Cuvées

Beaujolais Blanc

3.5

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

Domaine des NuguesBeaujolais€€€€€Still White

Nugues' unoaked Beaujolais Blanc: straightforward, clean Chardonnay with pear and citrus freshness for early drinking.

Beaujolais P'tit Caillou

3.8

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

Domaine Karim VionnetBeaujolais€€€€€Still Red

P'tit Caillou ('little stone') is Vionnet's entry-level Beaujolais AOC: unpretentious, fresh Gamay with crunchy red fruit and mineral granite lift for immediate drinking.

Chateau Bauduc Sauvignon Blanc

4.1

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

Chateau BauducBordeaux€€€€€Still White

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.

R de Rieussec

3.7

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

Chateau RieussecBordeaux€€€€€€€Still White

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.

Saint-Bris

4.1

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Domaine Jean-Marc BrocardBurgundy€€€€€Still White

A rare Burgundy Sauvignon Blanc, zesty and herbal with citrus, gooseberry and a fresh finish.

Bernkasteler Badstube Riesling Kabinett

4.4

Medium Sweet · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Selbach-OsterMosel€€€€€€€Still White

A herbaceous-fragrant Kabinett from the Bernkasteler Badstube with notes of red berries and very appealing fruitiness over low alcohol.

Blauschiefer Riesling Trocken (Blue Slate)

4.2

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Dr. LoosenMosel€€€€€Still White

An entry dry Riesling from blue-slate parcels: crisp, juicy and lightly mineral, made as an everyday Mosel aperitif white.

Haus Klosterberg Riesling Trocken

4.2

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Markus MolitorMosel€€€€€Still White

Molitor's dry estate-entry Riesling: bright, juicy and lightly mineral, an accessible introduction to the estate across both banks.

Maximin Riesling Trocken

4.3

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Maximin GrunhausMosel€€€€€Still White

The estate's dry entry Riesling drawn from the monopole slopes: fresh, juicy and lightly mineral, an everyday Ruwer white.

Riesling Trocken Estate

4.3

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Fritz HaagMosel€€€€€Still White

The estate's dry village-and-estate blend: bright, juicy and lightly mineral, an everyday introduction to the Brauneberg house style.

Riesling vom grauen Schiefer Trocken

4.3

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Clemens BuschMosel€€€€€€€Still White

A dry estate Riesling from grey-slate parcels of the Marienburg: bright, mineral and savoury, the biodynamic estate's everyday dry bottling.

Domaine Charvin Cotes du Rhone

4.3

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

Domaine CharvinRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Red

Laurent Charvin's CDR carries the estate's characteristic elegance and mineral precision into an everyday format; lighter-framed but aromatic and precise.

Domaine de la Mordoree Lirac Rose

4.2

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

Domaine de la MordoreeRhone Valley€€€€€€€Still Rose

An easy, fresh, dry Lirac rose from La Mordoree; lighter-framed and more quaffable than the Tavel, with bright cherry fruit and herb freshness.

Ajello Tajuni Catarratto

3.9

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

Abele AjelloSicily€€€€€Still White

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

Cantina Rallo Alcamo Bianco

3.9

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

Cantina RalloSicily€€€€€Still White

Rallo's Alcamo Bianco is a fresh, everyday Sicilian white from the historic Alcamo DOC near Trapani: Catarratto and Grillo delivering a clean, citrus-fresh wine at an accessible price.

Mandrarossa Catarratto

3.9

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

Settesoli MandrarossaSicily€€€€€Still White

Mandrarossa's varietal Catarratto is the most characteristically Sicilian of the range: Sicily's most widely planted white variety in its simplest, freshest expression from Menfi's coastal estate.

Murgo Etna Bianco

4.2

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

MurgoSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Murgo's Etna Bianco is a bright, fresh expression of eastern-slope Carricante and Catarratto: floral, citrus-forward and mineral-clean.

Pietradolce Etna Bianco

4.2

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

PietradolceSicily€€€€€€€Still White

A fresh, immediately drinkable Etna Bianco: citrus-forward with Carricante's characteristic volcanic salinity and clean mineral finish.

Rapitala Catarratto

4.0

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

Tenuta RapitalaSicily€€€€€Still White

Rapitala's varietal Catarratto from the Alcamo DOC shows the variety's almond-citrus freshness from high-altitude Camporeale vines with a cleaner, more mineral profile than coastal examples.

