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Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Boxler's Brand Grand Cru Riesling, from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warmer-site fruit than Sommerberg but with the same precise dry register.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Boxler's E parcel selection on Sommerberg, a 70-year-old vine block on steep south-facing granite above Niedermorschwihr. Sharp, mineral, slow to age.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Albert Mann's selection from the heart of Schlossberg, the original 1.5 hectare epicentre of the Grand Cru. Biodynamic, structured for the cellar.

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

Barmes-Buecher's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl slopes above Wintzenheim. Biodynamic, limestone-driven, dry and slowly developing.

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 · Funky · Elegant

Bernard Bohn's natural-style Schist Riesling from Reichsfeld in the Lower Vosges. Biodynamic, smoky, mineral; one of the few Steige-schist bottlings in Alsace.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Bott-Geyl's Mandelberg Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes near Mittelwihr, named for the almond trees that once dotted the slope.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Bott-Geyl's Schoenenbourg Riesling from marl-gypsum slopes above Riquewihr. Concentrated and saline with the cool-climate cut of the cru.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Bruno Sorg's Florimont Riesling from limestone slopes near Ingersheim. The cru takes its name from 'flower hill' for its rich Vosges flora.

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

Binner's natural-style Schlossberg Riesling. Bone-dry, granite-driven, often with a slight reductive twang from the no-added-sulfite winemaking.

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 · Elegant

Dirler-Cade's Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone slopes above Guebwiller. Smoky, dry, structured; biodynamic since the mid 2000s.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Domaine Agape (Hunawihr) Rosacker Riesling from limestone slopes in the cru that also houses Trimbach's Clos Sainte Hune. Organic and bone-dry.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Etienne Loew's Muschelkalk Riesling from limestone-marl slopes around Westhoffen in north Alsace. Demeter biodynamic, dry, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Emile Beyer's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Biodynamic, dry, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Frederic Mochel's Altenberg de Bergbieten Riesling from marl-gypsum slopes in north Alsace. The family is a long-established landholder on this Grand Cru.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Gustave Lorentz's Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling from calcareous slopes above Bergheim. Organic, dry, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Estate-only Riesling from the family's holdings in Riquewihr and Zellenberg, bottled dry and unoaked. Hugel's mid-tier Riesling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Grossi Laue (Alsatian for 'great growth') is Hugel's bottling from their oldest plots in Schoenenbourg and Pflostig. Dry, stony, structured, built to age.

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

A single 0.45 hectare parcel high on Grand Cru Schoenenbourg, declassified to Alsace AOC because Hugel disagrees with the wider GC delimitation. Hugel's flagship dry Riesling, released as a multi-decade vintage statement.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Jean Francois Ginglinger's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Biodynamic, dry, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Josmeyer's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite above Turckheim. Concentrated and saline with the family's signature precision.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Josmeyer's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl above Wintzenheim. Slower-developing, herbal and limestone-driven.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Kuentz-Bas's Pfersigberg Riesling from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Dry, structured, saline; biodynamic in the new-ownership era.

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 · Refreshing

Beyer's mid-tier dry Riesling from Eguisheim plots, more accessible in price than the Comtes but in the same austere mineral idiom.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Beyer's flagship Riesling, sourced from old vines on the Pfersigberg slopes around Eguisheim. Steely, dry, mineral; built for a long cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Leon Boesch's Zinnkoepfle Riesling from south-facing limestone-marl slopes above Westhalten. Biodynamic Demeter, dry and structured.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Lucien Albrecht's Pfingstberg Riesling from sandstone-marl slopes around Orschwihr. The maison is a long-established Pfingstberg landholder.

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 · Contemplative · Elegant

Marc Kreydenweiss's Kastelberg Riesling from steep Steige-schist slopes above Andlau. Biodynamic since 1989; smoky, dry, structured.

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

Marc Tempe's Schoenenbourg Riesling, long-lees aged in old foudre. Biodynamic, structured by the marl-gypsum slope above Riquewihr.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Deiss's complanted Langenberg from sunny calcareous slopes, Premier Cru tier. Riesling-led and more austere than Engelgarten.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Deiss's complanted Schoenenbourg above Riquewihr, marl-and-gypsum soils, Riesling-dominant. Cooler and more racy than Altenberg or Mambourg.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Melanie Pfister's Engelberg Riesling from northern Alsace limestone slopes near Dahlenheim. Biodynamic and bone-dry.

