Oysters

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

Boxler's L parcel selection on Sommerberg (formerly called Jeunes Vignes), younger granite vines but the same incisive mineral character.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Beck-Hartweg's Frankstein Riesling from coarse granite around Dambach-la-Ville. Biodynamic, dry, with the brisk, light register of Dambach granite.

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

Trimbach's 1.67 hectare monopole inside Grand Cru Rosacker, declassified to Alsace AOC by family preference. Piercing dry Riesling that needs a decade to unwind into wax, citrus and Vosges granite salinity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Dirler-Cade's Saering Riesling from sandstone slopes around Guebwiller. Biodynamic and bone-dry; the maison's everyday Grand Cru.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Josmeyer's Le Kottabe is the maison's signature dry Riesling, named for an antique Greek wine-drinking game. Bone dry, citrus and stone.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuentz-Bas's Trois Chateaux Riesling, named for the three medieval castles above Husseren-les-Chateaux. The maison's village-level dry Riesling.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Marc Kreydenweiss's Wiebelsberg Riesling from sandstone slopes above Andlau. The sandstone counterpart to Kastelberg's schist; lighter, more aerial.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Felix Meyer's Wineck-Schlossberg Riesling from granite slopes above Katzenthal. Bright, racy, granite-driven.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Andre Ostertag's Heissenberg Riesling from sandstone slopes near Nothalten, alongside Muenchberg. Pure, dry, biodynamic; the maison's everyday Bas-Rhin Riesling.

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 · Refreshing

Schlumberger's most approachable Grand Cru Riesling, from sandstone slopes lower than Kitterle. Brisk citrus and stone.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Trimbach's house-style Riesling, blending fruit from multiple villages around Ribeauville. Bone-dry, citrus and stone, the textbook introduction to Alsace Riesling.

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 · Racy acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Cuvee Theo, named for Theo Faller, is Weinbach's Alsace AOC Riesling, sourced from the Clos des Capucins vineyards around the domaine in Kientzheim.

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 · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Zind-Humbrecht's monopole walled-vineyard Riesling, perched below Grand Cru Hengst on calcareous-marl soils. Pure dry Riesling, often singled out as a benchmark.

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

Bauduc's benchmark white and most popular wine: 100% Sauvignon Blanc, stainless steel fermented for maximum freshness and varietal definition. Crisp, dry, and food-versatile; house white at Rick Stein's fish restaurants for over a decade.

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

One of the world's rarest and most sought-after dry whites, Haut-Brion Blanc blends Semillon richness with Sauvignon Blanc precision. White peach, orange blossom, and mineral salinity build to a honeyed, lingering finish.

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

A classified Graves white from one of Bordeaux's most historic estates. Sauvignon Blanc leads with fresh pink grapefruit and lime blossom; Semillon adds body and Sauvignon Gris a distinctive floral note. 100% new oak fermentation produces a rich, mineral, long-lived dry white.

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

A consistently top-rated Pessac-Leognan white dominated by Sauvignon Blanc with distinctive Sauvignon Gris character. Honeyed grapefruit, crushed stone, and elderflower on the nose; vibrant citrus and mineral freshness on the palate. Frequently earns 95-98 points in recent vintages.

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

Barrel-fermented Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend from Cheval Blanc's estate, classified as Bordeaux Blanc since Saint-Emilion AOC prohibits white varieties. Elegant citrus and flint profile with saline length.

