Chocolate

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

From Saint-Emilion's highest plateau (over 100m), Troplong Mondot produces Merlot-dominant blends of great richness and depth. Thick and concentrated without being heavy; dark plum, coffee and stone character with remarkable ageing potential.

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

One of the UK's best-loved reserve rubies, smooth and fruit-driven with a gently dry Cockburn's finish.

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

A plush, approachably fruited Vintage Port from one of the oldest Port houses, built around the Quinta da Roeda estate.

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

A single-harvest tawny matured for many years in cask, showing concentrated dried fruit and complex wood-aged spice from one declared year.

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

A drier-styled single-harvest LBV with black fruit and a savoury finish in the Dow's house style.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Symington home estate at Pinhao, made in years Dow's does not declare a classic Vintage, in the drier Dow's house style.

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

The driest of the classic Vintage Ports, built around Quinta do Bomfim and Senhora da Ribeira fruit, with a firm structure and a notably dry, savoury finish.

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

A structured Vintage Port from Portugal's most historic native house, with concentrated dark fruit and a firm ageing spine.

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

One of the world's best-selling reserve rubies: rich, fruit-forward and smooth, a reliable everyday Port.

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

A rich single-harvest LBV with the house's signature opulent black fruit, smooth and ready to drink.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from Fonseca's source estate in the Tavora valley, declared in off years, with the house's opulent black fruit and minty lift.

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

An organic reserve ruby with ripe black fruit and a fresh herbal lift, made from certified organic vineyards.

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

Fonseca's Vintage is the lush, exotically fruited counterpoint to Taylor's: opulent black fruit and a perfumed minty lift over firm structure.

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

A concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and complex spiced wood.

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

A rich single-harvest LBV aged five years in wood, smooth and approachable with dense black fruit.

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

A premium reserve ruby evoking a young Vintage in miniature: concentrated fruit, smooth tannin and a warming finish.

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

The richest and sweetest of the classic Vintage Ports, built on the warm Malvedos and Tua fruit, with opulent black fruit over a firm spine.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant

A classic, fresh-styled Vintage Port from this artisan family house, with pure black fruit, fine tannins and a notably fresh, lifted structure.

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

A well-priced single-quinta Vintage Port from this family producer at Sao Joao da Pesqueira, with black fruit and a firm structure.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Pacheca estate, with black fruit and a firm structure for ageing.

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

A fresh single-quinta Vintage Port from the riverside La Rosa estate, with black fruit and a firm structure.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Crasto estate, fresh and structured with concentrated black fruit.

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

One of the rarest and most legendary wines in the world, from a tiny block of ungrafted, pre-phylloxera vines, declared only in exceptional years and capable of ageing for generations.

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

A pure, elegant single-quinta Vintage Port from the famous Pinhao estate, with fine tannins and graphite-edged black fruit built to age.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from Sandeman's flagship Cima Corgo estate at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured for ageing.

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

An organic single-quinta Vintage Port from the Tedo-Douro confluence, with black fruit and a firm ageing structure.

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

A powerful single-quinta Vintage Port from the grand Douro Superior estate, foot-trodden in granite lagares, with dense black fruit and a mineral, ageworthy structure.

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

The house flagship reserve ruby, smooth and fruit-driven for everyday drinking.

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

A structured Vintage Port from one of the most recognised Port houses, with concentrated black fruit and a firm spine for ageing.

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

A deeply concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and a complex spiced wood character.

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

An intensely complex forty-year tawny, the dried fruit reduced to concentrated marmalade with layers of nut, spice and aged wood.

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

An approachable reserve ruby with ripe berry fruit and a smooth, gently spiced finish.

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

A rich, approachable LBV with deep black-fruit and a smooth cocoa-spiced finish, made to drink without decanting.

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

Taylor's declared Vintage is the firm, structured benchmark of the style: dense black-fruit concentration over grippy tannins built for decades in bottle.

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

A single-quinta Vintage Port from the Vista Alegre estate near Pinhao, with black fruit and a firm structure.

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

The most elegant and floral of the Symington Vintages, built on Quinta da Cavadinha fruit, with fine tannins and a fresh, perfumed character.

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

The world's oldest continuously shipped Port brand, a reliable reserve ruby with rich fruit and a smooth finish.

