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

Barmes-Buecher's vintage-dated extra-brut Cremant. Long-aged on lees in a Champagne-style Alsace Cremant, biodynamic, often zero-dosage.

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

Jean Becker's biodynamic Muscat from Grand Cru Froehn near Zellenberg. Bone-dry but with the Muscat aromatic lift; among the few standalone Alsace Grand Cru Muscat bottlings.

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

Lucien Albrecht's house Brut Cremant, a Pinot-family blend. Reliable traditional-method Alsace bubbles at the price of a good Champagne entry.

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

Lucien Albrecht's 100 percent Pinot Noir Cremant Rose. Albrecht claims to have been the first to receive AOC approval for Cremant d Alsace in 1976. Reliable salmon-pink bubbles at a friendly price.

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

Maison Cattin (Voegtlinshoffen) Cremant Jacques Cattin, an accessible Pinot-family blend with longer lees ageing than the basic tier.

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

Pierre Sparr's house Reserve Cremant Brut, a multi-grape blend with a touch of Chardonnay (permitted in Cremant d Alsace). Friendly, accessible Alsace sparkling.

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

Mure's house Cremant brut, a Pinot-family blend with a splash of Riesling for lift. Reliable traditional-method Alsace bubbles at a friendly price.

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

Valentin Zusslin's biodynamic Cremant Rose, made from 100 percent Pinot Noir. Salmon-pink, long-lees ageing, more serious than a typical Cremant rose.

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

Wolfberger Eguisheim co-op's blanc-de-noirs Cremant from 100 percent Pinot Noir, traditional method. Reliable affordable Alsace bubbles.

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

Aristos Mueller Thurgau from 800-970 m on dioritic weathering soils: intense aromatic nose with exotic-fruit and nutmeg signature; dry and fresh on the palate with mineral character and vibrant acidity.

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

Lageder's flagship biodynamic-everyday cuvee blending Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay from Demeter-certified vineyards across Alto Adige. Launched in 2008 as Al Passo del Leone Bianco - the first Demeter-certified Lageder wine and a clear statement of the cellar's biodynamic transition.

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

Egger-Ramer Pinot Bianco: refreshing, crisp and juicy with the 'Alpine bite of a green apple' per the producer's own descriptor.

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

Brilliant lemon-green Pinot Bianco from Labers, Marlengo, Merano and Tirolo at 450-550 m: fresh green-apple and citrus scents; complex and well balanced with vivid acidity, 5 months on fine lees.

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

Garlider Gruner Veltliner: radiant straw yellow with floral and citrus notes plus a hint of white pepper and herbs; fresh and lively with pleasant acidity, light spice and green apple and citrus flavors.

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

Young, dry, elegant Mueller Thurgau from Pacherhof's oldest vines, up to 39 years old: characteristic light muscat notes, fresh and pure.

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

Strasserhof Gruner Veltliner with the producer's signature green-apple, white-pepper, and grass-herb register: spicy and peppery palate with green-grassy fresh acidity at 12.5% alcohol.

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

Hofstaetter's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from the historic Kolbenhof estate above Tramin (one of the village's most renowned farms), on clay-rich quartz-porphyry soils at 360-420 metres. Distinctive dry style with finesse balancing the variety's natural opulence.

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

An unusual Bordeaux Blanc built on Sauvignon Gris rather than Semillon, giving tropical and citrus character with a rich, textured palate. Only 5,600 bottles produced annually; fermented mostly in stainless steel to preserve freshness.

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

A rare Sauvignon Blanc white Bordeaux of extraordinary mineral precision: gunsmoke, slate and saline drive a taut citrus frame that ages beautifully over a decade or more.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A cult Aligote far beyond its appellation, taut and saline with citrus, herbs and a stony finish.

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

Gaston Chiquet's Premier Cru house brut: playful and zesty with mandarin and lemon complementing red fruit, an affable, forward style with fresh acidity.

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

Henriot's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over nectarine and pastry cream, the palate bright and fleshy with tangy acid and a pillowy mousse.

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

Laurent-Perrier's fresh, Chardonnay-influenced house brut: sweet stone fruit and white flowers over nougat and buttery pastry, the palate ample, pillowy and expressive.

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

The most widely poured Champagne in the world: a bright, fruit-led brut of green apple and citrus with a brioche edge and an approachable, lively palate.

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

Mumm's red-sash house brut: citrus and white peach over a touch of caramel, the palate lively and fresh with fine bubbles and a clean finish.

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

Perrier-Jouet's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white flowers and citrus over pear and brioche, the palate light and fresh with floral lift and a clean finish.

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

A crisp, fruit-forward Pinot-led brut: almond and fresh hazelnut accompany subtle pear and apple over a clean, fresh palate.

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

Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.

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

Ruinart's Pinot-led house brut: yellow fruit and citrus over brioche and white flowers, the palate rounded and fresh.

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

Taittinger's Chardonnay-leaning house brut: white peach and apple blossom over fresh fruit and brioche, the palate light, fresh and elegant.

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

The famous yellow-label brut: a soft, youthful, fruity nose of vanilla and red apple with a toasty overtone, the palate fresh, rounded and approachable.

Sweet · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

The original rose Port: bright, fresh red-berry fruit designed to be served chilled over ice or in a cocktail.

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

A dry white Port, nutty and crisp, made for serving chilled or in a white Port and tonic.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative

A rare aged white Port, ten years in cask giving honeyed nutty depth and a gently oxidative, lingering finish.

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

A white Port designed as a chilled aperitif, citrus-fresh and lightly nutty, ideal with tonic.

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

The first dry white Port, nutty and lightly honeyed, classically served chilled or as a Port and tonic aperitif.

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

1701 Franciacorta's biodynamic Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Cazzago San Martino cellar.

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

1701's biodynamic Demeter-certified 100 percent Pinot Nero Rosé Pas Dosé Millesimato. Wild strawberry and rose petal stripped of dosage sugar.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta at Provaglio d'Iseo. Pinot Nero-inflected traditional-method sparkling, matched to soil plot by plot.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta. The cellar's Pinot Nero focus shows clearly in its rosé.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the agriturismo estate.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome.

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

Antica Fratta's volume Brut Essence from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Pinot Nero-led Essence Rosé Brut from Antica Fratta. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse with 30 months on lees.