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

The second white wine of Smith Haut Lafitte. Sauvignon Blanc-driven with Semillon adding roundness; lime tree, verbena, and citrus oil aromas lead a fresh, floral palate with elderflower and white peach. Vibrant acidity makes it an excellent aperitif and shellfish partner.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

The dry white wine of Chateau Rieussec, a relative newcomer first produced in 1999. A fresh, citrussy Sauvignon Blanc and Semillon blend from the Fargues-de-Langon terroir with herbal and mineral freshness; lighter-styled than the Sauternes grand vin but sharing its Semillon richness.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, unoaked village Chablis with citrus, green apple and a saline, mineral finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, accessible village Chablis with citrus, green apple and a saline finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, unoaked village Chablis with citrus, green apple and a saline, oyster-shell finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, unoaked Chablis from Drouhin's own estate, with citrus, green apple and a saline, stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A negociant grand cru Chablis, mineral and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A rich, powerful grand cru from the steepest Bougros slope, with citrus, stone fruit and a saline depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A famous Chablis monopole spanning Vaudesir and Preuses, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Laroche's prestige cuvee from old Blanchots vines, rich and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The benchmark Chablis grand cru: powerful and saline, with citrus, oyster shell and a long mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The most collected Chablis grand cru: intensely mineral and saline, with citrus, oyster shell and an endless finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Unoaked Les Clos of pure transparency, intensely mineral and saline with citrus and oyster shell.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A precise, organic Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A classic Les Clos with a long history, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A powerful Les Clos, mineral and saline with citrus, oyster shell and a long stony finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A rich yet racy grand cru, with citrus, white flowers and a deep, saline minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

The top Chablis premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A grand-cru-quality premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and stony depth.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A pure, unoaked premier cru, taut and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A fresh, well-priced premier cru, with citrus, white flowers and a saline, mineral finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, reliable village Chablis with citrus, green apple and a saline, mineral finish.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

A crisp village Chablis from Kimmeridgian soils, with citrus, green apple and a saline finish.

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

A vintage single-terroir Blanc de Blancs from Avize and Cramant: citrus and white flowers over wet chalk and toasted nuts, with intense minerality, saline depth and racy tension.

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

Pascal Agrapart's Grand Cru multi-village Blanc de Blancs: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and a long finish.

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

Bereche's terroir-driven non-vintage: citrus and orchard fruit over white flowers and subtle toast, with fine chalk, saline drive and a vinous depth from low dosage and extended ageing.

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

A Grand Cru Chardonnay of cold-fermented precision: white flowers and lemon over chalk, with creamy texture cut by saline tension and a precise finish.

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

A vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs prestige cuvee: floral notes with hazelnut and chestnut bread over a creamy, full-bodied palate of baked goods, mango and candied chestnut.

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

Deutz's elegant, structured house brut: white peach and citrus over white flowers and fresh brioche, with a fine mousse and a structured, fresh finish.

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

A vintage Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs from the northern villages: lemon and white flowers over almond and chalk, reflecting the year's easy charms with a fine chalky finish.

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

A stately old-vine Cramant Blanc de Blancs fermented in old oak without malolactic: citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with creamy texture and saline mineral depth.

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

Ruinart's prestige cuvee, a Grand Cru-only pure-Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs in a firm, muscular, reductive style with chalk and long, lingering flavour.

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

A rare Blanc de Blancs from Chardonnay grown in Ay, a village famed for Pinot Noir: citrus and white flowers over ripe orchard fruit and brioche, with a fuller-bodied Chardonnay character and fine chalk.

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

A pure Premier Cru Cuis Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and light brioche, the palate bringing ripe citrus and yellow plum with underlying minerality and a crisp dry finish.

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

Gimonnet's vintage Premier and Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs: lemon and ripe apple over white flowers and brioche, with ripe citrus, fine chalk and a long crisp finish.

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

Gosset's non-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over almond and brioche, with fresh non-malolactic acidity, chalk and a creamy texture.

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

A complex multi-vintage Chardonnay: flambe pineapple and fresh citrus over wet chalk and pastry, the palate velvety yet driven by extraordinary freshness.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A single walled-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs of intense purity: bone-dry, dense and saline with crystalline brightness and Krug's intellectual austerity.

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

A multi-vintage blend of extraordinary breadth: expressive toast and brioche over stone fruit, an unctuous creamy palate and a crisp mouthwatering lemon finish.

