Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Easygoing
Maison Georges DuboeufBeaujolais€€€€€€Still Red
Duboeuf's Beaujolais Nouveau is the widely-distributed reference for the third-Thursday-November release: carbonic-maceration Gamay bottled and released on the third Thursday of November, with characteristically exuberant fruit and soft structure.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau Lafaurie-PeyragueyBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Among the finest Premier Cru Classe Sauternes, with an exceptionally high Semillon content (up to 100% in some vintages) that delivers an unusually pure, concentrated expression of noble rot. Pineapple, candied citrus, honeycomb, and powdered ginger with vivid acidity; the 2013 renaissance under Silvio Denz transformed quality.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Chateau RieussecBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
One of the most consistent Premier Cru Classe Sauternes, with Rieussec's distinctive high Semillon content yielding a wine of great concentration and rich tropical fruit. Honey-drenched pineapple, orange, mango, and caramel with vibrant acidity and a very long finish.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Chateau d'YquemBordeaux€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The world's most celebrated botrytised sweet wine; the sole Premier Cru Superieur in the 1855 Sauternes classification. Semillon-dominant with intense noble-rot character: beeswax, saffron, apricot, and honey balanced by electric acidity. Ages for decades and improves for 50 or more years in great vintages.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau Lafaurie-PeyragueyBordeaux€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The second sweet wine of Lafaurie-Peyraguey, sharing the estate's Bommes terroir and high Semillon content. White peach, apricot, and lemon cream notes lead a direct, energetic palate with mellow sweetness balanced by lively acidity. More accessible in youth than the grand vin.
Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Chateau RieussecBordeaux€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
The second sweet wine of Chateau Rieussec, named after the Carmelite monks who founded the estate. Shares the same high-Semillon blend and botrytised character as the grand vin, with apricot, candied ginger, saffron, and orange blossom in a sweeter, more approachable style.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Fruity
Champagne Billecart-SalmonChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
One of Champagne's most admired roses: pale salmon-pink with wild strawberry, redcurrant and white peach over fine red fruit, saline freshness and a silky, precise finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
Champagne GossetChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
Gosset's non-vintage rose: red berries and rose over spice and white flowers, the palate marked by fresh red fruit, vinous structure and racy non-malolactic acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive
Champagne Laurent-PerrierChampagne€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A pioneering saignee rose from Pinot Noir alone: fresh red berries, strawberry and raspberry over rose, the palate marked by bright vinous red fruit and a clean finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Bold
Champagne Paul BaraChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A textbook Bouzy rose from Pinot Noir alone: floral strawberry and red berries over rose and spice, with a deep Pinot character and fresh acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
Perrier-JouetChampagne€€€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
The prestige rose in the anemone bottle: gentle red berries and rose over citrus and soft spice, charming and soft with fresh acidity.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Elegant
RuinartChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
An early historic rose, fresh and delicate: red berries and rose over citrus, the palate marked by raspberry and redcurrant with a chalky finish.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Fruity · Festive
Champagne TaittingerChampagne€€€€€€€€Sparkling Traditional
A delicate, perfumed rose with a bouquet of strawberry, red berries, herbs, blood orange and guava, fresh and lively on the palate.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
BurmesterDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
BurmesterDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-harvest tawny in the Burmester house style, concentrated with dried fruit and nutty wood-aged complexity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
CalemDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
CalemDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
Calem's well-loved everyday reserve tawny, nutty and lightly sweet, a staple of the Portuguese market.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Cockburn's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible everyday tawny with nutty caramel notes, good chilled or neat.