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 · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Andre Ostertag's Riesling from volcanic-sandstone Muenchberg Grand Cru above Nothalten. Sharp, smoky, structured; a Lower Vosges Riesling worth seeking out.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Paul Blanck's Furstentum Riesling from old limestone vines (old vines, vieilles vignes). Concentrated and saline; one of the maison's flagship Grand Crus.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Paul Blanck's flagship Schlossberg Riesling from old vines on Kientzheim granite. The maison was the first to bottle Schlossberg as a single-vineyard wine from 1976.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Mure's Clos Saint Landelin is a monopole inside the Vorbourg Grand Cru, south of Colmar. The Riesling is concentrated, saline, structured by the cuvee's limestone-marl.

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 · Elegant

Schlumberger's flagship Kitterle Riesling from terraced sandstone vineyards above Guebwiller, often planted on slopes that need monorail access. Smoky, dry, structured.

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

Schoffit's flagship Riesling from the Clos Saint Theobald inside Grand Cru Rangen, the southernmost Alsace volcano. Smoky and intensely mineral, structured for decades.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Sipp Mack's Rosacker Riesling from limestone slopes above Hunawihr, the same Grand Cru that Trimbach's Clos Sainte Hune sits in.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Sylvie Spielmann's Altenberg de Bergheim Riesling from calcareous Bergheim slopes. Biodynamic, dry, structured; one of the rare female-run domaines in Alsace.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Jean-Louis Trapet's Schoenenbourg Riesling, an Alsace branch of the famous Gevrey-Chambertin family. Biodynamic, dry, structured; a Burgundian eye on Alsace.

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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

Valentin Zusslin's Clos Liebenberg monopole Riesling, on south-facing limestone above Orschwihr. Biodynamic and structured, with the salinity of a hillside-walled vineyard.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Zusslin's Pfingstberg Grand Cru Riesling from sandstone-marl slopes around Orschwihr. Biodynamic, dry, structured for the cellar.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Stoeffler's Kirchberg de Barr Riesling from limestone slopes around Barr. Biodynamic, dry, with the cru's clay-limestone weight.

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 · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Weinbach's flagship dry Riesling from old vines on Schlossberg granite, picked late on Saint Catherine's Day (25 November). The estate's most precise Riesling.

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

Weinbach's top Schlossberg parcel selection from the very oldest Schlossberg vines (planted in the 1940s). Released only in vintages that yield exceptional ripeness with retained acidity.

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 · Elegant

Wunsch et Mann's Hengst Riesling from calcareous-marl above Wettolsheim. Dry, mineral, structured.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Zind-Humbrecht's Brand Grand Cru Riesling from steep granite slopes above Turckheim. Warm-site fruit with sharp granite mineral lift; richer than Hauserer, drier than Windsbuhl.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

Zind-Humbrecht's flagship Riesling from the Clos Saint Urbain inside Grand Cru Rangen, the volcanic-slope masterpiece. Smoky, intensely mineral, structured for two decades.

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

Zind-Humbrecht's Clos Windsbuhl monopole sits high above Hunawihr on Muschelkalk limestone. A cool-climate, slow-developing Riesling, structured for a long cellar.

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

Greenish-bright-yellow Sauvignon from Cornaiano-Appiano and the Bressanone basin: elder blossom, stinging nettle and green pepper on the nose; refreshing and lively with mineral-rich juicy spiciness.

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

Cantina Andrian's selection Pinot Bianco - the cooperative's flagship white. Predominantly steel-aged with only brief wood contact, showcasing the calcareous-clay soils of Andriano in a fresh, mineral style.

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

Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's prestige cuvee, released only in vintages the cellar declares the wine worthy. A multi-varietal blend of the cooperative's best parcels (typically Chardonnay-led with Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon and Pinot Grigio); the blend composition varies vintage to vintage.

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

Cantina Nals Margreid's selection Chardonnay Riserva from the Baron Salvadori estate in Magre on white chalky gravel soils at 220-350 metres. South-southeast exposure; vines on 30-year-old espalier with high planting density. Producer-confirmed clean notes of Abate pear and kiwi.

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

Hofstaetter's single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the Mazon plateau at 450 metres on biostimulant-mineral-rich Werfen sedimentary rock. The compact rock prevents deep root growth, creating positive stress that yields a Pinot Bianco of marked minerality and elegant structure.

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

Lageder's flagship biodynamic-everyday cuvee blending Pinot Grigio and Chardonnay from Demeter-certified vineyards across Alto Adige. Launched in 2008 as Al Passo del Leone Bianco - the first Demeter-certified Lageder wine and a clear statement of the cellar's biodynamic transition.

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

Elena Walch's single-vineyard Chardonnay Riserva from the Castel Ringberg estate above Lake Caldaro - the family's monopole. Full-bodied, creamy and saline, structured for long-haul cellaring on the porphyry-limestone soils of Caldaro's western shore.

