In the year 2000, David started learning about the biodynamic philosophy and changed how he cared for his vineyards. First, he converted to organic farming and then began following tenants to recover the harmony between man, earth, vines, and cosmos. In 2014, tractors were eliminated and horses were brought back to farm the vineyards. An elegant yet powerful grape variety with notes of liquorice root, violets and eucalyptus. In the mouth the red fruit shines through along with some spice. Graciano is a late ripening grape variety that is rarely bottled as a mono varietal due to its temperamental nature. A rare and appealing wine.
Region: Rioja
Grape Variety: Graciano
Vintage: 2016
Style: Savory and classic
Nose: Notes of liquorice root, violets and eucalyptus
Palate: Red fruit shines through along with some spice
Best food pairing: Lamb
A family winery originally founded in 1918 as Bodegas Arjona but in 1983 the Navajas family become the sole stockholders, changing its name to Bodegas Navajas. The year 2000 was a turning point in the Bodegas history when they invested in enlarging and improving the winery and cellars with a new barrel-aging area and new modern facilities equipped with state-of-the-art technology. Navajas family believe that the quality of the wine begins in the vineyards and for this reason they monitor and control the vineyards which belongs to their growers in Rioja Alta and Baja. Morello cherry red with violet highlights, and a good balance in the aroma between the liveliness and fruitiness of the dominant variety, and that contributed by the oak.
Region: Rioja
Grape Variety: Tempranillo
Vintage: 2013
Style: Savory and classic
Nose: The nose is epically oaked, vanilla dominates, decent complexity with parma violets, semolina and blackcurrant.
Palate: The palate drags the vanilla kicking and screaming to the front, more black currant, blackberries, hint of raspberries.
Body is medium full. Fairly tannic.
Best food pairing: Ideal with all kinds of Spanish cold meats, cheeses, game and with tapas.
A kick-ass, hop-forward pale ale, that just so happens to be gluten free. Vagabond Pale Ale melds citrus and tropical hop flavours with a light caramel malt base, backed up with a raucously resinous bitterness. Brewed using 100% malted barley, American hop varieties, pure Scottish water and our clean-fermenting house yeast, Vagabond is missing only one thing - Gluten.
Region: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Type: Pale Ale - Blond
Look: Orange and cloudy dress for a thin white foam.
Nose: Aromas of fruit, hops, citrus, malt and alcohol.
Palate: Flavors of resin, hops, malt, fruit, citrus, pine and herbs.
Bitterness: 2,0
Sweetness: 2,0
Package Information: 3 bottles of 33cl
Allergen: Gluten free
Courvoisier proudly boast their Cognac as that of Napoleon. It all started when Napoleon took hundreds of bottles of Courvoisier Cognac for his years of exile. Napoleon told Emmanuel Courvoisier that whilst he could be given the Hennessy or the Cristal, or indeed the Remy, it was the Courvoisier he really wanted.
Country/Region: France
Look: Golden, slightly amber
Nose: Very fruity, with a fresh taste of ripe fruit, spring flowers, as well as woody notes. A balanced nose, with the vigor of a young cognac.
Palate: Powerful and harmonious.
Packaging information: No box
And this time it is all about the beer, and the beer is awesome! Gone are the 200+ IBUs which brought grown men to tears! Our new Nanny State is 0.5% ABV and focuses on being a great drink as opposed to a great publicity ploy. This beer is now focussed on getting all that is good about BrewDog into a practically alcohol free format. It is a West Coast inspired pale ale with a difference!
Region: Ellon, Aberdeenshire, Scotland
Brand: Brewdog
Nose: Big fruity up front and in your face aroma with a medley of ripe citrus, orange, sherbet lemon and lychee
Palate: Amber and crystal malts add some biscuit sweetness which is quickly balanced and overcome with more fruity hop and resinous flavours and then these cleanse the palate and transcend into a long, refreshing and quinine bitter finish.
Package Information: 3 bottles of 33cl
This leading Spanish beer is an exceptional lager from the fourth generation family owned brewery in La Coruna, northern Spain. It is refreshing and light with a characteristic hoppy flavour and is crafted totally Gluten Free. Enjoy chilled with a ploughman's lunch, desert crepes or Mediterranean dishes. This gluten Free beer is produced using an enzyme to break down some of the proteins in the production process, gluten being among them. The bottle has a distinctive stamp of the crossed grain symbol, which means that it is authorised by the FACE (Federation of Spanish Coeliac Associations) as a product suitable for coeliacs. The stamp is obtained after an audit carried out by AENOR, during which the production process as well as the result of the final product was evaluated.
Country Of Origin: Spain
Producer: Estrella Galicia
ABV: 5.5%
Style: Gluten Free
Volume: 33cl
Made from Glera grapes, grown in the Valdobbiadene hills which are hand-picked and gently pressed in the winery. The must obtained is fermented in for nearly 40 days, at about 15° C, with the addition of selected yeasts. Characteristic, fruity with scents of golden apple, Williams pear, acacia flowers and lily of the valley.
Louis Tramier started this prestigious burgundy house in 1842 and it remains in the same family to this day. Extraordinary freshness in this light but concentrated, dominated Pinot Noir flavours with a breezy red fruit nose, subtle spice and a well-structured finish.
The signature gin from the East London Liquor Company, a distillery based in Bow Wharf (right near Victoria Park, for those of you that know the area). This London Dry Gin is made with 100% British wheat spirits and infused with a bright selection of botanicals, including fresh lemon and grapefruit peels, cubeb berries, cardamom, coriander, angelica root and Macedonian juniper berries.
Country / Region: England, East London
Nose: Opens with soft lemon drizzle cake and fresh, leafy coriander. This continues with subtly sweet angelica and oodles of rich, oily juniper - interestingly developing hints of olives in oil too!
Palate: Magnificently creamy mouthfeel, complimented by the crisp citrus peels and earthy juniper. The spiciness of the cardamom and cubeb comes through here - it's not in your face, but certainly quite noticeable.
Tasting tip: In tonic - in cocktail
Package Information: No box
Allergens: Contains sulphites
A wine with an intense nose of citrus and quince notes. In the mouth soft creamy notes mingle with citrus lime and apple flavours lead up to a clean finish with subtle candied fruit hints.
Region / Country: Languedoc-Roussillon, France
Grape: Chardonnay
Producer: Domaine La Croix-Belle
Vintage: 2017
Colour: White
Nose: An intense nose of citrus and quince notes
Palate: creamy notes mingle with citrus lime and apple flavours lead up to a clean finish with subtle candied fruit hints
A classic Provencal rose, beautifully pale pink in colour with a delicate nose of strawberry and cherry. An abundance of fresh red fruit on the palate, with balanced acidity and a crisp finish. This is a delicious and refreshing rose from the Provence region of France. It's made from a blend of local grape varieties;Grenache, Cinsault, Syrah. It is a delicate pale pink with subtle raspberry and cherry aromas and flavours.
Country/Region: Provence, France
Grape: Cinsaut, Grenache, Shiraz
Vintage: 2017
Look: Pale pink colour
Nose: Nose of strawberry and cherry
Palate: An abundance of fresh red fruit on the palate, with balanced acidity and a crisp finish
