New World

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative

A year on the skins in buried qvevri, two years in barrel and five more in bottle before release. The house's defining wine: deeply tannic, oxidative and savoury.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Lemon yellow, with the herb, green pepper and elderflower bouquet the cellar attributes to Sauvignonasse grown on Brda flysch. Andrej Benedetic named the wine after the nickname his university friends gave him.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Intense yellow with green undertones. The cellar calls Chardonnay the pillar of its complex white blends and treats the varietal bottling the same way: rich, complex and slightly spicy, smooth and velvety on the palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Golden with the depth Chardonnay gives, and a very persistent mousse. Varietal character dominates, and the long finish closes on minerality rather than fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Dense colour with copper nuances from ripe Pinot Noir. Long lees ageing adds the meaty note the variety gives, and a faint tannic frame that the house links to its longevity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The cellar's oak raised top white, named after the Brgalotisce vineyard the family bought in 1923. Complex and rich, with mature fruit and dried herbs and a warm, mineral, harmonious palate carrying a hint of vanilla.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Pale yellow with the faintest orange cast and an abundant, persistent mousse. The house calls this its direct, decisive bottle: brut at the low end of the band, so the ripe apple acidity stays in front.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Romantic

Pronounced pink with a very persistent fine mousse. Pinot Noir gives width and texture rather than grip; Chardonnay carries the body, so the wine reads soft without losing its acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Deep yellow and glossy with a fine creamy mousse. With almost no dosage the acidity is exposed, Chardonnay giving body and Pinot Noir a velvet grip; the house calls it a stylistic speciality that sits close to a still wine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

The Augustus bottling is the estate's mature Cabernet Sauvignon, made only in the best years. Dark fruited and firmly built, with the warmth the family describe across their reds.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Medium gold yellow with straw tints. Intense and complex, with white flowers and apple giving way to wood and yeast notes; dry, fresh and harmonious with a long aftertaste. Served at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Caroline Gilby MW describes a lively gold wine with yellow plum, peach and toasted hazelnut over creamy vanilla from French oak fermentation and ageing, closing long and mineral.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Brda Chardonnay in the domaine's Classic register: fresh, elegant and mineral rather than oak led, with orchard fruit and a saline close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Wood raised Chardonnay in the Klasik line, structured but still fruit driven, with nut and orchard notes and a fresh close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Seven years in French oak on a Bordeaux blend, harvested in the second half of October. Tertiary before release, with leather and graphite over resolved tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Yellow and crystalline after years of ageing, with a persistent creamy mousse from very fine bubbles. The house's long aged cuvee: mature, piquant and complex, extra brut so the sugar never masks the acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Dolfo's bottle fermented Chardonnay and Pinot Noir from selected Ceglo plots, made on indigenous yeast for the base wine and served by the estate at 4 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Straw yellow with numerous fine persistent bubbles. Carga build the blanc de blancs on Beli Pinot, a champagne variety that rarely appears alone, and the result is fruity, fresh and light with a soft mineral edge.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Funky

Fourteen days on the skins in a wooden tino and twenty months in cask. Straw yellow going gold, very ripe white fruit, faintly salty, with a very long close.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Ruby and dense, a sweet Merlot from overripe fruit. Concentrated berry and hibiscus aromatics, caramel and liquorice on the palate, with tannin keeping the sweetness in check.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Sauvignonasse pressed straight off the skins and given two years in tank, which Reja uses in place of oak to build texture. Fuller than the usual reading of the variety.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The Fojana site bottled on its own. Edi Simcic treats the Single Vineyard wines as the most direct reading of a plot; this is the firmer, more mineral face of the estate's Rebula.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Lively golden yellow with a pronounced varietal nose of lemon peel, ripe white fruit and meadow flowers. Elegant freshness and minerality with a clean finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Golden yellow from a deliberately late harvest, with a ripe nose of melon, banana and almond over hay and dried flowers. Elegant framed, with a pronounced mineral note.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Easygoing

Golden yellow with green tints. Sauvignonasse from the Gredic site, full flavoured and warm, with a long close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Savoury

Bright intense golden yellow, with an intense fine nose of Mediterranean blossom, citrus and white fruit. Dry, soft and mineral, with an intense taste and a very persistent finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

The cellar's top sparkling, four years on the lees and disgorged by hand. Named champion at Vino Slovenija Gornja Radgona in 2025 and awarded a bronze medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards the same year.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Contemplative

Ten months on the skins with nothing added. Gold with straw tints, macerated grape and candied citrus aromatics, lightly tannic and long.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

The Kozana plot's Merlot, the red in Edi Simcic's Single Vineyard tier. Dark fruit and cocoa over a firm tannic frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Savoury

Klet Brda's skin contact blend, assembled by cellar winemaker Darinko Ribolica from three white varieties macerated separately. Richer, more structured and more tannic than the cellar's other whites.

Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative

The domaine's only sweet wine, from Rebula dried for seven months. Dried stone fruit and honey held upright by Rebula's acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

The estate's five variety skin contact blend, thirty days on the skins and three years in barrel. Broad and honeyed with a tannic spine under it.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

Clear amber with a dense texture. Eight months on the skins give cooked apple, quince and candied citrus over a herbal close, with a light tannic grip holding the freshness in place.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Refreshing

Reja's own note describes a luminous lemon colour with greenish reflections and a naturally unfiltered look, then citrus, herbs and a faint oriental spice over precise acidity and a supple medium frame.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Malvazija made in the estate's stripped back style, floral on the nose and saline on the palate, with the bitter almond close the variety gives near the coast.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Medium deep gold yellow. The cool microclimate of the narrow stream valley and the day to night temperature swing give a fruit, flower and herb bouquet, and the marl underneath gives the minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Yellow green with golden hues. The estate's youngest sparkling, four years on the lees, with orchard fruit and gentle autolytic notes over a mineral finish. Residual sugar 3.5 g per litre.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Romantic

Pink with violet hues, led by Pinot Noir from a nearly thirty year old terraced vineyard. Red fruit and autolytic pastry notes over a fresh, balanced close. Residual sugar 5 g per litre.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Light gold with green hues. Five years on the lees, with honey and brioche over acacia and citrus and a mineral marl signature. Residual sugar 1 g per litre.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Old gold with yellow green hues. Eight years on the lees on a vintage cuvee, full bodied and elegant, with gentle bubbles and a very long finish. Residual sugar 3.5 g per litre.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Old gold with yellow hues, a special edition drawn from a perpetual reserve of nine vintages. Brut nature at one gram of residual sugar, intense and long on a mineral close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Four years in French barrique on a single variety Merlot. Dark fruit gone savoury, with tobacco and cedar and firm resolved tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Deep crimson, with an intense fruit driven nose closing on gentle leather. Smooth and rounded on the palate with soft ripe tannins. The 2012 vintage took a gold medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards. Served at 14 to 18 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Caroline Gilby MW describes hand picked fruit from steep terraced sites giving a bright ruby wine with plum, blackberry and cocoa bean, velvety tannins and a long exit, drinkable now or held five to ten years.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

The estate reserves the Brjac name for a mature, long raised Merlot released only in the strongest vintages. Full, warm and firmly structured.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Elegant

Merlot from the Trobno Cru in the Opoka line, which the estate built from soil surveys and microclimate studies made between 2003 and 2005. Dark fruited, firm and long lived.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A dry varietal Pikolit, gold with amber tints, raised two years in new acacia. Honeyed and warm on the nose but finished dry, with a creamy long close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Crystalline golden yellow with a fine persistent bead. Ripe apple, mango and bergamot over bread crust and butter, completely dry, with a mineral signature running under the fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Romantic

