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Pindarie 2025 Small Block Fiano
Australian White
White peach and nectarine appear in a medium-bodied, dry profile. The palate is expressive and textural. Grapefruit and preserved lemon linger on the finish, with a vibrant line of acidity. Made entirely from Fiano, the wine comes from a single estate-grown vineyard in the Barossa Valley. The variety is grown on the Western Ridge, where the producer has matched it to a warm, dry climate. Alcohol is 12.5 percent.
Lafazanis 2023 Geometria Malagouzia
Greek White
Ripe peach and apricot appear with preserved lemon and cut grass. The palate is broad. Balance and a persistent finish are also present. Made entirely from Malagouzia, the wine comes from semi-mountain vineyards in Corinthia at 400 to 500 metres. Controlled fermentation takes place at 14 to 16 degrees Celsius. Its colour is pale straw with green highlights, and the profile combines fruit and floral character. Alcohol is 12 percent.
Lightning Rock 2025 Chahal Vineyard Sauvignon Blanc
Canadian White
Citrus pith, green mango, crushed rock and a light herbal tone appear in an acid-driven profile. Salty passion fruit, pear, lime and aloe gel are also present, with crisp, bright character. Fruit comes from Chahal Vineyard on the Summerland Bench in the Okanagan Valley. The wine is dry and carries 12 percent alcohol. Production for the release was completed in Summerland.
Lariana Cellars 2022 Viognier
Canadian White
Stone fruit leads into pineapple, peach and melon. Bright acidity and a refreshing finish are also present. The Viognier was fermented primarily in concrete eggs, and the release totalled 450 cases. The producer is based on Osoyoos Lake at the southern end of the Okanagan Valley. Its vineyard includes Viognier, while additional fruit for the variety is sourced from another grower in Osoyoos.
Clos du Soleil 2024 Washington Series Chardonnay
Canadian White
Golden in colour, the wine brings apple, pear, chamomile, honeysuckle, beeswax and meadow grass, with pineapple, baked apple, honeycomb and quince. The palate is concentrated and long, with freshness and tension. Chardonnay from Airport Ranch Estates in Yakima Valley was harvested by hand, pressed immediately and lightly cold settled. Fermentation took place in older French oak puncheons, followed by five months on lees with weekly stirring.
Corte Sant’Alda 2022 Fienile Soave
Italian White
Golden apple, pear, pineapple, citron, white melon, white flowers and meadow herbs shape the profile. The palate is full-bodied and creamy, with salinity, freshness and a delicately bitter finish. Garganega and Trebbiano di Soave make up the blend. Fermentation and malolactic conversion took place in stainless steel, and the wine remained on its lees until bottling. The vineyards were farmed biodynamically.
Tiberio 2024 Trebbiano d’Abruzzo
Italian White
Musky peach, apricot and crushed rock appear with lemon zest. The profile also includes tart orchard fruit and a salty mineral note; the finish is long and saline. Trebbiano Abruzzese comes from Cugnoli at 350 metres. The grapes are hand harvested, and free-run juice ferments with indigenous yeasts in stainless steel. Malolactic fermentation is not carried out, and the wine is bottled without fining or filtration.
Martin Ray 2020 Sonoma Coast Chardonnay
American White
Juicy citrus, fresh pear, white flowers and apple skin appear with a touch of minerality. Oak is well integrated, and vanilla bean marks the finish. The Chardonnay comes from Cartan Vineyard and Mill Station Vineyard at Dutton Ranch. Fermentation used both selected and native yeasts, while twenty-five percent new French oak was used. The southern sites have cool day-to-night temperature shifts, while the northern sites are at higher elevations.
Ercole 2023 Bianco del Monferrato 1 L
Italian White
Asian and Bartlett pear meet lime citrus, white flowers, green apple, white nectarine, herbs and flinty minerality. The palate is refreshing, and the finish is mineral. Cortese, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc form the blend. The wine is fresh, crisp and dry, with twelve percent alcohol. Fruit comes from Monferrato in Piedmont, where the farming is described as sustainable.
Peak Cellars 2022 Glacial Till Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Honeysuckle, pear, cucumber water, candied ginger and botanical notes shape the profile. Stone fruit accompanies a lean, saline character and a juicy palate. This estate-grown Pinot Gris comes from Lake Country in the Okanagan Valley, where the vineyards follow the Scenic Sip wine route. Every vine is hand-tended, and the estate describes its farming as sustainable. The cool-climate site has a long growing season.
