Tim’s Favourite Wines

On the corner at the end of the bar, you will find a number of interesting wines. It’s where I put the ‘bin ends’ or the ‘gap fillers’ – areas not covered by the wine list.

Please browse at your leisure. In the meantime, I have highlighted some of the star offerings below:

Due to the arrival and departure of various vintages, it has been necessary to source wines to replace the ones we have lost. Our most recent Côtes de Rhône offering is a Vacqueras from Jèrôme Quiot. It is every bit as good as it’s neighbour, Chateauneuf du Pape but less well-known and therefore cheaper. Everyone wins! From Bordeaux we have a delicious, beautifully structured claret from Chateau Lajarre and from Spain, Rippa Dorii, a Tempranillo Crianza from Ribera del Duero – rich and complex. Another big red – our Amarone della Valpolicella is a firm favourite with many diners.

From the New World, I have the delicious Chilean TerraNoble Carmenere Reserva –  great with the lamb or fillet steak.  On offer from South Africa, there’s an unwooded Chardonnay from Jordan Estate. This is a totally unique unoaked offering – think apricot purée and lime sorbet.

There are two new red wine offerings for you to try. The first, from Bulgaria, Via Istrum – a Marselan (originally grown in France) which is a cross between Cabernet Sauvignon and Grenache. The other is a Mendoza Malbec from Don Cristobal. Chocolate combined with soft smoke. Irresistible!

The wines mentioned above are just a few of what’s on offer at the end of the bar, so it really is a good idea to have a browse before choosing from the wine list. Please don’t forget that we offer a private purchase service at the Bakers Arms. You may have particularly enjoyed one of our wines from the list or from the bar and wish to enjoy it at home too. Tell us which one you like and we will order it for you to collect at your convenience. All you pay is the cost price of the wine (not the restaurant price) to the merchant concerned and we do the rest.

We’ll even load the car for you!