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

A single-vineyard Blanc de Blancs from a walled vineyard inside the city of Reims: citrus and white flowers over chalk and subtle toast, taut and racy with saline mineral depth.

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

Lanson's signature non-malolactic house brut: citrus and green apple over white flowers and a touch of honey, the palate crisp and racy with a mineral cut.

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

A biodynamic Premier Cru Vertus extra-brut Blanc de Blancs from the southern Cote des Blancs: lemon and white peach over chalk and white flowers, with fine mineral drive and a saline, dry finish.

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

A biodynamic Cote des Blancs Blanc de Blancs: grapefruit and lemon pith over chalk and spice, with fine mineral tension, a soft white-pepper backdrop and a dry, persistent finish.

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

A non-dosed single-village Premier Cru Vertus Blanc de Blancs: lemon and green apple over chalk and white flowers, bone-dry with a saline cut, racy tension and a long dry finish.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Roederer's perpetual-reserve multi-vintage brut: orchard fruit, chamomile and crushed rocks over brisk acids, the palate showing mature dried fruit, yeastiness and a savoury umami style.

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

The original prestige cuvee, created for a tsar: zesty candied lemon and pollen over roasted hazelnut and vanilla, with incredible tension and a chalky, honed precision.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

A benchmark single-vineyard Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs from old vines: spring flowers, white fruit and citrus over marzipan, with slate and crushed-rock energy and saline length.

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

A Grand Cru Le Mesnil Blanc de Blancs built on a perpetual reserve: lemon and white flowers over chalk and almond, taut and saline with a creamy texture and fresh finish.

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

A vintage Blanc de Blancs of crisp golden orchard fruit and white flowers, full-bodied and broad with a fleshy core, lively acids and a precise chalky finish.

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

Ruinart's signature multi-vintage Chardonnay: white flowers and citrus over a chalky, creamy palate with a fresh finish.

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

One of Champagne's most mystical wines, made only in declared years from a single Grand Cru village: citrus and white flowers over iodine and chalk, with crystalline, racy intensity and extraordinary length.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Taittinger's vintage Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from Cote des Blancs Chardonnay: citrus and white flowers over chalk, with creamy texture and saline length.

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

A Grand Cru Chouilly Blanc de Blancs: fresh lemon and hazelnut over white flowers and vanilla, with a smooth mousse, zesty lemon and a chalky character through a long citrus finish.

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

A Grand Cru Chouilly Special Club Blanc de Blancs: lemon and lime with heady lily and sweet vanilla, very fresh with a beautiful chalky character and a saline cut.

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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

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

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

Ferghettina's Pas Dosé Riserva, 100 percent Chardonnay vinified clean and aged at least 33 months for the Riserva tier in its angular flat-bottle format.

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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

La Montina's Pas Dosé Baiana, named for the cellar's location on Via Baiana at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.

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 · 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

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Long-lees zero-dosage cuvée named for Demetra, goddess of the harvest.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

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

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

Il Mosnel's Pas Dosé Riserva, named for the Questione d'Etichetta project. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its mineral spine.

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Quadra. The flagship black-label long-lees zero-dosage cuvée.

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

Ricci Curbastro's Dosaggio Zero, named after Gualberto Ricci Curbastro. Thirty-six months on lees and no dosage expose the chalky terroir.

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 · 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 · Festive

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

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Pas Dosé Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia in the Muratori group at Adro. Zero-dosage 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

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

Villa Franciacorta's Pas Dosé Diamant. Single-vintage Chardonnay-led with 48 months on lees and no dosage.

Dry · Funky · Refreshing

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

Unfiltered en rama Manzanilla from Delgado Zuleta; richer in texture and flor-yeast character than the standard La Goya, released in limited spring batches.

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing

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

Unfiltered version of the San León: richer and more complex than the standard filtered bottling with live flor yeast bringing extra depth to the characteristic Barrio Bajo saline character.

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

Unfiltered direct-from-solera Manzanilla with richer yeasty texture and more pronounced flor character than the standard Solear; released seasonally.

