Osmoz Classic French Gin Grape variety_Petit MansengAll too aware of the quality of English wines and cheeses these days, it seems the French won't let themselves fall behind in the gin stakes. This delicious and unusual gin is made by the Vallet family of Chateau Montifaud, Cognac producers and winemakers in Gascony. It's distilled from local grapes rather than grain and is not chill filtered, preserving more of the flavours and textures. Very smooth and rounded with Cognac like notes of apple,
Nero d'Avola
the ideal partner to the region's fresh goat's cheeses
the southern extremity of Champagne home to many small family-owned growers and a world apart from the manicured environs of Reims and Epernay
with juicy apricot and peach fruit
from vineyards in Pfalz
long considered one of the best in the village of Bué
full-flavoured Sussex gin created by James Rackham of Mayfield and made principally using hops
partly vinified in foudre barrels made from locally sourced oak
with ripe juicy black fruit
5% Cabernet Sauvignon & 5% Merlot
a Viognier-based blend a portion of which is vinified in demi muids (large 600l oak barrels)
Cava etc which uses a second fermentation to make the bubbles