House White

£17.95£4.50Crusan Colombard Sauvignon - FranceFresh but succulent, this is a juicy little quaffer with a soft attack, late fruit and a clean finish.

Crisp, dry and refreshing

£19.95£5.00Tierra Alta Sauvignon Blanc - Chile“The high ground”. Classic Mountain Sauvignon Blanc with a distinct nettly, grassy aroma; much like my lawn.

£19.95£5.00Quindi Pinot Grigio - ItalyThis is a playful little bunny girl, which nevertheless has good bone structure and an appealing finish. Nutty, crispy, toasty, tasty.

£18.75 Solandia Grillo Sicilia - ItalyThe sun-drenched vineyards of Sicily give us this modern favourite with light almond and dried peaches to the fore.

£21.95 Domaine de Vedilhan Sauvignon BlancNose prickling crisp, with refreshing hints of lime in the mouth. This is the wine you give your future in-laws, boss, dentist or state prosecutor if you want things to go your way.

£25.95 Les Girelles Picpoul de Pinet - FranceBone-dry and minerally with great texture. If you enjoy a crisp Sauvignon, this should 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.

Fruity and aromatic

£23.95£6.00Sauvignon Blanc, Milford Point - New ZealandGooseberry and passionfruit on the nose are met by fresh citrus fruits and grassy notes on the palate. A lively, refreshing Sauvignon Blanc typical of the Marlborough region.

£19.75 Rare Vineyard Marsanne ViognierRhône 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.

£20.45 Etchart Privado Torrontés - AgentinaJuicy and fragrant. If I had but £25 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.

£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.

£34.95 Skillogalee Riesling - AustraliaThe wine is straw like in appearance with a green tint. Bergamot orange. The palate is finely structured with intense and pure citrus fruit.

£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 it's well worth the money.

Clean but rounded

£18.95£4.75Kleine Zalze Bush Vines Chenin Blanc - South AfricaBags of yellow tropical fruits leap out like gazelles from the bush. One step up from dry, but it never cloys.

£21.45£5.40Les Volets Chardonnay - FranceBurgundy style with a Southern French suntan. Aromatic and elegant, flowers and apricots, buttery and nutty.

£25.95 Araldica Gavi 'La Luciana'Overlook 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.

£33.95 Pouilly Fumé, Cuvée du TronsecMassive gunflint on the nose, with a slightly citrus edge to the Sauvignon that keeps it fresh but rounded: this is an aristocrat.

Rich and full

£22.95 Domaine Les Grands Presbyteres MuscadetA wine created from an experimental batch that gave stunning results! Pleasant grapey aromas with a yeasty hint of fresh bread, the flavour is fresh and instantly zingy with mid palate fullness rounded off by a dry but fruity finish.

£28.95 Mâcon Villages Domaine de la Grange Magnien, Louis Jadot, BurgundyIconic 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.

£44.95 Domaine de la Motte Chablis Premier Cru, BeauroyToo 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.

Fizz

£24.95£5.25Midea Prosecco - ItalyThe fuel of gondoliers, water-taxi drivers and romancers of Venice. Happy bubbles.....ciao bella!

£25.95 Pinot Grigio Rose Spumante Mirabello - 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.

£38.95 Louis Dornier et Fils - FranceA classic Champagne using the three traditional grape varieties, Pinot Noir, Pinot Meunier and Chardonnay. A light, fresh vigorously youthful Champagne with a fine, elegant, slightly lemony nose, lively mousse and long crisp palate.

Rosé

£23.95£6.00Château L'Ermitage Tradition' Rosé - FranceDeep salmon pink in colour with a wonderfully fruity nose of wild strawberries with Crème Chantilly notes. Very clean, ripe and appealing - bigger and rounder than Provence rosé.

£20.95£5.25Wicked Lady White Zinfandel - CaliforniaDelightfully fruity rose wine which has flavours of red berries and peaches, complemented by soft, floral notes. The balance between crispness and sweetness is ideal, with a smooth refreshing finish.

£20.95 Belvino Pinot Grigio RosatoPinot Grigio Pink at it's finest.  Fresh mountain flavours of raspberry and red cherry with a refreshing, uplifting finish. Big in Venice and.....!