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

An atypical Pic Saint-Loup white built around Sauvignon Blanc and Gris with Chardonnay and Petit Manseng. Saline, citrus-driven, with a subtle creamy mid-palate from lees stirring.

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

Antech's zero-dosage 100% Mauzac Blanquette. Showcase for the heritage Limoux variety with no added sugar at disgorgement.

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

Brut Nature Crémant from Mouscaillo with no added sugar at disgorgement. Sharp, mineral, made with estate grape must rather than commercial liqueur.

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

Antech's signature Crémant cuvée named after Eugénie Limouzy. Chardonnay-led traditional method; 12 months on lees adds toasty complexity.

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

Domaine la Grangette's everyday Picpoul. Character and elegance with green highlights and vibrant balance.

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

La Clape white of La Negly named for the Mediterranean breeze; Bourboulenc-led blend with Roussanne and Marsanne capturing the coastal salinity.

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

Classic Picpoul de Pinet from the 68-hectare Saint Martin estate. Lively, fresh, with saline lift typical of the Etang de Thau lagoon-side vineyards.

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

Crisp 100% Picpoul on the red clay soils that give the wine its 'Terres Rouges' name. Saline, citrus-driven; Thau lagoon proximity gives salt-air aromatics.

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

Bright golden Picpoul with green tinges. Fresh, saline, with a mineral lengthy finish. Domaine Félines Jourdan's everyday cuvée and the reference Picpoul de Pinet.

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

Sea-scented Picpoul from Domaine la Grangette, named with a tongue-in-cheek 'pecking hen' pun on Picpoul. Salinity, fresh, floral, citrus-driven.

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

Sieur d'Arques' Toques et Clochers Crémant - meticulous selections at each stage, 30 months on laths for aromatic development and freshness.

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

The Bretons' pet-nat Vouvray, made in the ancestral method with no dosage. Saline, citrussy Chenin Blanc with a fine bead and a dry, refreshing finish.

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

Single-soil Muscadet from orthogneiss parcels. Adds herbal aromas layered with more minerality and bitterness in the finish, distinct from the simpler Gneiss bottling.

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

Most forward of l'Écu's terroir Muscadets, with citrus and almond aromas. Gneiss soils produce the estate's most approachable bottling.

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

Single-soil Muscadet from granite parcel in Le Landreau. Markedly different from gneiss bottlings, with subtle mint and salty mineral aromas.

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

Single-soil Muscadet from amphibolite, a metamorphic rock. The cuvée expresses the smoky, stony mineral signature of this distinct geology, biodynamic certified.

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

Cru Communal Muscadet from 60-year-old vines on gravel, clay, sand and granite. Originally called Granite de Clisson; 24+ months on lees give the cuvée structural depth.

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

Single-vineyard Muscadet from a 2.3-hectare monopole on schist and mica schist. Straight and taut with beautiful minerality and great length on the finish.

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

Single-vineyard Muscadet from orthogneiss and quartz, alongside Le Fief du Breil in Landron's range. Stony finish and creamy lees depth on a chalky frame.

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

Pioneering single-vineyard Muscadet from granite parcels. An early site-specific Muscadet bottling, established in the 1970s; ages beautifully on lees.

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

Pépière's entry-level Muscadet from Château-Thébaud-area parcels. Crisp, citrus-driven and saline, designed for early drinking and shellfish.

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

Landron's flagship single-vineyard Muscadet from orthogneiss and quartz parcels. Iconic cuvée from the region with long lees ageing and biodynamic depth.

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

Old-vine Muscadet from the historic Pierre de la Grange domain, the original Luneau family property. Saline texture and stony lift on a creamy lees-driven frame.

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

Brégeon's village Muscadet Sur Lie shows the producer's signature long-lees ageing. Saline and structural with stony lift and great length.

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

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

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

Single-plot Xarel-lo from chalky limestone (calcari = limestone in Catalan). Biodynamic, vegan, mineral-driven Penedes white.