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

Tramin's late-harvest Gewurztraminer aged for nearly ten years inside the Schneeberg silver mine at 2000 metres altitude before release. Off-dry, intensely mineral, with botrytis-adjacent honey and saffron notes; among the more rare aromatic whites in Italy.

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

Tiefenbrunner's single-vineyard Mueller-Thurgau from the Penon-Fennberg plateau at 1000 metres (3280 feet) - an Italian single-vineyard wine at approximately 1000 metres altitude. Light straw-yellow with greenish reflexes; intensely aromatic with mineral notes that increase with age. Part of the Vigna selection range since 2017.

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

Cantina Andrian's classic-line Sauvignon Blanc, showcasing the Andriano calcareous-clay soils in a fresh, mineral style with predominantly steel ageing and a touch of oak on the lees.

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

Cantina Tramin's selection Pinot Grigio from the Freisinger vineyard above Termeno, partially aged on the lees for added texture. A serious cellaring-grade Pinot Grigio with depth and saline minerality, far removed from the commodity style.

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

Elena Walch's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from Vigna Kastelaz - one of the rare southern exposures in Alto Adige, with an extraordinary 63 percent slope overlooking Tramin. Rich golden colour with rose-and-lychee bouquet and characteristic mineral lift.

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

Cantina Colterenzio's hyper-limited Sauvignon Blanc Riserva from the oldest parcels of the Lafoa vineyard, planted in the late 1980s with French Sauvignon clones. Strictly limited to 4085 bottles per vintage; awarded White Wine of the Year by Gambero Rosso.

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

Elena Walch's flagship white cuvee, predominantly Chardonnay with select complementary white varietals. Fermented and aged in new French oak barriques; dense and complex, creamy yet juicy, the wine's name references the alpine altitude of its vineyards.

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

Cantina Colterenzio's Lafoa-line Sauvignon Blanc - the cellar's selection-tier white from the same Lafoa hillside vineyard as the flagship Cabernet. Full-bodied, structured and saline; established Colterenzio as a Sauvignon Blanc reference alongside Terlano.

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

Lageder's single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from the Lehenhof site in Magre, vinified with spontaneous fermentation in large oak and extended lees contact. Demeter-certified biodynamic; balanced between cool-climate herbal lift and lees-driven texture.

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

Manincor's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc and only white in the cellar's Crown line - styled as a Grand Cru in the Burgundian tradition. From the Lieben Aich location in Terlan at 350 metres on volcanic porphyry, where grapevine roots draw minerals through loamy quartz sand. Demeter biodynamic.

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

Tiefenbrunner's flagship Chardonnay Riserva from a distinguished Entiklar vineyard adjacent to Vigna AU. Radiant deep straw-yellow with flinty mineral and toasted walnut aromatics; ripe pear, quince and a whisper of citrus zest on the palate with fine tannins and integrated acidity.

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

Cantina Tramin's selection Sauvignon Blanc, oak-aged on lees from the loamy soils that give the wine its name. Full-bodied, structured and saline, designed for cellaring rather than the bright herbal style of cool-climate Sauvignon.

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

Lageder's flagship Chardonnay from the best Loewengang parcels in Magre at 230-330 metres. The vines are among the oldest in Alto Adige (approximately 145 years). This was the first South Tyrolean white to position itself on international markets in the 1980s.

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

Franz Haas's signature white blend, dedicated to Maria Luisa Manna and first released in 1995. A cuvée of Riesling, Chardonnay, Gewurztraminer, Sauvignon Blanc and Kerner.

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

Tenuta Pfitscher's Riserva-tier Sauvignon Blanc from organic Montagna vineyards. The cellar's selection Sauvignon, lees-aged for texture and structured for medium-term cellaring.

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

Pacherhof's Kerner from mica-slate slopes in the Valle Isarco. The cellar dates back 1,000 years and the family farms the variety on the schistose Eisacktal slopes.

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

Tenuta Ritterhof's Paratus Alto Adige Sauvignon DOC, the cellar's Sauvignon expression in the middle Collis range. The producer describes it as combining vegetable and fruity-flowered notes of elderberry flowers and raisins with delicate acidity and a full taste.

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

Alois Lageder's selection Pinot Grigio combining immediately-pressed grapes with partial skin contact and whole-grape fermentation. Sourced from vineyards at 210-740 metres on stony, sandy limestone soils; the wine brought skin-contact orange-style winemaking into the regional mainstream. Demeter-certified biodynamic.

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

Cantina Terlano's single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from sandy quartz-rich soils above Terlano, first vintage 1991. Full-bodied, exotic-fruited and intensely saline, with nine months on the lees split between large oak and stainless steel.

