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  1. Angostura Bitters (200ml)
    Angostura Bitters (200ml)

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    Bitters
  2. La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico 2023
    La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico 2023

    I do like Valpolicella, especially when it’s red fruited, balanced, and easy to drink, which is what this wine delivers. Strawberry, white pepper, a dusty frame of tannin, a sweetness to poached strawberry and raspberry, a little blood orange, with a peppery finish of good length. Puts me in mind of Pelaverga in a way, and there’s that low key energy to the wine that makes it so appealing. A little bit of ripe tomato tang, new leather, and lots of red fruited and spicy interest. You have to like them red fruited and peppery, but here’s a frisky and good wine that’s not trying too hard to be anything other than a good drink. Like it. Yum. GARY WALSH, the wine front

    Established by Gabriele and Miriam Dalcanele in 2006, La Dama represents the new breed of winemakers in the region. Modern, fresh yet compelling wines coaxed from organically farmed vineyards in the fabled commune of Negrar, home to some of the great names including the legendary Giuseppe Quintarelli.

    Their 10 hectare estate has been certified organic since 2015 and works only with the native varieties of Corvina, Corvinone, Rondinella, and Molinara. Oak influence is kept to a minimum in order to ensure the vineyard speaks for itself in the glass.

    Opens with wild forest fruits, a touch of red currant flecked throughout and dusted with sweet, peppery spice. Silky fruit, super vibrant and punchy packed with flavour but delivered in La Dama's typical ethereal style. A little dark cherry, a splash of blackberry, and a touch of wild strawberry fruit too. Finishes long and fresh. Another great drop. 

    2023
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
    Special Price $29.00 Regular Price $33.00 As low as $27.00
  3. Voyager Estate Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2023
    Voyager Estate Sparkling Chenin Blanc 2023
    Organically farmed Chenin Blanc from Weightmans Block 1 Vineyard with red, brown loamy soil, stone, gravel subsoils. This vineyard produces Chenin Blanc fruit with incredible purity and freshness – perfect for crafting a uniquely Western Australian aperitif style sparkling that suits our sunny climate and lifestyle. TIM SHAND, CHIEF WINEMAKER
    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
    432
  4. Tedeschi Valpolicella 'Lucchine' 2021
    Tedeschi Valpolicella 'Lucchine' 2021
    A medium-bodied, fruity and crunchy red with cherries, sweet spices and leafy notes. Joyful and succulent. Sustainable. Drink now. JAMES SUCKLING

    25% Corvina; 25% Corvinone; 30% Rondinella; 10% Molinara; 10% Rossignola, Negrara, Dindarella.

    Lucchine is the name of the vineyard that provides the grapes. It is located in the plains at the foot of Pedemonte hills in the heart of the historic Valpolicella Classico area. The Tedeschi Family has been linked to winemaking since 1630. However, it was the purchase of several vineyards in 1824 by Nicolo Tedeschi which laid the foundation for the family's current winemaking business. These are classicaly styled but modern takes with a consistency that few producers can boast.

    2015
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  5. MMAD Chenin Blanc 2023 375ml
    MMAD Chenin Blanc 2023 375ml

    I cut my teeth on chenin blanc, McLaren Vale chenin at that, but the wines I was drinking in the late 1980s didn’t bear a great deal of resemblance to this majestic offering.

    I’m a bit blown away. Instead of being the steak knives in the range this vies for top spot. It has flavour and texture but it’s the way brine and smoky, reductive characters play in with the fruit that really gets you in. This is a sophisticated white wine. It’s all river stones and nashi pear, apple and cedar, though it’s defined by its smoke/salt/stone characters. It’s also exceptionally poised, dry and tense, all of which suggest that it has a seriously good future ahead of it. (96) CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    Bright, light yellow hue with a nutty bouquet that reflects some barrel work, combined with creamy, waxy, pastry-like nuances. The wine is bright and intense in the mouth, restrained and quietly persuasive, with a bone-dry balance and refreshing qualities. There's a lot to like here. HUONE HOOKE, The Real Review

    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
    436
  6. Geyer Wine Co. Chenin Blanc 2022
    Geyer Wine Co. Chenin Blanc 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
  7. Corymbia Chenin Blanc 2024
    Corymbia Chenin Blanc 2024

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    2024
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
  8. Speri Valpolicella La Roverina 2022
    Speri Valpolicella La Roverina 2022

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    2022
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  9. Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2023
    Marri Wood Park Chenin Blanc 2023

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    2023
    Chenin Blanc
  10. Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin 2024
    Badenhorst Secateurs Chenin 2024

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    2024
    Chenin Blanc
    South Africa
    486
  11. Cep by Cep Anjou Blanc 2023
    Cep by Cep Anjou Blanc 2023

