Our Wines

Our wine list comprises of a selection which will be available and will be added to from time to time as other local and not so local wines become seasonal.

White Wines 

Sams Island Chardonnay (Australia)
(2) soft easy drinking style with fresh apple and melon fruit flavours

Rapiteau L'Emage Chardonnay (France)
(2) Rich dry with a lemon butter character

Vina Aranita Sauvignon Blanc (Chile)
(3) A pure clean dry wine with hints of cut grass, kiwi and citrus fruits

Cape Promise Barrel Fermented Chenin Blanc (S Africa)
(3) Attractive suitable toasty aromas with fresh melon overtones

LOCAL WHITES

Shawsgate Muller Thurgau 1993 (Framlingham, Suffolk)
Off dry - light with a noticeable smokey character, touch of sweetness on the palate with a dash of citrus

Shawsgate Jester 2005 (Framlingham, Suffolk)
Medium - delicate floral bouquet evoking tropical fruits, pineapple, grapefruit and melon with a rich balanced finish

Rose Wines 

Ponticello Pinot Grigio Blush (Italy)
(5) Easy to drink with clean summer fruits

Footsteps Rose Californian Blush (USA)
(4) Off dry, explodes with a red berry fruit flavour

Red Wines 

Sams Island Cabernet Sauvignon Shiraz (Australia)
(M) Blackberry aromas and soft dark fruit flavours in an easy drinking style

Eaglehawk Merlot - Wolfblass (Australia)
(M) Characteristic plum and red berry fruit in a soft easy drinking style

Claret Ginestet Bordeaux (France)
(M) Classic blend of merlot and cabernet sauvignon. Good claret with soft tannins and gentle fruit

Trivento Malbec Shiraz Mendoza 2005/6 (Argentina)
(L/M) Delicious blend of soft succulent fruit, full flavoured

Vina Valoria Rioja Tinto (Spain)
(M) Soft warm ripe fruit made into the traditional with mellow oakey flavours

Firefinch 'What the birds left' (S Africa)
(M/F) Fragrant ripe nose, underpinned by Cabernet Sauvignon characteristics with a richness of fully ripened fruit

Sparkling Wines 

Codorniu Clasico Brut, Cava (Spain)
(2) A classic dry sparkling Cava superbly balanced and made by the metodo tradicional

Champagne 

Lanson Black Label (France)
A fine mousse of bubbles and toasty honeyed nose in perfection

Dessert Wine 

Muscat de Beaumes De Venise, Cave de Vignerons (France)
The most famous Vin Doux Naturel, richly concentrated from the essential grapey Muscat variety