Peak Cellars 2022 Terraces Dry Riesling
Canadian White
Intensely tropical fruit defines this textured, flavourful dry Riesling. It belongs to the estate's Block Series and comes from Lake Country in the Okanagan Valley. The winery's vineyards are entirely estate-grown and sustainably farmed, with Riesling among the aromatic white varieties suited to its cool-climate soils and long growing season. The property covers more than one hundred acres of vines.
Sage Hills 2023 Pinot Gris
Canadian White
Juicy apple, ripe pear and bright lemon sit alongside herbaceous complexity, lively acidity and a juicy finish. Fruit from the certified-organic estate vineyard was harvested by hand in three separate pickings. Two thirds of the bunches were whole-cluster direct pressed, while one third received six days of cold carbonic maceration. Wild fermentation took place in stainless steel and neutral barrel, followed by twelve months on lees. The wine was bottled unfined and unfiltered with minimal sulphites.
Château Penin 2024 Cabanes Bordeaux Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc accounts for forty percent of the blend, joined by thirty percent Sauvignon Gris and thirty percent Sémillon. The grapes come from a clay hillside over limestone. Fermentation lasts at least twenty days at fifteen degrees Celsius in concrete eggs, concrete tanks, stainless steel or oak barrels by parcel. Maturation lasts six months on fine lees with regular bâtonnage. Peach, pineapple, fresh fruit and a mineral finish shape the profile.
Le Raisin et l’Ange 2023 Nedjma Blanc
French White
Sauvignon Blanc, Grenache Blanc and Chardonnay form this Ardèche white. One third of the fruit remains as whole clusters on skins for ten days in stainless steel, while the other two thirds are directly pressed. It is made without added sulphur. The cuvée’s name means “star” in Arabic, a deliberate reference chosen by the producer in response to exclusionary attitudes toward immigrants in Europe.
Oro Bello 2016 Chardonnay
American White
Pineapple, kiwi and Meyer lemon shape the fruit profile. The palate is smooth, fresh and balanced, with integrated toasted oak. Pear-tart notes bring baking spice, butter and fruit to a full-bodied, dry style with a rich, lingering finish. This California Chardonnay carries 13.8 percent alcohol and can accompany guacamole, fresh salsa or grilled garlic-lime prawns.
Loveblock 2022 Organic Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Pale straw with green and gold tones, this Sauvignon Blanc shows summer meadow, oatmeal and loquat. Juicy peach and papaya meet flinty minerality, layered texture and a silky mouthfeel through a long finish. The fruit comes from the certified-organic Woolshed Vineyard in the Awatere Valley. Fermentation is divided among concrete eggs, amphorae, neutral oak and stainless steel.
Clos Roussely 2023 L’Escale Sauvignon Blanc Touraine
French White
Fresh flowers and citrus lead a lively, balanced palate where acidity meets rounded texture and clear fruit. Sauvignon Blanc comes from twenty-year-old vines on clay-limestone soils in Touraine. Harvesting combines hand and mechanical picking. Fermentation proceeds slowly with indigenous yeasts, followed by ageing on fine lees. The vineyard is in conversion to organic farming, and the wine carries 12.5 percent alcohol.
Lyrarakis 2024 Vidiano Queen PGI Crete
Greek White
Pale yellow in colour, this dry white combines citrus, apricot and herbal notes with a mineral profile. The palate is full and velvety, supported by fresh acidity. Vidiano grows in north-west-facing vineyards at about 550 metres in Heraklion. The wine carries a Vegan classification and suits pasta, poultry or shellfish alongside its bright fruit character.
Michael Gindl 2019 Little Buteo Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Citrus, grass and minerality accompany texture and a tightly woven structure. Grüner Veltliner comes from loam, loess and sandstone soils. Half the fruit is directly pressed, while the remainder receives four to eight hours of skin contact. Spontaneous fermentation and six months of maturation take place in stainless steel before unfined, unfiltered bottling without added sulphur.
Malat 2023 Crazy Creatures Grüner Veltliner
Austrian White
Lemon, white peach, pear and apple meet white pepper, fresh herbs and stone-mineral notes. The palate carries orchard and citrus fruit with fresh acidity and a mineral finish. Grüner Veltliner from several sites grows on loess soils rich in limestone, silty sand and clay. The fruit is harvested by hand, pressed slowly, fermented with indigenous yeasts and matured in steel tanks.