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

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 organic Xarel-lo from the Mas Candi grower partnership. Fresh, mineral, terroir-driven.

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

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

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · High acidity · Festive

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

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

The Black Label flagship that defined premium Gavi, a sophisticated 100% Cortese of elegant structure, freshness and intense aromatic complexity that ages remarkably well.

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

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

Marsanne-led Cassis white from terraced limestone vines above the Mediterranean at Cap Canaille. Saline, mineral and built around the salt of the sea below.

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

Classical Cassis Blanc from the Paret family's organic-certified vines facing the bay. Saline, citrussy and built for sea-facing pairings.

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

Marsanne-Clairette Cassis Blanc from steep limestone slopes at the foot of Cap Canaille. Saline, chiseled and built for seafood.

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

Marsanne-Clairette Cassis Blanc with a Sauvignon Blanc accent for added lift. Saline, herbal and built for the harbour-side seafood table.

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

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Albamar's single-vineyard Pepe Luis: the most concentrated natural-leaning Salnes Albariño from Xurxo Alba's project.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The classical Salnes Albariño that has carried the same Fefiñanes label since 1928: lemon-and-saline core, just enough lees-derived weight to stay long on the finish.

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

The barrel-fermented Fefiñanes Albariño named after the year the Palacio was built in Cambados: oak-shaded peach and almond, still the saline Salnes core.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Three years on the lees turns Salnes Albariño into something closer to aged Riesling: honeyed citrus, dried herbs and a long saline lift that proves the variety ages.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Attis Embaixador: the single-vineyard prestige Albariño from Bodegas Attis.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Attis Mar: the saline-leaning Salnes Albariño cuvée from coastal-edge parcels.

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 · Elegant

The Bagoa do Miño lees-aged Albariño from As Laxas in Arbo: a step up from the entry wine with weight and length.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Castro Martín's prestige A2O bottling: extended lees-ageing on selected old-vine Salnes Albariño.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Adega Eidos' prestige extended-ageing Contraaparede: 24-plus months on lees, Padriñán Albariño at its most age-driven.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The barrel-aged single-varietal Loureiro from Adegas Valmiñor's Davila range: floral, herbal, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

The Davila M100 O Rosal multi-variety blend of Albariño, Loureiro and Treixadura: the classic O Rosal triblend in unoaked form.

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

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

From a 1.5-hectare plot of pre-phylloxera vines on sandy granite: arguably the iconic vineyard-designate Albariño of Rías Baixas.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The Don Pedro de Soutomaior lees-aged Albariño from Adegas Galegas: a step-up bottling from the Meder bodega.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Eiral: Pablo Padín's prestige extended-lees Albariño from selected Salnes fruit.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Fillaboa 1898: a barrel-fermented Condado do Tea Albariño named for the year the estate's historic bridge was built.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The single-vineyard Finca Monte Alto bottling from Fillaboa: extended lees-ageing on fruit from the estate's named hill plot.

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

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Fulcro O Equilibrista: Manuel Moldes' single-vineyard prestige bottling, concrete-aged on fine lees.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The prestige Granbazán bottling named for the 16th-century admiral: selected old-vine fruit, longer ageing, more weight.

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 · Elegant

The amber-label step-up: longer lees-ageing turns the Finca Tremoedo fruit into a riper, fuller, longer wine.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Terras Gauda's barrel-fermented Caíño Blanco-dominant cuvée: one of the few wines in DO Rías Baixas led by the variety.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

La Val's single-vineyard Finca Arantei: lees-aged Condado do Tea Albariño from the named home parcel.