Pale pink with a copper cast and a fine persistent bead. Red berries and blood orange over pastry and almond, completely dry, closing on wild strawberry.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Four equal parts, three pressed straight and one macerated for six days before assembly. Three years of tank and bottle before release give a full, settled white.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep ruby, made only in the best years from a 90 percent Merlot blend at 15 percent alcohol. Concentrated plum and tobacco with firm tannins that the estate says give it its longevity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Movia's unmacerated Rebula: brilliant straw yellow with a gold cast, yellow orchard fruit on the nose, citrus and herbs on a mineral, medium bodied palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative

Thirty days on the skins in conical oak and two years in barrel. Amber and tannic, with dried stone fruit, orange peel and a saline close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

The family describe their wines as mineral and warm, rounded and strong, and place Rebula in the complex rather than the easy tier. Firm, saline and built on the Brda marl.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Delicate lemon coloured, with a buttery note over yellow apple and a touch of dried herbs. Matjaz Cetrtic calls it an aperitif Rebula, and it is built that way: young, fresh and long.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Straw yellow with greenish tints. Clean and elegant on the nose, fresh and lively on the palate, with balanced acids, light mineral notes and a clean aftertaste. Served at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Reja works with minimal intervention and no additives beyond a small amount of sulphur, so the wine reads as marl, terrace and vintage. Fresher and fruitier than the Gmajna bottlings, with deeper colour than the label suggests.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Medium intense golden yellow with a varietal nose of ripe yellow fruit, grapefruit and white blossom. The family describe a harmonious combination of ripe acidity, elegant body and rich minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Caroline Gilby MW, writing for the cellar, describes fruit from the best terraced sites fermented on the skins in large oak, giving a complex nose of toast, honey, candied peel and chamomile over a salty mineral base.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Contemplative

Deep gold on the edge of orange, the estate's uncompromising natural bottling. A full year on the skins in cask gives dried fruit, spice and a firm textural grip.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Light yellow with golden hues. Medot's still Rebula, rich and harmonious, with the salinity and mineral cut the variety shows on Brda marl. Residual sugar 1 g per litre.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Light yellow with green hues. Medot ties the wine to the two halves of founder Zvonimir Simcic's career, the fresh wines he made at the Brda cellar and the older ones at the homestead. Residual sugar 0.5 g per litre.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Rebula in the Klasik register. Edi Simcic describes these as structured wines that still carry plenty of fruit and varietal character, made as everyday table wines rather than show pieces.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Straw yellow with gold reflections. Fermented and raised a year in 500 litre casks on its fine lees, it is concentrated and mineral, closing on ripe fruit and basil.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The estate's entry Rebula, pressed off the skins. Marjan Simcic describes elegance, freshness and a distinct mineral character drawn from the Brda opoka.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The Cru tier of the estate's Rebula: more vertical structure and complexity than the Classic, with ripe orchard fruit over a firm mineral spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The estate's Grand Cru Rebula from the Medana Jama plot. Marjan Simcic bases the Opoka line on ten metre soil surveys of each site; the wine is vertical, saline and built to age.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Straw yellow, with the meadow flower and fig aromatics Scurek describes on its own tech sheet. Full flavoured for a steel raised Rebula, with a clean fresh close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Marko Skocaj bottles his whites bone dry, under two grams of residual sugar, with no attempt at false weight. This is the Rebula in that style: taut, mineral and citrus driven.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Medium gold yellow with a discreet nose of white blossom, citrus and almond. The family pre harvest the bunches destined for sparkling so only the best fruit stays on the vine for this bottling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Savoury

Golden yellow, varietally clean and intense on the nose with elderflower, dried spice, hay and white pepper. Dry, strong and very mineral, with a serious upright frame and a persistent close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Caroline Gilby MW writes of a green gold wine shaped by the meeting of warm Mediterranean air and cool Alpine wind, dynamic and fresh with balanced acidity and a long fade.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Funky

Copper toned Pinot Gris from fifteen days on the skins and two years in barrel. Nutty and dried fruited, with a firm textural grip.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Pinot Gris in Dolfo's bone dry house style, with orchard fruit and a saline close rather than the softness the variety often gets.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Glowing copper Pinot Gris from six days of cold skin contact. Ripe stone fruit and ginger on the nose, almond and pastry on a full, warm palate balanced by salinity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

Pinot Gris in the estate's everyday tier: rounder than the Rebula, orchard fruited, with a dry almond finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Old gold with copper reflections. A year on fine lees in oak gives caramel and butter over pear, and the estate flags the piquant salty aftertaste that defines it.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Red berry fruit with the herbal note Cabernet Franc gives, and tannins the producer describes as softer. Fresh and balanced at 13 percent.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

Fresh and aromatic with floral and fruit notes, and soft and balanced on the tongue in the producer's own description. The lowest alcohol white in the range at 12.5 percent.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Damjan Princic describes a light wine with lively acidity and gentle citrus, apple and white flower notes. Refreshing and strongly mineral, at 13 percent.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Fragrant and inviting, with intense muscat, tropical fruit and flower aromatics. Sweet on the palate but kept fresh, at 11.5 percent.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

The heavyweight of the Skrje whites at 15 percent, with ripe pear and melon over a light floral note, soft on the palate and very long.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Straw yellow with gold tints. One of the two blends the family names as its own signature, oak raised but still fresh, and finishing long.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Ruby with garnet tints. The red half of the Stara Brajda pair, with Refosk lending acidity to the Bordeaux varieties and eighteen days on the skins giving grip.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Very dark and almost opaque ruby with carmine at the rim. Bjana's only still wine and its most serious bottling, silky and full with settled acidity under the tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Translucent ruby Merlot and Cabernet blend from the Turno plot at Ceglo. Ripe black fruit and sweet spice, velvety tannins that dry the mouth quickly, a chocolate hint at the close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Ruby with garnet tints. Three years in new oak on a Merlot led blend gives ripe red fruit, spice and tobacco with firm ripe tannins and a long elegant close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Movia's top white blend, bright gold and dense, ripe orchard and tropical fruit over almond and butter, closing on rosemary and basil.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Ruby with a translucent rim and dense legs. Dark cherry and plum wound through violet and rose, then smoke, cedar and leather over a velvety tannic grip.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

The black-soil (crna zemlja) bottling in Cattunar's 4 Terre Malvazija series, fuller and rounder than the grey-soil version.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Cattunar's 4 Terre series isolates Malvazija by soil type; the siva zemlja (grey soil) bottling is one of four side-by-side expressions.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Trapan's BIK, a Teran-based sparkling rose with raspberry and wild-berry fruit and southern-Istria minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Clai's Baracija Malvazija, the estate's more approachable, shorter-maceration white from the Baracija site.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Meneghetti's Black Label Malvazija, one of the estate's refined Malvasia expressions from the Bale vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Vina Laguna's Blanc de Moi Vintage Brut, a Malvazija-based sparkling wine from the Porec estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Gerzinic's varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, the estate's most structured red alongside its Istrian natives.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Poletti's varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, the estate's structured international red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

