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The Chequers

High Street, Thornham, Hunstanton, UK

Verified · Aug 2026
27 wines analysed

TGWG's Verdict

The Good Wine Guide

“The Chequers wine list offers a beautifully curated balance of classic European origins and vibrant New World estates. Prestigious Burgundy allocations and expressive Margaux magnums demonstrate real cellar depth alongside precise everyday pours. No wines by the glass beat bottle pricing per-ml, but quality across all tiers remains impeccably high.”

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★ 4+125%

Cotes De Provence “Whispering Angel”, France

Côtes de Provence, France£49.50
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Same value as the bottle — the 125ml glass (£6.50) has zero extra markup for ordering a single glass.

Priced close to shop price (est. £75 retail) — just a +49% markup compared to the usual 200%+ restaurant markup.

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Viognier “La Combe Pilate”, France

France

Glass:175ml £8.65(+6%)250ml £12.20(+5%)
Est. Vivino★4Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+150%Retail £14
Bottle£35.00750ml Bottle
Est. Vivino★4.1Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+150%Retail £24
Bottle£60.00750ml Bottle
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Sauvignon Blanc “Yeah Cool”, New Zealand

New Zealand

Glass:175ml £6.70(+8%)250ml £9.35(+6%)
Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+165%Retail £10
Bottle£26.50750ml Bottle
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Chardonnay “Heggies Estate” Australia

Australia

Glass:175ml £11.00(+5%)250ml £15.50(+3%)
Est. Vivino★4.2Top 3% Globally
Est. Markup+165%Retail £17
Bottle£45.00750ml Bottle
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Chardonnay “Vieilles Vignes”, France

France

Glass:175ml £8.65(+6%)250ml £12.20(+5%)
Est. Vivino★3.8Highly Rated
Est. Markup+169%Retail £13
Bottle£35.00750ml Bottle
6

Trebbiano d’Abruzzo, Azienda Agricola, Italy

Abruzzo, Italy

Glass:175ml £8.10(+7%)250ml £11.35(+5%)
Est. Vivino★3.7Verified Score
Est. Markup+171%Retail £12
Bottle£32.50750ml Bottle
7

Albariño “Meu”, Spain

Spain

Glass:175ml £7.50(+7%)250ml £10.50(+5%)
Est. Vivino★3.9Highly Rated
Est. Markup+173%Retail £11
Bottle£30.00750ml Bottle
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Estate Reisling, Marlborough, New Zealand

Marlborough, New Zealand

Glass:175ml £6.35(+9%)250ml £8.85(+6%)
Est. Vivino★3.8Highly Rated
Est. Markup+178%Retail £9
Bottle£25.00750ml Bottle
Est. Vivino★4Top 6% Globally
Est. Markup+182%Retail £22
Bottle£62.00750ml Bottle
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Mâcon Blanc “Les Preludes”, France

Mâconnais, Burgundy, France

Est. Vivino★3.8Highly Rated
Est. Markup+196%Retail £13
Bottle£38.50750ml Bottle
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MARGIN18 / 25
CROWD SCORE19 / 25
GLASS TAX21 / 25
DISCOVERY25 / 25
Avg Markup+168%
Avg Vivino★ 3.9
Avg Glass Tax+9%

Raw Averages Extracted:

  • Menu Average Mark-up: 168% (Lose 1 pt for every 10% above 100% across the menu)
  • Menu Average Crowd Score: 3.9 (Lose 1 pt for every 0.1 decrease below 4.5 across the menu)
  • Menu Average Glass Tax: 9%(Drops 1 pt for every 2% of glass tax applied. Benchmarked exclusively on the standard 175ml pour.)
  • Menu Discovery: 25 / 25 (AI extracted: 27 bottles (5 pts — 1 pt per 5 bottles), 17 grapes (10 pts — 1 pt per 1.5 grapes), and 21 regions (10 pts — 1 pt per region))

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