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    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  12. Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Clarksburg Chenin Blanc 2020
    Hobo Wine Camp Folk Machine Clarksburg Chenin Blanc 2020
    This is 100% chenin blanc from Merritt Island in Clarksburg. Clean as a whistle, fresh and bright with a poised quince and mineral streak. Crunchy and delicious. MYLES, PWS
    2019
    Chenin Blanc
    USA
    362
  13. Dormilona Cupid Chenin Blanc 2024
    Dormilona Cupid Chenin Blanc 2024

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    2024
    Chenin Blanc
  14. Poppelvej ‘Blue Rose Case’ Chenin 2022
    Poppelvej ‘Blue Rose Case’ Chenin 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
    436
  15. La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Superiore 2022
    La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Superiore 2022

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    2022
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  16. La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Superiore 2021
    La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Ripasso Superiore 2021

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    2021
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  17. Fabien Jouves Les Agudes 2019
    Fabien Jouves Les Agudes 2019

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    2019
    Chenin Blanc, sauvignon Blanc
    France
    360
  18. Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2022
    Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
    436
  19. Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2021
    Brash Higgins CHN Chenin Blanc 2021

    Chenin Blanc from McLaren Vale, fermented wild, matured in wood.

    Colour and cloudiness, straw and nuts. This wine is wild with flavour. Citrus, saline, honey and handfuls of nuts. Lots of zip but lots of give/texture/flavour. Food-friendly and sit-and-ponder friendly. Dry and grippy on the finish, an attractive squeakiness there, and no shortage of length. It’s a ripper, really. It’s varietal but we are also in the presence of difference. CAMPBELL MATTINSON, The Wine Front

    2021
    Chenin Blanc
    Australia
    436
  20. Rocher des Violettes Vin de France Chenin 2023
    Rocher des Violettes Vin de France Chenin 2023
    The 2023 Chenin is dry, clean and pure-fruited. Youthful, with a focus on the fresh fruit that's all pear and honeydew melon, it’s light in body but rounded. This is a silky, appealing style that has some nice juicy fruit. It’s attractive from day one. REBECCA GIBB MW, Vinous
    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  21. Domaine Patrice Colin Blanc "Pierre a Feu" 2023
    Domaine Patrice Colin Blanc "Pierre a Feu" 2023

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    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  22. Craven Wines ‘Karibib Vineyard’ 2023
    Craven Wines ‘Karibib Vineyard’ 2023

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    2023
    Chenin Blanc
    South Africa
  23. Rochers des Violettes Touche Mitane 2020
    Rochers des Violettes Touche Mitane 2020

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    2020
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  24. Rocher des Violettes Touche Mitaine Sec Montlouis 2022
    Rocher des Violettes Touche Mitaine Sec Montlouis 2022
    The 2022 Montlouis-sur-Loire Touche-Mitaine is an aromatically restrained style that focuses more on the lemon, mineral side of Chenin Blanc, displaying notes of autolysis from a year on lees and creaminess through the mid-palate. It’s rather nicely made—hands-off and with delicate juice. The 2022 spent a year maturing in very old 228-liter barrels, allowing the purity of fruit to shine and shaping its edges. REBECCA GIBB MW, Vinous
    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  25. Turin Vermouth Tuve Bitter 25% 700ml
    Turin Vermouth Tuve Bitter 25% 700ml
    A bitter obtained from a skilful work through infusion in a water-alcohol solution with well-balanced roots and herbs, aromatic plants and citrus fruit that give the product a classic taste, round, harmonious with fruity and lightly bitter sensations that make it unique in its kind.
    Clear, transparent, classic red color; its perfect mixability makes it an ideal base for the preparation of cocktails of higher quality. TUVE TURIN
    Bitters
    Italy
    457
  26. Pierre Bise Savennieres Clos de Coulaine 2018
    Pierre Bise Savennieres Clos de Coulaine 2018

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    2018
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  27. La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ca Besi 2019
    La Dama Vini Valpolicella Classico Superiore Ca Besi 2019
    A wine that originated from where the Valpolicella tadition of drying grapes and the freshness and fragrance of grapes pressed during harvest are combined. This gives birth to a wine of great concentration and elegance, where the freshness suprises when countered by the dark, sweet fruits and long persistent palate.