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

Cantina Kaltern's Quintessenz-line Sauvignon Blanc from Lake Caldaro vineyards. The selection-tier expression with lees-driven texture and elegant alpine fruit; the cooperative's white-wine flagship alongside the Kalterersee Classico Superiore.

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

Manincor's flagship Heart-line three-grape Lake Caldaro white: Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc blended together. Named after Countess Sophie Goess-Enzenberg; oak-fermented and lees-aged for texture. Demeter biodynamic.

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

Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's Sanct Valentin Pinot Bianco - the cellar's flagship Pinot Bianco from selected microzones around Appiano. Full-bodied with creamy lees-driven texture and saline minerality; cellar-worthy and structured.

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

Cantina St. Michael-Eppan's Sanct Valentin Sauvignon Blanc from select Appiano microzones. Selection-tier Sauvignon with lees-driven texture and saline minerality, designed for both immediate drinking and medium-term cellaring.

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

Cantina St. Pauls's jewel-in-the-crown Pinot Bianco from steep south-facing Vigna slopes below the church in Missian, aged in clay amphora. Powerful and stately; among Alto Adige's most distinctive Pinot Bianco bottlings via the amphora ageing protocol.

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

Cantina St. Pauls's Riserva-tier Sauvignon Blanc from mineral-rich limestone soils. The cellar describes how 'Schliff thrives' on the limestone, with the Sauvignon's deep roots forcefully penetrating the scrap of earth on which it grows.

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

Cantina Nals Margreid's flagship single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the Sirmian terraces above Nalles at 500-700 metres on limestone, gneiss, mica, slate and marble soils with porphyry bedrock. Hand-harvested in mid-October; named Italian white wine of the year by Gambero Rosso.

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

Manincor's selection Chardonnay from Heart-line vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Named after Countess Sophie Goess-Enzenberg; Demeter biodynamic, oak-aged for creamy texture with elegant structure.

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

Cantina Tramin's flagship white blend of Chardonnay, Sauvignon Blanc, Pinot Bianco and Gewurztraminer from porphyry-limestone soils around Tramin. Full-bodied with creamy oak-aged texture and a saline mineral spine; aimed at long-haul cellaring.

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

Stroblhof's Strahler Pinot Bianco from the cellar's vineyards in Pigeno (Appiano). A historical Pinot Bianco that the producer describes as bringing 'the very soul of Stroblhof' to glass; lees-aged for texture.

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

Old-vine Sylvaner from vines over 40 years old in the upper Valle Isarco: a smoky note paired with scents of exotic fruits and pronounced minerality from eight months of oak vinification.

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

Cantina Terlano's flagship white cuvee, blended only in select vintages from the cooperative's best Vorberg, Kreuth and Winkl parcels. Pinot Bianco, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc combined into the cellar's most ambitious cuvee, total production 1500-3000 bottles per vintage.

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

Hofstaetter's single-vineyard Gewurztraminer from the historic Kolbenhof estate above Tramin (one of the village's most renowned farms), on clay-rich quartz-porphyry soils at 360-420 metres. Distinctive dry style with finesse balancing the variety's natural opulence.

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

Peter Dipoli's Sauvignon Blanc from 3 hectares of terraced slopes in Penon (Cortaccia) at 500-600 metres on sandy dolomitic-limestone soils. First vintage 1990; ten-day fermentation in large acacia barrels and ageing on lees until May.

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

Cantina Terlano's flagship single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the south-facing Monzoccolo slopes (450-650 metres altitude) on quartz-rich porphyry. Full-bodied, creamy, flint-driven; an age-worthy Italian Pinot Bianco, capable of 20-30 years cellaring.

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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

Zordan's Beaujolais Blanc from unoaked Chardonnay: light and crisp with white-peach and citrus-blossom freshness, clean mineral finish.

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

Vissoux's Chardonnay from Pierres Dorées limestone soils: precise, mineral-driven Beaujolais Blanc with white peach and chalky freshness in the understated house style.

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

Terres Dorées' Chardonnay from the golden limestone of Pierres Dorées: between Mâcon and Chablis in character, with peach-blossom freshness, chalky mineral and restrained richness.

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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

Named for the golden-limestone colour of the Pierres Dorées hillsides, Roussette is Terres Dorées' richest white: beeswax, ripe peach and hazelnut character from old-barrel Chardonnay on the golden stone terroir.

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

White wine of Mouton Rothschild from 7 hectares of sandy-gravelly soils, reviving a historic Medoc tradition. Rich and complex; Sauvignon Blanc provides drive while Semillon adds texture; partial barrel fermentation contributes subtle vanilla without overwhelming fruit.

