Kvaszinger Borászat, Tokaj Dry, 2018, Tokaj,

Hungary

Blackwater, The Underdog Chenin

Blanc, 2018, Stellenbosch, South Africa

Bobar Syrah, 2018, Yarra

Valley, Australia

Château Les Croisille Silice, 2016, Cahors,

France

The Kvaszinger's arrived in Tokaj, from Prussia in the 1800s. They

immediately put down roots and one of them was employed as the

local baron’s steward. In 1929, winemaker Laszlo Kvaszinger’s

great- grandfather Ödön paid the baron’s gambling debts and

received Hatalos vineyard as a token of his appreciation.

Francois Haasbroek is, in our opinion, the man who made

Waterford Estate the Stellenbosch legend that it is. But he always had a dream of going it alone. So when he’d finished his shift he’d go searching for under appreciated vineyards,

ones whose grapes would disappear into blends, and then he’d stay up until 3am vinifying them. Then he'd head back to

work at Waterford the next day.

Bobar is a name not easily forgotten. Nay, it is one to remember! Their Syrah is grown on a classic Yarra Valley floor site – half-way up the northeast face of an exposed hill

with good drainage and excellent exposure to the morning sun.

However, Tom and Sally use Syrah to make a Pinot Noir style wine.

Bonkers, right?

Silice is the charming bad boy who nicked his older brother's worn

down leather jacket, only smokes hand-rolled cigarettes, and pumps iron while singing along to Robert

Plant on a Sunday. He exudes jammy red fruits with some of the silkiest tannins around this part of

town, where the soil is sandy in Luzech. When we asked Germain,

the winemaker at Croisille, if he makes magnums of Silice, he

responded, "why not just have a bucket and a straw?" One sip later,

and we couldn't agree more.

What We Taste:Lemon Juice & White Flowers

What We Taste:Fresh red cherries,

strawberries, plums

What We Taste:Dark fruits, Pepper,

Spice

What We Taste:Grass, Bay Leaf, Grapefruit,

Minerality

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Bernard Lonclas Cuvée Prestige,

NV, Champagne, France

Domaine Garnier & Fils Epineuil

Pinot Noir, 2017, Burgundy, France

Cantina Ronca Ulderico Rosso, Veneto IGT, Italy

They say that this “can be drunk at any time and until dawn.” We agree. We like to open this top

blend - with its creamy, brioche and pastry flavours laced with

toasted almonds and white flowers over breakfast of an almond croissant and fresh strawberries. We then like to

toast the sun over the yardarm. It’s a beautiful treat with a

simple truffle pasta lunch or as an aperitif in the evening.

Xavier and Jérôme make eight wines. Only one is red. They nailed it first time. The Pinot

Noir grapes for this wine comes from a vineyard a bit smaller

than Trafalgar Square, which is farmed using no herbicides or insecticides. Fermented with

natural yeast and aged in seasoned oak for 12 months,

this should probably cost twice as much as it does.

Amarone’s hipster brother. This cannot technically be called

Amarone because it is made from rogue grapes and it lives on the wrong side of the tracks, but the

Ulderico Rosso - made in an appassimento-style - is as good as any Amarone we’ve tried. They use

no herbicides, insecticides or harvesting machines, and arecurrently in conversion to go

completely organic.

Szamorodni, literally means, "as it comes" because of Poles transporting barrels with

fermenting must back in the 16th century from Tokaj to Krakow.

Entomology and historical geekery aside, Lázlsó's

Szamorodni Édes is something exceptional - the grapes are

harvested with rare aszú berries, which are botrytized and each berry is hand-selected. Perfect

combination of tales, nobly rotted grapes, and thirst- quenching

acidity, Liquid gold!!

What We Taste:Rich, Floral, Brioche and

Biscuit

What We Taste:Blackcurrant Jam, Cherry Liqueur, Dark Chocolate

What We Taste:Apricot, honeysuckle, candied orange peel

What We Taste:Fresh red cherries, redcurrants, plums

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TIS THE SEASONThe days are short but the year has been long. Luckily London’s streets

are buzzing with festive excitement. It’s the most wonderful time of year; when the air is thick with pine & mulled wine, shop windows are glittering in the twilight and, as always, Humble Grape is opening up a

selection of our biggest treats. Why not?! You’ve earned it.

