House white

£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

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

£19.45£3.55Tierra Alta Sauvignon Blanc, Chile'The high ground'. Classic Mountain Sauvignon Blanc with a distinct nettly, grassy aroma; much like my lawn.

£18.95£3.45Quindi Pinot Grigio, ItalyThis is a playful little bunny girl, which nevertheless has good bone structure and an appealing finish. Nutty, crispy, toasty, tasty.

£20.75 Domaine de Vedilhan Sauvignon Blanc, FranceNose-pricklingly crisp, with refreshing hints of lime in the mouth. This is the wine you would give your future in-laws, boss, dentist or state prosecutor if you wanted things to go your way.

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

£33.75 Joseph Mellot Sancerre Les Collinettes, FranceWhen it comes to pedigree, Sancerre is 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.

Dry and aromatic

£19.75 Rare Vineyards Marsanne Viognier, France Rhône 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.

£20.25 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.

£22.75£4.15Milford Point Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New ZealandLight gooseberry together with freshly mowed grass! On the mouth ripe greengages... yes they sometimes get like that...and a zesty feel in the mouth.

£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, Marlborough, 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 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.

£19.95£3.65The Listening Station, Chardonnay, AustraliaQuintessentially Australian, this shows prominent tangerine, intense grapefruit, lime and hints of spice. Refreshingly unoaked leaving a fresh and clean finish.

£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.

£42.95 Domaine de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru, Beauroy, FranceToo often these days, Chablis can be mean, lean and plain unfriendly, but this is old school aromatic buttery loveliness. This is a big shaggy dog of a wine that licks you all over.

Organic White

£26.95 La Ciboise Luberon Blanc, M.Chapoutier, FranceThis organic white walks barefoot in the mountains of Luberon with flowers in its hair. White blossom, lemon and exotic fruit skip hand-in-hand with a fresh, round finish.

£24.95 Tenuta del Porconero Fiano, Paestum, ItalyFiano is widely tipped as the next big thing. Lovingly produced in harmony with the lunar cycle, it has clean, rich flavours of hazelnut, green apple, pears, jasmine and broom. Get in touch with your spiritual side, man.

£29.95 Sepp Grüner Veltliner, AustriaThe indigenous Austrian grape Gruner Veltliner is given the organic treatment by the legendary Nikolaus, son of Sepp. Grapefruit with a hint of spice and edelweiss.

Fizz

£24.95£4.55Midea Prosecco, ItalyThe fuel of gondoliers, water-taxi drivers and romancers of Venice. Happy bubbles.....Ciao bella!

£24.95£4.55Mirabello Pinot Grigio Rosé Spumante, 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, FranceA light, fresh, vigorously youthful champagne with a fine, elegant, slightly lemony nose, lively mousse and long, crisp palate. What's not to love?

£54.95 Perrier-Jouët Grand Brut NV Champagne, France Push the boat out with this Grande Marque, well known for its friendly and open style. Perrier-Jouët have been making champagne since 1811, and they've pretty much nailed it by now.

£54.95 Taittinger Prestige Brut Rosé NV Champagne, FranceUltimately elegant pink bubbles from Reims. Dry and deep pink in colour with flavours of strawberry and cherry, this is the champagne of the bon viveur – beaucoup de luxury!

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

£19.25£3.35Tierra Alta Merlot, ChileA deeply coloured and juicy Merlot showing leafy, cool-climate fruit aromas. It's a very popular red that is brilliant on its own…..but equally good with cheeses, yum…

£19.95 Conviviale 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... Bellissimo!

£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 the sun on its back. Red cherries spring to mind.

£31.95 The Cloud Factory Pinot Noir, Marlborough, New ZealandThis New Zealand Pinot drives with the top down and the wind in its hair. Living on the coast of the Southern Ocean, it is quirkier and more vibrant than its French cousin. Full of breezy finesse and flavours of cranberry and redcurrant.

£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.

Smooth and earthy

£20.25£3.70El Pugil Tempranillo, SpainThis knockout of a wine is punching well above its weight! Dance around its red berry fruits, dodge its creamy palate and counter its oaky finish and you might just last a round!

£22.95 Karu Carménère, ChilePacked 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 of Karu is two glasses of Karu.

£26.45 Artesa Organic Rioja, SpainProduced from top quality organic fruit. Rich, ripe plum and cherry characters combine with subtle spice and gentle tannins. Classic Rioja.

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

£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!!

Warm and spicy

£24.95 Nederburg 'The Manor' Shiraz, Western Cape, South AfricaClassic South African Shiraz . Aged slowly in barrel for 12-18 months this delightful Shiraz displays prune, plum and black cherry flavours with hints of indulgent dark chocolate.

£19.95£3.65Percheron Shiraz Mouvedre, South AfricaA 'Percheron' is a breed of French heavy horse enjoying a resurgence in South African viticulture. This Shiraz blend is strong, robust and dependable, like its namesake - yet it remains surprisingly elegant. Rich smooth flavours and gentle tannin.

£25.45£4.65Pablo Y Walter Malbec, ArgentinaA really pure expression of Malbec, bright red & juicy, rich chocolate flavours with a lick of oak to round out the edges. Muy, muy fantasticó – richly bloody, vibrant, Latin and velveteen.

£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.

£34.95 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.

Rich and plummy

£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, 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.

Organic Red

£22.75 Honoro Vera Organic Monastrell, Bodegas Juan Gil, Jumilla, SpainMid Spain, big sun, huge fruit. This is a Flamenco dancer's lunchtime tipple! Taste the sunshine.

£29.45 Borie de Maurel Espirit d'Automne Minervois, FranceThis classic country wine rides into town on its bicycle with a string of onions round its neck. It is rustic, earthy and sun-kissed with a deep purple nose and bags of Gallic charm. Pass the baguette.

Rosé

£21.50 Kleine 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 it's doing it.

£20.75£3.80Wicked Lady Zinfandel, CaliforniaStrawberries and cream.  Frivolous, fun and enticing!

£20.75£3.80Belvino Pinot Grigio Rose, ItalyPinot Grigio Pink at it's finest.  Fresh mountain flavours of raspberry and red cherry with a refreshing, uplifting finish. Big in Venice and Sandbach!

£22.95 Chateau l'Ermitage 'Tradition' Costieres de Nimes, FranceThis is a medium-bodied, rounded wine, loaded with cherries and almost tropical fruit. Cherries and tropical fruit? Isn't that like saying "The cowboy jumped on his horse and rode off in all directions, madly" Well, no. This works: it's delicious.

Dessert Wine

£24.45 Ginestet Classique Sauternes 50cl, France - 50ml glassThis wine blew our pants off with its intense peach/almond/orange flavours.