£19.95 Kleine Zalze Gamay Rose - South Africa This 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.

£34.95 Mirabeau Rose Cotes De Provence - FranceA vibrant pink, classic pale Provence Rose whose generous fruit charms the senses immediately with a heady mixture of wild strawberry aromatics, red cherry and raspberry flavours.

House Red

£17.95£4.50Solandia Nero d'AvolaThis is a proper Italian quaffer with bags of character - excellent on its own or with food.

Light and Fruity

£19.95£5.00Lavender Hill Merlot - CaliforniaSoft and very approachable with plenty of plum and red cherry fruit on the finish.

£22.75£5.40Rare Vineyards Pinot NoirIf 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.

£19.95 Conviviale Montepulciano - Italy This 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!

£31.95 Chateau de Fleurie, Loron, Beaujolias - 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.

£34.95 Louis Jadot Cote De Beaune Villages - FranceAged in oak barrels for 12 months, this young and fruity wine has aromas of raspberries and cherries with a delicate structure and soft tannins.

Smooth and earthy

£21.95£5.50Footsteps ShirazSourced from a broad spectrum of Australia's regions to ensure consistency of style and quality, the major portion of the fruit is from Riverland. Fermented in stainless steel with a light oaking. A rich, vibrant, red berry fruit-driven style.

£19.95 Karu Carmenère - ChileRuby-red with red fruits, spice and smokey notes on the nose. Well-balanced and smooth on the palate with nicely rounded tannins that make for an easy-drinking wine with a very pleasing finish.

£23.95 Château La Croix de Queynac, CordierThis is a real find - a proper Claret that tastes and smells like Bordeaux should and it's excellent value to boot.

£26.95 Vina Pomel Centenario Rioja Crianza - SpainClassic Rioja. The perfect combination of rich, red fruit enhanced and “garnished” by just the right amount of barrel ageing. It speaks with a rich, dark but soft voice.

£35.95 Pinot Noir, Urlar VineyardIf your tastes run to earthy, rotty, bosky, ferny, truffly wine, then this is your animal. Like old fashioned Burgundy before they cleaned up their cellars.

Warm and spicy

£19.45£4.90Ayrum Crianza Tempranillo - SpainSimilar to a modern Rioja, where the fruit flavours shine through spicy notes of oak. Delicious black and red berry fruit from the Tempranillo grapes (here often called Cencibel), backed by a creamy oak finish.

£22.95£5.75Etchart Privado, MalbecA 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.

£18.95 Les Archeres, Carignan Vieilles Vignes - FranceA modern take on an old southern French varietal favourite. Juicy, sweet fruit, with bold black cherries wrapped in a soft tannic cloak.

£19.95 Percheron 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.

£22.95 Kleine Zalze, Pinot Noir - South AfricaBlack cherries with a hint of spice. Lovely earthy notes yet retains a youthful elegance. Perfect with some slow cooked lamb.

Rich and plummy

£24.95 Cotes du Rhone 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.

£33.95 Chateau Lyonnat St Emilion - FranceOpulent with a velvet texture, this is old fashioned, traditional St Emilion. St Emilion proudly flies the Merlot flag, and this is absolutely on the button.

£39.95 Tain Crozes Hermitage Les Hauts du FiefA stand-out wine for us - powerful and intense, but smooth and elegant with a peppery finish that is long and persistent.

£44.95 Chante Cigale Chateauneuf du Pape - FranceStunning complexity with well defined characters blended beautifully. Utterly brilliant! One to decant then savour.

£45.95 Chateau Lamothe Bergeron Haut Medoc - FranceFloral on the nose, lifted fruit, shows ripeness of its 60% Merlot, elegant balance, very attractive wine. Drinking particularly well now.

Dessert Wine

£24.45£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.

£19.95 Muscat de Beaumes de Venise, Cave des Vignerons, 37.5cl,This is a light, fresh vibrant Muscat, brimming with exotic fruits including papaya, peach, mandarin and orange.

£21.95 Conchay Toro Late Harvest Sauvignon Blanc, 37.5cl,Papaya, peach, apricot and mango combine well with honey and spice on the nose. Rich but not cloying, this shows a nice touch of orange blossom. What a great way to end a meal.