Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic
GajaPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
The most charming and aromatic of Gaja's Barbaresco crus, Costa Russi pairs an abundance of strawberry and red fruit with verbena and marzipan, silky tannin and an elegant finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
ViettiPiedmont€€€€€€€€€€Still Red
From the Cerequio cru on the La Morra and Barolo boundary, this is an elegant, imposing Vietti Barolo with strawberry, plum and cherry, enveloping body and a persistent balsamic finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
CusumanoSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cusumano's premium Chardonnay, Jale, shows the full-sun ripeness of Sicilian Chardonnay through barrique treatment: rich, creamy and tropical with hazelnut-vanilla depth.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
DonnafugataSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Vigna di Gabri is Donnafugata's premium Contessa Entellina white: a blend of native Sicilian whites with Chardonnay, showing greater textural complexity than Anthilia with a more persistent mineral finish.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Duca di Salaparuta (Corvo)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White
Bianca di Valguarnera is Sicily's most celebrated Inzolia: Duca di Salaparuta's partial barrique treatment of the native grape produces a rich, nutty, mineral white with the depth to age several years.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Refreshing
Marco De BartoliSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Grappoli del Grillo is De Bartoli's dry still table wine from Grillo, made without oxidation: a fresh, mineral white that showcases the grape's natural salinity, citrus character and almond-bitter finish when vinified as a conventional still wine rather than a perpetuo.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Planeta's barrique-aged Chardonnay from Ulmo at Menfi became one of the wines that announced Sicily's quality transformation in the 1990s: rich, buttery, confident, with Sicilian sunshine layered through Burgundian oak treatment.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
PlanetaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Cometa is Sicily's signature Fiano: Planeta introduced Campanian Fiano to Menfi soils and produced a wine distinct from Southern Italian Fiano with a mineral-salt and almond-toasted character specific to the Mediterranean coast.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold
Tasca d'AlmeritaSicily€€€€€€€Still White
Tasca's Chardonnay from the high Regaleali plateau shows what Sicilian sun and altitude do to Chardonnay: richer and more tropical than Burgundy but retaining the Regaleali site's mineral backbone.
Dry · Easygoing · Rustic
Papp PinceTokaj€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Tenuta CaparzoTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
Caparzo's barrique-aged Chardonnay-led Toscana IGT, an under-the-radar Montalcino white.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Azienda Agricola CesaniTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
The intense Vernaccia from 40-plus-year-old Pancole vines. More yellow-fruit weight and saline length than the annata, with the indigenous almond signature.
Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant
GrattamaccoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still White
Pure barrique-aged Vermentino from coastal Bolgheri, structured for fish-led dinners.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
PanizziTuscany€€€€€€€Still White
Panizzi's Riserva Vernaccia, partly oak-and-acacia-aged for a richer, structured profile.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Refreshing
Frescobaldi Tenuta di PominoTuscany€€€€€€€€Still White
Italy's pioneering barrique-aged Chardonnay, in continuous production at the high-altitude Pomino estate since 1973.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
QuerciabellaTuscany€€€€€€€€€Still White
Tuscany's most age-worthy oak-aged white, a Chardonnay-Pinot Bianco blend modelled on Burgundy.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Cantina di CustozaVeneto€€€€€€Still White
La Selva is the cooperative's premium single-vineyard selection from older vines in the Selva parcel. Partial oak fermentation adds texture and complexity beyond the standard cooperative Custoza, demonstrating the appellation's premium potential.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Savoury
CavalchinaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Amedeo is Cavalchina's premium selection, using partial oak fermentation to add complexity and longevity to the Bianco di Custoza DOC framework. More structured and richer than the standard Custoza, with the oak well integrated.
Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
OttellaVeneto€€€€€€€Still White
Molceo is among the most complex white wines produced in the Lugana DOC. Extended lees contact in both oak and steel develops remarkable textural richness and autolytic complexity in the Turbiana grape. One of the first producers to prove that Lugana could produce serious age-worthy whites.
Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing
Weingut JägerWachau€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Easygoing · Savoury
Weingut Rudi PichlerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Savoury · Elegant
Weingut LaglerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Easygoing
Weingut Erich BayerWachau€€€€€€€Still White
Grüner Veltliner Smaragd from old-vine St. Michael parcels by Weingut Erich Bayer; classic white pepper and concentrated pear character.
Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative
Weingut Stift GöttweigWachau€€€€€€€Still White
The monastery's premium Riesling cuvée from Kremstal DAC terroir: lime blossom, white peach and chalk mineral with firm acidity.
Dry · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury
Weinhofmeisterei Mathias HirtzbergerWachau€€€€€€€€Still White
Smaragd Grüner Veltliner from Mathias Hirtzberger's independent Wösendorf estate: white pepper, citrus blossom and pear with firm mineral acidity.