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

Barone Pizzini's organic Brut base, the volume flagship from the ICEA-certified organic estate (certified 1997). Erbamat in the blend echoes the 2017 disciplinare amendment.

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

Organic Dosaggio Zero from Barone Pizzini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco vinified without dosage, with the chalky moraine-hill minerality exposed.

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

Pinot Nero-led organic Rosé from Barone Pizzini, awarded Gambero Rosso's Tre Bicchieri. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal over a creamy mousse.

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

Bellavista's base cuvée built on a deep reserve-wine library spanning over a decade. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse, white peach lift and a fine almond patisserie finish.

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

The zero-dosage Alma. Chardonnay-led with reserve-wine depth, exposed mineral spine and the cellar's signature almond patisserie carried by a saline finish.

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

The line that commemorates Franciacorta's 1961 birth year at Berlucchi. Chardonnay-led Brut with green apple lift, creamy mousse and a fresh almond finish at an accessible price.

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

Single-vintage Pas Dosé from the '61 line, 60 months on lees. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics over a saline patisserie palate without dosage sugar.

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

Pinot-led single-vintage Rosé Pas Dosé. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the Pinot Nero down to its mineral and red-fruit spine.

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

Pinot Nero-led '61 Rosé Brut. Wild strawberry and raspberry aromatics over a creamy mousse, with the same 24 months on lees as the '61 Brut.

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

Chardonnay-only Satèn from Berlucchi's '61 line. Bottled at the softer 4.5 bar with yellow apple and white peach aromatics over a silky mousse.

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

The original Berlucchi traditional-method sparkling, the descendant of Franco Ziliani's 1961 founding cuvée. Now bottled outside DOCG as a VSQ at an everyday price.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo. Family property since 1886, bottle-fermented Franciacorta since 1970.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Biondelli at Bornato. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 10-hectare property below Bornato Castle.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Bredasole at Paratico near the southern end of Lake Iseo.

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

Numbered-edition base cuvée built on the deepest reserve-wine stock in Franciacorta. White peach and pink grapefruit aromatics over a creamy mousse and a saline mineral finish.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Extra Brut with wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics, a creamy mousse and a delicate citrus finish. The numbered base-tier Rosé from Maurizio Zanella's Erbusco cellar.

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

Zero-dosage Millesimato that lays the chalky moraine-hill minerality bare. Lemon, green apple and chalk aromatics, saline finish, and no sugar to soften the mineral grip.

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

Single-vintage Chardonnay-led Extra Brut with low dosage and 48 months on lees. Lemon zest and hazelnut aromatics with patisserie cream and a saline mineral finish.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Red-berried traditional-method sparkling.

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

Brut Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 300-metre moraine hill.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino.

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

Castello Bonomi's single-vineyard Millesimato from a lost (perdu) cru on Monte Orfano. 100 percent Chardonnay with 4 years on lees.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Castelveder at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.

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

Cavalleri's 100 percent Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Brut from the Erbusco cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with green apple lift and a saline finish.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Dosaggio Zero from Cavalleri. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar.

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

Cavalleri's Pas Dosé. 100 percent Chardonnay with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the moraine-hill chalk.

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

Contadi Castaldi's volume Brut from Terra Moretti's second Franciacorta house at Adro. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Contadi Castaldi with 30 months on lees. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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

Contadi Castaldi's Dosaggio Zero. Chardonnay-led with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the chalky moraine-hill minerality.

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

Brut Nature Franciacorta from Derbusco Cives at Erbusco. Zero-dosage traditional-method sparkling from the moraine slopes.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Nature Franciacorta from Derbusco Cives at Erbusco. Zero-dosage red-berried traditional-method sparkling.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio. Minimal-intervention Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the foot of Monte Orfano.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.

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

Ferghettina's 100 percent Chardonnay base Brut from Roberto Gatti's Adro cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with white peach and almond aromatics.

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

Ferghettina's single-vintage 100 percent Chardonnay Brut. Thirty-six months on lees deliver lemon curd and saline minerality.

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

100 percent Pinot Nero Rosé from Ferghettina, with the cellar's signature flat-bottle format. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic La Fiòca at Nigoline Bonomelli in the Corte Franca commune near Lake Iseo. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a south-facing crescent.

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

Lantieri's flagship Millesimato Arcadia. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from the Capriolo cellar.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Lantieri with 30 months on lees. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Le Cantorìe at Gussago. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from steep south-facing terraces on calcareous-clay-rocky soils.

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

Le Marchesine's Pinot Nero-led Rosé Millesimato Artio. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse with 30 months on lees.

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

Lo Sparviere's single-vintage Brut. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from Monticelli Brusati.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Majolini at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the rock-excavated cellar.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Majolini at Ome.

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

Brut Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the Tuscan Antinori family's only Lombard property.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano. Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco-Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling from the converted 1940s cooperative.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano.

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

Monte Rossa's Dosaggio Zero. Chardonnay-led with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the moraine-hill chalk.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Monte Rossa. The Flamingo label was redesigned around the eponymous pink bird and is one of the most-poured Rosé Franciacorta in Lombardy on-trade.

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

Monte Rossa's volume Brut from the Rabotti family's Cazzago San Martino cellar. The P.R. abbreviation is the founder's initials. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse.

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

Il Mosnel's base Brut, organic since 2008, from the Barboglio family cellar at Camignone (founded 1836). Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse and saline finish.

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

Pinot Nero-led organic Rosé Pas Dosé. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar, with the moraine chalk exposed.

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

Muratori's Numero Zero Pas Dosé. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and no dosage from the Arcipelago Muratori project at Adro.

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

Brut Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the southwestern DOCG edge.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne.

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

Ricci Curbastro's organic Brut from the Capriolo cellar, which the family has farmed since 1885. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees, creamy mousse and a saline finish.

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

Ronco Calino's organic Brut from Paolo Radici's Adro cellar (Torbiato). Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a saline finish.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano in the Erbusco commune. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano.

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

Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus at Passirano. The cellar bottles vintage Millesimato exclusively, no NV blends.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Turra at Cologne. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the western Monte Orfano slopes.

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

Uberti's volume Brut, Magnificentia, blends Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco from the family's Erbusco vineyards. Creamy mousse and a saline finish.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Vezzoli at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Vezzoli at Erbusco.

