe plum and cherry aromas while the palate is richly flavoured and substantial with black fruit and a smoky, spicy character from time in oak. Well-balanced, fruity and approachable.

£21.45£3.95Flagstone Longitude Cab Sauv Shiraz Mourvèdre, South AfricaSouth African blends have become renowned of lated. This one unusually combines influences from Bordeaux and Rhone, but with a South African twist.

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

£19.95 Karu Carmenere, ChilePacked full of juicy, wild berry fruit, smooth rounded and very easy to drink. This has many of the quality hallmarks of much pricier wines and really over delivers at this price.

Rich and Plummy

£23.95 Chateau La Croix de Quenyac, Cordier, FranceThis is a real find; a proper claret wearing a beret, carrying a string of onions and whistling to the Marseillaise whilst pedalling his bicyclette home from the rugby having lost to les Rosbifs.

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

£25.95 Passori Rosso, Veneto, ItalyPassori' 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.

£44.95 2006 Château Lamothe Bergeron, Cru Bourgeois, Haut-MédocDream conditions allowed harvesting in 2006 to be timed to perfection, with grapes picked from each plot just as they reached peak maturity. Beautiful, very intense colour. On the palate they are full-bodied, pure and juicy, with a very long finish

Warm and Spicy

£19.95£3.65Etchart Malbec, Argentina A rich, yet very soft and juicy example of what many regard as Argentina’s most successful red grape. The grapes have sufficient time to ripen fully during the long growing season in Cafayate. Aged for six months in oak, this is an excellent example of

£19.95£3.65Percheron Shiraz Mourvèdre, 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.

£34.95 Nederburg 'The Brewmaster' Cabernet Sauvignon, Western Cape, South AfricaSerious kit.......a tribute to Johann Graue, the famous "Brewmaster" of the Western Cape.  Claret with a blast of South African sunshine.  Big, warm, restrained and respectful.....a gentle giant.

£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!!

£34.45 Domaine La Haute Marone Gigondas, 'Dentelles de Montmirail', FranceThis heady, top-end, wine from the Southern Rhône comes complete with a suntan. Its weight and warm spices come primarily from hand-picked Grenache, whereas all the finesse comes from earthy, elegant Syrah.

Rosé

£20.75£3.80Belvino Pinot Grigio Rosato Delle Venezie, Italy A delicate pink wine full of fresh, summer-fruit aromas and flavours. Made using pink-skinned Pinot Grigio grapes from the Venezie wine region.

£20.75 Wicked Lady Zinfandel, UsaMedium-sweet rosé made using Zinfandel grapes from warm Californian vineyards. The juice from the crushed grapes spends a short time in contact with the skins which gives the wine a salmon-pink colour. Shows red-fruits on the rich, juicy palate.

£19.95£3.65Kleine Zalze Gamay Noir Rosé, South AfricaThis wine is, if you will, a halfway house between the strawberries and cream approach and more serious wines. It's very good at what it does, but it remains chilled out while its doing it.