Montes Alpha 2023 Chardonnay
Chilean White
Papaya and pineapple define the fruit profile, joined by toasted nuances, vanilla and dried fruit from barrel ageing. The palate balances freshness with generous body and carries a long finish. The Chardonnay was hand-harvested and separated for whole-cluster pressing, destemmed pressing and brief cold maceration. Thirty percent fermented in new oak, and the same proportion aged twelve months in French barrels.
Tracy & Cie 2024 Les Marnes Sauvignon Blanc
French White
Flowers and citrus open a lively, concentrated profile with polished texture. Exotic fruit develops with air, while lime and delicate minerality shape the clean finish. Sauvignon Blanc comes from marl, limestone and silt soils. Fermentation takes place in stainless steel between fifteen and eighteen degrees, followed by ageing on fine lees in tank. The finished profile is fresh, mineral and fruity.
Johannes Zillinger 2023 Velue Weiss
Austrian White
Jasmine, rose, yellow apple, kiwi and herbal notes share the aromatic profile. The palate is juicy, with ripe fruit, fine tannins and vivid acidity, followed by a salty finish. Half Grüner Veltliner is joined by equal quarter portions of Riesling and Gelber Muskateller. Part of the fruit is whole-bunch pressed, while other lots are destemmed or foot-trodden before nine months on lees.
Vinha Paz 2023 Branco Dão DOC
Portuguese White
Encruzado makes up sixty percent of the blend, with thirty percent Malvasia and ten percent Gouveio. Orange blossom, white-fleshed fruit, soft lime and delicate floral notes shape the aroma. The palate is balanced and well structured, combining softness with firm acidity, defined body, fresh minerality and a long finish. The grapes were hand harvested from granite soils.
Terravista 2025 En Terre Riesling
Canadian White
Grapefruit, blossom and stone fruit define the pronounced aroma. The palate is crisp and fresh, with a touch of residual sugar through the mid-palate balanced by acidity. Fruit from the Gold Digger and Boulders blocks was hand harvested, whole-cluster pressed and fermented separately for eighteen days at cool temperatures. The lots were aged in steel before blending.
40 Knots 2022 Siegerrebe
Canadian White
Guava, star fruit, grapefruit rind, passion fruit, currant leaf and wildflowers form an expressive profile. Two months on the lees add a slight softness. The wine is light-bodied and high in acidity, with a dry, chalky texture. The ripe tropical character makes it a natural match for ceviche and salted chips in this cool coastal style.
Baglio Ingardia 2023 Èra Terre Siciliane IGP
Italian White
Grecanico Dorato forms this dry Sicilian white. Floral notes are joined by citrus peel and mineral character. The wine carries Terre Siciliane IGP status and certified-organic classification, with twelve and a half percent alcohol. The producer is based near Mount Erice in the province of Trapani and farms more than twenty hectares. The estate's origins reach back to the eighteenth century.
Scout Vineyard 2025 Skin Contact Riesling
Canadian White
Riesling from the organically farmed Stonehouse Vineyard in Oliver is destemmed and fermented spontaneously on the skins for twenty-one days. The wine spends two years on its lees in neutral oak barrels and puncheons before unfined, unfiltered bottling with twenty parts per million of sulphur. Chewy tannins and bright acidity meet citrus peel, dried apricot, sea salt and cardamom.
Château Moncontour 2025 Vouvray Demi-Sec
French White
Chenin gives a pale-yellow colour with green tints. Citrus, white flowers, apricot and green apple accompany a rich, fresh profile. The palate is soft, round and sweet, with acidity and an almost dry finish. Fruit comes from the La Monaco plot on chalky clay soil. Fermentation lasts one month in temperature-controlled tanks. Maturation lasts three months with fining and regular racking.
Parés Baltà 2023 Materia Prima Orange Penedès
Spanish White
Xarel-lo is fermented with about ten percent Gewürztraminer skins. Wild-yeast fermentation takes place in stainless steel, with twice-daily punch-downs and one month of skin contact. The wine receives very little filtration and may show haze or sediment. Mandarin, pomelo, pear, white flowers, spice and pepper accompany a medium body, a sleek mid-palate and a lively finish. The release is classified Organic, Biodynamic, Vegan and Natural.