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

Single-vineyard Brut Millesimato Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Cesonato plot at Adro in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line.

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

Villa Franciacorta's single-vintage Brut Cuvette from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Friulano from Attems in the Collio DOC. Frescobaldi-owned cellar's everyday white in stainless steel.

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

Skin-contact Pinot Grigio ramato from Attems. The ramato style takes advantage of Pinot Grigio's natural pink skins to produce a copper-coloured wine.

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

Friulano from Borgo Conventi at Farra d'Isonzo in the Collio DOC. The cellar is part of the Folonari portfolio.

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele. The Mauri siblings' Pinot Grigio in stainless steel.

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

Friulano from Castello di Spessa in the Collio DOC. The castle cellar's everyday Collio white.

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from Castello di Spessa in the Collio DOC.

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

Native Carso Vitovska from Castelvecchio at Sagrado. The cellar bottles Vitovska without skin contact, showing the variety's clean saline-mineral side.

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

Dry Friulano from Dario Coos at Nimis. The cellar's everyday white, made in stainless steel to keep the signature almond-skin finish front and centre.

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

Friulano from Foffani at Clauiano in the Friuli Aquileia DOC. The cellar's everyday white in the village-of-Clauiano historic centre.

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

Friulano from small Collio cellar Kupelwieser at Capriva del Friuli.

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

Pinot Bianco from Kupelwieser at Capriva del Friuli in the Collio DOC.

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

Native Carso Malvasia Istriana from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste).

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

Native Carso Vitovska from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste). Small Carso producer in the village above Trieste.

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from Pierpaolo Pecorari at San Lorenzo Isontino. The cellar's everyday Isonzo Pinot Grigio in stainless steel.

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

Tank-method sparkling Ribolla Gialla from Puiatti. Ribolla Gialla is the historic white grape of Collio and Brda and adapts well to the tank-method sparkling style.

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

Friulano from Puiatti. The cellar's everyday Friulano in stainless steel, in the unoaked house style Vittorio Puiatti made famous.

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

Tank-method sparkling Pinot Grigio from Puiatti at Romans d'Isonzo. Vittorio Puiatti was a pioneer of serious Pinot Grigio in Friuli; the cellar has bottled sparkling Pinot Grigio since the 1980s.

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

Dry Friulano from family Ronchi di Manzano in the Colli Orientali. The cellar's everyday white in stainless steel, showing the variety's signature pear-and-almond profile.

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

Friulano from Scolaris at San Lorenzo Isontino. The Scolaris family cellar bottles Collio and Friuli Isonzo wines alongside its Friulano.

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from Scolaris in stainless steel.

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

Dry Malvasia Istriana from Tenuta di Blasig at Ronchi dei Legionari. The cellar is one of the few Friulian estates run by a sole woman, Patrizia Felluga's cousin Elisabetta Bortolotto Sarcinelli.

Dry · Easygoing · Savoury

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Savoury · Easygoing

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

Complex Amontillado with a long dual ageing record: first biological under flor, then oxidative in American oak. Hazelnuts, toffee and dry spice.

Dry · Easygoing · Savoury

Dry · Easygoing · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

The wine that defined the Pale Cream category: Fino-pale in colour but sweetened, with white peach, honey and a clean refreshing finish.

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

Dry and clean Jerez Fino from Williams & Humbert's Don Zoilo range. Light with fresh almonds, mineral salinity and a clean dry finish.

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

A classic medium sherry, the style that made Williams & Humbert famous. Off-dry with dried apricot, almond toffee and gentle spice from a blend of Amontillado, Oloroso and PX soleras.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

Fino from the riverside bodega in El Puerto de Santa María; lighter and more delicate than Jerez-city Finos due to the Atlantic coastal influence on the cellar microclimate.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

Osborne's flagship Fino from El Puerto de Santa María: light, delicate and Atlantic-fresh with the characteristic almond and sea-salt profile of the port town's biological ageing tradition.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Contemplative

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

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

Jerez Fino from the Lustau Solera Reserva range. Pale golden, bone dry, with almond and green apple notes and a clean saline finish.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Contemplative · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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

Sanlúcar Amontillado with hazelnut and toffee character; the biological Manzanilla origin gives a characteristic saline freshness to the oxidative nutty depth.

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Pale and delicate Manzanilla from Sanlúcar, shaped by Atlantic breezes and a thick flor veil. Saline, camomile and crisp lemon zest with a clean briny finish.

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

San León is Argüeso's flagship Manzanilla: light, saline and fresh with chamomile and green apple character from Sanlúcar's Barrio Bajo cellars.

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

San León under the Herederos de Argüeso label: the heritage expression of the estate's founding Manzanilla solera from the Barrio Bajo of Sanlúcar.

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

Seasonally released unfiltered version of Tío Pepe drawn from the most active flor scales. Greater texture and flor complexity than the standard bottling.

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

Pale straw Fino aged under a thick flor yeast blanket in Jerez. Bone dry with saline freshness, green apple, toasted almond and a bright citrus lift.

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

A classic solera Amontillado: amber hue, roasted nut core, dried fruit and a warm tangy finish from the dual biological-then-oxidative ageing.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

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

Pale-pink lightly-sparkling rose from Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah; the rare frizant sparkling rosé from Daumas Gassac, designed as a Languedoc aperitif.

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

Langlois's signature Brut Reserve: minimum 58 percent Chenin Blanc, balanced with Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc, 10 percent reserve wines, and a minimum 24 months on the lees (double the appellation minimum). Linden blossom and baked pear on the nose, creamy mousse with biscuit and a mineral finish.

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

Langlois's Cabernet Franc-dominant Cremant de Loire rose. Over 60 percent of the blend comes from clay-limestone terroirs of Montreuil-Bellay and Le Puy Notre-Dame, with 18 months on the lees: pale pink with copper notes, red berry and peach aromatics, fresh and easy on the palate.

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

Ackerman's value Cremant de Loire blanc. Chenin Blanc, Chardonnay and Cabernet Franc vinified in stainless steel and aged 12 to 16 months on the lees: yellow peach and white-flower aromas, lively attack, suave mid-palate, slightly tart finish.

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

Saigne-method Cabernet Franc Cremant de Loire. Intense pink-salmon hue, wild strawberry and ripe peach aromas, a broad and gently tannic palate with a soft mousse.

