Classic Claret 3 - Ch. La Rose du Pin Gift Set The perfect Bordeaux-lover`s gift containing two of our bestsellers:
1 x 2008 Ch. La Rose du Pin Blanc
85% Sauvignon Blanc plus Semillon. A lovely wine to look at; tinges of gold and green, plenty of ripe citrus fruit on the nose, with ... read more..

Spanish Sun 2 - Bodegas Lopez Mercier Selection A delicious selection from this excellent La Mancha estate:
2008 Cal Y Canto Red Blend
Mainly Tempranillo (80%) with 15% Merlot and a pinch of Syrah. Drinks like a slightly warmer Rioja; plenty of fresh cherry fruit, with nice touches o... read more..

Spanish Sun 3 - Bodegas Muga Rioja Selection A beautiful collection from one of the greatest Rioja houses of all:
2009 Rioja Blanco
A blend of 90% Viura and 10% Malvasia. Dry and clean with peach and citrus notes and hints of oak. For anyone with bad memories of oaky, over-oxidise... read more..

2007 Bourgogne Pinot Noir, Domaine Olivier There’s a lovely savoury, earthy feel to this wonderful Pinot, Classic berry fruit, gentle spice irresistible.... read more..

Cote dOr Classic From very humble beginnings in the 1960s, Antoine Olivier’s estate has grown into quite a serious venture, with vineyard holdings in Savigny-les-Beaune, Pommard, and Nuits St Georges. These are classic burgundies that really display their origins be... read more..

2008 Chateauneuf-du-Pape Rouge, Mas de Boislauzon The Chaussy family`s Chateauneuf is a blend of 75% Grenache, 15% Syrah, and Mourvedre. Dense yet elegant, packed with black cherry and spicebox notes. Decant and drink or keep - classic Chateauneuf-du-Pape.... read more..

2007 Chianti Classico, Rocca di Montegrossi An excellent Chianti Classico showing what modern winemaking can achieve when used in conjunction with traditional sensibilities. Intense red cherry fruit with savoury notes, freshening acidity and a well maanged tannins. Very well balanced.... read more..

NV Champagne Brut Carte Blanche, Bauget-Jouette These days, the estate is run by Jean-Pierre Bauget and his wife Beatrice, who own 14ha of vines around Epernay, where Chardonnay is the predominant variety planted. They still use the original 18th century cellars which are dug 27 metres into the ch... read more..

French Traditional Chateau La Noe, Muscadet de Sevre et Maine Sur Lie, Loire Valley, France
The vibrant and refreshing wines of Muscadet from the western Loire near Nantes have been having a well deserved resurgence in popularity recently and we think the... read more..

NV Prosecco di Valdobbiadene Frizzante Val Mesdi, Giovanni Frozza The Frozza family make expressive, artisanal wines of the highest order - graceful, aromatic and produced solely from the Prosecco grape unusual these days from 100% estate vines of up to 50 years of age . Lovely floral aromas, peaches, pears, tanger... read more..

2005 Rioja Tinto Reserva, Bodegas Muga (70% Tempranillo plus Garnacha, Mazuelo and Graciano) The Muga Reserva always has a delicacy and fragrance that many of the newer, full-throttle riojas can lack, combined with irresistible, pure red fruit to please all palates. Wonderful with lamb, g... read more..

2007 The Table, ONCE Wines America’s finest sommeliers participated in a friendly contest to blend their version of a perfect wine to serve with food. Judged by a panel composed of one master sommelier and two of France`s pre-eminent winemakers, this was the winning blend - se... read more..

2007 John X Merriman Blend, Rustenberg 2006 John X Merriman Blend This remarkable red wine is named after John X Merriman, who was hugely influential in rescuing this estate back in the late 19th Century he also went on to become Prime Minister of the Cape. Ripe ’Bordeaux’ nose, plummy, c... read more..

2008 Chablis 1er Cru Montmains, Domaine Chevallier The rather special 1er Cru Montmains is given a little time in a combination of new and old oak just to allow the extra layers and complexity to develop. Stocks of this wine are limited but I would recommend anyone who hasn’t tried a Chablis for a wh... read more..

2008 Chablis Cuvee Prestige, Domaine Chevallier A blend of the Chevallier brothers` finest vineyerd parcels; Premier Cru in all but name. Lovely poise, raciness, with good rich apple fruit beneath.
‘Bracing appley nose, stony. Full-bodied, with considerable weight, power, spiciness and a bi... read more..