Sweet · Light-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
CroftDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
The original rose Port: bright, fresh red-berry fruit designed to be served chilled over ice or in a cocktail.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, slightly drier in the Dow's register.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Dow's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A single-harvest tawny matured for many years in cask, showing concentrated dried fruit and complex wood-aged spice from one declared year.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
FerreiraDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A reserve tawny named for the legendary Dona Antonia Ferreira, with nutty caramel and dried-fruit notes.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Fonseca PortoDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine, mellow twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine, complex twenty-year tawny balancing honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long spiced finish, regularly among the top-rated of its class.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and complex spiced wood.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
Graham's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible reserve tawny with nutty caramel notes, made for everyday drinking chilled or neat.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
KopkeDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rare aged white Port, ten years in cask giving honeyed nutty depth and a gently oxidative, lingering finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
KopkeDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
The reference Colheita: a single-harvest tawny aged for many years in cask, intensely concentrated with dried fruit, nuts and candied citrus, released with its vintage on the label.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
NiepoortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A celebrated single-harvest tawny, Niepoort holding some of the oldest Colheita reserves in the Douro, intensely concentrated with dried fruit and candied citrus.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing
QuevedoDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Port
An accessible reserve tawny with nutty caramel notes, good chilled or neat.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity
Quinta da AvessadaDouro Valley€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
The signature sweet fortified Moscatel of the Favaios plateau, intensely aromatic with orange blossom, candied citrus and honey, lifted by fresh acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Quinta do NovalDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity
Quinta do PortalDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
A rare fortified Moscatel do Douro, intensely aromatic with orange blossom and candied citrus, sweet but lifted by fresh acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Real Companhia VelhaDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny under the Royal Oporto label from Portugal's oldest wine company.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
SandemanDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A fine twenty-year tawny with honeyed dried fruit, nuts and a long candied-citrus finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A nutty, mellow ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
Taylor's signature aged tawny: a fine balance of dried-fruit concentration, mellow nuttiness and a long spiced finish, widely cited as the benchmark twenty-year style.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Taylor's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A deeply concentrated thirty-year tawny with intense dried fruit, toffee and a complex spiced wood character.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing
Warre's PortDouro Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A lighter, fresher ten-year tawny presented in a clear bottle, designed to be served chilled, with delicate dried-fruit and nut notes.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative
Wine & SoulDouro Valley€€€€€€€€€Fortified Port
A rare old tawny from five generations of cask reserves (5G), intensely concentrated with dried fruit and wood-aged complexity.
Sweet · Festive · Bold
Bodegas Fernando de CastillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas Herederos de ArgüesoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Classic PX with near-black colour and extreme dried-fruit sweetness; produced from sun-dried Pedro Ximénez grapes in the Sanlúcar bodega.
Sweet · Festive
Bodegas Bay-AlbaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Bold
Sánchez RomateJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Croft SherryJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
The wine that defined the Pale Cream category: Fino-pale in colour but sweetened, with white peach, honey and a clean refreshing finish.
Medium Sweet · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Festive
Williams & HumbertJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Cream sherry blending Oloroso base with Pedro Ximénez for a medium-sweet, caramel-toned, approachable style.
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Equipo NavazosJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Romantic
Bodegas BarbadilloJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Rich, concentrated Pedro Ximénez made from sun-dried grapes; intensely sweet with coffee, molasses and dried-fruit complexity.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Easygoing · Festive
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Cream sherry from the Gutiérrez Colosía riverside bodega under the Mari Pepa label; medium-sweet, caramel-toned and approachable with the Atlantic character of El Puerto.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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 · Romantic · Festive
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Refreshing · Festive
Bodegas MedinaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Romantic
Bodegas César FloridoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Bold
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas Gutiérrez ColosíaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Bodegas Dios BacoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Bold
El Maestro SierraJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive
Bodegas RoblesJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Bodegas Páez MorillaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive
Bodegas UriumJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Contemplative · Bold
Bodegas TradiciónJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sandeman JerezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Sandeman JerezJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Bold
Emilio LustauJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Rich, sweet Pedro Ximénez from the Lustau Solera Reserva. Dark amber to black, with concentrated raisins, toffee, dark chocolate and a long warm finish.
Medium Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Bodegas Real Tesoro y ValdespinoJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Bold
González ByassJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
OsborneJerez & Sherry€€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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
Bodegas Hidalgo La GitanaJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
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.
Medium Sweet · Easygoing
Bodegas YusteJerez & Sherry€€€€€€Fortified Sherry
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the Juffer-Sonnenuhr that pairs honeyed richness with the trademark cutting Brauneberg acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Dr. HermannMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese from the tiny, warm Erdener Pralat: rich, exotic and honeyed over piercing acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A bold, mineral-earthy Auslese from the Graacher Domprobst with exotic fruit notes and legendary development potential.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Schloss LieserMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, often botrytis-touched edelsuss Auslese from the home vineyard: honeyed richness held in piercing acidity for decades of evolution.
Dessert · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Festive
Weingut Max Ferd. RichterMosel€€€€€€€€€Dessert Ice Wine
A rare Eiswein from the Mulheimer Helenenkloster, a site Richter reserves for ice wine: piercing acidity carrying intense concentrated frozen-grape sweetness.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Egon Muller - ScharzhofMosel€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
One of the world's most coveted sweet Rieslings: botrytis-laced Scharzhofberg Auslese of extraordinary concentration, acidity and near-immortal cellar life.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut VollenweiderMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A concentrated, botrytis-touched Auslese-level selection: honeyed richness held in piercing Mosel acidity for long ageing.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Noble-sweet Auslese from the spicy red slate of the Urziger Wurzgarten: concentrated exotic fruit, botrytis spice and bracing acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Joh. Jos. PrumMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Noble-sweet Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-touched and intensely concentrated yet held in balance by piercing Saar-Mosel acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative
Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
A noble-sweet gold-capsule Auslese from the Wehlener Sonnenuhr: rich, botrytis-laced and concentrated, balanced by piercing blue-slate acidity for the long cellar.
