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Alois Lageder 2022 Porer Pinot Grigio
Italian White
Brilliant straw yellow with a green shimmer, the wine is aromatic and opulent, with pronounced mineral notes and oak spice. Clean, grapey flavours sit in a full-bodied, soft and creamy texture. The finish is fresh, and the wine is long and aromatic on the palate. Dried apple, lime and lemon are also present, with tangy acidity and a lemon-rind aftertaste.
Vignalta 2004 Alpianæ Fior d’Arancio Passito 375 mL
Italian Dessert
Orange Muscat grapes are dried in a sheltered room for about four months before crushing and pressing. The concentrated must ferments slowly in oak barrels for almost two years. Amber in colour, the wine carries apricot and orange-peel aromas. The variety ripens later than Canelli Muscat and has a thick skin, with pronounced aroma and flavour.
Foradori 2024 Fontanasanta Manzoni Bianco
Italian White
Made entirely from Incrocio Manzoni, this white wine is vinified with its skins in cement and rests for twelve months in acacia casks. Olive oil and fresh bread appear with mimosa, acacia honey and soft moss. The profile has both vigour and liveliness, while the wine carries eleven-and-a-half percent alcohol. Skin contact lasts about one week.
Domaine Chevrot 2018 Bourgogne Aligoté Cuvée des Quatre Terroirs
French White
Bright gold in colour, with rich vanilla and exotic orchard-fruit aromas. The palate is floral and concentrated, with semi-tropical fruit, racy acidity, generous youthful fruit and balanced volume. Most vines are at least forty years old. The wine sees no wood ageing. Ripe lemon, white peach, wet stone, crushed herbs, salinity and hazelnut are also present.
Galil Mountain Winery 2020 Alon White
Israeli White
Apple, dried pear and exotic spice accompany citrus, discreet acidity and a smooth texture. The blend combines seventy-five percent Viognier, eighteen percent Sauvignon Blanc and seven percent Chardonnay. About forty percent of the wine ferments and ages for three months in French oak. Serve it at approximately ten degrees Celsius with fish, shellfish, poultry, veal, saffron risotto or richly spiced sauces.
Vigneti Tardis 2022 Mercoledì Fiano Paestum Bianco
Italian White
Fiano grown on alluvial and clay soils is destemmed and macerated overnight. The juice is then pressed into stainless steel for fermentation and élevage. The wine is bottled unfined and unfiltered, with just over thirty parts per million of sulphur dioxide. The vines are in Campania, and the wine is classified as Paestum Bianco. The project began as a collaboration between a local grower and a British sommelier.
Chivite 2024 Finca Legardeta Chardonnay
Spanish White
Ripe white fruit, citrus peel and acacia blossom accompany mineral notes and restrained oak. The Chardonnay is creamy and fresh, with a full, glyceric texture and persistent flavour. Fruit comes from approximately twenty vineyard parcels at Finca Legardeta in Villatuerta, on clay-silt and limestone soils. A short maceration and gentle pressing precede fermentation in stainless steel and French oak, with about five months on the lees.
Sandro de Bruno 2023 Soave DOC
Italian White
Linden, yellow peach, lime, almond, minerals and aromatic herbs accompany a dry, enveloping profile with savoury citrus. Garganega grows on volcanic hills between Roncà and Montecchia di Crosara. The grapes are harvested in the second half of September, destemmed, given twelve to eighteen hours of cold skin contact and softly pressed. Fermentation is followed by five to six months on the lees.
Baldovar 923 2023 Cañada París Merseguera
Spanish White
Citrus and mineral notes accompany fresh acidity and a long finish. Merseguera comes from old bush vines planted between 900 and 1,200 metres on silica-rich sandstone and limestone marl. After selection, the grapes are destemmed, pressed gently and settled at low temperature. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in French oak and stainless steel, followed by nine months split among clay amphora, 500-litre French oak and stainless steel.
Jean-Paul Mauler 2023 Muscat Vieilles Vignes
French White
Bright pale-green colour accompanies fresh, easy-drinking Muscat grape aromas in this old-vine selection from Alsace. The producer places it in a Prestige range of fruit-driven wines drawn from older vines. The aromatic white is suited to aperitif service and can accompany marinated herring or mackerel, smoked fish, shellfish and spiced dishes. Serve it between eight and ten degrees Celsius.
