1.      HOUSE WINE: GULARA, AUSTRALIAN WHITE                                                   £ 11.50
Made from a blend of Colombard & Chardonnay, this is a typically good value
light & fruity Australian dry white wine. It can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with food.

2.     HOUSE WINE:- GULARA AUSTRALIAN  RED                                                       £ 11.50
Made with a blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Shiraz grapes, this is a good value New World wine, delicious on its own or with all red meat & pasta dishes and cheese.

CHAMPAGNE AND SPARKLING WINE

4.        AIMERY CREMANT DE LIMOUX                                                                            £ 13.50
Lovely sparkling French wine made by the traditional method champagnoise but in a department south of champagne and therefore without the price implications of true champagne.  A good sparkler for those who like champagne.

ROSE

5.      BOOMERANG BAY ROSE                                                                                       £  13.50
A fruity Australian blush reflecting the traditional grapes used.  An enjoyable aperitif especially on a warm sunny, summer day.  It can also be enjoyed with light summer meals and salads.

6.      AIMERY CREMANT ROSE                                                                                      £ 14.95
This powerfully sparkling rose has quite a complex aroma and an appealing dryish taste

7.      MUSCADET DE SEVRE ET MAINE                                                                    £ 13.25
Made exclusively from one grape, Melon de Bourgogne,the name betraying the origins of this grape variety, in Burgundy.  Produced around the delta  region of the Loire, western France. Bone dry wine, especially good with seafood.

8.      MOREAU  CHABLIS                                                                                      £ 18.75
Another bone dry wine, this time from the chalky regions around the origins of the Loire in eastern France, north of Burgundy. Made exclusively from the Chardonnay grape it is, like Muscadet, particularly good with fish.

9.        ESK VALLEY                                                                                          £ 15.95
Once the exclusive prerogative of Germany & Alsace, the New World has now caught up. This New Zealand Riesling is quite dry as well as fruity.

10.      BOOMERANG BAY CHARDONNAY                                                                     £ 14.50
A lightly oaked Australian white which is a reasonably priced alternative to heavier & often more expensive chardonnays. Excellent on its own as a refreshing aperitif it also accompanies salads, fish & white meat very well.

11.    MILLSTREAM CHENIN BLANC                                                                           £ 13.25
This wine is made from Chenin Blanc in South Africa. South Africa has done for Chenin what New Zealand did for Sauvignon Blanc. An easy drinking fruity wine

MEDIUM AND AROMATIC WHITE WINES

BIN NO.

12.  VILLA MARIA SAUVIGNON BLANC                                                                          £ 17.95
Most Sauvignon Blanc used to be grown in Bordeaux where it still produces fine, if expensive, wine. The grape however travels well and now makes excellent wine all over the New World, notably New Zealand where Villa Maria is made. A very fruity dry white with hints of gooseberries, apples and more tropical fruits.

13.     CALITERRA SAUVIGNON BLANC                                                                         £ 14.65
Like most Chilean wines this Sauvignon Blanc is a huge improvement on
what was available only 10 years ago.  This wine is full of delicious fruit flavours. A lighter Sauvignon Blanc than that typical of New Zealand it offers excellent value for money.

14.        MEZZACORONA PINOT GRIGIO                                                                        £ 15.25
Made in Italy from the Pinot Grigio. It has the  characteristic Italian fruitiness characteristic of this grape.

15.         LAS ONDAS VIOGNIER                                                                                     £ 14.25
Lovely delicate white fruits, nose and palate reflecting the grape variety.
A great alternative to the more traditional sauvignon blanc and chardonnay wines. Like most Chilean wines it is great value for money.

16.        ERRAZURIZ CHARDONNAY                                                                              £ 15.50
Another lovely wine from Chile. This really is a very elegant chardonnay and is so full of tropical fruits on the palate and in the bouquet that we have to put it in the medium/aromatic  section rather than in the dry category where most chardonnays belong.  Superb value and can be enjoyed as an aperitif or with food.

SWEET WHITE WINES

17.         LAFLEUR MALLET SAUTERNES, BORDEAUX   1/2 BOTTLE                       £ 13.50
Just glorious on the nose – intensely fragrant and fruity. The palate is sweet but beautifully clean.  Ideally suited to drinking with desserts.

RED WINES

18.        LA BEAUME MERLOT                                                                                        £ 13.25
Made in south central France from the Merlot grape. The Merlot
is the classical Bordeaux red grape which makes Claret.  Rich and deep nose and palate reminiscent of plums and red jam.

19.      ERRAZURIZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON                                                              £ 15.95
This classic New World cabernet sauvignon comes from Chile. There is a heady nose & palate of blackcurrants. This is exceptionally good value for a wine of such depth & varietal character.

20.        REIBECK CELLARS SHIRAZ                                                                               £ 14.95
South Africa is now producing good value reds more commonly associated
with Australia.  This is typically full of plummy fruit sensations and has a very smooth and elegant palate.  Lovely accompaniment  to red meats and cheese.

21.        BEAUJOLAIS - VILLAGES     [ LOUIS JADOT ]                                                    £ 15.95
Beaujolais is made in eastern France, to the south of Burgundy and Macon.  The wine is made exclusively of the Gamay grape which gives a light bodied red with a characteristic nose of strawberry bubble gum.  A good red to go with foods like fish, poultry and salads or delicious on its own.

22.      BOOMERANG BAY SHIRAZ                                                                                  £ 14.50
A very good value Australian red which has all the plum jam taste & aromas you would expect from a good shiraz. This wine goes well with all meat and pasta dishes as well as cheese. Drink on its own as an aperitif.

23.          PATERNINA BANDA AZUL  CRIANZA                                                                 £ 13.75
Made from Tempranillo grapes in Rioja northern Spain. This smooth and well-bodied wine characteristically  has a nose
like redcurrants   with vanilla and oak.   Especially good with lamb or tuna dishes.

24.        INVENIO MONTEPULCIANO                                                                                £ 12.95
Big fruity Italian red. Grown from vineyards in the mountainous region of Abruzzo in Southern Italy.  With a regional climate similar to Tuscany this produces a similar wine to Chianti at a much more affordable price.
Great with all Italian type food especially pasta dishes.

25.        LAS ONDAS PINOT NOIR                                                                                     £ 14.25
Beautiful New World Pinot Noir from Chile.  A delicate and rounded red wine which can be enjoyed as an aperitif or as an accompaniment  to traditional
red meat dishes as well as white meats.

26.       ERRAZURIZ CABERNET SAUVIGNON RESERVA                                            £  17.95
A rich and ripe,oak aged red wine packed with juicy blackcurrant fruit on the nose and palate