Wine

£9.50 2004 Sangiovese Ceravolo Chianti will forever seem tame by comparison to this: soft, savoury, silky and bursting with cherry and raspberry fruit. Joe Ceravolo transplanted vines from Italy (his family moved from 35 degrees North to 35 South) to the fertile Adelaide Plains, having bagged a plot of prized 'terra rossa' soil over limestone. Helped by Wolf Blass w

£7.50 The Adnams Selection Fizz Rosandeacute Brut Our deep pink fizz from France's deep south, crisp and fresh, with aromas and flavours of crushed strawberries. The Adnams Selection Fizz Rosandeacute Brut

£7.50 The Adnams Selection Fizz Chardonnay Brut Our own lively Chardonnay fizz, for spontaneous celebrations, with fresh citrus flavours and exuberant bubbles. The Adnams Selection Fizz Chardonnay Brut

£5.99 1999 Quinta do Crasto LBV Port half Deliciously intense, powerful, pepper-edged Port that lives up to the award-winning reputation of this pioneering outfit. We were the first to beat a path to Miguel Roquette's ex-Roman fort ('castrum'), high above the Douro. In 1994 he sagely drafted in Australia's David Baverstock (top consultant and winemaker to Sir Cliff) wh

£21.99 2003 Vouvray 1er Tri Le Marigny Domaine des Aubuisiandegraveres Bernard Fouquet is one of the top growers in Vouvray and organically-inclined. Vineyard inputs are applied with pinpoint accuracy, and grasses are grown between vine rows to encourage natural predators. This is the top cuvée from 'Le Marigny', one of Bernard's vine-clad lawns, planted on limestone. Made from super-ripe grape

£6.99 Gotas de Plata Rosado Brut La Mancha This outrageously good value fizz from the progressive 'Viñedos y Reserva' winery near Madrid, on the banks of the Ciguela River, has had Jancis Robinson raving. After 20 short years, 'V&R' are leading the field of sparkling wine producers on the plains of La Mancha (Europe's biggest designated wine region and ho

£9.99 Chardonnay Pinot Noir Brut Beresford Rob Dundon rose through the ranks of famous Aussie cellar Hardy's for 11 years then struck out on his own with Beresford, going on to win over 1,000 show accolades. With accomplice Scott McIntosh (ex-Maglieri) he now creates forthright South Australian styles at Beresford's century-old HQ in McLaren Vale - grand bluestone cellars built

£12.50 2004 Domaine Richeaume Cuvandeacutee Tradition Impeccably organic, an impressive alliance of lush, cassis-rich Cabernet and gamey, generous Syrah. Domaine Richeaume lies at the foot of Provence's Sainte-Victoire mountain. The winery itself was built on the vestiges of a Roman Villa by organic vigneron Henning Hoesch. All viticulture at the estate is biodynamic, to the extent that a flo

£4.99 2007 Jean des Vignes Rouge One of our most popular reds: elegant and appetising, a mix of Gascon grapes plus a pleasing dash of Merlot. Our 'Jean des Vignes' range is designed to showcase the best in good-quality everyday-drinking from southern France. Made in this case by the ultra-reliable Plaimont winery, who have an admirable focus on polishing the finer cha

£9.29 2005 Chandeacutenas Domaine Champagnon The lush, green, rolling hills of Beaujolais are home to many different styles, with surprising degrees of variation given the near-complete domination of the Gamay grape. Ten 'cru' villages on granite hills to the north of the region are home to the most substantial wines, and Chénas is renowned for producing some of the longes

£14.99 2004 Chardonnay The John Forrest Collection Cheery Kiwi winemaker and micro-biologist John Forrest has assembled a range of wines reflecting his exuberant personality and ongoing experimental quest to capture 'essence of place'. This sumptuous Marlborough Chardonnay offers enticing aromas of honeyed lemons, toasted brioche and freshly-ground spice, leading to a ripe, peachy pala

£5.99 2006 Les Bastions Blanc Candocirctes de StMont Fascinating Gascon grapes make for a complex array of fresh, fruity, floral and herby characters in this appealing dry white. Made by the ultra-reliable team at the Plaimont winery, who have an admirable focus on polishing the finer characters of the region's local grapes (in this case, Arrufiac, Petit Courbu and Manseng), bringing intrigu

£7.99 2006 Sauvignon Rive Haute Vin de Pays du Gers South-western France's Plaimont winery has market savvy by the lorry-load, efficiently delivering desirable wines to markets around the world and organising breathtaking PR events like their 'instant vineyard' (cropping up at a city square near you soon). Their forte is very intensely-flavoured whites like this unusual, mouthfillin

£12.50 2002 GarnachaCabernet Care Carinena Mainly Garnacha but with addition of Cabernet which dominates with its blackcurrant flavours. Vigorous and fruity balanced by an oaky backbone. 2002 GarnachaCabernet Care Carinena

£8.99 2005 Lirac Domaine Traslepuy The Great Zorbel. Youthful Traslepuy proprietor Frédéric Z. has the attention-grabbing skills of a circus ringmaster. Hearing we were in the southern Rhône he waylaid us with an invitation to taste and we're glad he did. In 2000 he took vineyards around Roquemaure and Lirac, began cultivating organically and built his o

£14.99 2002 La Tandegravertre du Lys dOr Lustrous Sémillon-Sauvignon with enticing aromas of lime blossom, quinces, figs and toast. Serve chilled with Roquefort, crab, asparagus or desserts. Key to the sweetness of Bordeaux's Sauternes is 'noble rot', triggered by autumnal river fogs, that shrivels grapes to syrupy succulence. The rot sets in slowly; up to 8 succes

£8.99 2003 Chandacircteau Roustit There's a touch of the tropical about this: aromas of mangoes and sweet spices. Château Roustit, near the convergence of icy River Ciron (rising from deep springs in Landes) and warmer Garonne benefits from autumn mists. These generate the 'noble rot' that shrivels grapes to syrupy succulence. M. Dubourg oversees successive &

£10.99 2005 Nero dAvola IGT Bruno Fina Bruno Fina spent the 1990's running Sicily's experimental cellar at Alcamo, applying radical techniques to Sicilian varieties in pursuit of their true vocation. He advised growers making plantings - so he knows where the best grapes are, and what they can do. His cellar, near Erice, was ready for the superb 2005 vintage. Nero d'Avo

£9.50 2005 Grillo IGT Bruno Fina Bruno Fina spent the 1990's running Sicily's experimental cellar at Alcamo, applying radical techniques to Sicilian varieties in pursuit of their true vocation. He advised growers making plantings - so he knows where the best grapes are, and what they can do. His cellar, near Erice, was ready for the superb 2005 vintage. Grillo, hither

£6.99 2005 Syrah Gouguenheim An expensive-tasting Syrah that owes its chocolate-rich, plummy fruit to an impeccable upbringing in optimally-sited Argentinian vineyards. Funded by his Cognac-selling father, and steered by leading South American wine consultants Susana Balbo and Pedro Marchevsky, Patricio Gouguenhem put down roots in Tupungato's 'Valle Escondido'