Tenute Nicosia Etna Bianco

4.1

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

Tenute NicosiaSicily€€€€€Still White

Nicosia's entry-level Etna Bianco: a fresh and clean expression of Carricante and Catarratto from the organic south-east slope holdings, offering everyday mineral refreshment.

Tornatore Etna Bianco

4.1

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

TornatoreSicily€€€€€€€Still White

Tornatore's Etna Bianco is a fresh, straightforward expression of the large single-vineyard estate's Carricante and Catarratto: floral, citrus-forward and mineral-clean.

Valle dell'Acate Il Frappato

4.2

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

Valle dell'AcateSicily€€€€€Still Red

Valle dell'Acate's varietal Frappato shows the grape at its most approachable: vibrant raspberry and violet aromas, light body, zero oak, a wine for fresh enjoyment.

Zisola Mofete

4.1

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

Zisola (Mazzei)Sicily€€€€€€€Still White

Named for local volcanic-spring activity, Mofete is Zisola's fresh Grillo: peach-citrus aromatics, herbal freshness and clean mineral finish from the warm Noto terroir.

Scalabrone

4.2

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

Tenuta Guado al TassoTuscany€€€€€€€Still Rose

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

Cantina di Soave Rocca Sveva Soave Classico

4.0

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

Cantina di SoaveVeneto€€€€€Still White

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

Cavalchina Bardolino Chiaretto Classico

4.0

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

CavalchinaVeneto€€€€€Still Rose

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

Ruggeri Quartese Valdobbiadene Prosecco Superiore Brut

4.1

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

Ruggeri and C.Veneto€€€€€Sparkling Tank

Ruggeri's brut style for occasions calling for a leaner, drier Prosecco Superiore than the classic Extra Dry. Quartese is named after a Valdobbiadene locality and emphasises the zone's mineral freshness.

Grüner Veltliner Federspiel

4.0

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

Weingut BruchWachau€€€€€Still White

Light everyday Federspiel Grüner Veltliner by Weingut Bruch at St. Michael; bright apple-pepper freshness.

Grüner Veltliner Federspiel Höll

4.1

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

Weingut SchreyWachau€€€€€Still White

Light Federspiel Grüner Veltliner from the Höll site at Wösendorf; apple-and-pepper character for enjoyable early drinking.

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

Weingut Hutter SilberbichlerhofWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Light Federspiel Grüner Veltliner from Hutter's south-bank Mautern estate: white pepper and ripe apple at low alcohol.

Höllmüller Joching Grüner Veltliner Federspiel

3.9

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

Weingut Höllmüller JochingWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Light, straightforward Federspiel Grüner Veltliner from the small Joching estate: white pepper, crisp apple and lemon for everyday drinking.

Mayer Spitz Riesling Federspiel

3.9

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

Weingut Mayer SpitzWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Light, refreshing Riesling Federspiel from Mayer's Spitz estate: lime blossom and mineral freshness from the cool Spitzer Graben microclimate.

Riesling Federspiel Wachau

4.1

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

Weingut ForstreiterWachau€€€€€Still White

Light Riesling Federspiel from the Forstreiter estate at Hollenburg; lime-blossom and chalk-mineral freshness for easy enjoyment.

Riesling Federspiel Weissenkirchen

4.0

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

Weingut BernhardWachau€€€€€Still White

Light Federspiel Riesling from the Bernhard estate in Weissenkirchen; citrus-blossom and chalk-mineral freshness for early drinking.

Riesling Federspiel Wösendorf

4.1

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

Weingut Erich MachherndlWachau€€€€€Still White

Light Riesling Federspiel from Machherndl at Wösendorf; citrus flower and chalk-mineral character for early drinking.

Riesling Smaragd St. Michael

4.2

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

Weingut BruchWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Riesling Smaragd from the sandy-gneiss terraces of St. Michael by Weingut Bruch; a distinctive floral lift and sandy mineral character distinguishes this sub-village expression.

Özelt Riesling Federspiel Spitz

3.9

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

Weingut ÖzeltWachau€€€€€€€Still White

Light, refreshing Riesling Federspiel from Özelt's Spitz estate: lime blossom and mineral freshness at low alcohol for everyday drinking.

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