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

The Sobre Lías step-up from Lagar de Costa: lees-aged Castrelo Albariño with weight and length.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Rodrigo Méndez's entry Salnes Albariño from old-vine Meaño parcels: lemon verbena and salinity, the natural-leaning template of modern Salnes.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Forjas del Salnés' single-vineyard from the Finca Genoveva plot: foudre-aged, mineral-driven, the cult vineyard-designate Albariño of the Salnés coast.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The single-estate Finca Valiñas bottling: the serious sibling to the blue-label, lees-aged from the home estate in Meis.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The cooperative's prestige bottling: late-harvest Albariño with noble-rot complexity, made only in vintages when the botrytis arrives clean on the Salnes ría.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The Dandelion single-vineyard from Nanclares y Prieto: a small parral-trained Cambados plot worked to natural-leaning ends.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Soverribas: the sibling single-vineyard from Nanclares y Prieto, from a higher-elevation parral parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Nora da Neve: the prestige barrel-fermented Albariño from Viña Nora, with extended lees-ageing in French oak.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pazos de Lusco's single-vineyard Pazo Piñeiro from a small old-vine plot: the concentrated step-up to the flagship Lusco.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The wine that proved Albariño ages: 30-plus months on the lees before release, produced only in vintages with the structure to develop.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

From the 1.4-hectare Cacheiro plot planted in 1965: extended ageing on lees, the prestige aged Albariño of the Barrantes range.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pazo de Bayón: the second cooperative bottling from Bouza do Rei, a step up with more lees-derived weight.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The barrel-aged Pedralonga: oak-shaded biodynamic Salnes Albariño with weight and length.

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 · Elegant

Prime: the lees-aged step-up bottling from Paco & Lola, sourced from older Salnes parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity

The four-variety O Rosal blend from Quinta de Couselo: Albariño with Loureiro, Treixadura and Caíño Blanco for the classic O Rosal lift.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Quinta de Couselo's prestige Selección bottling: extended lees-ageing on selected old-vine Albariño fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pazo San Mauro's prestige Sanamaro bottling: a lees-aged Albariño-Treixadura blend from selected old-vine fruit.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The five-grape O Rosal blend Santiago Ruiz launched in 1984: one of the original O Rosal multi-variety bottlings.

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 · Elegant

Segrel Ámbar: the more concentrated lees-aged sibling to Segrel from Pablo Padín.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The flagship O Rosal triblend: Albariño with Loureiro's florality and Caíño Blanco's acid frame, the producer's emblem.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The age-worthy Tricó Albariño: 10 hectares of granite-and-sand Condado do Tea fruit, extended lees-ageing, designed to develop.

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

The Veigadares O Rosal blend from Adegas Galegas: Albariño with Loureiro and Treixadura, the modern Meder bodega's flagship.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Adega Eidos' step-up Veigas de Padriñán bottling: longer lees-ageing on fruit from named Padriñán plots.

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 · Elegant

Vionta Sobre Lías: the lees-aged step-up to the regular Vionta Albariño.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The Balado single-vineyard sister to Tras da Viña: cooler, herbal, taut.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The single-vineyard Tras da Viña from a hillside plot behind the family pazo: more weight, more salinity, longer tail.

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

Single-village Assyrtiko from Akrotiri on the wind-scoured southern tip. Leaner, more saline profile from the exposed cliffside vineyards.

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

Cult cuvée aged in steel cages on the Aegean seabed. Iodine-saturated saline character distinct from the cellar-aged Thalassitis.

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

Boutique PDO Santorini from the Akrotiri cliffs at the southern tip of the island. Lean, saline and stony from wind-scoured parcels.

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

Planeta's varietal Grillo from the Menfi estate shows the Mediterranean coastal character of the grape: citrus verbena, sea-salt mineral and herbal freshness with the clean precision of Planeta's winemaking.

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative

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.

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

Brut Nature (zero dosage, under 3 g/l residual sugar) is the driest legal Prosecco style. Ius Naturae showcases the natural grape sugar without added liqueur, emphasising Glera's inherent acidity and mineral character.

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

Vigneti di Foscarino is Inama's pure basalt-volcanic Soave Classico from the historic Foscarino hill, the most volcanically active terroir in the Classico zone; 100% Garganega barrel-fermented for a mineral, almond-hazelnut complexity of striking length.