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

Ackerman's Chardonnay-led Cremant de Loire Royal. 36 months on the lees lend tertiary dried-fruit and almond notes, balanced by zesty lemon and a buttery, biscuity Chardonnay character with a long, dry finish.

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

The Bouvet flagship Saumur Brut: Chenin Blanc led with a touch of Chardonnay, 18 months on the lees in tuffeau cellars. Pale gold with hints of amber, white-flower and honeyed fruit aromas, brisk red-apple and biscuit on the palate.

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

A long-lees-aged traditional-method prestige Riesling Sekt from Molitor: taut, mineral and finely structured with persistent fine bubbles.

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

A traditional-method Riesling sparkling wine: fresh Riesling fruit, fine bubbles and invigorating elegance with citrus and apple notes.

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

A zero-dosage traditional-method Riesling Sekt bottled without sugar, showing Riesling in its clearest, most uncompromising and bone-dry sparkling form.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva named for the year 1312, when the Mestres family was first documented in Sant Sadurni as grape and wine merchants. Crisp green apple, citrus and biscuit on a lean, saline frame.

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

Pioneer Chardonnay-led Cava with delicate tropical and citrus aromatics, soft creamy mousse and a refreshing lemon-cream finish at an everyday price point.

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

100 percent Pinot Noir Brut Nature rose Corpinnat from the Demeter-certified Gramona estate. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal aromatics over saline minerality and 36-plus months on lees.

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

Brut Nature Cava from organic Parato at El Pla del Penedes. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

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

Ancestral-method Muscat from organic Avinyo. Cleaner Moscato d'Asti-style Penedes sparkler.

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

Pinot Noir rose Cava from organic Avinyo. Fresh, red-fruited, fine-bubble Catalan sparkler.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature fermented at the lower 3.75 atmospheres (vs Cava's standard 5 atm), giving a softer, gentler mousse. 42 months on lees; white blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond.

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

Indigenous-trio Blanc de Blancs Brut Nature under Conca del Riu Anoia. 18 months on lees from the 90-hectare Demeter-certified biodynamic estate; white blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond.

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

Brut Nature Reserva Cava from organic Bolet. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling from the 1619 family farmhouse.

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

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Bolet. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Bolet at Castellvi de la Marca. Fresh, mineral-driven Penedes white.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature from a small artisanal cellar at L'Arboc, traditional method since 1988. Medium-intensity fresh fruit, dry herbs and floral aromatics over a fresh, flavorful palate.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva from the 70-hectare Finca Nadal de la Boadella organic estate, aged 30 months on lees. White blossom, lemon zest and fresh almond on a saline frame.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva with the brand's signature trencadis-mosaic label. Crisp apple, pear and apple-crumble register from 15 months on lees; bright zipping citrus finish.

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

Garnatxa-led rose Cava with a touch of Pinot Noir for elegance. Wild strawberry, redcurrant and rose petal aromatics over a soft creamy mousse and delicate citrus finish.

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

Indigenous-trio plus Malvasia de Sitges blend from organic Can Feixes. Continental-climate Penedes white reference.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Fruity

Indigenous-trio Cava in the Semi-Seco style (37 grams per litre residual sugar), the brand's original launch back to 1941. Ripe pear, melon and quince aromatics with a creamy mousse; the right Cava for spicy food and lighter desserts.

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

Sabate i Coca's Castellroig multi-terroir Brut Nature Reserva. 30 months on lees; green apple with herbal lemon-thyme and sage aromatics, ripe oranges and lime peel; medium-bodied with fine bubbles.

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

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Vins el Cep at Can Llopart Alzines. Long-lees luxury Cava expression.

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

Indigenous-trio Cava in the iconic black frosted bottle launched in 1974. Bright green apple and pear aromatics with biscuity lees complexity from 12 to 18 months on lees; the global Cava reference at its price point.

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

Brut Reserva Cava from organic Cusco Berga in Les Gunyoles. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Cusco Berga. Fresh, saline, mineral-driven Penedes white.

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

Indigenous-trio Cava named for the 1551 founding date of Codorniu. Zero-dosage Brut Nature style with citrus, honey and toasted-bread aromatics; a heritage-anchored everyday Cava.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 36 months on lees from the family's 7-hectare CCPAE-certified organic vineyards at El Pago, Subirats. Named for Xavi and Cristina Bernet's first daughter.

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

Indigenous-trio plus Monastrell rose under the Raventos family's private Conca del Riu Anoia appellation. 18 months on lees; mandarin, blood orange and white-raspberry register with biscotti hint and citrus finish.

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

Biodynamic Brut Nature traditional-method sparkling from Loxarel. Classic Penedes category.

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

Indigenous-trio blend from organic Parato. Casual Penedes white reference.

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

Chardonnay-led premium Cava blend with Macabeo, Parellada and Pinot Noir. Wild raspberry and citrus aromatics with nutty autolytic depth from extended lees ageing; balanced and round at a fair premium price.

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

Pinot Noir and Trepat rose Cava in the Elyssia premium range. Wild strawberry, raspberry and floral citrus aromatics over an elegant creamy palate; the salmon-pink colour comes from short skin maceration.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 18 months on lees, the entry-tier organic Corpinnat from Juve i Camps. Crisp green apple, citrus blossom and almond on a refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse.

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

Xarel-lo-Macabeo Brut Nature aged 18 months on lees, the entry-tier into AT Roca's Corpinnat range. Crisp white blossom, citrus zest and green apple on a refreshing palate.

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

Mono-varietal Parellada from biodynamic high-altitude plots. Fresh, light, citrus-driven Penedes white.

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

Corpinnat Brut Nature from the historic Can Feixes estate at the Penedes-Anoia border. Extreme continental climate.

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

Single-vineyard Cava de Paraje Calificado from organic Sumarroca. Approved in the March 2026 expansion of the category.

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

Monastrell-Garnatxa rose Brut Nature Corpinnat aged 30 months on lees, hand-disgorged. The current Mediterranean-red blend (replacing Pinot Noir from 2014) gives a salt-and-herb register over a creamy, saline frame.

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

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Avinyo at Can Fontanals. Indigenous-trio brut nature.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva from certified-organic grapes, Segura Viudas' first organic Cava launched in 2021. Crisp green apple, lemon zest and almond on a clean refreshing palate.