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

Single-plot Semillon from 75-year-old vines in a three-hectare block; the house premium white. Dry and elegant with the waxy, textured Semillon character that recalls white Pessac-Leognan at a fraction of the price. Anne Krebiehl MW-praised.

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

Historically one of the first white wines produced by a Grand Cru Classe in the Medoc. Primarily Sauvignon Blanc driven with Semillon body; partially barrel-fermented but retains freshness through tank-vinified component.

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 · Contemplative

Originally sold as Laville Haut-Brion until 2009, this is among the most complex dry whites of Bordeaux. Semillon richness and Sauvignon Blanc freshness fuse with 100% new oak to produce a wine of extraordinary mineral precision and creamy depth.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Premium white Bordeaux from Saint-Estephe (Cos d'Estournel estate), produced from a 10-hectare dedicated white wine parcel. Fresh, vibrant, and barrel-fermented; the Sauvignon Blanc drive and Semillon texture achieve remarkable complexity.

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

An unusual Bordeaux Blanc built on Sauvignon Gris rather than Semillon, giving tropical and citrus character with a rich, textured palate. Only 5,600 bottles produced annually; fermented mostly in stainless steel to preserve freshness.

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

A dry white Bordeaux introduced in 2014 from the Lafaurie-Peyraguey estate in Bommes. Sauvignon Blanc-dominant with Semillon adding body; white flowers, lemon blossom, and fresh citrus lead a mineral, herb-tinged palate. An accessible entry into the Sauternes estate's terroir as a dry expression.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Elegant

The singular dry white wine of Chateau d'Yquem, made only in years when the estate decides against a botrytised grand vin or in addition to it. Sauvignon Blanc-dominant, barrel-fermented in 50% new oak, offering honeyed citrus, white peach, and mineral depth unique to the Sauternes terroir.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A richer, broader grand cru with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, powerful frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A powerful, saline Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a tightly wound mineral frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A powerful, broad Batard with citrus, honey and hazelnut over a saline, mineral frame.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A rare white from the Clos des Mouches, rich and saline with citrus, hazelnut and a stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A cult Aligote far beyond its appellation, taut and saline with citrus, herbs and a stony finish.

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 · High acidity · Elegant

Ramonet's signature Chassagne cru, mineral and citrussy with white flowers and a saline depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Leflaive's flagship grand cru: taut, mineral and citrussy, with white flowers and a saline, persistent finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A precise, mineral grand cru with citrus, white flowers and a saline, tightly wound finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A Chevalier-Montrachet Grand Cru from Jadot's Les Demoiselles parcel acquired in 1991, intense and saline with citrus, hazelnut and a long, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A powerful, structured grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a mineral, ageworthy core.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A powerful, ageworthy grand cru white, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, mineral core.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Maison Louis Latour (founded 1797) farms around 9 hectares of Corton-Charlemagne: citrus, hazelnut and a long saline core.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A cult grand cru white: flinty and reductive, with citrus, hazelnut, gunflint and a saline, endless finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A precise, mineral grand cru white with citrus, hazelnut and a saline, ageworthy core.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

From a near-monopole holding on the Corton hill, a powerful, ageworthy white with citrus, hazelnut and saline depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A mineral grand cru white from the Corton hill, with citrus, white flowers and a saline depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A richer, more exotic Meursault cru, with citrus, honey, ginger and a saline, persistent finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Often called Meursault's grand cru in waiting: mineral and intense, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The reference Meursault premier cru: intensely flinty and mineral, with citrus, hazelnut and a saline length.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The grandest of white Burgundies in DRC's hands: honeyed, spiced and powerful, with a saline, near-endless finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The grandest white Burgundy in Bouchard's hands: powerful and saline, with citrus, honey and a long mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

The white-Burgundy reference at its summit: profound, saline and tightly wound, with citrus, honey and an endless finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

From a sliver of Le Montrachet, profound and saline with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

From a tiny parcel, a profound and saline Montrachet with citrus, honey and an endless mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A unique premier cru white from old Aligote vines, taut and saline with citrus, herbs and stony depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A fresh, value premier cru white with citrus, white flowers and a stony, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Sauzet's signature premier cru, rich yet mineral, with citrus, white flowers and a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Leflaive's most refined premier cru, lacy and floral with citrus, white flowers and a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A crisp Cote Chalonnaise premier cru white with citrus, orchard fruit and a fresh, mineral finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

A historic walled white monopole, rich and saline with citrus, white flowers and a stony depth.

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

The house prestige cuvee: fresh bread and citrus oil over yellow orchard fruit, verbena and macadamia, full-bodied and chiseled with a vinous core cloaking brisk acids.