San Tommaso's varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, the estate's more structured red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Medea's varietal Cabernet Sauvignon, served at 18-20C as the estate's most structured red.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Fakin's Chamal, a Brut sparkling wine in the estate's Premium range alongside its still Malvazija and Teran.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Kabola's varietal Chardonnay, an international counterpoint bottled alongside the estate's Istrian range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Gerzinic's varietal Chardonnay, an international counterpoint to the estate's Istrian natives.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Poletti's 2024 Chardonnay won a medal at Concours Mondial de Bruxelles 2025, described by the estate as distinctly fresh with balanced fruit and mineral elegance.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Medea's varietal Chardonnay, an international white alongside the estate's Istrian natives.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Bastian describes its Chardonnay Marchiori as vibrant with good body, a creamy texture and mineral character under restrained oak.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Piquentum's Crno Vino, a Motovun Teran given extended maceration, spontaneous fermentation and 14 to 18 months in barrique, bottled unfiltered.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Bastian's Cuvee Rouge Marchiori, a deep ruby-red blend with black-fruit core and oak-driven vanilla, toast and clove.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Medea labels its Teran-based red Feran, the estate's own spelling of the indigenous Istrian variety.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Degrassi's Ferne Blanc de Blancs, a white-grape sparkling bottling from the Savudrija estate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Vina Laguna's Festigia Malvazija Akacija Riserva, an acacia-wood aged single-vineyard bottling from the Riserva tier.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Vina Laguna's Festigia Malvazija Istarska Riserva, the estate's premium reserve tier, positioned by the producer as complex wine for connoisseurs.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Vina Laguna's Festigia Riserva Cabernet Sauvignon, the estate's structured international red in its premium tier.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Coronica's selection-tier Malvazija, made only when the harvest permits, developing mineral and spicy notes from slow native-yeast fermentation.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Coronica's selection-tier Teran, produced only selectively and given longer wood ageing for what the estate calls true Istrian character.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Trapan's Irena's Cab, a deep ruby varietal Cabernet Sauvignon with blackcurrant, blackberry and spice, full-bodied with mature tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Trapan's Istraditional, a long-macerated skin-contact Malvazija with a complex profile of dried fruit, tea, spice and Mediterranean herbs.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold

Cattunar's Kappi Teran, the estate's flagship varietal Teran bottling from Brtonigla.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky

Another of Roxanich's six Sorelle bottlings, deep amber and full-bodied with the range's shared acacia, almond and iodine register.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Trapan's MOIA, a varietal Syrah with Mediterranean character, blackberry, blueberry, black pepper and herb notes, built for ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

San Tommaso's base Malvasia, the Bale estate's everyday white sold direct from the winery shop.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

San Tommaso's Malvasia Bq, a barrique-aged step up from the estate's base Malvasia.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kozlovic's entry fresh Malvazija, described by the estate as precise and elegant, reflecting the red-soil terroir of Momjan.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kabola's fresh Malvazija, the estate's stainless-steel line paired at the cellar door with Istrian prsut and its own olive oil.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Franc Arman's base Malvazija, straw yellow with a greenish tinge, floral-fruity and fresh on the estate's own description.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Fakin's Malvazija shows golden yellow with green undertones, a creamy full body, recognisable varietal aroma and a rounded mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Piquentum's Malvazija, briefly macerated then split between barrique and stainless steel, showing the variety's typical aromatics with added complexity over time.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Kabola's amphora-aged Malvazija, one of Istria's benchmark skin-contact whites, fermented on the skins in clay.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Degrassi's Malvazija Bomarchese, one of the estate's labelled Malvazija bottlings from Savudrija.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veralda's Malvazija Buje, the estate's everyday white from vines around Brtonigla.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veralda's site-labelled Malvazija Castagnari, from the estate's Castagnari vineyard parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Franc Arman's Malvazija Classic, aged nine months in wood, with fruit, floral and spice aromas and a mineral, dry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Poletti's Malvazija Classica, the estate's step-up Malvazija tier from the Visnjan hills.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Coronica's base Malvazija, aged on fine lees for what the estate calls unusual durability years after bottling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bastian's base Malvazija, described by the estate as vrhunsko suho, a top-tier dry white with floral-fruity acacia, peach and grapefruit aromatics.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Gerzinic's Malvazija Istarska, a family cellar bottling from the Vizinada hills.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Vina Laguna's base-line Malvazija Istarska, the Porec estate's everyday white, described on-site as fresh and lively for daily drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Medea's base Malvazija Istarska, a fresh, light-alcohol white from the estate's vineyards near Pula and Medulin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Poletti's base Malvazija Istriana, a fresh unoaked white from the Visnjan hills.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Bastian's 2023 Marchiori Malvazija won a Platinum medal at the Decanter World Wine Awards, showing a citrus-floral-spice profile with brioche, cardamom and vanilla.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Arman Marijan's Malvazija Rezerva, the reserve-tier white from the family's Vizinada vineyards, sold out at the winery when last listed.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Medea's Brut Malvazija, the estate's sparkling bottling served chilled at 6-8C.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Kozlovic's Mediteran red blend, described by the estate as balanced in tannin, built for everyday Istrian cooking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Kabola's varietal Merlot, a softer international counterpoint to the estate's indigenous Teran.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant

Bastian describes its Merlot as elegant and ruby red, with plum, dark cherry, fresh pepper and licorice.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant

Meneghetti's varietal Merlot, part of the estate's small, precision-farmed label range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

San Tommaso's varietal Merlot, a soft everyday red alongside the estate's Teran and Cabernet Sauvignon.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Medea's varietal Merlot, an approachable red served at 16-18C alongside the estate's Feran.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Franc Arman's Merlot Superior, dark red with ripe cherry and raspberry over a chocolate-and-spice finish, full yet approachable.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Kozlovic's Muskat Momjanski, the aromatic Momjan speciality grown on the estate's red-soil slopes.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Kabola's Muskat Momjanski, the aromatic Momjan-zone speciality alongside the estate's Malvazija range.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Poletti's Muskat Ruza, an aromatic pink-hued Muscat bottling from the Visnjan estate.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Gerzinic's Muskat Zuti, a yellow Muscat bottling alongside the family's Malvazija and Teran.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Fakin's semi-sweet Yellow Muscat, Decanter Bronze winning, aged briefly in stainless steel.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

Vina Laguna's Muskat Zuti, an aromatic off-dry white in the estate's base line.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity

San Tommaso's Muskat Zuti, an aromatic off-dry white sold at the estate's shop.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Coronica describes Ottaviano as intense and intriguing, with yellow flowers, peach and pear over a dry, glycerin-balanced palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic

Refosco-Merlot blend from Clai's Ottocento range, spontaneously fermented on the skins in open vats.

Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky

Malvazija-Pinot Gris skin-contact blend from Clai's Ottocento range, macerated in the estate's house style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Deep amber, dry and full-bodied, part of Roxanich's Sorelle range: acacia flowers, almond milk, garrigue herbs, nuts, sea salt and iodine.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Roxanich's Pinot Noir, an international varietal in the Philosophy collection of terroir-focused Istrian reds.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Trapan describes Ponente Unleashed as a fresh, modern interpretation of Istrian Malvazija, with citrus, white flowers and minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Cattunar's Quercus, an oak-aged Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend alongside the estate's indigenous range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Poletti's varietal Refosk, the estate's indigenous red from the Visnjan hills.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Piquentum's Refosk, made with the same extended maceration and barrique regime as the estate's Teran, bottled unfiltered.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bastian's Merlot-Cabernet Franc rose, an attractive dry pink with raspberry, forest strawberry and orange blossom.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Refreshing

Fakin's Teran-based rose is semi-dry with ruby-to-brick tones and the variety's forest-fruit nose, Decanter Bronze winning.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Medea's Rose, a Refosk, Merlot and Cabernet Sauvignon blend, light and fresh.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veralda's Rose Xtrian, a Teran-based rose from the same family of labels as the estate's red and sparkling Xtrian.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Veralda's San Giovanni, a Refosk-Teran blend built around the estate's two core red grapes.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Acacia-wood aged Malvazija from the Santa Lucia range, showing honeyed, floral notes over the variety's usual citrus core.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Franc Arman's Sauvignon Blanc, herbaceous and fruity with tropical mango and passion fruit over citrus.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Cattunar's Senator, a traditional-method sparkling wine made from Malvazija Istarska.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Clai's Malvazija, Chardonnay and Plavina traditional-method sparkling wine, bottled as extra brut.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Arman Marijan's Stanzia Brut, the family's sparkling Malvazija bottling.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Burgundy-hued Refosk with a garnet edge, dried cherry and cigar box on the nose, dark chocolate and forest floor on a structured, spice-driven palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Long-macerated skin-contact Malvazija named Croatian Wine of the Year in 2018 and listed in Decanter's 10 wines to try before you die.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kozlovic's Sauvignon Blanc, labelled Svinjon, described by the estate as mineral and fresh.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Gerzinic's varietal Syrah, a peppery red alongside the family's Cabernet Sauvignon and Istrian natives.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive