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

Organic blend of Xarel-lo, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc from Albet i Noya. Approachable Penedes white reference.

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

Corpinnat Brut Nature from organic Mas Candi. Indigenous-trio traditional-method sparkling.

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

Indigenous-trio blend from Baix Penedes pioneer Jane Ventura at El Vendrell. Sea-influenced fresh Penedes white.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Reserva named for Pere Ventura's daughter. Crisp green apple, citrus blossom and almond aromatics on a light, saline frame; 18 months on lees.

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

Brut Nature Cava from organic Vins el Cep. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

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

Brut Nature Cava from Caves Mascaro in Vilafranca del Penedes. Indigenous-trio sparkling from the modernist Casa Galtes building.

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

Mono-varietal Pinot Noir rose Cava from Caves Mascaro. Fresh red-fruited Catalan sparkler.

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

Pinot Noir-Monastrell-Garnacha rose Corpinnat aged 24 months on lees. Complex wild-berry, fresh-grass and toasty aromatics with sour cherry and candied lemon on a precise, brioche-and-acidity frame.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Pinord. Fresh, saline-driven Penedes white.

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

Long-lees Gran Reserva Cava from organic Sumarroca, named for co-founder Nuria Claverol. Indigenous-trio plus Chardonnay.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva from Vallformosa's modern range. White apple, lemon and biscuit on a clean, refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse and 15 months on lees.

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

Mono-varietal Pinot Noir Cava from organic Parato. Blanc de Noirs style traditional-method sparkling.

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

Chardonnay-Pinot Noir Cava from Naveran. Burgundy-influenced traditional-method sparkling.

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

Organic traditional-method sparkling from Albet i Noya under the Classic Penedes category. Fresh, easy, casual Catalan fizz.

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

Chardonnay-Xarel-lo blend from organic Mas Comtal. Approachable everyday Penedes white reference.

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

100 percent Pinot Noir Blanc de Noirs Cava with raspberry, redcurrant and wild-strawberry aromatics over a creamy, delicate body and long finish; relaunched in 2010 as the first Cava made entirely from Pinot Noir.

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

Xarel-lo-led indigenous trio Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards at the historic Monastery of Sant Sebastia dels Gorgs. 30 months on lees; green apple, fennel and wild-herb register.

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

Mono-varietal Garnacha rose Cava from Jane Ventura. Pioneer of Garnacha-based rose Cava in Baix Penedes.

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

Sumoll-Pinot Noir rose Brut Nature Corpinnat from dry-farmed organic vineyards. 24 months on lees; wild strawberry and rose petal with Mediterranean herb register and saline minerality.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva aged 18 months on lees. Crisp green apple, citrus and biscuit on a refreshing palate with fine creamy mousse.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat, the most approachable in the Recaredo range. Green apple, pear and chamomile aromatics with creamy lees from 47 months on lees, hand-disgorged. Biodynamic, organic and vegan.

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

Aromatic blend from organic Sumarroca. Xarel-lo backbone with Muscat and Gewurztraminer floral lift.

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

Xarel-lo-led indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat, the entry-tier into Recaredo's biodynamic estate range. 36 months on lees on a saline, herb-driven frame. Demeter-certified, vegan, hand-disgorged.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature aged 24 months on lees from the organic Can Marti estate. Green apple, lemon zest and white blossom with fresh almond; the brand's everyday Corpinnat.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Nature Corpinnat from CCPAE-certified organic vineyards at the 14th-century Can Rossell de la Llena farmhouse in Gelida. 30 months on lees; green apple, lemon zest and fresh almond.

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

Indigenous-trio Extra Brut Corpinnat (under 6 g/L sugar) aged 24 months on lees from CCPAE-certified organic vineyards. Crisp white blossom, lemon and green apple with fresh almond on a clean palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Long-lees-aged Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Sekt: yellow apple, hazelnut, brioche and a long savoury close.

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

Long-lees-aged traditional-method Pfalz Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche and a bone-dry close from Deidesheim and Ruppertsberg parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus and brioche from lees autolysis on Deidesheim grapes.

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

Low-intervention ancestral-method Riesling Pet Nat: apple, citrus, light yeast and a crisp dry close, hand-disgorged from organic-certified Bockenheim parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a crisp close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Traditional-method dry Blanc de Noirs Sekt from Spatburgunder: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a crisp dry close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive

Organic traditional-method Riesling Sekt: green apple, citrus, brioche from lees autolysis and a clean close.

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

Von Buhl's traditional-method Riesling Sekt, aged a minimum of 40 months on lees: bottle-fermented sparkling with green apple, citrus, brioche and a crisp dry close.

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

Ceretto's pioneering Blange is a lightly textured Langhe Arneis with a faint spritz, one of the wines that revived the grape and a modern Piedmont staple.

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Allendorf's everyday estate dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Breuer's everyday dry Riesling under the Charm label: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

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

Leitz's restaurant-favourite dry Riesling: low alcohol, racy, bright citrus and slate at a friendly price.

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

Schoenleber's traditional-method single-vineyard Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented with extended lees ageing, citrus drive and toasty autolysis brioche.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Flick's everyday dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and chalky loess minerality from the Florsheim-Wicker holdings.

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

Becker's traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented, slate-driven, citrus-bright sparkling with toasty lees autolysis.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuhn's everyday biodynamic dry Riesling: lime, green apple and savoury Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

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

Traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt from the Hessian state estate: green apple, citrus and toasty lees autolysis from second-fermentation in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuenstler's everyday dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Hochheim loess at a friendly weekday price.

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

Barth's EU-organic traditional-method Sekt: bottle-fermented Pinot blend with extended lees ageing, brioche and toasty autolysis over racy acid.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Leitz's everyday estate dry Riesling: lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Fricke's everyday EU-organic dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Lorch slate at a friendly weekday price.

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

Breuer's traditional-method Riesling Sekt: bottle-fermented bone-dry sparkling with green apple, citrus and toasty lees-autolysis brioche.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Reinhartshausen's everyday EU-organic estate dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Hessian state estate's everyday dry Riesling: bright citrus, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price band.

