Wine List

Champagne and sparkling

Aperitifs

Belini – £6.95
Champagne with either peach or raspberry puree

Kir royal – £6.95
Champagne with either creme de cassis or creme de mure

Sussex Belini – £5.95
Award-winning Sussex Ridgeview fizz  with either peach or raspberry puree

Champagne

Claude Carre et fils 2008 – £39.95 / glass 125ml £6.95
(vegan, France , brut reserve premier cru)
A great bubbly for all occasions, slightly biscuity with an assuring robustness and creamy notes of buttered brioche, pears, and yellow apples.

Sparkling

Ridgeview Bloomsbury Sussex sparkling wine 2009 (V) – £34.95 / glass 125ml £5.95
Award-winning Sussex Ridgeview fizz (from outside Ditchling) made from methods that mirror ‘method champenoise’ to produce a fizz to rival even the best champagnes. Ridgeview is dry, with crisp fruit and distinctive toasty notes.

Rose Prosecco Spumante ‘violette’ 2010 (V) – £25.95
Elegant nose with strawberry and violet characters. The palate is fresh, fruity and well balanced. A soft, sparkling wine with delicate fruit characters.

Limney Estate – Organic Sussex Sparkling Wine 2006 -  £29.95 / £5.95 glass 125ml
Made from organically grown Pinot Noir and Auxerrois grown at Rotherfield, aged for 2 years. This fantastic wine was awarded a gold medal at the recent UK Vineyards Association competition.

Rose wines

San Viglilio Pinot Grigio Blush 2010 -  £17.95 / glass £4.50 / £6.25
(Italian)
A delicate coloured, pale rose elegantly scented with peachy, floral notes for the nose and juicy, ripe berry flavours to fill the palate with a good acidity and off dry finish.

Domaine de la Tour ‘gard rose’ 2009 (V) – £20.95
Classic southern French rose wine. A light salmon colour with a soft strawberry nose and smooth elegant palate. A great example of the spectacular potential of the organic approach.

White wines

Limney Estate Horsmonden Local Dry White 2010 – £29.95
(Ortega, bacchus, faber, huxelrebe, siegerrebe, organic, Sussex)
From one of our favourite local vineywards. A dry white with ripe fruit flavours.

(Viura, Spain)
Fresh, crisp, dry and refreshing; this is a lovely unoaked rioja with hints of peach and pear to bring a delightful floral finish.

Domaine de la tour Organic Chardonnay 2010 – £20.95 / glass £6.95 / £5.45
(France)
Made in 100-year-old fermentation tanks, this unoaked chardonnay is fresh and citrusy, yet softly mouthfilling. Made in Provence, it’s a stunning example of how you can make this noble variety into a refreshing, vivacious glassful.

Gavi docg, Cascina Del Melo 2010 (V) – £24.95
(Cortese, biodynamic, Italy)
A fresh and citrusy, biodynamically grown Gavi, with warm fruity notes and a touch of elderflower. This dry white is veru drinkable on its own or well suited to any meal!

Macatela Blanco, Tierra de Castilla 2008 (V) – £17.95 / glass £4.45 / £6.25
(organic)
Cool cucumber aromas with hints of apple and melon on the palate. This crisp, clean and aromatic wine from Spain is refreshing and easy to drink.

Adobe Sauvignon Blanc Reserve 2011 (V) – £24.95
(biodynamic, Chile)
A crisp classic with a mixture of mineral notes with elegant fruits, such as peaches and lime. Grown in vineyards surrounded by acacia tress used to draw nitrogen from the atmosphere into the soil.

Castillo el Moro Sauvignon Blanc 2010 (V) – £16.95 / glass £3.65 / £5.95
(Spanish)
This wine is easy to drink with fine, deep fruity aromas and floral reminiscences. Fresh, fruity and lively with a full-bodied and lingering after taste.

Franschhoek cellar la cotte mille 2010 – £20.95 / glass £5.45 / £6.95
(Chenin Blanc, South Africa)
Beautifully smooth drinking wine with subtle fruity hints of pineapple and peaches and a crisp and fragrant finish.

Red wines

Aloe Tree Shiraz 2011 – £20.95 / glass £5.45 / £6.95
(Shiraz, South Africa)
A scrumptiously soft, juicy Shiraz simply oozing spicy bramble fruit. Supple and silky with cherry and plum fruit and that bright shiraz kick on the palate, it’s got a lovely, almost smokey red berry finish. Bags of juicy fruit balanced by a subtle hint of black pepper make this wine very appealing.

Campo Flores 2010 – £17.95 / glass £3.95 / £6.25
(Tempranillo, organic, Spain)
Organically grown grapes from central Spain provide a supple strawberry and blackcurrant fruity aroma with a subtle, spicy finish. An excellent smooth red which will accompany any meal.

Franschhoek cellar la cotte mille Pinotage 2009 -  £20.95
(South Africa)
Plummy and Deeply flavoured with classic smokey, spicy notes. Very juicy with succulent ripe tannins and gentle lasting finish.

Cuvee Jean Paul Rouge 2010 – £16.95 / glass £3.65 / £5.95
(Grenache, Syrah, Merlot, France)
A delicious medium to full-bodied red with luscious plum and strawberry fruit on the palate. Soft, fruity and very drinkable, yet serious enough to accompany food.

Cuma Malbec 2011 – £23.95 / glass £5.75 / £7.95
(Malbec, organic, Argentinian)
With grapes grown at an altitude of 1,700m above sea level, this wine’s name means clean and pure. Full of soft and sweet tannins with subtle flavour hints of dates and raisin with a nutty spicyness at the end.

Artesa Rioja 2009 – £20.95
(Rioja, organic, Spain)
This beautiful organic red is full bodied and rich with fruity hints of ripe plums and cherry. Made from high quality grapes from the fmaily owned estate on the hillsides of the Rioja Baja and combined with modern vinification cellars to produce this youthful, unoaked wine which is fresh and vibrant.

Domaine de la tour Merlot ‘gard rouge’ 2010 (V) – £21.95
(organic, France)
You have to smell this wine to believe it! A gentle swirl unveils super-ripe blackcurrant. The palate that follows is refreshing, light and balanced. An effortlessly pleasing wine.

Dessert wine

Deen Vat 5 Botrytis Semillon 2007 – glass 100ml £5.45
(Australian)
Stone fruit flavours of apricot and peach along with kumquat citrus characteristics. Nutty vanillin oak adds length combined with crisp acidity balancing the sweetness of the wine. Peach, citrus peel and soft honey aromas.

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