Clai's Tasel, a sweet white Muscat closing the estate's range after the long-macerated dry wines.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Kozlovic's varietal Teran, the iron-rich, high-acid Istrian red grown on the estate's red-soil vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Kabola's varietal Teran, the high-acid, iron-toned red grown alongside the estate's Malvazija.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Coronica's annual Teran, described by the estate as true Istrian character, briefly wood-aged.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Cattunar's standard Teran, the estate's everyday varietal red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Franc Arman's Teran, rubin red with violet tones, full and robust with dominant raspberry and wild-berry fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Arman Marijan's varietal Teran, from vines first planted by the family in the 1880s in Vizinada.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Gerzinic's varietal Teran, the family cellar's indigenous red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Fakin's Teran is full and strong bodied with forest-fruit aroma, ruby red turning brick red with age, notable acidity and tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

Vina Laguna's base-line Teran, an everyday indigenous red from the estate's Porec vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic

San Tommaso's varietal Teran, an everyday indigenous red sold from the Bale estate's shop.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Franc Arman's Teran Barrique, aged twelve months in barrique, ruby red with noble wild-fruit character and subtle vanilla.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative

Roxanich's Teran Re, part of the Philosophy collection of premium, terroir-driven Istrian reds designed to age.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Arman Marijan's Teran Rezerva, the estate's reserve-tier Teran, sold out at the winery when last listed on its shop.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant

Trapan's Terra Mare, a 100 percent Teran with cherry, forest fruit and spice, elegant and mineral by the estate's own description.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Degrassi's Terre Bianche Cuvee Blanche, a white bottling under the estate's Terre Bianche label.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Degrassi's Terre Bianche Cuvee Rouge, a Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot blend, the estate's structured red.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

Trapan's The One blends Syrah's pepper and dark fruit with Teran's freshness and energy.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Trapan's Uroboros Sur Lie, aged on lees with ripe fruit, honey, spice and a subtle oak-derived creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky

Piquentum's Wine Brut, a natural sparkling wine made by blending Malvazija must for secondary fermentation with one-year-old Teran.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing

Veralda's Xtrian, a varietal Refosk bottling also released in sparkling and rose forms under the same label.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Veralda's Xtrian Brut, a Refosk-based sparkling wine made by the classic traditional method.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Moderate amber, with citrus from the Rkatsiteli, tropical notes from the Kakhuri Mtsvane and apricot from the Kisi. Served across a wide band of 12 to 18 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Dark roses, smoked prunes and a hint of game on the nose; ripe cassis threaded with inky minerals, spiced cedar and black pepper on the palate, over ripe chalky tannin and vibrant acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Golden and thick-textured: earthy aromas over ripe apricot and pear, layered with strong oak, creamy honey and a delicate smokiness, closing pleasantly tannic.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Straw-coloured sparkling Mtsvane Kakhuri with citrus and green apple, pleasant acidity and a fine, long-lasting, crisp bead.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

Napareuli-grown Cabernet Sauvignon put through qvevri fermentation and then French oak: intense cherry colour, pronounced varietal aroma, and a velvety, extracted palate of red fruit, cornelian cherry and black pepper.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing

The lightest and crispest white in the range: a gently floral nose, delicate passion fruit on the palate, rolling into lime at the finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The estate's white blend made without skin contact: a rich citrus palette with pear and wild flowers, spice for lift, and a fresh mineral-edged citrus finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Refreshing

Teleda's second label, made with a month on the skins rather than the six the Orgo whites get: citrus peel and muskmelon over white fruit, with a thyme lift.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A good balance of spicy aromas with a hint of white peach. Organic fruit gives it a balanced body and enhanced floral notes, over six months of skin contact in buried qvevri.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Crisp and dry but inclining towards a fuller body from the Saperavi share, with blackberry tones against light quince aromas contributed by the Rkatsiteli.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Organic Saperavi from Napareuli with profound texture and a full body, carrying blackberry against earthy, smoky notes from three months in clay.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Teliani's Glekhuri qvevri Kisi: skin contact gives the amber colour and a pronounced flavour of apricot, dried yellow fruits, spice and honey. Served at 13 to 15 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Saperavi from Kisiskhevi village made in qvevri: dark ruby, complex and concentrated ripe cherry and red berries, full-bodied with a smooth tannin structure and a long aftertaste that will age in bottle.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Kisi from the Shumi Mziuri vineyard, cropped by green harvest and then fermented on the skins in qvevri with wild yeast in the traditional Kakhetian method.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

The family's varietal Saperavi, fermented on skins in qvevri with wild yeast: cherry and black currant with a peppery edge.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Amber-coloured skin-contact white from the Natroshvili family cellar at Vachnadziani: apricot, pear, apple and peach shading into dried fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Intense amber, with well-expressed tropical fruit and dried fig aromas, a long-lasting finish and a body full of supple tannin. Served at 8 to 10 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Light straw with golden hues, expressive on the nose with tropical fruit and a hint of citrus. Ageing gives depth and a harmonious structure, closing with a subtly piquant finish. Served at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Rustic

Made from hand-picked fruit off a bio-certified vineyard on the Alaverdi Monastery terroir in Akhmeta municipality, within both the Kakheti and Akhmeta PDOs. Khikhvi is a rare local variety of the Akhmeta district.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

A full-bodied amber from the rare Khikhvi grape, six months on the skins in qvevri, with dried plum and a distinct walnut character.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury

Golden and taut: ripe stone fruit with subtle minerality, a hint of smoke and delicate wax, then a vibrant palate with gentle bitterness and a finely spiced finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Deep amber and aromatically layered: citrus and tropical fruit nuances intertwined with quince, beeswax and subtle herbal tones from prolonged maceration on the skins. Pure and balanced, with gentle tannin and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

Dark straw in colour, with the rare Khikhvi variety's own flavours and cheerful hints of yellow fruit. Best enjoyed at about 14 to 15 degrees.

Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity

The estate's semi-sweet red in the Kindzmarauli appellation style: Saperavi's dark fruit carried on residual sugar, with enough acidity to keep the sweetness from sitting still.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Saperavi from the southwest-facing bank of the Alazani in the Kindzmarauli PDO: vibrant ruby, ripe black fruit on the nose, balanced and smooth with a lingering aftertaste.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Saperavi from the Kindzmarauli micro-zone made by classic technology: a strong varietal bouquet with a velvety, harmonious palate. Best enjoyed at 14 to 15 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

A dry white with a powerful up-front punch: sweet peach and almond blossom on the nose carrying through to a clean, crisp hint of kumquat at the finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Savoury

Kisi is a rare variety found mostly along the Telavi to Akhmeta line, and the winery says pure Kisi wine is always valuable. Here it is made natural and unfiltered with six months on the skins.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A pale-straw blend of hand-selected Kisi and Kakhuri Mtsvane made off the skins: fresh and subtle, with early peach and tropical fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Green plum and apricot sharpened by hazelnut and quince, with a delicate white-flower and sea-vegetable edge. Intense and full-bodied, with pronounced tannin, minerality and a velvety texture.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Kisi from the village of Maghraani, golden and full-bodied, given weight by qvevri vinification but kept fresh by a refined acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Deep tawny with a golden tinge, carrying top notes of tropical and dried fruit and honey over a full, harmonious, soft body that is rich in tannin. Served at 8 to 10 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

An even split of Mtsvane Kakhuri and Kisi from the Kondoli vineyards, made off the skins: a dry, brisk white rather than an amber, served at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Single-vineyard Rkatsiteli from the Kondoli hills made as a white rather than an amber, then oak aged. Unusually full for the grape at 14 percent, served at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The white half of Marani's vegan collection, a dry Kakhetian Chardonnay made without animal-derived fining and served cold at 8 to 10 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