    This skirts such a lovely middle-ground and the lighter, fresher style we see from La Dama is given a little oomph and lick of pizzaz that is hard not to love. Pepper and camphor on the nose with dark roasted ground spice and a Campari like citrus flourish. It belies what comes after which seems so pretty and energetic but matched with some lovey dark, broody fruit that swims around a concentrated but focused core. It comes of subtle and persistent and ultimately so readily appealing. A very cool drop!
    2019
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  28. Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec 2022 375ml
    Huet Vouvray Le Haut Lieu Sec 2022 375ml
    Domaine Huet reigns supreme in Vouvray. They make some of the world's most pure dry wines and piquant sweet styles from the racy and multifaceted Chenin Blanc. But you'll need patience, these powerhouses need around a decade to start revealing their inherent complexities.

    Le Haut Lieu is the original vineyard,  purchased by founder Gaston Huet in 1928. It's based on heavy clay and chalk in the topsoil means these wines tend to be the most approachable in youth, though they age beautifully.

    The 2022 Le Haut-Lieu Sec is a lithe, reductive style with floral character and talcum powder. Full of phenolic, lip-smacking texture woven through its core, lending a sense of satisfying grunt to this dry yet balanced style. Clarity, precision and harmony are keywords in this wine's execution. A little more fleeting on the finish than ideal. (5.5g/L) REBECCA GIBB MW, Vinous

    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  29. Frederic Mabileau Pet Nat Lunatic Chenin
    Frederic Mabileau Pet Nat Lunatic Chenin

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    NV
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  30. Angostura Bitters 473ml
    Angostura Bitters 473ml

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    Bitters
  31. Bruno Dubois  Bulles de BD  Pet Nat
    Bruno Dubois Bulles de BD Pet Nat

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    NV
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  32. Rocher des Violettes Les Borderies Demi Sec Montlouis 2023
    Rocher des Violettes Les Borderies Demi Sec Montlouis 2023
    The 2021 Montlouis-sur-Loire Demi-Sec Les Borderies is easygoing, open and ripe-fruited. A lick of sweetness comes from the 145g/l residual sugar, with bright acidity and a line of phenolic tension giving this cleansing balance. The 2021 is pure and relatively simple but harmonious. REBECCA GIBB MW, Vinous
    2021
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  33. Weingut Dorli Muhr Samt & Seide Blaufrankisch 2021
    Weingut Dorli Muhr Samt & Seide Blaufrankisch 2021
    The 2021 Blaufränkisch Prellenkirchen Samt & Seide was made from 10-35-year-old vines from around 15 parcels along the mid-slope of the Spitzerberg. Beautiful, dark fruit shimmers with red berry and pomegranate juiciness, promising freshness and verve. The palate is its fine-boned self, agile, bright and articulate. It's alive with a pepperiness and structured tannins that crunch like starched silk. It is absolutely approachable, savory, and red-fruited, but it is also a candidate for lying down. ANNE KREBIEHL MW, vinous
    2021
    Blaufrankisch
    Austria
  34. Jean-Christophe Garnier "Les Justices" 2022
    Jean-Christophe Garnier "Les Justices" 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  35. La Dama Valpolicella Classico Superiore Colombarino 2019
    La Dama Valpolicella Classico Superiore Colombarino 2019

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    2019
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  36. Bruno Dubois  "Les Perruches" 2021 Saumur Blanc
    Bruno Dubois "Les Perruches" 2021 Saumur Blanc

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    2021
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  37. Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2022
    Domaine Guiberteau Saumur Blanc 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  38. Avis de Tempête ‘No. 13’ Chenin 2022
    Avis de Tempête ‘No. 13’ Chenin 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
  39. Angostura Amargo 750ml
    Angostura Amargo 750ml

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    Bitters
    Jamaica
  40. Domaine Huet Vouvray Petillant Brut
    Domaine Huet Vouvray Petillant Brut

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    NV
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    423
  41. Huet Petillant Brut 2019
    Huet Petillant Brut 2019

    Only the best grower Champagnes have the kind of interest, sense of place and attention to detail this sparkling wine offers. Bottled at a low pressure of 2.5/3 atmospheres (most Champagnes are between five and six), this wine has a more delicate fizz than most. The fruit is all estate-grown (certified biodynamic) and comes from the youngest vines in Huet’s Première Côte vineyards. Crafted in a hybrid méthode ancestrale style (only natural sugar in the must was used for the second fermentation), it’s made in years that favour dry wine production.

    Disgorged in October 2023 following 36 months on lees in the Huet cellars, the 2019 release has just over 1 g/L residual sugar and was dosed with the 2018 Le Haut Lieu Moelleux. To quote sparkling wine authority Peter Liem on the style: “It’s a magical, intensely expressive wine, and ridiculously inexpensive for the quality”. Let’s hear that again: ridiculously inexpensive for the quality. 2019 is a magical, fleshy mineral release for this benchmark Loire sparkling.