2008 Extra Virgin Olive Oil DOP, Rocca di Montegrossi Marco’s single-vintage, luxury olive oil is produced almost exclusively from the Coreggiolo variety, hand-picked in numerous sweeps of the groves in October. As a result, the yield is extremely low, the quality equally as high with an acidity of less... read more..

2008 Pinot Grigio, Cantina Terlano From vineyards at between 250-300 m on gravel and sandy clay soils, this is a Pinot Grigio to banish memories of thin, tasteless versions of this wine so often encountered. A fruity bouquet of ripe honeydew melon with a soft, full palate, balanced wi... read more..

2008 Pouilly-Fuisse ’Aux Scelles’, Marcel Couturier This is one of the finest Pouilly-Fuissés I remember tasting. It is the purity and depth that just bowls me over. The youthful colour, greeny gold (almost Grand Cru Chablis like), the nose is a little closed but quite zesty, minerally – no new oak.... read more..

2008 Sauvignon Blanc, Terres Rousses This is a delicious, racy glass packed with Granny Smith apple, crunchy pear and good ‘stony’ mineral notes underneath. Perfect with fresh seafood, grilled fish and green salads.... read more..

2008 Terlaner Classico, Cantina Terlano Fascinating blend of 60% Pinot Bianco, 30% Chardonnay and 10% Sauvignon Blanc. Sounds unusual, but works brilliantly as an aromatic, tropical fruit-scented blend. Real complexity, and a long, dry finish.... read more..

2008 Urban Malbec, Bodegas O. Fournier A lovely example of Argentina’s trademark grape. Good concentration and structure, intense plum and blackberry fruit tied up nicely with fresh acidity. Crying out for an Argentinian steak! A Jancis Robinson ’Wine of the Week’ in a previous vintage!... read more..

NV Brilliant Bubbles We have been searching for a good quality French sparkling wine for quite some time, something that one could serve up at functions or parties in great quantity, without breaking the bank or poisoning the guests and, at long last, we’ve tracked one d... read more..

2005 Ch. Liversan, Haut-Medoc There is a lovely balance and elegance to this wine: Cassis, black fruits and minerally earth on the nose, crunchy red and black fruits in the palate, good, fine tannins. Quite concentrated with elegant long, balanced finish from the stellar 2005 vin... read more..

2005 Ch. Patache d’Aux, Medoc 60% Cab. Sauvignon, 30% Merlot, 7% Cab. Franc, 3% Petit Verdot. Perfect for current drinking, and for another 5 years plus. Rich, black fruited bouquet, with hints of earth, cedar and tobacco on the palate. Lovely structure and length. Consistently o... read more..

2005 Ch. La Rose du Pin Rouge Majority Merlot plus Cabernet Sauvignon and a touch of Cabernet Franc. The Ducourts avoid over-cropping like the plague, and de-budding, green harvesting and then careful grape selection at harvest, a refreshing change for this level of Bordeaux. Ver... read more..

2008 Cotes du Rhone ’Reserve de l’Abbe’, Victor Contis A classic Grenache-Syrah blend with a pinch of Cinsault, expressing all the warmth, richness and spice of the Rhone Valley. Soft, ripe, packed with red fruit flavours, and eminently sippable!... read more..

2004 Cuvee Ines Rouge, Moulin des Nonnes The delicious Rouge is two-thirds Syrah plus Mourvèdre, and is quite rich, ripe, and full of dark berry fruit. It has lovely texture thanks to a year in French oak.... read more..

2007 ONCE Wines Gift Set A wonderfully unique gift for winelovers - a three bottle set of wines blended by sommeliers at some of America`s finest restaurants of all. Contains the following:
1 x 2007 THE KNIFE
Created by Daniel Johness for the famous Daniel re... read more..

2008  Merlot / Syrah, Terres Rousses Yannick and the team have really captured the enticing damson and cherry Merlot fruit on the nose, with that faint ‘earthiness’, then Syrah shines through on the ripe, spicy but savoury palate of ripe plum, strawberry and gentle black pepper. Good fo... read more..

Cape Classic - Rustenberg Estate Gift Set This beautiful estate’s history goes back over 300 years during which time they have transformed themselves from a good local producer to the standard setter in this new era for South African wines. In viticulturist, Nico Walters and winemaker Adi Ba... read more..

2008 Cal y Canto Tempranillo / Merlot / Syrah, Bodegas Lopez Mercier Mainly Tempranillo (80%) with 15% Merlot and a pinch of Syrah. Drinks like a slightly warmer Rioja; plenty of fresh cherry fruit, with nice touches of cinnamon and clove. Soft texture – great with or without food... read more..