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

A rare old tawny from five generations of cask reserves (5G), intensely concentrated with dried fruit and wood-aged complexity.

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

Deep mahogany Oloroso aged purely under oxidative conditions. Coffee, walnuts and dried fruit with a dry, warm and lingering finish.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Sweet · Festive · Bold

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive

Classic PX with near-black colour and extreme dried-fruit sweetness; produced from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in the Sanlúcar bodega.

Sweet · Festive

Sweet · Festive · Bold

Medium Sweet · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant

Lustau's East India Solera evokes the historical 'Manila Galleon' practice of shipping sherry in barrels across the tropics to India, which accelerated ageing. Rich, sweet and complex with raisins, toffee and vanilla.

Sweet · Festive · Bold

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

VORS Oloroso of extraordinary age and depth. Old leather, tobacco, dark coffee and dried orange peel with a very long dry and warming finish.

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

Cream sherry blending Oloroso base with Pedro Ximénez for a medium-sweet, caramel-toned, approachable style.

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

VORS Oloroso of 30-plus years average age from Sanlúcar; intensely concentrated with dark dried-fruit, coffee and rancio depth alongside the characteristic saline note of the appellation.

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Sweet · Contemplative · Bold

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

Rich, concentrated Pedro Ximénez made from sun-dried grapes; intensely sweet with coffee, molasses and dried-fruit complexity.

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

A VORS sweet Oloroso of minimum 30 years average age. Deep mahogany with complex dried fruit, orange peel, dark chocolate and a long, bittersweet finish.

Sweet · Festive · Romantic

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Bold

Intensely sweet PX from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes. Black as espresso, viscous, with layers of raisins, molasses and warm spice.

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

VORS PX from a solera over 30 years average age. Opaque near-black with extreme concentration: tar, treacle, dried tobacco and an extraordinary viscous finish.

Dry · Contemplative · Bold

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive

Classic Pedro Ximénez from the El Puerto riverside bodega: near-black, intensely sweet and concentrated with molasses, dark chocolate and dried-fruit character.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive

PX from Osborne's 1827 solera: intensely concentrated and syrupy with espresso, dark chocolate and prune character from nearly two centuries of solera refinement.

Sweet · Festive · Bold

Sweet · Festive · Bold

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive

Organic Pedro Ximénez: the same intensely sweet, near-black style as conventional PX but produced without synthetic pesticides or herbicides on the Montilla PX vineyards.

Sweet · Festive

Sweet · Festive

Sweet · Contemplative · Bold

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

Century-old solera Amontillado of extreme concentration; the rancio and mineral depth reflect decades of slow oxidative transformation in old American oak.

Sweet · Festive · Elegant

Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Bold

Rich, sweet Pedro Ximénez from the Lustau Solera Reserva. Dark amber to black, with concentrated raisins, toffee, dark chocolate and a long warm finish.

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant

Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Bold

Sweet Oloroso from a solera founded in 1847, blended with Pedro Ximénez for sweetness. Raisins, caramel, coffee and warm spice.

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

Brandy de Jerez from Osborne's BC 200 solera; rich, dried-fruit and caramel character from extended American oak ageing in the Jerez solera system.

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

Classic PX of extreme concentration and sweetness from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes; near-black in colour with molasses, espresso and dark dried-fruit intensity.

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

A traditional oxidative-style Rasteau VDN; Grenache mutage produces rich, sweet wine with fig, chocolate, and coffee complexity. Excellent with dark chocolate and blue cheese.

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

Caravaglio's organic Malvasia delle Lipari Passito captures the pure floral-honeyed character of the grape from the Malfa area on Salina's northern slope, with a distinctive volcanic mineral dimension and slightly more freshness than the Hauner style.

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

Ben Rye (Arabic for 'son of the wind') is Italy's most celebrated Passito di Pantelleria: sun-dried Zibibbo from the alberello pantesco vines on the volcanic island, achieving a concentration and aromatic complexity that has defined the appellation's international reputation.

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

Florio's Marsala Vergine Riserva is a benchmark for the driest and most complex Marsala style: fortified without added must, aged minimum 10 years in large oak in the tuff-stone cellars, developing deep rancio oxidative complexity.

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

Morsi di Luce (bites of light) is Florio's Passito di Pantelleria: sun-dried Zibibbo grapes from Pantelleria producing a sweet, honeyed wine with apricot and orange blossom aromatics.

