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24 bottles

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Fino, Jerez. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Fino, NV

    Jerez, Spain

    Fortified · around £16

    Placeholder verdict: bone dry, salty and absurdly good value.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Syrah, Rhône. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Syrah, 2020

    Rhône, France

    Red · around £32

    Placeholder verdict: black pepper, iron and real length.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Gamay, Beaujolais. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Gamay, 2023

    Beaujolais, France

    Red · around £14

    Placeholder verdict: bright red fruit, no homework required.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Unoaked Chardonnay, Burgundy. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Unoaked Chardonnay, 2022

    Burgundy, France

    White · around £22

    Placeholder verdict: chalky, restrained, grown-up.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Dry Riesling, Mosel. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Dry Riesling, 2022

    Mosel, Germany

    White · around £17

    Placeholder verdict: low alcohol, high definition.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Nebbiolo, Piedmont. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Nebbiolo, 2019

    Piedmont, Italy

    Red · around £42

    Placeholder verdict: pale, tannic and completely uninterested in pleasing you quickly.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Pinot Noir, Central Otago. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Pinot Noir, 2021

    Central Otago, New Zealand

    Red · around £26

    Placeholder verdict: perfumed, silky, quietly serious.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Traditional Method Brut, Sussex. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Traditional Method Brut, NV

    Sussex, England

    Sparkling · around £38

    Placeholder verdict: bracing acidity, proper bready depth.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Albariño, Rías Baixas. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Albariño, 2023

    Rías Baixas, Spain

    White · around £13

    Placeholder verdict: stone fruit and sea air, reliably good value.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Cabernet Blend, Margaret River. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Cabernet Blend, 2019

    Margaret River, Australia

    Red · around £35

    Placeholder verdict: firm, cedary and built to last.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Sangiovese, Tuscany. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Sangiovese, 2021

    Tuscany, Italy

    Red · around £18

    Placeholder verdict: sour cherry and grip, made for the table.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Cinsault, Swartland. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Cinsault, 2022

    Swartland, South Africa

    Red · around £17

    Placeholder verdict: light, dusty and quietly interesting.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Grüner Veltliner, Niederösterreich. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Grüner Veltliner, 2023

    Niederösterreich, Austria

    White · around £15

    Placeholder verdict: peppery, green and food-friendly.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Loire Sauvignon Blanc, Loire. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Loire Sauvignon Blanc, 2023

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    White · around £14

    Placeholder verdict: taut, citrus-driven and unfussy.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Malbec, Mendoza. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Malbec, 2021

    Mendoza, Argentina

    Red · around £13

    Placeholder verdict: dark, plush and straightforward.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Barrel-Aged Chardonnay, California. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Barrel-Aged Chardonnay, 2021

    California, United States

    White · around £19

    Placeholder verdict: broad, buttery and unapologetic about it.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Skin-Contact White, Brda. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Skin-Contact White, 2022

    Brda, Slovenia

    Orange · around £28

    Placeholder verdict: grippy, tea-like and genuinely different.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Pét-Nat, Loire. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Pét-Nat, NV

    Loire, France

    Sparkling · around £24

    Placeholder verdict: cloudy, gently fizzy, cheerfully imprecise.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Pale Rosé, Provence. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Pale Rosé, 2023

    Provence, France

    Rosé · around £16

    Placeholder verdict: pale, dry and exactly what people expect.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Tempranillo, Rioja. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Tempranillo, 2019

    Rioja, Spain

    Red · around £15

    Placeholder verdict: soft, vanilla-edged and easy to like.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Schiava, Alto Adige. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Schiava, 2023

    Alto Adige, Italy

    Red · around £14

    Placeholder verdict: barely there, in the best way.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Frappato, Sicily. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Frappato, 2023

    Sicily, Italy

    Red · around £15

    Placeholder verdict: pale, floral and thirst-quenching.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Zweigelt, Burgenland. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Zweigelt, 2023

    Burgenland, Austria

    Red · around £13

    Placeholder verdict: dark cherry, black pepper, no weight.

  • Bottle portrait: Sample Everyday Prosecco, Veneto. Documentary, natural light.

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    Sample Everyday Prosecco, NV

    Veneto, Italy

    Sparkling · around £9

    Placeholder verdict: sweet, short and forgettable — we wouldn't buy it again.