The Rare Collection Saperavi, oak aged and released long after the vintage. Dry, full-bodied and poured at 18 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

The vegan-collection Saperavi from the Kondoli vineyards, lighter at 12.5 percent than the Satrapezo bottling and poured a little cooler at 17 to 19 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Rustic

The cellar's first natural wine, made with no winemaker intervention: three months on the skins in qvevri, then barriques left out through a Kakhetian winter.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Naturally semi-sweet Saperavi from the Kindzmarauli PDO, where the fruit carries high acidity alongside residual sugar. Red fruits and spice on the nose, sweet blackberry and black cherry confiture on the palate, silky at the close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Saperavi from the Mukuzani PDO, where small concentrated clusters give deeply pigmented, bold wine rich in body and tannin. Dark ruby with sharply expressed cherry balanced by an elegant palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Tsinandali PDO blend of Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane, light straw in colour, with tropical fruit, green apple and meadow flowers over a pleasant acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Funky

Rich on the nose with creamy vanilla and exotic spice, this dry white delivers toasted almond with echoes of dry sherry, all of it from the clay rather than from wood.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Savoury

Mtsvane made by the Kakhetian method runs dark straw, full and fleshy, with a harmonious taste and a tender characteristic aroma. Winemakers nickname the grape the Georgian Riesling for its scent.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Orange and lemon zest lead, trailed by peach, white chocolate and fruit-tree blossom. Full-bodied with balanced acidity, round tannin and a velvety close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Rustic

The blend in the range, pairing Mtsvane Kakhuri's fleshier frame with Rkatsiteli's backbone, six months on the skins in qvevri and bottled unfiltered.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Golden straw in colour with a rich, distinctive varietal aroma, gentle herbal tones and a soft, harmonious palate of dried fruit, fig above all, finished with pleasant tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Saperavi from Mukuzani vineyards on the north bank of the Alazani, picked from early October and given three years in oak: ripe berries and blackcurrant mellowing into blackberry and spicy oak depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Saperavi from the Mukuzani micro-zone on the right bank of the Alazani, six to eight months in French oak: red berries and black cherry with tobacco, chocolate and black pepper over silky tannin.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Mature but still bright ruby with blue and brick hues. Black mulberry and sweet cherry lifted by spicy oak and vanilla, with a rich velvety tannin sensation across the whole palate.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

Saperavi from the Mukuzani micro-zone, dark ruby with a fine fruity bouquet and a full, fresh, harmonious taste.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

A semi-dry Saperavi: ruby coloured with a fresh bouquet of red and black berries, a slight sweetness on the palate balanced by a pleasant acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Dark straw in the glass, with a distinctly varietal aroma and a harmonious, pleasant taste. Khareba serves it warm for a white, at 14 to 15 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Golden amber in the glass with a nose of honey, but dry and unexpectedly full-bodied in the mouth, with notes of walnut and apricot.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Pale straw yellow, with a fresh elegant nose of yellow fruits and a hint of exotic citrus. The freshness carries into the mouth: medium-bodied, well balanced, with a bright finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Intense golden amber from Rkatsiteli grown around Alaverdi Monastery and vinified in the eleventh century cellar. Vibrant fruit and peach with balanced acidity and a long close.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Rustic

A natural, unfiltered amber from Kakheti's most widely planted white grape, macerated six months on the skins in qvevri. The winery notes a small noble sediment is possible in the bottle.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

A complex bouquet of dried apricot and almond over wild flowers and honey, lifted by mineral notes. Full-bodied with pronounced tannin, balanced acidity and a velvety texture.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Moderate amber in colour, with intense dried fruit, fried nut and honey overtones. The body is rich in tannin and the aftertaste harmonious and mildly intense. Served at 8 to 10 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Deep straw yellow, with a delicate bouquet of apple and citrus carrying perfumed notes of peach and ripe pear. Best enjoyed at 10 to 12 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Funky

The estate Saperavi: bold, earthy and dry, with black currant and toasted almond over an elegant, natural tannin structure built entirely in clay.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The monks' premium dry qvevri red, made from Saperavi grown in the vineyards around Alaverdi Monastery. Deep ruby, velvety on the nose, with expressed tannin, balanced acidity and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Rustic

The red in Akhmeta Wine House's natural qvevri range, made unfiltered by the traditional Kakhetian method with the phenolics and tannin that long skin contact brings.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

Named for the gvirabi, the tunnel cellar cut into the rock at Kvareli. Rich pomegranate colour with a specific taste of dried fruit and spice and well-developed tannin on the palate.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Teleda's fortified dessert Saperavi: sour cherry and forest berries with a raisined core, oak barrel tones for polish, full-bodied with complete tannin and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

Blackberry and sour cherry with spice and tobacco, given depth by a forest-floor note. Rich and full-bodied with refined round tannins and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Deep dark ruby, with dark berries lifted by chocolate and oak. The tannins are present but velvety, the acidity balanced, and the aftertaste long.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Bold

Dark pomegranate to purple in the glass, with blackberry, cherry, forest berry and plum combining cheerfully, and the grip that two months on skins and stems brings.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Pronounced ripe cherry and elder fruit, with soft, almost mature tannins still short of their final shape. The palate is long and memorable. Best served at 14 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

Deep pomegranate in colour, with a distinctive bouquet the winery calls memorable and a harmonious taste. Best enjoyed at 16 to 18 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The reserve bottling takes nine months on the skins rather than the standard three to four weeks: raisined dark fruit and spice over a forest-floor base, full-bodied with refined round tannin and a long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A limited bottling from Saperavi grown near Alaverdi Monastery: deep structure carrying dark berries and ripe plum, with vanilla and oak, velvety tannin and a long refined finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Bold

The estate's reserve, made from Saperavi in the Mukuzani micro-zone. Mature but bright ruby with brick hues, black mulberry and sweet cherry enhanced by spicy oak and coffee, with balanced acidity and marked vinosity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Saperavi given only a short maceration, which in a grape this dark still produces a deep rose: ripe red-berry aromas and a fresh, dry palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

A dry rose from Saperavi: pomegranate and raspberry on the nose, elegant and mild on the palate, finishing clean.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

Marani's flagship amber: Kondoli-grown Rkatsiteli fermented in qvevri and then given oak. Amber in colour, dry, full-bodied, and served warm for a white at 12 to 15 degrees.

Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

An ice wine from Kondoli Rkatsiteli, sweet and low in alcohol at 10.5 percent, served cold at 8 to 10 degrees. Marani gives it unlimited shelf life stored between 5 and 12 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

The rarest wine in the Satrapezo range at around 3,000 bottles: Kondoli Mtsvane Kakhuri worked in qvevri then oak, amber and dry, served at 12 to 15 degrees.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

The red anchor of the Satrapezo range: Kondoli Saperavi taken through qvevri and then oak, dry and full at 14 percent, poured at 18 to 20 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The European-method Mtsvane from the Schuchmann label rather than the Vinoterra qvevri range: pressed and tank-fermented off the skins, so white-wine texture and citrus lift instead of amber grip.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

The estate's everyday dry Saperavi under the Schuchmann label, made in the European style rather than in qvevri: dark, firm and straightforwardly fruited.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Mtsvane picked in mid-August and taken through its primary fermentation in qvevri: green apple and lime with pear, peach and a yeasty edge, closing fresh and mineral.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