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

Bollinger's barrel-fermented vintage cuvee: a marine nose of sea breeze, oyster shell and gunpowder smoke over hazelnut, with orchard fruit and fine vanilla on a savoury palate.

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

A toasty, tropical vintage Blanc de Blancs: candied lemon and baked pineapple with coffee and floral tones, the round palate cut by minerality and high acidity on a long, pure, dry finish.

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

A richly mature non-vintage built on a large reserve component: ripe lemon and pineapple over buttery pastry and vanilla toast, with textural richness lifted by a saline, chalky finish.

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

Deutz's Pinot-led prestige cuvee: ripe orchard fruit over toast and spice, the palate vinous and deep with mineral structure and a long finish.

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

A single-vintage prestige cuvee of silky, sculpted precision: white peach and candied citrus over a smoky, saline mineral core that the house calls its first plenitude.

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

Dom Perignon held to its second plenitude: a generous, plump wine of slate and crushed rock over apricot, honeysuckle and mint, with a stretched, energetic glide.

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

A rare Blanc de Blancs-based prestige rose: copper-hued and complex with mature Pinot, apricot and spice over gunpowder toast, vanilla and layered citrus.

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 · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Krug's expression of a single year: citrus and stone fruit over toasted nuts, spice and honey, with vinous depth, fine chalk and a complex, savoury, very long finish.

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

Laurent-Perrier's flagship blends three great vintages: lemon sherbet, ripe pear and yellow plum over lime, peach and chalk, with intense fruit, stylish restraint and toasty layers.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Cristal in rose form: fine red fruit and pink grapefruit over chalk and spice, with a silky texture and the same saline, racy length as the white.

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

The most widely poured Champagne in the world: a bright, fruit-led brut of green apple and citrus with a brioche edge and an approachable, lively palate.

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

The prestige cuvee in Emile Galle's Art Nouveau anemone bottle: white flowers, honeysuckle and citrus over fresh almond, the palate delicate and silky with chalk and floral length.

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

Champagne's great single-clos wine from a steep south-facing walled vineyard: ripe apple, candied ginger and mandarin peel over oyster shell and jasmine, with a toasty undercurrent and depth.

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

Pol Roger's white-foil house brut: mandarin oil, honeycomb and elderflower over fresh bread, the palate fleshy and enveloping with yellow apple, quince and apricot tart.

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

Pol Roger's Pinot-dominant prestige cuvee honouring Churchill: orange oil and confit lemon over brioche and honey, with bright saline cutting a core of apricot, mint and sage.

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

The Chardonnay-led prestige cuvee, now its own house: candied citrus and white flowers over honey and spice, the palate creamy with chalk and a long 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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Contemplative · Savoury

Anselme Selosse's Grand Cru Blanc de Blancs from three Cote des Blancs villages: yellow apple and quince over toasted nuts, honey and smoke, with an oxidative, vinous depth and a long savoury finish.

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

A solera-based Avize Blanc de Blancs of extraordinary intensity: dried apricot, walnut and curry spice over honey and smoke, with oxidative depth, vinous power and saline length.

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 · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury · Elegant

A single-vineyard Sezannais Blanc de Blancs: ripe citrus and white flowers over toasted nuts and chalk, with vinous oak-framed depth, saline minerality and a long finish.

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

The house prestige cuvee named for Madame Clicquot: dried fig, apricot and ripe pear over hazelnut, the palate richly balanced with yellow plum and tropical lift on a fresh finish.

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

A dry white Port, nutty and crisp, made for serving chilled or in a white Port and tonic.

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

A serious old-vine Douro white from field-blend vines, mineral and saline with a nutty cask-aged texture and racy acidity.

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

A white Port designed as a chilled aperitif, citrus-fresh and lightly nutty, ideal with tonic.

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

A serious old-vine Douro white, mineral and saline with a textured cask-aged palate and racy acidity, one of the region's reference whites.

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 · Elegant · Romantic

1701's biodynamic Demeter-certified 100 percent Pinot Nero Rosé Pas Dosé Millesimato. Wild strawberry and rose petal stripped of dosage sugar.

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

1701's biodynamic Demeter-certified Satèn Millesimato. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at the soft 4.5 bar of pressure.

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 · Refreshing · Festive

Brut Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the agriturismo estate.

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

Satèn Franciacorta from family Al Rocol. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

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

Antica Fratta's volume Brut Essence from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Antica Fratta's 100 percent Chardonnay Essence Satèn from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Bottled at the softer 4.5 bar with acacia honey aromatics.

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

Barone Pizzini's organic Brut base, the volume flagship from the ICEA-certified organic estate (certified 1997). Erbamat in the blend echoes the 2017 disciplinare amendment.