Kvaszinger Borászat,

Szamarodini, Tokaji, Hungary

Dutton Goldfield,

Dutton Ranch Chardonnay, Russian River

Valley

Starmont Winery,

Chardonnay, Napa Valley

Starmont Winery,

Cabernet Sauvignon, Napa Valley

Did you just think Sutton Coldfield? That’s fine, so did

we. But this is very much yummy not Brummie. In this wine Dan and Steve

have tried to produce their vision of a classic Russian River Valley Chardonnay.

Grapes are picked from five of their eighty little plots

scattered through the region, most of the vines are

over 30 years old.

Starmont’s White wine evokes the unique spirit of the Carneros region! A state-of-the-art winery

located on the historic Stanly Ranch Estate, Starmont Winery &

Vineyards is a member of the Napa Sustainable Winegrowing

Group. The winery & estate vineyards have been certified

through the Napa Green Program since 2007. It gently

floats flavours of like a warm sea breeze. It’s both expressive and

approachable.

There’s a few things about Californians that you just feel as

soon as you meet them. Care-free, easy-going & highly spirited people, & when they

make wine you can even taste it! It's hard to imagine how life was

prior to tasting this naughty little number. It’s like sipping sunshine on Venice Beach at

Sunset... once you have a taste, you’ll be there in mind, body and spirit! Starmont winery, a

worthy of a spot on LA’s Walk of Fame!

Zinfandel is considered by many to be America’s heritage

grape & was introduced to California during the legendary Gold Rush. This one is a tribute

to Californian wine history & was sourced from some of the state’s oldest & most revered

wine regions, from family-owned vineyards that in some cases date back over 100

years.

What We Taste: Lemon, lime, peach, apricot, tropical fruit, ginger biscuit, pear &

cream.

Tropical fruits & apple, along with citrus, fresh mineral & subtle oak,

Californian winemaking in a glass

Rombauer Vineyards, Zinfandel,

Napa Valley

What We Taste: What We Taste:Dark berries, some herbs with background notes of baking spices. Fruit

flavors along with subtle toasty oak

What We Taste:Same plushness of a new

velvet sofa, where you indulge in dark chocolate & freshly baked cherry pie

HUMBLE GRAPE BATTERSEACALIFORNIA DREAMINGNo matter if 'all the leaves are brown & the sky is grey' these wines are what

Cali’ is all about. Like what you taste? Join us for a cracking tasting this month featuring our range of Golden State winemakers, hosted at Humble Grape

Islington (24 Sept.) & Humble Grape Canary Wharf (25 Sept.). Book at the bar!

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Nicolas Laugner’s winery is a real family winery. Grandma Allimant married Grandpa Laugner giving the winery its name, but in fact the family has 12 generations of

winemakers. They farm 12 hectares in Orschwiller, Northern Alsace, from which they make an

incredible 15 different wines, so this is super boutique stuff. They

only employ two part time employees, Nicolas, his Mum, Dad

and dog (a little white fluffy ball called Falka).

From their intriguing Rieslings to their groundbreaking Pinot Noirs, we love every wine & winemaker

from this family-run estate. Founded in 1849 by Dr. Deinhard, developed

by his son-in-law Leopold von Winning in 1907, the estate was

revived in 2007 by Achim Niederberger. Tragically Herr

Niederberger died in 2013, and his wife Jana now steers the ship. No

herbicides, no synthetic fertilisers, no copper, no filtering and no fining.

Every bottle is a winner.

What We Taste:Strawberry, raspberry, red currant, blossom,

lemon, pink grapefruit.

What We Taste:White pepper,

cardamom and spice with black fruits.

Domaine Allimant- Laugner Crémant d'Alsace Rosé, NV,

Alsace, France

Weingut von Winning

Paradiesgarten Erste Lage

Riesling, 2018, Pfalz, Germany

Blackwater Noir, 2015, Swartland,

South Africa

Francois Haasbroek is, in our opinion, the man who made

Waterford Estate the Stellenbosch legend that it is. But he always had a dream of going it alone. So when he’d

finished his shift he’d go searching for under appreciated

vineyards, ones whose grapes would disappear into blends,

and then he’d stay up until 3am vinifying them. Then he'd head back to work at Waterford the

next day. What We Taste:

Ripe citrus fruits combined with a very deep herbal and almost spicy notes.

