Stuffed mushrooms

A tasty drop of bitter cherries and rounded tannins - sumptuous!This is the perfect accompaniment to Italian antipasti, soups, pasta dishes and to the wide variety of dishes that the Mediterranean area has to offer. Valpolicella also compliments roasted and grilled white meats. It is also an ideal summer red to drink with fish dishes. Serve at 16 C (61 F)and open the bottle a few minutes before drinking.

Coste & Fossati is a selection of antique biotypes of Dolcetto, selected by Aldo Vajra between 1978 and 1985, and grafted in two of the best vineyards of Bricco di Vergne in Barolo (the vineyard Coste and Fossati). They produce an intense and spiced Dolcetto.

Paolo De Marchi's excellent Chianti Classico is elegant and supple, full of perfumed fruit, with depth, structure and minerality.

This Barbera comes from the Conca Tre Pile vineyard which is situated on a steeply sloping part of the Bussia Soprana hill. Here the Barbera vines are up to 45 years old and give a full bodied, concentrated and spicy wine.

Medium red in colour with brick tones. On the nose, this wine is all spices and cloves. On the palate, it is lean with a great structure. It has flavours of bitter cherries and earthy liquorice. The finish is good with a lingering persistence in the mouth.

La Poja covers 2.6 hectares at the top of La Grola. It is a rare plot of limestone, rich in iron and magnesium. Giovanni Allegrini decided immediately that this was going to be his top cru, made from 100% Corvina.

A blend of Cinsault, Syrah and Cabernet Sauvignon, its unoaked, full of fresh primary fruit flavours whilst retaining the essential Musar style.

This wine is bright garnet in colour with aromas of raspberry, sweet cherry, cedar, wild thyme and mushroom. The palate is rich in texture and complemented by red and black berry, wild herb and earthy flavours. This Pinot Noir is well structured with silky, enticing layers.

This wine is bright garnet in colour with aromas of raspberry, sweet cherry, cedar, wild thyme and mushroom. The palate is rich in texture and complemented by red and black berry, wild herb and earthy flavours. This Pinot Noir is well structured with silky, enticing layers.

A classic Vinho Verde, with some gentle spritz and medium / medium-dry. It boasts wonderful green-grassy freshness and is thoroughly moreish.

What is unique about Franschhoek is the high but good acidity, according to winemaker Ryan Puttick. Expressive tropical aromas tinged with capsicum open up to attractive Cape gooseberry, grapefruit and pineapple fruit flavours balanced by a lively but gentle coated acidity that follows through to a beautifully fresh finish of pleasing length. A hint of Semillon adds breadth and fills the mid-palate.

A rewarding and satisfyingly juicy mix of Mourvèdre, Syrah and Grenache. Circle of Life tells the story of Waterkloof: a once conventionally farmed property transformed into a living, breathing organic and regenerative vineyard by Farm Manager Christiaan Loots and his team.

NOTE: THIS IS A HALF BOTTLE (37.5cl) Ripe dark fruits and a smokey finish.

Ripe dark fruits and a smokey finish.

Clean, limpid yellow with glints of green colour. Medium intense aroma, touched by complex fennel and roasted herbaceous notes on the nose. Broad, silky and heart-warming acidity with exquisite balance and elegance on the palate. Rich and smooth with a long finish and slightly bitter aftertaste characteristic of verdejo grapes.

Wonderfully dry and refreshing!

A clean, fresh, fruit forward, aromatic white with great lively acidity. Green apples, mineral notes and a touch of peach lead to a very pleasant finish.

Bright, straw-yellow colour which does not give a sign of its time in the cask. An open, complex nose in which you can find aromas of aromatic herbs such as fennel, citrus fruit (lime), stone fruit (peach) and slight toasted nuances. A fresh wine on the palate with good acidity. Balanced and silky smooth with a very long aftertaste.

After its duration in cask for 15 months, it is rounded in the bottle for a further 3 months. A broad, expansively flavoured Rioja.

Fresh and clean on the palate, this shows why there is so much interest in quality rosé. It's vibrant pink hues are brilliantly set off by strawberries, redcurrants and raspberries but with a wonderfully dry and refreshing finish.

Old style white Rioja at a bargain price!

Bright, straw-yellow colour which does not give a sign of its time in the cask. An open, complex nose in which you can find aromas of aromatic herbs such as fennel, citrus fruit (lime), stone fruit (peach) and slight toasted nuances. A fresh wine on the palate with good acidity. Balanced and silky smooth with a very long aftertaste.

Old style white Rioja at a bargain price!

This single vineyard Clarete (a traditional style of Rioja rosado - produced by co-fermenting red and white grapes together) is delicious, juicy and characterful, packaged with a distinctive contemporary label.

This Verdejo/Riesling blend is pale yellow, greenish, clean and bright. On the nose it is powerful with notes of green apple, pear, white flowers with a touch of citrus Fresh palate, sweet, round and very fruity.