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WINES & CHAMPAGNES

HOUSE
CHARDONNAY MERLOT SANLEO - ROSSO SANLEO - BIANCO By the Glass PINOT GRIGIO BLUSH By the Glass PINOT GRIGIO By the glass 1.75cl 1.75cl 3.75 2.50cl 4.50 2.50cl 4.50 Bottle 75cl 14.00 14.00 14.00 14.00 4.75 16.00 6.00 6.00

WHITE
15. GRECANICO
A beautifully light and crispy new wine from Sicily

18.50 19.50 18.50 18.50 16.50

16. INSOLIA CHARDONNAY SICILIA

Straw yellow colour. Attractively fruity character with hints of melon and banana

17. TREBBIANO DABRUZZO D.O.C.

Clear, pale white wine with a subtle fruity aroma. Pleasant and easy drinking

18. PINOT GRIGIO

Very dry and fruity with a subtle freshness of flavour

RED
1. SANGIOVESE ROSSO SICILLIA
A versatile ruby red wine with an intense fragrance. Fresh and delicate flavour.

19. ANFORA BIANCA 19.00 19.50 19.50 24.00 25.00 25.00

Pale yellow in colour, nice bouquet with scents of exotic fruit. Well balanced, dry with a clean finish

20. ROSELLA ESTATE SEMILLON CHARDONNAY - AUSTRALIA

A rich, sun blessed and buttery wine with plenty of ripe tropical fruit aromas.

19.50 21.00 35.00 23.00 20.00 21.50 23.00

2. ARJONA RIOJA TINTO

Easy drinking Spanish wine with soft smoky finish.

3. PRIMITIVO
Dark ruby red with a full ripe flavour

21. SOAVE CLASSICO

A fresh crispy dry wine, Highly recommended

4. VALPOLICELLA CLASSICO D.O.C.

Deepish ruby red, full flavoured with good plumy fruit, a touch of vanilla from the wood.

22. CHABLIS
Firm, classic style, good fruit, well balanced acidity

23. PECORINO BIANCO D.O.C.

With a delicate bouquet, this wine depicts fresh notes of ripe tropical fruits.

5. CHIANTI CLASSICO D.O.C.G.

True quality and classic style. Wonderfully rich, elegant fruit with the most beautiful balance. This is serious Chianti!

24. IL GIANGIO (PODERE IL GIANGIO)

Fresh and fruity with hints of almonds and elderflowers

6. NEGROAMARO
A barrique aged Negroamaro, full bodied with juicy dark plum flavours. From Puglia.

25. GAVI DI GAVI D.O.C.G.

Soft and elegant wine with a full fruit flavour

7. RIESI - SHIRAZ (PRINCIPI DI BUTERA) 28.00

Complex yet elegant with rich notes of spices, blackberries, plums and morello cherries

26. SAUVIGNON
Fresh, attractively fruity with suggestions of green peppers, elderflowers and sage

8. CHATEAUNEUF DU PAPE
Chateau bottled renowned worldwide, combining smoothness and balanced flavours

45.00

9. VILLA BORGHETTI ROSSO PASSIMENTO

Same grape and traditional method of producing Amarone at half the price. Great value.

29.00 21.50 16.50

CHAMPAGNE & SPARKLING

27. HOUSE CHAMPAGNE 28 MOET & CHANDON 29. LAURENT PERRIER NV 30. VEUVE CLICQUOT NV 31. BOLLINGER 32. PROSECCO 38.00 55.00 65.00 65.00 85.00 19.50 19.50

10. MONTEPULCIANO DABRUZZO

A rich red wine made from the Montepulciano grape grown on the Adriatic Coast around Pescara

11. ANFORA ROSSA

Bright lively ruby red. Fresh appealing with rich, fruity notes, dry & well balanced

12. ROSELLA ESTATE SHIRAZ CABERNET - AUSTRALIA

A mouth watering, soft, well balanced wine that combines raspberry and spicy pepper flavours.

19.50 38.50

33. PROSECCO ROSE

We have a selection of more exclusive Italian and French wines and champagnes Please ask the Manager

14. BAROLO
Rich concentrated and complex structure with well balanced fruit, acidity and tannin flavours linger on and on

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Land of Abruzzo

L'Aquila, Fontana delle 99 Cannelle (Fountain of the 99 Spouts). RaBoe/Wikipedia

Further on than Abruzzo Boccaccio used to say to one of his characters to give the sense of distance, seclusion and fable. The mountain barriers which separate Abruzzo from its neighbouring regions and divide it into so many independent, not very well linked places, have for centuries contributed to making it a secret and isolated region where old customs prevail over the changes which are knocking on its doors. It is not by chance that the two most important writers from Abruzzo, DAnnunzio and Silone, have explained their homeland to the world through so many different feelings; the first in terms of pagan primitivism and the second in terms of Christian medieval customs. Geographically, Abruzzo is in the centre of Italy. LAquila is north of Rome. But it is still the south. The mountains isolated it and the old mule-drivers pushed it south. Today, Abruzzo has made up for historically being behind. Since the motorways penetrated the mountains, Abruzzo reappeared. It is the richest of the regions of Southern Italy. The least poor or, if you like, the most Italian. Abruzzo is not only coast. It has dozens of mountains which, with wise town planning interventions, would be paradise for the Germans, English and Americans. The cuisine of Abruzzo is closely linked to its territory and offers a wide variety of dishes which can be defined as strong and gentle to paraphrase the regions famous motto. It is a Mediterranean cuisine, confident in the good production of oil and flavourings. Ranging from the typical starter dishes, maccheroni alla chitarra (guitarshaped macaroni, maccheroni alla molinara (macaroni Molinara style) and maccheroni al ferro (spelt macaroni), with the typical Abruzzo meat sauce (ragu), to meat main courses, especially lamb and pork or fish dishes, and the many broths, not to mention bean, potato, broccoli or artichoke based dishes cooked in many different styles. A gastronomy which knows how to

be simple, but, at the same time, very fancy an always includes the flavours of nature. The origins of the typical cuisine are very old. You only have to think of the Panarda a custom which dates back to the nineteenth century reserved for special occasions and consisting of more than thirty courses of meat, fish, pasta and vegetables. Receiving an invitation to a Panarda could mean a great sacrifice for the host who must never leave the guests until the end, on pain of bad luck for evermore. Refusing the invitation however, could even mean paying with blood. The host who gave the invitation, in fact, could take it as an insult, an affront to be remedied with a challenge to a duel. There is a story that one day the same poet, DAnnunzio, one day received an invitation and pretended to be seriously ill so as not to hurt the feelings of the person who wanted his company at his Panarda table. And the Christian charity told of by Ignazio Silone, has its origins in ancient times. That desire for solidarity towards the persecuted, which meant that, on Christmas night, after returning from Midnight Mass, the head of the family used to leave the entrance door slightly open. And the mothers used to explain to their children that, on that night, the Holy Family was travelling across he world to escape Herods henchmen who had been ordered to kill the child. Therefore, it was necessary for Mary, Joseph and the baby Jesus to take refuge in the closest house, with the door left open, the path lit all night and the table well-supplied. It is really through history, through these traditions, that it can safely be said that the land of Abruzzo never fails to disappoint. It does not disappoint because it always gives what it promises.

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