Sweet · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Refreshing
Michele ChiarloPiedmont€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
A brilliant straw-yellow Moscato d'Asti with floral, peach and apricot aromas, a creamy, fragrant palate, fine bubble and a particularly fresh finish.
Sweet · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Refreshing
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
A bright straw-gold, slightly sparkling Moscato d'Asti with intense peach, apricot, rose petal and ginger, sweet and delicate with modest acidity and good balance.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Domaine Francois VillardRhone Valley€€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Domaine de CoyeuxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Domaine de CoyeuxRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
The Reserve Muscat from Coyeux; more concentrated and richer than the standard cuvee, with brief time in old oak adding almond and caramel notes.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Domaine des BernardinsRhone Valley€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Domaine des BernardinsRhone Valley€€€€€€€€Fortified Vdn
An aged, oxidative Muscat with extraordinary complexity; dried citrus, almond, saffron, and fig from extended old-wood ageing. A Southern Rhone rarity with the complexity of a great Sauternes.
Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity
Bodegas Franco-EspanolasRioja€€€€€€Still White
The house's famous off-dry white: floral, gently sweet and fresh, a historic aperitif-style Rioja white with a loyal following.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Rustic · Festive
Cantina RalloSicily€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Rallo's Marsala Superiore is the historic house's standard fortified expression: accessible, caramelised-fruit and gently oxidative from the 1860-founded Marsala cellar.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Caravaglio (Salina / Malvasia)Sicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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
Donnafugata PantelleriaSicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Donnafugata PantelleriaSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Fruity
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€Still White
Lighea blends Zibibbo's heady Muscat-like perfume with native white grapes in a delicately off-dry aromatic style: floral, peachy, with balancing acidity that keeps it from cloying.
Off Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Low acidity · Festive · Rustic
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
Florio's accessible everyday Marsala Superiore Semisecco: the classic Marsala for cooking and casual drinking, with soft caramelised-fruit character and gentle oxidative notes.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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
Cantine FlorioSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
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.
Medium Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)Sicily€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Hauner (Malvasia delle Lipari)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Festive · Romantic
Maggio ViniSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
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
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
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
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
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.
Medium Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Festive
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Fortified Marsala
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Festive
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Cantine PellegrinoSicily€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
Tasca d'Almerita Capofaro (Salina)Sicily€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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
Almási PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Balassa PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Barta WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Romantic · Contemplative
Bognár PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Funky · Contemplative
Bott PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Béres Vineyards and WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Béres Vineyards and WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Fruity · Easygoing
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
DisznókőTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Dorógi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Easygoing · Refreshing
Erdei PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Erdei PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Erzsébet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Easygoing
Erzsébet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Fekete PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Rustic
Füleky PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Grand TokajTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Fruity · Easygoing
Grand TokajTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Harsányi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
HoldvölgyTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Romantic · Elegant
Hétényi PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Dry · Festive · Refreshing
Hétényi PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Jäger PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Karácsonyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Festive · Refreshing
Katona PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Festive · Elegant
Katona PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Kikelet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Fruity · Elegant
Kikelet PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Elegant · Rustic
Kovács Nimród WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Lapis PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Malatinszky TokajTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Romantic · Easygoing
Molnár PinceTokaj€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Rustic · Contemplative
Tokaj OremusTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Fruity
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Dry · Refreshing · Festive
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Still White
Sweet · Rustic · Easygoing
Patricius WineryTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Festive
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Easygoing · Fruity
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Royal TokajiTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Sauska TokajTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
SzepsyTokaj€€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokaj HétszőlősTokaj€€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Tokajer PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Elegant · Contemplative
Várhelyi PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Contemplative · Elegant
Winesor PinceTokaj€€€€€€€Dessert Noble Rot
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
AvignonesiTuscany€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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
