In the piazza the other day, an elderly woman was selling dried flowers and black fruits. When she came near us, she smelt faintly of sweet earth and you could see the fruits had stained her fingertips. We were eating saffron risotto and drinking Valpolicella. Everything was perfect.

Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore 2017

Quinby's Chilli Honey

Life changing Chardonnay. Flinty with a fine line of citrus-led acidity and tension that keeps going and is so pure. We feel like decanters don’t get enough love when it comes to white wines but most fit perfectly in the fridge door.

Montalto The Elevens Single Vineyard Chardonnay 2023

Bobby Soda Berry 330ml

Bobby Soda Passionfruit 330ml

Bobby Soda Cola 330ml

Bobby Soda Lemon 330ml

Lilly keeps bringing the stick back because you're drinking this amazing Pinot and she’s as drawn to all the blackcurrant, bramble herbs notes as you are. Deliciously savoury.

Shelter Lovely Lilly Pinot Noir 2021

A great mountain Neb for everyone. Cradling tannins, textural appeal, and a very classy-looking bottle. The expression here is pure and smooth with cherry, herb and the kind of aromatics indicative of the vineyard being in one family for over 350 years.

Tenute Sella Orbello Coste Della Sesia Nebbiolo 2022

Texture and a subtle orange glow thanks to just a moment on skins and a partial ferment in amphora. Crack it open when you want flavours that hit clean and luscious; like lemon curd, rockmelon and honeysuckle.

Eck Wines Number 2 Marsanne 2024

Cabernet Franc with a splash of early-picked Chenin Blanc. It’s nice when worlds collide for flavour-filled perfection that’s full of boysenberry and mulberry. This will do perfectly with bites of carne asada and appreciated, humorous points.

Yayoi Frerot Cab Franc Chilled Red 2024

Pals Vodka Red Peach Yuzu & Soda

Dry, dry, dry, but don’t worry, it’s not just chalk and acidity, there are golden ripe aromatics, yellow peaches and the stingiest slice of upside down pineapple cake you were offered.

Brut Dargent Blanc de Blancs NV

Barbera, Freisa and Grignolino combine for a velvety, savoury expression. Full of violets and crunchy with ripe cherries. This practically dials your local pizza joint for you, all you need to do is order, pour and enjoy the combination.

Stella Vino Rosso 2022

In Calabria the old men wander the barren lands, never over-exerting themselves, just teasing out a thirst that they wash away with a Greco full of honeysuckle and a stony minerality. They’re seasoned Bianco drinkers over there.

Antonio Scala Ciro Bianco 2023

Old school approach to Etna Rosso. That means liquorice root, soil-toned tannins and delicate fruit flavours that are long and persistent. These wines are cool to see, they remind us that Etna was producing brilliant wines way before it became a fashionable wine region.

Calabretta Gaio Gaio Etna Rosso Nerello Mascalese 2021

Delicious, slightly richer example of the varietal and very much chardonnay adjacent. All ripe fruits, from red apple and nectarine to a basket of stone fruits that all wash down with a dab of almond meal.

Russell & Suitor Alejandro Fiano 2024

Candy apple and a pulse of red currant, or grenadine – either way it’s on the money. This is a boogie wine that you will want to chill, time in the fridge will free up all those fresh raspberry flavours that pour like the juice of a velvet-laced strawberry icy pole.

Scion M Town Dry Skin Contact Muscat 2023

Ripe, weighty apples and blackcurrant fruits. Yum. Mesta always delivers and this is no different, there’s a chalky tannin finish and at the price, it’s reliable and tasty every night.