The Black Bear Inn
Clytha Road, Bettws Newydd, Usk
Raw Averages Extracted:
- Menu Average Mark-up: 157% (Lose 1 pt for every 10% above 100% across the menu)
- Menu Average Crowd Score: 4.0 (Lose 1 pt for every 0.1 decrease below 4.5 across the menu)
- Menu Average Glass Tax: 0 Glasses (Penalty)(Drops 1 pt for every 2% of glass tax applied. Benchmarked exclusively on the standard 175ml pour.)
- Menu Discovery: 25 / 25 (AI extracted: 92 bottles (5 pts — 1 pt per 5 bottles), 24 grapes (10 pts — 1 pt per 1.5 grapes), and 41 regions (10 pts — 1 pt per region))
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TGWG's Verdict
The Good Wine Guide“The Black Bear Inn wine list is a thoughtfully curated selection featuring low-intervention European gems and historic French estates. Deeply rooted in organic and biodynamic viticulture, it showcases expressive volcanic Canary Island whites alongside mature, iconic Margaux. The cellar highlights artisanal small-scale growers spanning from traditional Champagne terroirs to coastal Galician vineyards.”
2024 Lou Ravi Viognier, Domaine Graveirette
Rhône, France
Priced close to shop price (est. £55 retail) — just a +11% markup compared to the usual 200%+ restaurant markup.
Top-rated ★ 4.2 on Vivino for just £45.00 a bottle — serious quality without the splurge.
TGWG's Verdict
The Good Wine Guide“The Black Bear Inn wine list is a thoughtfully curated selection featuring low-intervention European gems and historic French estates. Deeply rooted in organic and biodynamic viticulture, it showcases expressive volcanic Canary Island whites alongside mature, iconic Margaux. The cellar highlights artisanal small-scale growers spanning from traditional Champagne terroirs to coastal Galician vineyards.”
Priced close to shop price (est. £55 retail) — just a +11% markup compared to the usual 200%+ restaurant markup.
Top-rated ★ 4.2 on Vivino for just £45.00 a bottle — serious quality without the splurge.
2022 La Rocca Soave, Pieropan
Veneto, Italy
2022 La Rocca Soave, Pieropan
2024 Theria Vermentino, Alberto Loi
Sardinia, Italy
2024 Theria Vermentino, Alberto Loi
2023 Rami Bianco, COS
Sicily, Italy
2023 Rami Bianco, COS
2021 Le Mie Origini, Alessandro Viola
Sicily, Italy
2021 Le Mie Origini, Alessandro Viola
2022 Shadow Play, Kamara Estate
Thessaloniki, Greece
2022 Shadow Play, Kamara Estate
2024 Listan Blanco, Bodega Tajinaste
Canary Islands, Spain
2024 Listan Blanco, Bodega Tajinaste
2024 Prunecchio, Fattoria di Sammontana
Tuscany, Italy
2024 Prunecchio, Fattoria di Sammontana
2023 Miranius, Celler Credo
Barcelona, Spain
2023 Miranius, Celler Credo
2023 Parcella 333, Victor Ausejo
Rioja, Spain
2023 Parcella 333, Victor Ausejo
2022 Vinho Verde, Casa de Mouraz
Dão, Portugal
2022 Vinho Verde, Casa de Mouraz
Raw Averages Extracted:
- Menu Average Mark-up: 157% (Lose 1 pt for every 10% above 100% across the menu)
- Menu Average Crowd Score: 4.0 (Lose 1 pt for every 0.1 decrease below 4.5 across the menu)
- Menu Average Glass Tax: 0 Glasses (Penalty)(Drops 1 pt for every 2% of glass tax applied. Benchmarked exclusively on the standard 175ml pour.)
- Menu Discovery: 25 / 25 (AI extracted: 92 bottles (5 pts — 1 pt per 5 bottles), 24 grapes (10 pts — 1 pt per 1.5 grapes), and 41 regions (10 pts — 1 pt per region))
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