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

The Riserva flagship of Barone Pizzini, organic and declared only in the best vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

100 percent Chardonnay organic Satèn from Barone Pizzini, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow apple and acacia honey aromatics over a silky mousse.

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

Bellavista's base cuvée built on a deep reserve-wine library spanning over a decade. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse, white peach lift and a fine almond patisserie finish.

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 · Contemplative

Bellavista's still white Chardonnay from the Convento dell'Annunciata vineyard on Monte Orfano. Oak-fermented with partial malolactic, yellow peach and vanilla over a saline finish.

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

Bellavista's Riserva, named after founder Vittorio Moretti and released only in declared vintages. Chardonnay-Pinot Nero blend with 7 years on lees, candied citrus and patisserie depth over a graphite finish.

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

The deepest of Bellavista's Vintage tier (Pas Operé means 'extended on lees with low dosage'). Chardonnay-led with 60 months autolysis and a saline, patisserie-cream finish.

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

Bellavista's single-vintage Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with 48 months on lees. Yellow peach, acacia honey and a silky mousse.

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

The line that commemorates Franciacorta's 1961 birth year at Berlucchi. Chardonnay-led Brut with green apple lift, creamy mousse and a fresh almond finish at an accessible price.

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 · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot-led single-vintage Rosé Pas Dosé. Sixty months on lees and zero dosage strip the Pinot Nero down to its mineral and red-fruit spine.

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

Chardonnay-only Satèn from Berlucchi's '61 line. Bottled at the softer 4.5 bar with yellow apple and white peach aromatics over a silky mousse.

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

The original Berlucchi traditional-method sparkling, the descendant of Franco Ziliani's 1961 founding cuvée. Now bottled outside DOCG as a VSQ at an everyday price.

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. The cellar's anniversary cuvée marking the family's milestones at Provaglio d'Iseo.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling.

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

Maurizio Zanella's prestige cuvée, named after his mother Annamaria Clementi. Oak-fermented base wines and 8 years on lees produce a layered, autolytic Riserva with patisserie depth and a saline, mineral finish.

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

Numbered-edition base cuvée built on the deepest reserve-wine stock in Franciacorta. White peach and pink grapefruit aromatics over a creamy mousse and a saline mineral finish.

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 · Contemplative

Single-vintage Chardonnay-led Extra Brut with low dosage and 48 months on lees. Lemon zest and hazelnut aromatics with patisserie cream and a saline mineral finish.

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

100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from a single vintage, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow peach and acacia honey aromatics carried by a silky mousse and patisserie cream palate.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Chardonnay-led Pinot Nero traditional-method sparkling.

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.

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

Brut Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from a 300-metre moraine hill.

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. Brioche-and-almond traditional-method sparkling.

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

Satèn Franciacorta from Castel Faglia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

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

Castello Bonomi's single-vineyard Millesimato from a lost (perdu) cru on Monte Orfano. 100 percent Chardonnay with 4 years on lees.

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

Castello Bonomi's Riserva Lucrezia in the Etichetta Nera (black label) format. 100 percent Chardonnay with 5 years on lees from the Coccaglio cellar (Tenute in Franciacorta group).

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

Castello Bonomi's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from the Coccaglio cellar. Bottled at the soft 4.5 bar of pressure of the DOCG Satèn category.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Castelveder at Monticelli Brusati. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling.

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

Cavalleri's 100 percent Chardonnay Blanc de Blancs Brut from the Erbusco cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with green apple lift and a saline finish.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Dosaggio Zero from Cavalleri. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar.

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

Cavalleri's Pas Dosé Riserva (SE for the Selezione Esclusiva label). Five years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky moraine spine.

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

Contadi Castaldi's volume Brut from Terra Moretti's second Franciacorta house at Adro. Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Contadi Castaldi's Riserva, named Mariella, 100 percent Chardonnay with 60 months on lees and the autolytic patisserie cream of the Riserva tier.

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

Contadi Castaldi's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow apple, acacia honey and a silky mousse.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio. Minimal-intervention Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the foot of Monte Orfano.

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from family Faccoli at Coccaglio.

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

Ferghettina's 100 percent Chardonnay base Brut from Roberto Gatti's Adro cellar. Clean stainless-steel vinification, 30 months on lees, with white peach and almond aromatics.

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

Ferghettina's single-vintage 100 percent Chardonnay Brut. Thirty-six months on lees deliver lemon curd and saline minerality.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Ferghettina's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Yellow apple, acacia honey and a silky mousse from Roberto Gatti's Adro cellar.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

La Montina's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from the Bozza brothers' Monticelli Brusati cellar. Soft 4.5 bar mousse with acacia honey aromatics.