Tenuta di CapezzanaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Capezzana's flagship Vin Santo from raisined Trebbiano and San Colombano, 8 to 10 years in caratelli.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
Fattoria Le FontiTuscany€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Traditional Vin Santo del Chianti Classico from Le Fonti, raisined grapes aged 10 years in caratelli.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Bisol 1542Veneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
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.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Bisol 1542Veneto€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
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.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing
BortolomiolVeneto€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
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 · Festive · Elegant
Col Vetoraz SpumantiVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Col Vetoraz is uniquely positioned above Santo Stefano at the edge of the Cartizze hill, giving its Cartizze expression exceptional altitude and south-facing exposure. The result is an opulent, aromatic Cartizze with great aromatic intensity and length.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Dal Forno RomanoVeneto€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
A rare white passito from Dal Forno, made from dried Moscato and Garganega grapes at the Illasi valley estate, applying the same concentration philosophy as the Amarone to a sweet white with orange blossom and apricot intensity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Contemplative
Fasoli GinoVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
San Zeno is Fasoli Gino's Recioto di Soave DOCG, made from dried organic Garganega grapes. Organic farming preserves the grape's natural concentration and flavour integrity through drying. The result is a rich, golden sweet wine of exceptional aromatic purity.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Contemplative · Romantic
Giuseppe QuintarelliVeneto€€€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Lorenzo BegaliVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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 · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Romantic
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
Dindarello is Maculan's late-harvest Moscato, a lighter and more delicate counterpart to the intense Torcolato and Acininobili. From small Moscato (Muscat blanc a petits grains) grapes left on the vine to develop extra ripeness, it captures the variety's natural floral sweetness without botrytis intervention.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
MaculanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Italy's most celebrated passito-style dessert wine from Vicenza. Vespaiola grapes are harvested late and dried on twisted cords (torcolato means 'twisted') for months before pressing. The result is a wine of remarkable intensity, with botrytis-influenced apricot honey character balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Festive · Elegant
Monte TondoVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Miele (honey) is Monte Tondo's Recioto di Soave DOCG, a rare sweet wine from appassimento-dried Garganega grapes. Recioto di Soave predates Soave's dry style and is considered the original historic wine of the Soave hills. Monte Tondo's version captures honey, dried apricot and candied citrus balanced by the grape's naturally high acidity.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive
Nino FrancoVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
A single-hill Cartizze grand cru expression from the Stecca parcel, with richer fruit, honeyed florality and greater complexity than the standard Rustico, yet retaining the hallmark lightness of the hill.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Elegant
PieropanVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Pieropan's Recioto di Soave from the Le Colombare parcel is the most prestigious expression of the ancient sweet white wine tradition of the Soave zone; dried Garganega produces extraordinary apricot-honey concentration kept fresh by the varietal's trademark high acidity.
Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Roberto AnselmiVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Late Harvest
I Capitelli is Anselmi's late-harvest sweet Garganega, made from overripe and botrytised bunches from the Capitel Croce and Capitel Foscarino hills; rich, honeyed and apricot-dominated but lifted by the grape's natural acidity that keeps it from cloying.
Off Dry · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Ruggeri and C.Veneto€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Ruggeri's Cartizze expression from the storied 107-hectare grand cru hill. Off-dry and aromatic with richer fruit and honey than the standard Valdobbiadene range, showing the concentration that the south-facing Cartizze slopes produce.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
Speri ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Romantic · Contemplative
SuaviaVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
Amedeo is Suavia's Recioto di Soave DOCG from the ancient Monte Carbonare vineyard; the sweet dried-Garganega wine balances luscious apricot-honey sweetness with the grape's natural high acidity, keeping the finish fresh and complex.
Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Romantic · Festive
Tommasi ViticoltoriVeneto€€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
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.
Sweet · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant
VignaltaVeneto€€€€€€€Dessert Passito
The defining wine of the Colli Euganei Fior d'Arancio DOCG, Italy's most aromatic dessert wine appellation. Moscato Giallo grapes are dried (passito) on bamboo racks in the volcanic Euganean Hills; the intensely floral and orange-scented result is unlike any other Italian sweet wine.
Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · Medium acidity · Festive · Elegant
Villa SandiVeneto€€€€€€€€Sparkling Tank
Villa Sandi's Cartizze Dry is at the sweeter end of the Cartizze spectrum (17-32 g/l residual sugar). The grand cru hill's concentration of sunny exposure and south-facing slopes amplifies fruit ripeness into ripe peach and mango territory.
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut Gruber WachauWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Wein und Obstbau MuthenthalerWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Light-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut SchneeweißWachau€€€€€€Still White
Light Steinfeder or Federspiel Grüner Veltliner from the Schneeweiß estate in the Salzstadl; bright apple-and-pepper character for fresh everyday enjoyment.
Dry · Festive · Refreshing
Weingut HofstätterWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Weingut Hutter SilberbichlerhofWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Loibenberg Riesling Smaragd from the Mautern-based Hutter estate: apricot blossom and lime with chalk-mineral character from south-bank terroir.
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut Ferdinand DenkWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut WeixelbaumWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Refreshing · Rustic
Wein und Obstbau MuthenthalerWachau€€€€€€Still White