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

Entry-level, lightest and most approachable Gigondas from Brusset; fresh fruit, soft tannins, and herb character for everyday drinking.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic

A fresh, floral Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise from Coyeux; delicate apricot and peach blossom with natural sweetness and clean acidity. An ideal dessert aperitif or pairing for fresh fruit.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic

One of Beaumes-de-Venise's most traditional producers; the Muscat from Bernardins is floral, perfumed, and delicate with rose water and lychee notes from high-altitude Muscat vines.

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

An unpretentious, honest CDR from the Faraud family in their characteristic old-foudre, no-intervention style; fresh cherry, herbs, and light minerality for everyday drinking.

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

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

Fresh, early-drinking Roble/Joven from Bodegas Roa with brief American oak, showing bright cherry, raspberry and floral notes for everyday bar-style drinking.

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

The accessible Roble from Alejandro Fernandez's Condado de Haza estate, with brief American oak showing fresh cherry, plum and coconut vanilla for early everyday drinking.

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

A VT Castilla natural-wine style from Mas Que Vinos with fresh cherry, raspberry and earthy mineral character; brief used-oak contact preserves the vivid fruit and natural freshness.

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

Fresh, fruit-forward Roble from Garcia Figuero's La Horra estate: bright cherry, strawberry and vanilla from 4 months in American oak, with high acidity and low tannins suited to immediate enjoyment.

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

Easy-drinking Roble from Bodegas Trus with brief American oak contact, offering fresh cherry, light vanilla and bright acidity for everyday enjoyment.

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

O Fournier's fresh, accessible entry label from Berlangas de Roa: bright cherry, red berry and light vanilla from brief French oak contact, designed for early enjoyment.

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

Fresh, lively Roble from the high-altitude Vizcarra estate with bright cherry, strawberry and floral notes from brief oak contact and a refreshing acidity typical of the cooler Burgos elevation.

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

The house's famous off-dry white: floral, gently sweet and fresh, a historic aperitif-style Rioja white with a loyal following.

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

A serious Provence-inspired Garnacha rose fermented in oak: pale, dry and gastronomic, with delicate red fruit and a saline, textured finish.

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

A rare varietal from Rioja's recovered Maturana Blanca: zesty, mineral and racy, a distinctive modern white from the family that revived the grape.

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

A revival of the historic Monopole white blended with a touch of manzanilla sherry: saline, nutty and distinctive, a one-of-a-kind gastronomic white Rioja.

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

A gastronomic single-varietal Mazuelo rose with partial oak, pale and savoury rather than sweet, made for the table.

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

The most famous rosado in the world: barrel-aged for years, copper-coloured, savoury and saline, it drinks like a serious gastronomic white rather than a summer pink.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single-varietal Albariño from Terras Gauda's O Rosal estate: the producer's monovarietal counterpoint to the multi-variety flagship.

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

Xurxo Alba's natural-leaning Salnes Albariño from Castrelo, Cambados: native yeast, minimal sulphites, all the Salnes salinity intact.

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

Albamar's unsulphured Fusco bottling: zero added sulphites, the most natural-end Albariño in the range.

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

Alberto Nanclares' minimal-intervention Salnes Albariño: the natural-leaning benchmark from a 5-hectare patchwork in Cambados parishes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

As Laxas Albariño: the family bodega flagship from Arbo at the eastern edge of Condado do Tea.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Attis Albariño: the entry bottling from the Fariña brothers' Meaño bodega.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Bagoa do Miño Albariño from Adegas Galegas in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus, well-priced.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Baladiña: the fresh young Salnes sibling to Lagar de Besada, aimed at everyday drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bouza do Rei: the cooperative flagship Albariño from Puxafeita, Ribadumia, widely poured in Galician bars.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Martín Códax cooperative's older-vine single-village bottling from Burgáns: a step riper and longer than the regular cuvée, still under €15.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Casal Caeiro: Castro Martín's second-label Albariño aimed at everyday drinking and broad distribution.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Castro Martín's classical Salnes Albariño from the Puxafeita estate in Ribadumia: bright, citrus, well-textured.

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

Gerardo Méndez's classical Salnes Albariño: bright lemon, granite minerality, the standard-setter for the variety.

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

Adega Eidos' classical Albariño from the Padriñán hillside above Sanxenxo: 100% Albariño, lemon and salinity, a Salnes reference.

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

The classical Fillaboa Albariño from the Condado do Tea estate in Salvaterra de Miño: stone fruit, lemon and a long mineral finish.

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

Manuel Moldes' minimal-intervention Salnes Albariño from Vilalonga (Sanxenxo): native yeasts, the modern natural-leaning template.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The green-label entry from the Finca Tremoedo estate: bright young Albariño, the broad-distribution face of Granbazán.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The classical La Val Albariño from the Condado do Tea estate in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus-driven, widely distributed.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

La Val Orballo: a lighter, lower-alcohol Albariño style aimed at lighter food and warm-weather drinking.

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

Lagar de Besada: the lees-aged Salnes Albariño from the Xil, Meaño bodega founded the year DO Rías Baixas was constituted.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Galician outpost of Grupo La Rioja Alta in O Rosal: a classical Albariño with bright lemon and Atlantic salinity, widely exported.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single Albariño from a family bodega in Castrelo, Cambados: vineyards directly behind the cellar door and oyster pairings at the tasting.

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

The Lusco Albariño from the González Byass-owned Condado do Tea estate: stone fruit and salinity, the producer's flagship.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The thermochromic blue-label Albariño from Meis: the bottle whose label changes colour at serving temperature.

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

Mar de Frades' traditional-method sparkling Albariño, brut nature: the producer's espumoso bottling.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The everyday Marqués de Vizhoja: a Vino de la Tierra-classified table white from the Peláez Arbo estate, broadly distributed at low prices.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The most exported Rías Baixas: a bright cooperative Salnes Albariño with green apple, lime and a brisk saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The polka-dot Paco & Lola Albariño from the Salnes cooperative in Meaño: a widely-exported DO Rías Baixas bottling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single Albariño from the Pazo Pegullal working-farm estate in Salceda de Caselas: bright, citrus, well priced.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The classical Pazo San Mauro Albariño from the 1591-built family pazo in Salvaterra de Miño: bright, citrus-driven, Condado do Tea texture.

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

The reference young Pazo de Señoráns Albariño: white peach and fennel over a Salnes mineral base, with the texture of a producer that pioneered lees ageing in the DO.