Terravista Vineyards 2024 Proyecto Terruño Albariño Grand Island
American White
Ripe stone fruit, orange peel and lemon meringue accompany lemon and grapefruit with a silky mineral texture. Refreshing acidity and salinity sit beside weight from the lees and a medium-plus finish. Albariño from certified-sustainable Grand Island Vineyard was hand-picked on September 3, whole-cluster pressed, settled and cooled on site. The free-run juice fermented partly in concrete egg and partly in stainless steel.
Peltier-Ravineau 2023 La Marnière Cheverny
French White
Fresh, dry and juicy, the wine carries transparent fruit with the crispness of Loire Sauvignon Blanc. Honeyed apple adds gentle volume, while white peach and nectarine appear with air. Sauvignon Blanc and Menu Pineau grow on sandy soils. The blend is lively and floral, with citrus detail and a fresh finish. Six months in fibreglass tank follow direct pressing and cold settling.
Villota 2022 Selvanevada Blanco Rioja
Spanish White
Anjou pear, cantaloupe and fennel pollen accompany guava, apricot, cocoa butter, orange blossom and aniseed. The palate is bright, medium-bodied and creamy, with fresh white fruit, green apple, stone and sage. Viura makes up ninety-one percent of the blend, joined by Tempranillo Blanco and Garnacha Blanca. The Viura is aged in French oak, while the other varieties are aged in stainless steel, before a lemon-curd finish.
Domaine de la Pépière 2015 Gorges Muscadet Sèvre et Maine
French White
Melon de Bourgogne from the Pays Nantais forms this Loire white. Gorges is among the firmest, most structured and mineral Muscadet crus. The wine remains on its lees for forty-two months. Whole clusters are pressed directly, and the juice settles naturally for twelve hours. Pays Nantais is the Loire region bordering the Atlantic, and Muscadet Sèvre et Maine is one of its subzones.
Trefethen 2017 Dry Riesling
American White
Jasmine, honeyed white peach and grapefruit appear in a fresh, fragrant profile. Punchy lime acidity accompanies tropical and mineral characters, with freshness, verve and definition. The wine is dry and carries twelve and a half percent alcohol. It comes from the Oak Knoll District of Napa Valley, where the estate grows the Riesling used for this bottling.
Marjan Simčič 2023 Ribolla Brda Classic
Slovenian White
Bright pale straw with light-gold accents, this dry Ribolla carries poached pear, acacia and wild marjoram. Fine acidity accompanies light complexity and salinity. Fruit comes from Medana and Jordano vineyards at 200 to 250 metres on marl, slate and sandstone. The grapes are harvested by hand, and the wine spends six months on its yeasts in stainless steel followed by at least one month in bottle.
Greywacke 2024 Sauvignon Blanc
New Zealand White
Honeydew melon and orange blossom appear with herb-garden botanicals, juicy lemon, steely cassis, pastis and wildflowers. Fruit comes from Marlborough’s Southern Valleys and central Wairau Plains, across alluvial soils, greywacke river stones and clay loams. The juice is lightly pressed, cold-settled and fermented mainly in stainless steel with cultured yeast, then kept on lees until late June.
Weingut Weszeli 2023 Langenlois Grüner Veltliner Kamptal DAC
Austrian White
White fruit, vegetal and spice notes accompany a velvety palate with integrated acidity and a clear, precise, fruity finish. The grapes come from sixty vineyards around Langenlois, all on loess. Thirty percent receives overnight skin contact with stems, while seventy percent is whole-cluster pressed for five hours. Fermentation is spontaneous with wild yeast, and maturation lasts five months on fine lees in stainless steel.
Cieck 2018 Erbaluce di Caluso DOCG
Italian White
Made from Erbaluce selected across estate vineyards, this white wine comes from pergola-trained vines on loose, stony moraine soils at about 320 metres, with south and south-westerly exposures. The grapes are destemmed and pressed, then fermented at low temperature for twenty-one days. Four months in stainless steel follow. Hawthorn and fruit accompany a straw-yellow colour with green highlights and a lively acidic structure.
Bodegas del Monge-Garbati 2018 Viña Ane Centenaria Blanco
Spanish White
Nine white varieties form the blend: forty percent Viura, twenty-five percent Malvasía, seven percent each Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc, five percent Torrontés, and four percent each Garnacha, Verdejo, Tempranillo Blanco and Maturana Blanca. The fruit comes from a vineyard in San Vicente de la Sonsierra that was planted in nineteen hundred and five. Maturation takes place in French oak barrels that had previously held white wine.