A pale, perfumed red the winery describes as favoured at the royal tables: a light floral nose with bright cranberry and hibiscus flavours.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Straw-coloured Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane Kakhuri made the European way, off the skins: clean, fresh, with banana and tropical fruit and a pleasant acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Teliani's everyday Saperavi in the Teluri range: cornel-coloured, with the primary black fruit and berry aromas characteristic of young Saperavi.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The classic Tsinandali blend of Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane, made without skin contact: a dry, brisk, citrus-toned white rather than an amber wine.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Light straw in colour with a mild, light bouquet, but complete and multifaceted on the palate. The appellation blend of Mtsvane and Rkatsiteli from Telavi municipality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The appellation blend of Rkatsiteli and Mtsvane made by classic technology off the skins: light yellow straw with a vivid, soft and harmonious taste. Served at 14 to 15 degrees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing

A western Georgian grape made in Sighnaghi with only minimal skin maceration in qvevri, giving lively honeysuckle and kumquat tones.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Kisi is the rarer, finer-boned cousin of Rkatsiteli. Qvevri-fermented then oak-matured, it lands somewhere between dried apricot and toasted hazelnut.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Floral and delicate on the nose, faintly nutty, with dried fruit, coriander and white pepper; the palate runs to lemon tea and spice with a slight tannic grip from the skins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Kakheti's benchmark amber grape worked the traditional way: skin contact gives tannin and a tea-leaf grip behind dried stone fruit and nut.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Bold

The Vinoterra qvevri Saperavi: extended skin contact, no oak, so the fruit and the clay do the talking. Full-bodied, firm and savoury with a long dark-berry finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Kinsbrook's first foray into oaked wines, a Chardonnay that spent thirteen months in new oak barrels. Toasted buttery popcorn on the nose followed by subtle vanilla and tonka bean, aimed squarely at the Anything But Chardonnay sceptics the name jokes about.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Pale, with a crisp light mouthfeel and the aromatic complexity English Bacchus is known for. The range runs from herbaceous tomato leaf, basil, sage and nettle through citrus and tropical fruit to elderflower and honeysuckle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A classic mature English blanc de blancs, blended predominantly from Chardonnay with a careful addition of Pinot Blanc. Crisp and refined, with English apple, pear and peach lifted by tertiary almond and brioche, and a smooth creaminess that grows with age.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive

An approachable and expressive multi-vintage sparkler drawing on five grapes: Pinot Noir for structure and red fruit, Chardonnay for elegance and citrus, Pinot Meunier for roundness, Pinot Blanc for vibrant acidity and Pinot Gris for creamy texture. Balanced, with complex primary fruit and secondary fermentation aromas.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

A still white made from dark-skinned sparkling varietals, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier, across two vintages. Intriguing and unusual, with subtle white cherry, wild strawberry and rose over a crisp distinctive minerality and a light, pleasing finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A Bacchus Fume: Bacchus aged in oak barrels for subtle richness and complexity. It belongs to Hidden Spring's Alchemy range, where only the finest hand-selected grapes are used and each release is a unique small batch.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A multi-layered still Chardonnay that evolves in the glass. Bright and precise, with orchard fruit, citrus zest and beeswax notes carried on a long elegant finish, shaped by clay loam and chalk soils that lend both freshness and depth.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Elegant yet generous, the result of careful parcel selection and patient ageing. Parcels of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Meunier are brought together to balance freshness with depth and precision with character, and the nose is reminiscent of delicately scented flowers.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic

A bright and characterful Pinot Noir led sparkling rose made by Dermot Sugrue from hand-picked Sussex and Hampshire fruit. Fresh cranberry and red currant sit alongside subtle spice and toasted brioche in an approachable style, reminiscent of the long warm summer it came from.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

A crisp and refined still white with notes of pear and fresh pollen and a medium-bodied, creamy texture. Artelium calls it a uniquely English expression of the grape, showing the cool maritime climate and the diversity of Sussex terroir.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Savoury

A rare expression of English Pinot Noir, crafted exclusively from estate-grown fruit at Bluebell. Delicate aromas of wild strawberries, red cherries and subtle spice lead into a balanced palate with bright fruit, silky tannins and refreshing acidity.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

A crisp English white with heady gooseberry, elderflower and lime zest mingling with spicy white pepper and clove, then honeysuckle and geranium on the palate with a juicy citric zing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A delicate, lambent gold with fine dancing bubbles. Fresh citrus, brioche and white flowers on the nose, then subtle chalk and minerality overlaid with lime, marzipan, almond and toasty notes, closing long and complex.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Ashling Park's house sparkling, a blend of the estate's three grapes with aromas of stone fruit and white flowers. Crisp and precise with impressive persistence and balance, good now but with real ageing potential.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Ashling Park's best red fruit of the year, aged almost a year in French and American oak for structure, complexity and depth. Dark cherry, blackberry and subtle oak make it a table wine rather than an aperitif.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Pale gold with a fine, delicate mousse. Lemon curd and greengage meet clotted cream and shortcrust pastry, then citrus, gooseberry, apple crumble and a flinty mineral streak. The finish is long, creamy and faintly saline.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Made solely from Chardonnay off Ridgeview's heritage vineyard in a single declared year. Bright orchard fruit and warm honeyed apricot lead, savoury coastal salinity unfolds, and layers of apple tarte tatin and spiced peach meet a luxurious mousse.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Ridgeview's best selling blend and the house definition of the classic method English style. Lemon zest, pear and floral notes open onto crisp green apple and citrus layered with toasted almond and buttery pastry, closing on saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Bolney's sparkling English wine made from the classic Champagne varieties, Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. The estate's benchmark traditional method bottling and the anchor of its sparkling range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A delicate and sophisticated still Chardonnay from Bolney's own vines, with vanilla, orange blossom and apricot on the nose and crisp apple on the palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Medium bodied and smooth, with plenty of fresh pear alongside citrus and honeysuckle, closing fresh with a grassy note. Bolney took a Silver at the WineGB Awards in 2019 for this bottling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

Sugrue's unique take on English still Chardonnay, using oak fermentation, ageing under flor and controlled oxidation as well as vintage blending. The second version is a purer, more elegant and salty expression with the same patina of oak and creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Refreshing

A blush sparkling rose from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, fresh and vivacious with a delicate apple scent. Citrus on the palate combines with subtle apricot undertones and the merest hint of honey.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Fruity

The Pinot-led half of Ridgeview's signature pair. Bright red berry aromas and toasted almond give way to raspberry frangipane and a touch of bergamot orange, bold but balanced and built as a dinner-table wine.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Breaky Bottom's Chardonnay cuvee, dedicated to Geoffrey Aldred and drawn from the 2018 vintage. The estate planted Chardonnay alongside its founding Seyval Blanc and bottles it separately in the same long-aged style.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing

One of the few tank method sparkling wines in Sussex, made from Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Fresh mineral and baked apple on the nose with a hint of meadow hay, then soft apricot and vanilla on the palate and a gentle savoury finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

An elegant fifty-fifty blend of Pinot Noir and Chardonnay with complex aromas of honeysuckle, fig and mandarin, ending on savoury characteristics with an intense length developed over five years of lees ageing.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Festive

The entry point to the Charles Palmer range: a traditional method sparkling wine from a fifty-fifty Pinot Noir and Chardonnay blend, given two years in vat and nine months on lees. Inviting melon, brioche and subtle citrus over delicate ripe stone fruit and baked apple.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

A blanc de noirs made from 100 per cent Pinot Noir with three years on lees. Savoury aromas with hints of pine and manuka honey, then cantaloupe and truffle on the palate with a zesty finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Aged twelve months in French oak and built on the 777 Pinot Noir clone the vineyard selected for its quality. A rich, fruit-forward bouquet with hints of tobacco opens onto a palate layered with blackberry, cherry, dark chocolate and spice.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Styled deliberately to show cool climate character, with no oak and none of the heavy buttery notes Chardonnay often carries. Fruit from the Marlpit vineyard's Jurassic clay bed lends minerality, and the palate runs to pear, baked apple, white peach and lime.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Nyetimber's flagship multi-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. More than three years on lees give toasty, spicy aromas over a palate of honey, almond, pastry and baked apple, with fine bubbles and a long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