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

The classical Pazo de Barrantes Albariño from the 1511-built family pazo in Ribadumia: lemon, stone fruit, weight from lees.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The second wine of Lagar de Cervera: a lighter young Albariño positioned below the flagship for everyday drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Pazo de Villarei single Albariño from the 81-hectare Salnes vineyard on the Umia: a long-established export bottling.

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

Adega Pedralonga's biodynamic-aligned Salnes Albariño from Caldas de Reis: no chemical corrections, no filtration, lunar-phase work.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single-varietal Pontellón Albariño from Adegas Tollodouro: an everyday-priced O Rosal monovarietal.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single-varietal Albariño from Santiago Ruiz, sibling to the iconic five-grape O Rosal blend.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Segrel: the everyday Salnes Albariño from Pablo Padín, one of the better-priced gateway bottlings in Meaño.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Adegas Tollodouro's O Rosal blend of Albariño, Loureiro, Treixadura and Caíño Blanco: the broad-distribution face of the HGA Bodegas O Rosal estate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Torre la Moreira: the flagship single-varietal Albariño from the Peláez family's Arbo estate on the Miño.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Turonia Albariño from Quinta de Couselo's O Rosal estate: bright, citrus-driven, the everyday face of the producer.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The single-varietal Albariño from Adegas Valmiñor in O Rosal: bright, citrus-driven, the broad-distribution face of the producer.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Veiga da Princesa: the single Condado do Tea Albariño from 18 hectares of estate vineyard in Crecente.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Vionta: a fresh fruit-forward Salnes Albariño from Meaño, aimed at international restaurant lists.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Viña Nora: the entry-level Condado do Tea Albariño from the As Neves bodega.

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

Eulogio Pomares' classical Salnes Albariño from family parcels in Meaño: lemon and saline, with the texture of seven generations of Salnes farming.

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

Ajello's organic Catarratto from the Belice Valley near Castelvetrano offers a light, mineral expression of the variety: almond-blossom, lemon and chamomile with the clean freshness of organically farmed western Sicilian vines.

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

Alta Mora's Etna Bianco from pure Carricante on the north-slope Verzella contrada: bright, mineral and accessible, with the clean saline freshness characteristic of high-altitude Etna whites.

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

A pale, delicate Etna rosato from Nerello Mascalese: vibrant red-fruit aromatics, high acidity and a saline volcanic finish typical of the east-slope terroir.

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

Gaio Gaio is Calabretta's most accessible wine: a light-bodied, vibrant Nerello Mascalese with the biodynamic estate's characteristic freshness and minimal-intervention purity.

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

Caravaglio's Salina Bianco is a dry expression of Malvasia di Lipari: the grape's characteristic floral and apricot aromatics expressed without sweetness, blended with Inzolia for freshness. A charming, mineral everyday white from the Aeolian Islands.

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

Cottanera's entry-level Etna Bianco: fresh, mineral and approachable, Carricante and Catarratto delivering the clean volcanic freshness of the north slope.

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

Anthilia is Donnafugata's flagship entry white: Catarratto and Grecanico from the Contessa Entellina estate in a fresh, floral and mineral style that has defined quality Sicilian white wine for three decades.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Kabir is Donnafugata's lighter Pantelleria sweet wine: fresher and less concentrated than Ben Rye, from Zibibbo grapes dried for a shorter period, producing a floral, juicy dessert wine of great charm.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Lighea is Donnafugata's dry-to-off-dry Zibibbo table wine from Pantelleria: fresh, aromatic, with the grape's characteristic muscat-like floral and apricot character in a lighter, immediately approachable style.

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

Cavanera's Etna Bianco provides an accessible entry into north-slope Carricante from the Firriato Etna estate: fresh, mineral and cleanly made.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant

Gaudensius is Firriato's traditional-method sparkling wine from Nerello Mascalese on the Verzella contrada: fine persistent bubbles, red-cherry vibrancy and volcanic mineral character - a strong contender alongside Murgo's long-established Etna sparkling.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Funky

Susucaru is Cornelissen's zero-addition rosato: brief skin contact on Nerello Mascalese yields a pale, mineral-driven rose with wild red fruit and Etna's characteristic volcanic salinity.

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

A refreshing, organically farmed Etna Bianco from Russo's north-slope holdings: Carricante-led with bright citrus, saline mineral and the clean volcanic freshness of the estate.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

A bright, citrus-driven Etna Bianco blending Carricante and Catarratto: saline, mineral, refreshing - capturing the north slope's volcanic energy in a fresh and approachable white.

Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive

The Naturale style is a lighter, fresher take on Malvasia delle Lipari: less concentrated than the Passito but showing the grape's characteristic floral-apricot aromatics and the volcanic salinity of the Aeolian Islands in a more immediately approachable register.

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

Hauner's Salina Rosso is a rare Aeolian red from Nero d'Avola and the indigenous Corinto Nero: light-bodied, herb-scented and saline-mineral, reflecting the island's volcanic coastal terroir in a red wine format.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Romantic

Maggio Vini's Moscato di Noto is a delicately sweet fortified-adjacent late-harvest Moscato Bianco from the sun-drenched Noto terroir: peach blossom, orange and apricot with balancing acidity from the variety's natural freshness.

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

Mandrarossa's coastal Grillo from Menfi shows the grape's Mediterranean character: sun-warmed citrus blossom and peach with sea-salt mineral and high acidity from close proximity to the Tyrrhenian coast.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Easygoing

De Bartoli's Marsala Superiore Riserva Oro is an approachable 5-year expression: lighter oxidative weight than the 10-year Riserva but with the estate's characteristic Grillo purity and a golden-almond character that bridges the aperitivo and dessert register.

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

Vigna La Miccia is De Bartoli's single-vineyard Marsala Superiore Oro: more approachable and lighter in oxidative weight than the Riserva, produced from a specific Grillo plot near Samperi with fresher fruit character.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Festive · Elegant

Sicily's most celebrated traditional-method sparkling wine: pure Nerello Mascalese fermented in bottle and aged 36-plus months on lees, producing fine bubbles, red-berry freshness and volcanic mineral character.

Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Mofete Bianco is the Palmento Costanzo estate white: bright and mineral-driven from organically farmed Carricante on Etna's north slope in Contrada Santo Spirito.