    2019
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  42. Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    Erba Volant Bitter 750ml
    In the words of Sergio and Lorenzo, their Aromatico Bitter is a "collision… made by mixing cold with heat, bitter with sweet, bright red with the brown tones of the earth". With a partially different mix than for the Chinato, here we have a neutral alcohol, sugar, distilled water and a natural infusion of aromatic herbs, which include gentian, cinchona, liquorice, wild cherry and cardo gobbo. Initially packed with bitter herbs, this cocktail of medicinal goodies moves into a typical bittersweet taste, with marked notes of fresh fruit and spices. 25% alc.
    Bitters
    Italy
    457
  43. Alheit Vineyards Cartology Chenin Blanc 2021
    Alheit Vineyards Cartology Chenin Blanc 2021

    Cartology is a vinous exploration of Cape heritage. It’s intended to be a picture of the Cape seen through the lens of her old vineyards in a given vintage. The cuveé is composed of rare and extraordinary parcels of mature dryland bushvines, of heritage grapes, namely Chenin Blanc and Sémillon. These grapes have been planted in the Cape for centuries. Cartology has become our staple offering. It serves as a poster child for the project, and also seems to have become a flag bearer for Cape heritage wine in general.

    The grapes were hand sorted and whole bunch pressed. The juice was very lightly settled (we like very cloudy raw juice) with no additions to the raw juice, wild fermentation took place in cements eggs, clay pots, foudres, and old barrels (various sizes). Fermentation of various parcels lasted anywhere between 3 weeks and 11 months. The wine was kept on lees for around 12 months, then rested in tank on fine lees without fining for a further five months prior to bottling. Very simple, careful winemaking.

    The nose shows citrus oil and pear, with some subtle floral/honey tones. The palate is very well proportioned, with firm mid-palate structure, medium rich mouth feel, and long carry. Flavour persists and even intensifies throughout its length. The wine finishes dry and saline, refreshing the palate. This vintage has a sappy, thirst-quenching quality about it.

    2021
    Chenin Blanc
    South Africa
    489
  44. Badenhorst Family White 2020
    Badenhorst Family White 2020

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    2020
    Chenin Blanc
    South Africa
  45. Rocher des Violettes Le Grand Poirier Molleaux Montlouis 2022
    Rocher des Violettes Le Grand Poirier Molleaux Montlouis 2022

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    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  46. La Dama Vini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019
    La Dama Vini Amarone della Valpolicella Classico 2019
    Complex delicate aromas of peonies and roses, changing into black cherries and dried red plums. There are cloves, earth and licorice, with a balsamic note and freshness. A warm, enveloping structure with velvety tannins, persistence depth, plays with the balsamic aromas. 100 days of drying, before fermentation, and aged in oak for 36 months. LA DAMA
    2019
    Corvina, Molinara, Rodinella
    Italy
    499
  47. Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2022
    Huet Vouvray Le Haut-Lieu Sec 2022
    The 2023 Vouvray Sec Le Haut-Lieu is a pure, refined, seamless style with pear, pineapple and nectarine flavors. It boasts excellent clarity and refinement, with lovely freshness hailing from calibrated acidity that bursts through this blossoming wine. Considering this was only bottled three weeks before tasting, I'm very encouraged by the results. REBECCA GIBB MW, Vinous


    This stunning dry Vouvray has such an exciting energy on the simultaneously focused and creamy medium-bodied palate. I love the juicy core, then the way the wet stone character builds to an impressive intensity in the long, precise finish. Still really youthful and with great aging potential.
    STUART PIGOTT, JamesSuckling.com
    2022
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
  48. Francois Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux (Vouvray) 2018
    Francois Chidaine Vin de France Moelleux (Vouvray) 2018
    Again this moelleux cuvée has a very gentle residual sugar, with just 25 g/l. Unsurprisingly it feels very pure and fresh on the nose, with a very focused style, with scents of peach leaf and some lightly honeyed orchard fruit. The palate is pure, fresh and bright, mixing a pithy substance of both orchard and citrus fruits, fresh and pure, with a very fine acid backbone. This is quite striking in the finish, where it is long and cleansed with wonderful vibrancy. Very good potential here but it needs time.”
    CHRIS KISSACK, thewinedoctor.com

    Chidaine does not release a Moelleux from his Vouvray vineyards every year—the balance has to be just so—and so you can be sure that when he does it is worth seeking out. It's drawn from the clay-limestone vineyards (of Le Bouchet, L’Espagnole, L’Homme, La Chatterie et al.) and made in the same fashion as Les Tuffeaux. As we have seen chez Huet, 2018 was a stunning year for sweeter styles of Chenin Blanc and here the song remains the same.
    2016
    Chenin Blanc
    France
    422
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