Rennersistas 2022 Waiting for Tom Weiss
Austrian White
Cloudy yellow-green with silver reflections, this organic white combines fine herbal spice, candied orange zest, ripe yellow peach, pear, dark minerality, honey and a nutty touch. The body is medium, with pleasant acidity and subtle balsamic character. Chardonnay and Weißburgunder form the blend. The wine is vegan and made with low sulphur, while maturation is mostly in large-format oak with some barriques.
Ursa Major 2025 Boo-Hoo, Amiright?
Canadian White
Made from Chardonnay grown just outside Naramata, the vines are nine years old and rooted in sandy loam and glacial gravel. The south-west-facing slope is farmed entirely by hand. Whole clusters are pressed into neutral barrels for fermentation and maturation. After eight months on gross lees, the wine is racked and bottled by gravity without fining or filtration, with twenty-five parts per million of sulphur dioxide.
Famille Hugel 2023 Muscat Classic
French White
Floral and open, this dry white carries Muscat notes of citrus and jasmine. The palate is dry, lively and mouthwatering. Muscat Ottonel makes up sixty percent of the blend, with forty percent Muscat Blanc à Petits Grains. The grapes are harvested by hand, fermented at controlled temperatures in casks or tanks without malolactic fermentation, lightly filtered and matured in bottle before release.
Oenops Wines 2024 Vidiano
Greek White
Lemon-yellow with green highlights, this white wine shows citrus, white flowers and subtle spice. Made entirely from Vidiano grown in mountainous Crete, the grapes are chilled, sorted and pressed as whole clusters. Spontaneous fermentation takes place in clay amphorae, concrete, large oak and stainless steel. Maturation lasts six to nine months in old oak, concrete and stainless steel before unfiltered bottling.
Orsi Vigneto San Vito 2018 Grotto Pignoletto
Italian White
Deep straw yellow, with tropical fruit, citrus zest and white flowers, this white wine is fruity, slightly mineral and persistent. Made entirely from Pignoletto, it comes from biodynamically farmed vines at 200 metres on limestone and clay. The grapes are hand-harvested, fermented spontaneously in large Slavonian-oak barrels, aged nine months on the lees and given six months in bottle.
Geographic Wines 2022 Landcraft Alvarinho
Portuguese White
Made entirely from Alvarinho grown on granitic and alluvial soils, the grapes are hand-harvested. Winemaking includes twelve hours of pre-fermentative maceration and spontaneous fermentation with indigenous yeasts at controlled temperature. Ageing lasts eight months on full lees with periodic bâtonnage. Floral and citrus notes accompany a hint of dried fruit, with acidity, freshness and a persistent finish.
Lyrarakis 2025 Psarades Dafni PGI Crete
Greek White
Bay leaf, rosemary, lemon, grapefruit, sour orange and citrus blossom form the herbal and citrus profile of this dry white. Made entirely from Dafni, it comes from the Psarades vineyard in Crete. The site sits at an average 468 metres on marly limestone and sandstone, while the wine has a refreshing mouthfeel and an intense aftertaste.
Bodegas Contreras Ruiz 2025 El Sueño del Niño Moscatel de Alejandría
Spanish White
Made from Moscatel de Alejandría grown around Rociana del Condado, the grapes are harvested by hand in boxes during the third week of August. Winemaking includes skin contact, stainless-steel fermentation and six months on the lees, with a portion in French oak. The profile includes floral, citrus and Mediterranean-infusion notes, along with freshness, roundness, fruit and mineral tension.
Pelissero 2017 Rigadin Langhe Riesling
Italian White
Golden colour with green highlights accompanies honey, butter, apricot, green pear, lemon and grapefruit. Flint, tobacco, tea, thyme, sage, nettles and hawthorn add further detail. The palate is concentrated and savoury, with acidity and mineral character. The Riesling vineyard sits at four hundred metres with a northern exposure, and low-temperature skin contact is used during production.
Callejuela 2019 La Choza Palomino de Flor
Spanish White
This unfortified Palomino comes from a four-hectare plot in Macharnudo at seventy-four metres elevation. The vines are listed as fifteen years old and grow on chalk, limestone, clay and sand. After pressing, the juice ferments at controlled temperature in stainless-steel and epoxy-lined tanks. Production is listed at roughly one hundred fifty cases, with alcohol between twelve and thirteen-and-a-half percent.