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

The entry-level Passopisciaro: blended from multiple north-slope plots, fragrant and approachable, offering a compelling introduction to the estate's Nerello Mascalese philosophy.

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

Pellegrino's Vergine Soleras uses a traditional solera system (perpetuo) maintaining wine from multiple decades: a layered, dry Marsala of walnut-and-apricot complexity that reflects the long Pellegrino history.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive

The Moscato di Pantelleria is a lighter, fresher sweet wine style compared to the passito: Zibibbo grapes not fully dried produce a wine of floral freshness, bright apricot character and lower alcohol, ideal as an aperitivo or light dessert wine.

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

La Segreta Bianco blends native Grecanico with aromatic international varieties in Planeta's most accessible white: fresh, aromatic and immediately appealing with stone-fruit and citrus freshness.

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

Sicily's most widely distributed native-white blend: Regaleali Bianco is a reliable, aromatic white of citrus and stone fruit freshness from the island's historic Tasca estate.

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

Erse is Fessina's entry-level Etna Bianco: bright, mineral-driven Carricante from the organically farmed Rovittello estate at 670 metres, with the clean saline freshness of north-slope white Etna.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Festive

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Festive · Elegant

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

Textbook Pancole Vernaccia: green-apple and lemon-zest brightness with the indigenous almond-bitter finish and wet-stone salinity.

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

Panizzi's annata Vernaccia, the textbook expression of San Gimignano's indigenous white: green-apple, almond, saline.

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

Pomino's accessible white, Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco from the cool high-altitude Pomino vineyards.

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

Antinori's Bolgheri rose, a coastal pink with Provencal pale color from Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah.

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

Bosco di Gica (Gica's wood) is a mid-range Brut from Adami, positioned between Dei Casel and the Rive Giardino. The Brut style emphasises the Valdobbiadene zone's fresh, mineral character without the Ex Dry sweetness.

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

One of the most admired single-vineyard Rive expressions in the Conegliano Valdobbiadene DOCG. The Giardino parcel sits on the steep Colbertaldo hillside; steep gradient, poor soils and attentive pruning give the wine its notable concentration and precision.

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

The entry-level Extra Dry from Adami. Dei Casel (meaning 'of the hamlet') has been the house's everyday accessible label since the early decades of production. Consistent, clean and approachable.

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

Asolo Prosecco DOCG is produced on the south-facing slopes of the Asolo hills, southwest of Valdobbiadene. Bele Casel uses indigenous Perera and Verdiso alongside Glera for a more complex aromatic profile than monovarietal Prosecco.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Funky · Savoury

Col Fondo (with sediment) is the traditional method of making Prosecco before the Charmat process became dominant. Bele Casel's version undergoes secondary fermentation in bottle, leaving the lees (col fondo), resulting in a cloudy, autolytic character that is the antithesis of the commercial tank-method style.

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

Costalunga is Bele Casel's single-vineyard Brut from the Costalunga slope within the Asolo DOCG zone. The steep south-facing aspect and altitude produce a more concentrated and mineral brut than the entry-level Extra Dry.

Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant

Rich and aromatic expression from the 107-ha Cartizze grand cru hill. Bisol's long tenure on the hill and multi-generational vine stock give this off-dry sparkler a layered complexity unusual in Prosecco.

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

Jeio is the accessible everyday Brut tier from Bisol 1542, positioned below the premium Crede multi-varietal and the Rive expressions. The Glera-dominant blend with minor Verdiso and Bianchetta adds a touch of aromatic complexity to a clean, food-friendly Brut.

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

Extra Dry in Prosecco parlance is slightly sweeter (12-17 g/l residual sugar) than Brut. Relio is a soft, fruit-forward style with rounded acidity, suited to lighter food pairings and aperitivo moments.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Savoury

The Rive di Campea sits at higher elevation than most Valdobbiadene Rive sites. The altitude emphasises acidity and mineral character, producing one of the zone's most vertically inclined expressions.

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

Bandarossa (red ribbon) is a fruitier, more aromatic Extra Dry than Senior. Designed for pairing with fruit-forward desserts and aromatic preparations, it expresses the warmer side of Valdobbiadene's Glera.

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

The flagship Extra Dry from Bortolomiol, founded in 1949 by Giuliano Bortolomiol. Named 'Senior' in tribute to the founder, this is a classic off-dry Valdobbiadene DOCG with the balance of sweetness and freshness that made the Extra Dry category popular.

Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

The cooperative's flagship Bianco di Custoza is the appellation's most accessible, high-volume expression. Consistent, clean and approachable, it represents good-value Custoza DOC at the walk-in tourist tier. The five-variety blend from cooperative members' morainic vineyards gives a typical zonal character.

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

The cooperative's entry-level Soave Classico DOC provides excellent access to the appellation's almond-blossom Garganega character at very accessible price; clean, fresh and food-versatile.

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

Rocca Sveva is the flagship quality expression from the Cantina di Soave cooperative; a consistent, well-made Garganega-dominant Superiore DOCG that provides excellent value access to the appellation's almond-mineral character.

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

One of Bardolino's oldest estates, founded in 1889. Campagnola's Bardolino Classico is a genuine expression of the pale ruby, low-tannin, cherry-scented style from the original lakefront Bardolino zone. The estate's daily opening policy makes it a popular stop on the Lake Garda wine tourist circuit.

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

Case Paolin's signature expression from the Montello foothills in the Asolo DOCG zone. The Giusto family uses indigenous varieties including Verdiso and Perera for complexity, and favours a lower dosage Extra Brut style for a drier, mineral-driven Asolo Prosecco Superiore.

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

Case Paolin's vintage-dated Millesimato (single-year harvest) Brut expresses the character of a single season from the Montello-Asolo hills. Only released in years when harvest quality justifies the vintage designation.

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

Cavalchina's Chiaretto Classico extends the estate's Lake Garda portfolio from white to rosato. Brief skin contact on Corvina, Rondinella and Molinara produces a pale copper-pink wine with fresh berry and rose aromatics; dry and food-versatile.

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

The entry Brut Valdobbiadene DOCG from Col Vetoraz. The estate's altitude above Santo Stefano produces a distinctly cool-climate Glera with sharper acidity and finer aromatics than lower-valley peers.

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