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

Nino Franco's zero-dosage Brut Nature expression for consumers wanting the driest, most mineral face of Valdobbiadene DOCG Glera. Under 3 g/l residual sugar and racy acidity make this one of the most food-focused Proseccos in the portfolio.

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

The Adega de Monção single-variety Alvarinho line Deu La Deu, named for the regional heroine. The cooperative's serious Alvarinho reference.

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

The Adega de Monção cooperative's traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling: lime, green apple and lees over a saline close at a co-op price point.

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

The Anselmo Mendes everyday Alvarinho and modern Monção e Melgaço reference: citrus, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-granite mineral spine.

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

Traditional-method Alvarinho sparkling from Anselmo Mendes, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the wet-granite mineral spine of Monção e Melgaço.

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

Aveleda's single-variety Alvarinho: lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine. The Castas range done in the noble grape register.

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

Single-variety Alvarinho from Casa de Cello's Quinta de Sanjoanne estate, showing the noble grape from a southern Vinho Verde site.

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

Casa de Vila Verde's Pluma Alvarinho: single-variety Alvarinho bottled as IGT Minho (the Cavado sub-region sits outside the DOC's Alvarinho zone). Yellow peach and lees weight over a saline frame.

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

Ancestral-method Pet Nat blending Loureiro aromatics with Fernao Pires. Soft mousse and a savoury yeast edge from finishing fermentation in bottle.

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

Aphros' ancestral-method Loureiro Pet-Nat under the Phaunus label, Demeter-certified. Cloudy, yeasty, low-intervention; built for thirst not contemplation.

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

Provam's cooperative single-variety Alvarinho Varanda do Conde: classic mineral Monção Alvarinho at a co-op price point.

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

The estate-flagship Alvarinho from Quinta da Aveleda's Monção-sourced fruit. Lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine; the Guedes family premium reference.

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

Quinta da Lixa's serious single-variety Alvarinho from Monção e Melgaço sources. Pouco Comum means 'uncommon' in Portuguese.

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

Quinta de Azevedo's Alvarinho-Trajadura blend: lime, white peach and lemon blossom over a mineral close. A step up in noble-grape character from the standard Loureiro blend.

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

Single-variety Alvarinho from Quinta de Gomariz, bottled as IGT Minho. Lime, white peach and honeysuckle over a wet-stone mineral spine.

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

Traditional-method Loureiro-Arinto sparkling from Quinta de Gomariz: green apple, lemon zest and white flowers over a saline close.

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

Traditional-method sparkling with fine bubbles, notes of dried fruit and slight citrus. Extended lees ageing gives the brioche autolysis character.

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

Quinta de Santiago's Alvarinho from Mazedo in Monção: lime, white peach and honeysuckle over the classic Monção wet-granite spine.

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

Traditional-method sparkling blending Avesso body with Arinto acidity. Fine mousse and grapefruit-citrus drive from the granite mountain terroir.

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

Arinto-based traditional-method sparkling from a producer with multi-generational sparkling and old-spirits know-how. Fine mousse, citrus drive.

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

Traditional-method sparkling from estate Alvarinho. Fine mousse, citrus drive, autolytic brioche from extended lees ageing.

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

The Soalheiro flagship and reference Melgaço Alvarinho since 1982: lime and white peach over a wet-granite mineral spine, lees weight giving texture without softening the acidity.

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

Traditional-method 100 percent Alvarinho sparkling, zero dosage. Brioche lees over the saline Melgaço mineral spine; a serious aperitif and Atlantic-seafood bubbly.

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

Granite-soil selection from the Alvaredo home vineyards: more cutting, more linear and more mineral than the Classico, with a stony grip on the finish.

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

Traditional-method sparkling from the Vercoope cooperative footprint. Citrus and yeast-driven, fine mousse at an approachable price.

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Savoury

Dry · Contemplative · Elegant