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

The Targa Riserva 1840 is Florio's ambassador wine: a Marsala Superiore Riserva of medium-sweet richness, aged 5-plus years in the historic cellars, balancing caramelised dried-fruit complexity with the freshness of Grillo.

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

Hauner's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is the benchmark for this rare Aeolian appellation: sun-dried Malvasia di Lipari producing a wine of extraordinary floral complexity, apricot sweetness and the distinctive volcanic mineral character of the island of Salina.

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

Sole d'Agosto (August sun) is the De Bartoli minimal-intervention take on Passito di Pantelleria: zero-sulphur Zibibbo from the Bukkuram estate, producing an almost overwhelmingly concentrated dried-fruit and honey wine with a volcanic mineral dimension absent from other Pantelleria passiti.

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

De Bartoli's 10-year Marsala Superiore Riserva is produced with minimal fortification compared to standard Marsala, preserving more natural character from the Grillo grape: the result is lighter in oxidative weight than the Vergine range but more genuinely grape-expressive than industrial Marsala.

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.

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

Don Antonio is Morgante's single-vineyard selection: the richest, most concentrated Nero d'Avola from the estate with barrique aging producing a wine of chocolate-dark-fruit depth and silky structure.

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

Pellegrino's 10-year Marsala Superiore Riserva is a showcase for the family-owned house's century-long expertise: 10 years of barrel ageing develop extraordinary complexity of dried fruit, coffee and roasted nut character.

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

Nes (shortened from the Pantelleria dialect 'giardino pantesco', an enclosed garden) is Pellegrino's sun-drenched Passito di Pantelleria: concentrated Zibibbo with apricot-honey character and the characteristic volcanic depth of Pantelleria.

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

Santa Cecilia is Planeta's prestige single-estate Nero d'Avola from Noto: rich, structured and mineral with chocolate-dark-fruit depth and the long finish that defines this appellation.

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

Capofaro's Malvasia delle Lipari Passito is produced at one of Italy's most dramatically situated wineries, with terrace vines overlooking Stromboli. The Tasca d'Almerita winemaking precision elevates the passito style with clean, precise floral-honeyed concentration and the distinctive volcanic mineral signature of Salina.

Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant

Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant

Sweet · Contemplative

Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative

Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant

Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant

Sweet · Elegant · Bold

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

Cult Vin Santo from raisined Sangiovese (Prugnolo Gentile), 10+ years in caratelli; one of Italy's most fabled sweet wines.

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

Capezzana's flagship Vin Santo from raisined Trebbiano and San Colombano, 8 to 10 years in caratelli.

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

Traditional Vin Santo del Chianti Classico from Le Fonti, raisined grapes aged 10 years in caratelli.

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

The most powerful and extracted Amarone on the market: tiny yields, four-month drying, four years in small French oak. Immense concentration of dried fruit, dark chocolate and iron. Built for multi-decade cellaring.

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

Dal Forno's sweet Recioto applies the same barrique-and-concentration philosophy: deep, almost port-like sweetness balanced by the estate's signature tannin structure.

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

The sweet passito counterpart to Quintarelli's Amarone: residual sugar balanced by firm tannins and high acidity producing a luscious yet structured dessert red with decades-long ageing potential.

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

Guerrieri Rizzardi's Amarone expresses the Classico zone from an estate with over 350 years of Valpolicella history. The extended appassimento (drying) of Corvina and Corvinone grapes concentrates flavour into a wine of great intensity. Three years in Slavonian botti soften the tannins while preserving the dried-fruit character.

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

Begali's Recioto is made from the same Ca' Bianca old-vine fruit as the Amarone, with the fermentation arrested before dryness; the result is a luscious, chocolate-cherry sweet red with firm tannic structure.

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

Speri's Le Bine de Jago Recioto represents the traditional sweet red wine of Valpolicella before Amarone became dominant; the fermentation-arrested fruit preserves Corvina's characteristic high acidity beneath the luscious chocolate-cherry sweetness.

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

Tommasi's Recioto Classico is made from the highest-selected Corvina and Corvinone bunches from the family's San Pietro in Cariano vineyards; chocolate-cherry and raisin sweetness balanced by traditional cask structure.