One hundred per cent Chardonnay in a gentle and elegant style. International Wine Challenge judges described the 2011 as sliced green apples and gala melon, fine boned with persistent chalky length. Court Garden calls it the perfect welcome drink.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Court Garden's white sparkling from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier alone, made by bottle fermentation with long ageing on lees for complexity. Labelled Extra Dry, it carries a fraction more dosage than the house Brut wines and pairs as well with food as it does as an aperitif.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Court Garden's classic Ditchling blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Pale silver with a lime-leaf green cast and continuous small bubbles, toasty with under-ripe pineapple and greengage behind, balanced by a creamy mousse and real freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

A warm pink, frothy sparkling rose of Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Dried cranberry and autolytic brioche over nicely defined red fruit, with lively acidity balancing a creamy mousse and a savoury finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing

Rathfinny's Cradle Valley still label. A luscious peachy nose yields a rich palate of peach, pear and apricot with a long finish, kept fresh by cool-climate acidity off the chalk.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Named for Dermot Sugrue's late brother Barry, known as Boz, this is the house's fullest expression of English Chardonnay on South Downs chalk. Made only in the best vintages and bottled as separate single-site expressions built for long cellar ageing.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity

A demi-sec Chardonnay sparkler in light gold with a silver cast. Pure lemon, mineral, honey and tangerine on the nose, then a lively sweet-lemon attack offset by crisp acidity and a very clean structure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

A dry English rose made deliberately deep in colour and character, taking its cue from Bandol, Rioja and Corsica rather than pale Provence. Blended from barrels of perfectly ripe, gently macerated Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier grown across the Sugrue vineyards.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Easygoing

Digby's everyday expression of what the house calls its sophisticated yet racy style. A three-way split between Chardonnay, Pinot Meunier and Pinot Noir offering richness and vitality in equal measure.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Digby's flagship fizz and its most Chardonnay-driven wine, at 62 per cent. The house describes the 2014 as elegant, rounded and astonishingly fresh, with extensive ageing potential.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Not an average pink fizz, as Digby puts it: luscious red fruit reigns with power and weight. Eighty per cent Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier make this the fullest wine in the house range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

A delicate cherry blossom hue with fruit-driven purity and an abundance of fine bubbles. Wild raspberry and honeyed redcurrant on the nose, a spring-fresh sherbet palate, and a creamy, long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Highdown's traditionally made sparkling wine from Chardonnay and Pinot Noir, grown on the chalk at Ferring. Well balanced, with orange blossom and citrus aromas carried through on the palate and a pleasing creaminess against a sherbet zing.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Rustic · Fruity

An off-dry blend of Nutbourne's Riesling-style German varietals, including fruit from forty-year-old vines. A big wildflower bouquet and an abundance of hedgerow fruit, richer than a dry white but well short of dessert sweetness.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bright and vibrant, with aromas of elderflower, nectarine, pear and peach, a lively minerality and flavours of fresh lime zest, grapefruit and layered stone fruit. The vineyard calls it British summertime in a glass.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing

Packed with tropical fruit over a floral honeysuckle nose and a flinty minerality. Aromas of pear and citrus work with flavours of pear, apricot, honey and grapefruit, with a creamy complexity and an exuberant finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

A refined and elegant sparkling rose crafted from Burgundian Pinot Noir. Small bunches of beautifully ripe fruit give a delicate salmon pink colour with persistent bubbles, soft on the palate and brimming with summer fruits, raspberries and strawberries with a touch of cream.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Made exclusively from Chardonnay in a single vintage. Invigorating scents of citrus blossom and lime with underlying crisp hints of gooseberry, elderflower and peach, closing lively with well-balanced acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Bluebell's first multi-vintage Classic Cuvee, blending wines from five different harvest years. A beautiful straw gold with fine bubbles, aromas of baked apples, elderflower and brioche leading to lime, mandarin spice, red apple skin and pastry, with a long lingering finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

An elegant vintage rose of 61 per cent Pinot Noir and 39 per cent Pinot Meunier. Soft peach, wild strawberry, raspberry and rose hip on the nose, underpinned by plum, Turkish delight, nectarine and violet for a rounded wine with a delicate creamy finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

Kinsbrook's traditional method rose, blending Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Meunier in that order of weight. The 2021 vintage came from a challenging growing year of frost, rain and cool summer temperatures rescued by a sunny September.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Kinsbrook's flagship traditional method sparkling wine, 70 per cent Chardonnay with Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier making up the balance. Bottle fermented and classed by the estate as a dry sparkling wine, from the Orchard Site vines planted in 2017.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

A bold, aromatic English Bacchus that opens with a distinctive floral nose. Classic notes of apple, elderflower and gooseberry unfold on the palate with great acidity and a lingering, crisp finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

Dry, lightly oaked and refreshing. A bold, aromatic, rich and buttery nose with notes of English hedgerow gives way to a bright, crisp palate of lemon sherbet and green apple with a soft, creamy, lingering finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic

A Meunier-dominant English sparkling rose at 65 per cent, with Pinot Noir filling the rest. Fresh acidity and luscious English summer fruits give flavours of raspberry, strawberry and shortbread.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Super aromatic on the nose with floral elderflower and citrus notes. Bright, light and dry on the palate, the house describes it as dangerously drinkable.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Fruity

A vibrant pink fizz made in Leander Club's particular shade of cerise. Digby is the official English sparkling wine of the Henley-on-Thames rowing club and donates a share of profits from every bottle back to the club's young athletes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

One hundred per cent Chardonnay from a sheltered south facing slope in the Leonardslee gardens at Lower Beeding, bottle matured 36 months on lees. The estate calls it the most precise expression of the site and releases it in limited quantities each year.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Rose gold and seductive, and genuinely unusual: an English sparkling rose carrying 10 per cent Pinotage, a nod to the owning family's South African winemaking heritage. The estate says the variety brings unmistakable depth and originality, and production is small each year.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Bolney's everyday Bacchus in the Lychgate range: a fresh, zesty and intensely aromatic dry white, built for early drinking rather than cellaring.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

An outstanding dry white made from 100 per cent Bacchus: crisp, fresh and enticing, with a pronounced elderflower bouquet followed by delicate gooseberries and a botanical, aromatic finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Nutbourne's classic method sparkling wine from Pinot Noir, Chardonnay and Pinot Blanc. White gold in colour with a natural richness and floral bouquet, part barrel matured then aged 36 months in the underground cave before hand disgorging.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

Oastbrook calls this a perfect expression of a lightly oaked aromatic English Chardonnay, grown on the clay soils of the Rother valley near Bodiam that owner and winemaker America Brewer planted from 2018.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Refreshing

A generous bouquet of ripe pear, peach and honeydew melon with crisp minerality underneath. One of the softer, rounder whites in Oastbrook's Rother valley range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant

Pure nectar of ripe stonefruits and honeysuckle, as the estate puts it. A single-block bottling from Oastbrook's Rother valley vines, richer and more perfumed than the estate's Pinot Blanc.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Contemplative

Oastbrook's flagship red, described by the estate as a perfect expression of terroir from an exceptional vintage, with an intense ruby colour and a rich palate that shows what English Pinot Noir is capable of.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

A blend of all three classic grapes from Oxney's certified organic single estate near Rye. Dry, with notes of red apple, lemon and brioche over the high acidity the eastern Weald delivers.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Crafted exclusively from hand-picked grapes grown in Plumpton's own Sussex vineyard on sandstone and clay soils. Bacchus is one of the first white varieties to ripen at the college, and the Reserve bottling is released as a numbered lot.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Refreshing

A deliberately unusual blend of Riesling, Seyval Blanc, Pinot Blanc and Regner, made by the traditional method and aged five years on lees. Plumpton calls it a one-of-a-kind alternative to the classic three-grape English cuvee.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic