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31 DAYS OF GERMAN RIESLINGa bespoke tasting for July, celebrating our ‘Hero Producer’ von Winning. Winemaker Andreas from von Winning will host a dinner at our new Canary Wharf branch on 31 July! Don’t miss this special night, ask a member of our team for more information. www.humblegrape.co.uk

Weingut Von Winning

Riesling, 2017, Pfalz, Germany

Weingut Von Winning

Paradiesgarten, Riesling, 2017,

Pfalz, Germany

Weingut VonWinning Forster

Ungeheuer Riesling GG, 2015,

Pfalz, Germany

Weingut Von Winning Forster

Ungeheuer Riesling Auslese,

2013, Pfalz, Germany

Made without herbicides, synthetic

fertilisers, copper, filtering or fining. The

name Von Winning says it all. It would only be a more fitting if this were

called Von-Epic, Von-Awesome or

Von-Party-in-My-Mouth

Grown under the somewhat suggestive eye of a statue of Eve,

this Riesling is your gateway to Paradise.

Single plot with oodles of flavours, 30% oak

contact. Elegant, fresh and sexy. *Phew*. Was

it good for you, too?

Ungeheuer can be translated as

“tremendous”, “immense” or “colossal”. Not words you would normally use to describe Riesling. But

this is tremendously complex, immensely

aromatic and colossally impressive.

Auslese wine is made from grapes harvested (by hand only) late in

the year, when the grapes are super

sun-soaked and ripe. So it’s Ungeheuer

(colossal, remember?) turned right up to 11.

What We Taste:Dry with juicy citrus fruit, peach, flowers,

dried herbs and spice.

What We Taste:Tangy citrus, spice, peach, green apple,

salty minerality.

What We Taste:Bold, full-throttle

honey, quince, salt, ripe peach.

What We Taste:Citrus fruit, ripe quince,

salt, apricots, and heavenly happiness.

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JUNE

We call this the hippopotamus wine. Winemaker Álvaro Castro spends so much time tending his vines that he has neglected his swimming pool, which is now

covered in a thick layer of algae. Things have gotten so bad

that he jokes about getting a hippo.

This intriguing wine is a little like a hippo: bigger bodied and

more nippy than you might expect, with a lot going on

beneath the surface.

The Schup family have been a mainstay in the Wienerwald

thermal region for 300 years and the latest generation are serial

entrepreneurs running not only a fantastic vineyard and winery,

but also Traiskirchen's local delicatessen and traditional Heurigen (restaurant/wine tavern). Gregor's son and daughter Gregor Jnr and

Johanna are the fifth generation

to run the family business.

What We Taste:Creamy citrus, ripening melon, a touch of smoky

spice and lean mineral notes.

What We Taste:Supple red and black fruit with a layer of flavour like

Mexican spiced hot chocolate.

Quinta de Saes Colheita Branco,

2017, Dão, Portugal

Winzer Schup Rotgipfler, 2012 Thermenregion,

Austria

Quinta de Saes Colheita Tinto,

2016, Dão, Portugal

Winzer Schup Eichkogel, 2009,Thermenregion,

Austria

A butterfly of a wine. Dão used to be home to many

cooperatives churning out large volumes of wine, and until 1980

that was exactly what this estate did. However, when

Álvaro Castro and his daughter Maria took over, the estate

metamorphosed from a pupa into a handsome butterfly.

Similarly their wines have the intricate complexity, delicate

touch and silky finish of a butterfly’s wing

Claret meets the Sound of Music. Three years in oak, four grape varieties, 300 years of history. Located below the

Anningers range, belonging to the municipality Guntramsdorf. Here is one of the best sites the

Thermenregion, as here the Eastern European steppe

climate meet with hot and humid Atlantic air & a touch of

the Mediterranean!

What We Taste:Dark figs, cassis, liquorice

and sweet balsamic.

