This deep purple fruit juice is pure drinking pleasure. An explosion of dark fruit and spice is courtesy of Carignan and Grenache grapes that have been picked at optimum ripeness. Bone-dry with a generous palate, this full-bodied wine is tempered by velvety tannins and a refreshing acidity. This is wine made to guzzle, but of course, we emphasize moderation (moderately). Amazing on its own, slightly chilled, or with your favourite cold-cuts and sausages.

Our boutique wines are curated by sommelier Theo Diamantis from Oenopole. These are the cream of the crop of wines hailing from specialty vineyards around the world. They may be little harder to find, but tracking them down at your local specialty wine store is definitely worth it.

Radikon, Friuli, Italy

In a world awash with large-scale, commercial winemaking, where sugar, reverse osmosis, excessive filtering, sulphites, and chemicals in the vineyard rule, Stanislao Radikon works his vineyard in an old-school fashion. Hallelujah.

His wines are unique in a glorious, terribly original way. Radikon tends to his vineyards very carefully, using organic viticultural techniques. Many people work organically in the vineyards, but Radikon cranks it up a few notches with his radical approaching to winemaking. The ultra-ripe grapes go through a rigorous triage, and left for several days to macerate in old, Slovenian oak barrels. Lengthy skin contact is normally used for making red wines, but here, Radkon employs these techniques for his whites, aiming for added layers of complexity and structure, without comprising elegance and balance.

Radikon opts for very slow, uncontrolled fermentations in his cold cellar. It goes without saying that only the indigenous yeasts are used for all his cuvees. Daily batonnage imparts richness and complexity to his wines. Unfiltered and unsulfured to preserve the soul of the wine, they are of course a little fragile. Handle with love.

Our boutique wines are curated by sommelier Theo Diamantis from Oenopole. These are the cream of the crop of wines hailing from specialty vineyards around the world. They may be little harder to find, but tracking them down at your local specialty wine store is definitely worth it.

Pierre Acquaviva's vineyards are situated on the rugged island of Corsica, located between the mountains and the sea in the appellation of Calvi. Sciaccarellu, niellucciu and vermentino grapes are grown on sun-drenched, breezy granite slopes, free of any pesticides and chemical crap.

Pierre is a gentle man, but the island is infamous for the vendetta, so, no negative comments about the wine please...Not that there would be any negative comments about the gorgeous Fiumeseccu Rose 2006.

Made from hand-picked 'sciaccarellu' and 'niellucciu' grapes, the wine has a very pretty orange tinge, and exudes aromas of mandarine and red berry fruit. Bone dry and generous, with an elegant acidity and a savoury, mineral finish, this wine is more than an aperitif wine; try it with a Salade Ni�oise, or anything off the grill.

Our boutique wines are curated by sommelier Theo Diamantis from Oenopole. These are the cream of the crop of wines hailing from specialty vineyards around the world. They may be little harder to find, but tracking them down at your local specialty wine store is definitely worth it.

If you think dieting sucks, just be glad that you weren't wobbling to disco. This hilarious collection of Weight Watchers recipes from the 70's includes retardo dishes like "Mackerel Pudding" and "Chicken Liver Bake." I'd rather suffocate in my too-tight bell-bottoms, thank you very much. (They wore bell-bottoms, right?)