A classic traditional method rose led by Pinot Meunier with Pinot Noir and Chardonnay. Colour comes from a skin-fermented portion of Pinot Noir blended back in, a technique the college teaches as well as practises.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

The classic traditional method blend from Plumpton College's own vineyards and winery under the Downs near Lewes. Hand picked, whole bunch pressed and fermented variety by variety, with part of the blend given time in old oak before assembly.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Rathfinny's elegant expression, 100 per cent hand harvested Chardonnay from the Cuckmere valley chalk. Thirty months on lees and a dosage of just 3 grams per litre leave a saline kick and racy acidity in a taut, linear wine.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Rathfinny's signature wine and its most gastronomic, made from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier on the estate's south facing chalk. A minimum of 36 months on lees gives opulent texture behind vibrant red fruit character.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Rathfinny's house style: a Pinot Noir led vintage blend grown and hand harvested on the single-site estate above Alfriston. Thirty six months on lees and a 5 gram dosage give elegant structure and a crisp, dry finesse that suits an aperitif.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Savoury

An onion-pink vintage rose whose colour comes from a dash of French oak aged Pinot Noir. Creamy perfume of ripe peach, red cherry and stewed strawberry, then saline red berries, yeasty red apple peel and white pepper spiced grapefruit with spiced nuts on the finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Produced exclusively from hand-harvested West Sussex Chardonnay, partly fermented in old Burgundian oak and aged more than five years on lees. Delicate ripe citrus and stone fruit layer with white flowers and toasted hazelnut.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

Roebuck makes this only in exceptional years, from handpicked Pinot Noir grown at the Roman Villa vineyard. Complex and refined with delicate bubbles and a silky texture, citrus and baked apple layered with toasted brioche, honey and sweet spice.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

Roebuck's house wine and, like everything the estate makes, a single vintage. Baked apple and ripe apricot layer with biscuity richness and a delicate hint of toasted almond, and fine bubbles carry vibrant acidity to a long, balanced finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Made from handpicked Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier alone. Wild strawberries, ripe red berries and a hint of toasted walnut are complemented by biscuity richness and vibrant acidity, leading to a long, beautifully poised finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

A sunset-pink multi-vintage rose of Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Summer fruit and shortbread on the nose lead to redcurrant, raspberry and cherry, carried on a creamy, round texture and a silky finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

A peach-gold vintage rose made only from Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier. Fragrant redcurrant, summer berries and honey lead to bright strawberries and cherries layered with orange, cranberry and biscuit, on a soft, creamy texture.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

A very special English organic and biodynamic white from 32 year old Rivaner vines, some of the oldest commercial vines in the county. Fine elderflower aromas lead to an intensely fresh fruit palate that the vineyard likens to Riesling.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

A natural, unfiltered ancestral method sparkling wine with a gentle mousse. Spicy baked apple notes on the nose are balanced by a mouthwatering sherbet apple hit, and the fine bubbles give a gentle, engaging texture at just 10.5 per cent alcohol.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

A lightly spiced organic red from Regent and Rondo, the two hybrid reds that actually ripen in the eastern Weald. Tantalising aromas of pepper and smoked bramble over rich dark fruit flavours balanced by soft tannins, at just 9.5 per cent alcohol.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

An organic white built on Solaris with Reichensteiner and Johanniter. An aromatic orange pith bouquet develops into fresh citrus fruit and flavours on the palate, light at 10.5 per cent alcohol.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

An older Seyval Blanc release from Breaky Bottom, dedicated to Brian James and drawn from a warm vintage. Extra years in the cellar deepen the autolytic character that long-aged Seyval develops.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

One of Peter Hall's named single-vintage Seyval Blanc cuvees from the fold of the Downs above Rodmell. Breaky Bottom has bottled Seyval since 1974 and releases each vintage under a different dedication, held back for years before it reaches the shop.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Highdown's five-grape still white blend of Reichensteiner, Bacchus, Schonburger, Chardonnay and Pinot Noir. Dry, fruity, clean, crisp and elegant, with flavours of peach, melon, green apple and grapefruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pinot Blanc fermented in French oak barrels for texture and richness. Aromas of cream and apple lead to ripe melon and citrus on a rounder, more textural palate than Stopham's tank-fermented whites.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Floral on the nose with orange peel and grapefruit on the palate, moderate acidity and a touch of sweetness. A gentler, rounder reading of Bacchus than the bone-dry English norm.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Stopham's signature wine and the best known English Pinot Gris. Off-dry, with a little sweetness and texture carrying aromatic peach and pear fruit off the vineyard's warm sandy soils.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Stopham's first estate Pinot Noir, a light bodied red with vibrant red cherry and raspberry aromas. Elegant on the palate with bright acidity, red berry flavours and a subtle hint of spice.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Dermot Sugrue's signature single-vintage cuvee, Chardonnay-led and grown on South Downs chalk in the mould of Cote des Blancs grower Champagne. Open, bright, textural, salty and electric, with barrique and demi-muid work behind it and a dosage of just 6 grams per litre.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Zingy and vibrant with lifted aromatics that unfurl as the wine opens, all fresh lemon tart, pastry and all. A bright but delicate shade of gold, striking a balance of tension from a fine-boned growing year against the texture of several different ageing vessels. Tillingham advises serving it cool rather than cold.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

A skin contact Ortega in which apricot, yellow peach and honeysuckle unfold alongside orange blossom and citrus zest. Broad and expressive with a supple richness, fine skin-derived tannins giving a gentle tea-like grip, and dried citrus peel on the long finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Ortega fermented in clay qvevri. White peach, elderflower and citrus peel are underpinned by a distinct chalky minerality, and the palate is poised and fine with nectarine and greengage, a gentle saline character and a persistent finish defined by purity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury · Festive

A brilliant gold traditional method sparkler with a very fine perlage, built on 78 per cent Pinot Noir with Müller-Thurgau, Chenin Blanc and Ortega filling out the blend. A warm aromatic nose of orange and white peach over a generous, refined and textural chalky palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Pale gold with very fine bubbles and an intense nose of raspberry, red apple skin and rose petal. The textured palate layers orange zest, raspberry, apricot and marzipan, with biscuit complexity from about five years on lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

A delicate pale gold wine with silvery highlights. The palate has a firm attack that makes it genuinely refreshing, with green apple and white tropical fruits in abundance and a clean, balanced finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Bold

A white sparkling wine made entirely from red grapes and released only as a limited edition. Delicate hints of toasty biscuit and blackcurrant with an appealing richness and balanced acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant

Pale gold with a lovely mousse and a fine stream of bubbles. Citrus and melon fruit with hints of toast and honey, Chardonnay dominance bringing finesse and crisp freshness while the two Pinots add depth and character.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Fruity

A stunning salmon colour with an abundance of bubbles and English raspberry and strawberry flavours. The Pinots hint at classic red fruits while the Chardonnay adds the freshness and finesse England is acclaimed for.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Four years in the making from hand harvested Chardonnay on Wiston's chalk. Three years on lees build autolytic texture over citrus and orchard fruit, and the wine is finished at 8 grams per litre of dosage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Refreshing

Wiston's best selling non-vintage blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from the chalk below the South Downs. At least four years from picking to release, with three to five of those on lees, giving autolytic depth behind bright orchard fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

A single vineyard vintage Pinot Noir, barrel fermented in old French oak and given four to five years on lees. Rich and satisfying, with the weight barrel work brings and the length of five years in Wiston's cellars.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The signature vintage wine of Wiston Estate, a classic blend of Chardonnay, Pinot Noir and Pinot Meunier from Findon Park. Filigree texture, nectarine and honey over brioche, and the ageing potential the estate builds its reputation on.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Romantic

A non-vintage sparkling rose coloured by still red Pinot added at bottling, then rested about three years on lees. Red berry fruit sits over an autolytic, creamy base with the estate's chalk-driven acidity.