What We Taste:Deep yellow, smoky on the

nose, cooked rhubarb, oranges, honey and delicate

gooseberry.

STICKY

The French describe these wines as “moelleux”, which - if you’re English - is a really tough word to saw without sounding like

you’re mocking them a bit, but it means soft, supple and

graceful, which is perfectly describes this. A wine that manages to be both richly

delicious and airy.

A clean, fruity, unctuous journey through history.

Almost 2,000 years ago a Roman author and naturalist called

Pliny the Elder wrote that: “The Muscat grape has been grown for a long time in Beaumes and its wine is remarkable.” Thanks to

people like Elizabeth and Philippe Bernard this legacy still

rings true today.

What We Taste:Spices, floral honey, dried apricot, mixed peel and refreshing lemongrass

What We Taste:Slightly woody,rich mellow

fruits,figgy, jammy and yummy

Domaine Landreau Le Petit Clos Coteaux du

Layon, Loire Valley, France

Domaine La Ligière Muscat

Beaume de Venise, Rhône,

France

Taylor’s 10 Year Old Tawny Port,

Porto, NV, Portugal

Fonseca Crusted Crusted Port, NV, Porto, Portugal

Taylor’s blends its magnificent 10 year old tawny from its

extensive reserves of old cask aged Ports matured in the firm’s cool and tranquil cellars (known

as ‘lodges’) in Porto on Portugal’s Atlantic coast. It is the best selling 10 Year Old Aged Tawny Port in the UK.

Crusted port is a rare, traditional style that's relatively

unknown, but loved by connoisseurs. Aged in wood for four years and then rested for a further three in the cellars, this is bottled unfiltered to leave a

sediment and should be decanted before serving.

Fonseca is one of the few firms that continue to produce it.

What We Taste:Super-ripe berry fruit, opulent and minty and

powerful

What We Taste:Floral rose water, orange

peel, passionfruit, and white peach

SHERRY

Briny olive juice. Ripe fruits like apple give it a silky, creamy character.

Biologically aged deliciousness.

Do be lured by the cask of this 12 year old

Amontillado. Be lured by it’s nutty and earthy character.

El Maestro Sierra Fino

Jerez, NV, Spain

El Maestro Sierra Amontillado

Jerez, NV, Spain

El Maestro Sierra Oloroso

Jerez, NV, Spain

El Maestro Sierra Pedro Ximénez

Jerez, NV, Spain

Averaging 15 years in barrel this dry Oloroso is nuts; with hazelnuts and

brazil nuts, and some umami mushroom notes.

Exotically spiced, richly candied

with classic caramel overtones. This is like nectar from the gods.

Our sherries come from el Maestro Sierra, a small bodegas from high up in the hills of Jerez in Andalucia. It is run by nonagenarian Doña Pilar Pla Pechovierto and her daughter.

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Owner Rose Jordaan describes her wines as: “wine made on a mountain”, and that’s no

exaggeration. She repurchased the old family farm, situated precariously on the hellishly

vertiginous slopes of the Helshoogte Pass, between

Stellenbosch and Franschhoek, in 2006 and has returned it to

stunning form.

Bartinney Noble Savage Methode Cap Classique,

NV, Stellenbosch, South Africa

The Islander Estate “Wally White”, 2014,

Kangaroo Island, Australia

Weingut Von Winning Pinot Noir II, 2015, Pfalz,

Germany

A wine with a story like no other. In 2011, the day

before the harvest, audacious thieves armed

with a harvesting machine raided Von Winning’s Pinot Noir vineyards in the dead of night. They made away with some 2.5 tonnes of

grapes worth €100,000. This incredible wine is the

comeback.What We Taste:Sassy, creamy textured

mousse with baked apples.

The Islander Estate Vineyards is located near Parndana, an area originally cleared for farming by Soldier Settlers. To these Soldier Settlers, the term “Wally” was

used as a nickname for someone acting a fool and lacking in class. Australians often use opposites in

giving nicknames.

What We Taste:Lemon rind, white peach & tangy spice. This white is anything but a “Wally”!

What We Taste:Violets, toasty coffee, dark

chocolate.