Wine

Pale in colour, with fresh grassy notes and hints of green apples. The palate has a touch of honeyed richness but is fresh and steely, making it a wonderful aperitif.

Aromas of plum, blackberry and tobacco. The palate is plush and juicy, richly-flavoured with good concentration of ripe redcurrant and cherry fruit complemented by leafy, cedary notes. Fresh acidity and supple tannins yield into a long, spicy finish.

Quinta da Fonte Souto Florao Red is an award-winning wine from the renowned Portuguese wine region of Alentejo. This wine is a blend of several grape varieties, predominantly Alicante Bouschet, Aragonez, Trincadeira, and Syrah, which are carefully selected to achieve an outstanding balance of flavor and aroma. The aging process of 2 months in oak barrels lends the wine a smooth, velvety texture, with a complexity of flavors that includes ripe red fruits, spices, and hints of vanilla.

A blend of local grapes part barrel-fermented in older oak, this deliciously intriguing Portuguese white offers stone fruit, citrus and floral aromas lifted by a salty tang and mineral freshness on the palate.

Deep garnet red in colour. The bouquet shows lovely floral essence of roses, reflecting the Touriga Nacional. The palate is very well defined, fresh black fruit aromas with soft liquorice and bergamot notes. Fleshy palate with ripples of expressive plum and black cherry flavours keep in step with superbly integrated peppery tannins. Well rendered, balanced structure with understated wood on the finish.

Good brilliance with sustained effervescence and a very persistent foam. At first the nose is delicate, fresh and fruity, filled with white-fleshed fruits (pears, Bosc apples), apricots, as well as hazelnuts and fresh almonds. Several floral and spicy notes add an extra hint of complexity.

A floral nose of jasmine, lime zest, waxed lemons over crushed marble. The palate is bright, taut and citrussy, the note of citrus oils adding to the palate weight. Its crisp but has plenty of body and a long, nervy finish.

Noble and generous, a glory of Old Piedmont, it is a wine suited to very long aging. Barolo is the absolute master of the dining room. It conquers the palate with strength, harmony and fullness and maintains its power at length. A great wine for important dishes, red meats roasted on a spit or grilled, game, dishes of gourmet white and red meats and ripe cheeses. Garnet red. Fragrance with notes of licorice and tobacco. Full and elegant flavor.

Delicate pale onion skin in colour with strawberry fruit aromas and an appealing herb-spiked nose. The delicate palate is pretty with red fruit and roship characters backed by gentle acidity. The finish is long and complex and with just a touch of aeration really shows its class. As always, a food wine par excellance.

Aromas of bramble fruit, vanilla, nutmeg and sweet spice. The palate is rich and complex with blueberry and blackberry fruit, ripe tannins and good length.

This wine has aromas of red cherries, blackberries and violets. On the palate, there are notes of liquorice, coffee and hints of fresh rosemary.

Ruby red in colour, it is characterised by its fresh and mineral notes, with hints of black cherry and wild berries. In the mouth, the evident but delicate tannins frame a discreet sapidity, describing at best its excellent body.

Straw-yellow colour with distinct greenish reflections and an intense, enveloping bouquet of white berry fruit and light herbaceous and mineral notes. The discreet freshness and the hint of flavour give this wine a good balance.

A full-flavoured, rounded dry white with ripe pear fruit, and almond and fennel notes. The palate is textural and spicy with baked apple characters, savoury notes, and a twist of aniseed on the finish.

A dry, approachable Rioja rose with raspberry fruit on the nose. The palate has redcurrant and strawberry characters and a bright, juicy finish.

Appealing, ripe berry fruit nose, with hints of citrus and cherry. The palate has rounded, supple tannins and strawberry and raspberry fruit - plus a squeeze of refreshing lemon acidity.

Both on the nose and in the mouth, in fact, one is pleasantly enveloped by delicate aromas and flavours that aim to conquer with pleasantness rather than intensity. In spite of this, however, it should not be forgotten that this bottle also has a good structure to the sip, deriving from Costaripa's choice to partially age the wine in wood.

Fruity and fresh, initially characterized by hints of small red berries, integrated with floral aromas that give it finesse on the nose.

Cristal is a remarkably balanced and refined champagne whose length is inimitable. It has a silky texture and fruity aromas, complemented by a powerful mineral quality with white fruit and citrus notes.

Delicate salmon pink colour and with a flinty nose, this is a savoury and expressive style of Sancerre rose. The palate is restrained and beautifully balanced, with fine acidity and ripe fruit. Harmonious and lovely.

Fresh fruits, dominated by bright citrus fruit and pineapple, are mixed with notes of spices and white flowers, such as jasmine. Supple and full-bodied characteristics give way to a clean, pure and well-defined palate.

Aromas of honeysuckle with hints of dried apricots, marmalade and raisins; wonderful mellow palate with elegant notes of orange blossom and honey. The sweetness is balanced by lively acidity giving a pure, long and deliciously appealing finish.

Delicious ripe peach and melon, with a twist of pink grapefruit zest and the freshness of a sea breeze. An enchantingly pale, rose gold colour with a lovely weight and texture across the length of the palate and a lingering taste of wild strawberries.

The Feudo Maccari Saia is made from selected plots of bush vines that are mostly 30-40 years old and are grown on south-facing higher ground where the calcium-rich soil gives greater delicacy and perfume. The grapes undergo 20 days maceration with regular punching-down of the cap. Then the wine is matured for 0-4 months in French barriques and aged in bottle for 6 months prior to release.

The nose is ripe and openly fruity with hints of liquorice and raisins. The palate has a touch of spice, somewhat Syrah like, to balance the black fruit and ripe tannins - a wonderful balance of sweet ripeness and bitterness typical of Negro Amaro.