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

Lantieri's flagship Millesimato Arcadia. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from the Capriolo cellar.

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

Lantieri's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from Capriolo. Bottled at the soft 4.5 bar of pressure with acacia honey aromatics.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Le Marchesine's Satèn, Brigantia. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with acacia honey aromatics.

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

Le Marchesine's prestige Millesimato Secolo Novo. Forty-eight months on lees and oak fermentation deliver patisserie cream and saline minerality.

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

Lo Sparviere's single-vintage Brut. Chardonnay-led with 36 months on lees and a saline finish from Monticelli Brusati.

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

Lo Sparviere's 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Bottled at the soft 4.5 bar of pressure with acacia honey aromatics.

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

Long-lees art-label Riserva Franciacorta from Majolini. Cuvée bottled with an Aligi Sassu artwork label, the Sardinian-Brescian painter who decorated the Majolini chapel.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Majolini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

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 · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling.

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

Satèn Franciacorta from organic Mirabella. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure, leaning on one of the appellation's larger Pinot Bianco plantings.

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

Monte Rossa's prestige Millesimato Cabochon, the cellar's flagship single-vintage. Sixty months on lees deliver patisserie cream and a saline finish from the moraine hills.

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

Monte Rossa's volume Brut from the Rabotti family's Cazzago San Martino cellar. The P.R. abbreviation is the founder's initials. Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse.

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

Monte Rossa's Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure. Acacia honey aromatics over a silky mousse.

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

Il Mosnel's base Brut, organic since 2008, from the Barboglio family cellar at Camignone (founded 1836). Chardonnay-led with a creamy mousse and saline finish.

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

Il Mosnel's flagship Millesimato Extra Brut. EBB stands for Extra Brut Bianco. Forty-eight months on lees deliver yellow apple, candied citrus and a saline patisserie finish.

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

Pinot Nero-led organic Rosé Pas Dosé. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics stripped of dosage sugar, with the moraine chalk exposed.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Il Mosnel's organic Satèn, 100 percent Chardonnay, bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with 30 months on lees. Yellow peach and acacia honey aromatics over a silky mousse.

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

Muratori's Riserva del Gelso, named after a heritage mulberry tree on the estate. Chardonnay-led blend with 5 years on lees and a saline patisserie finish.

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

Muratori's organic Satèn. 100 percent Chardonnay with 30 months on lees and the soft 4.5 bar mousse from the Adro cellar.

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 · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Quadra. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

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

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

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Quadra. The cellar's flagship Tonus long-lees cuvée.

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

Ricci Curbastro's organic Brut from the Capriolo cellar, which the family has farmed since 1885. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees, creamy mousse and a saline finish.

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

Ricci Curbastro's organic still Curtefranca Bianco. Chardonnay-led with a small Pinot Bianco portion, clean stainless-steel vinification, and a saline finish.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Refreshing

Ricci Curbastro's organic Satèn, Chardonnay-led with a small Pinot Bianco portion. Bottled at the softer 4.5 bar of pressure with the cellar's signature acacia honey lift.

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

Ronco Calino's organic Brut from Paolo Radici's Adro cellar (Torbiato). Chardonnay-led with 24 months on lees and a saline finish.

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

Ronco Calino's organic 100 percent Chardonnay Satèn from Torbiato. Soft 4.5 bar mousse with acacia honey aromatics.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Satèn Millesimato Franciacorta from organic Santus. 100 percent Chardonnay vintage traditional-method sparkling.

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Uberti's single-vineyard Satèn from the Comarì del Salem plot at Erbusco. 100 percent Chardonnay bottled at 4.5 bar with 36 months on lees.

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

Uberti's prestige Riserva, named after Francesco I Uberti. Chardonnay-led blend with 7 years on lees and an autolytic patisserie depth.

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

Uberti's volume Brut, Magnificentia, blends Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco from the family's Erbusco vineyards. Creamy mousse and a saline finish.

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

Uberti's Pas Dosé Sublimis. Four years on lees and zero dosage strip the wine to its chalky Erbusco terroir.

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

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

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

Long-lees Riserva Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. The Brolese Riserva cuvée in the Muratori group's Villa Crespia line at Adro.

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 · Refreshing

Satèn Franciacorta from Tenuta Villa Crespia. 100 percent Chardonnay traditional-method sparkling at the softer 4.5 bar Satèn pressure.

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

Villa Franciacorta's Boké Satèn. 100 percent Chardonnay with 36 months on lees and the soft 4.5 bar mousse of the Satèn category.

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

Villa Franciacorta's single-vintage Brut Cuvette from the Monticelli Brusati cellar. Chardonnay-led with 30 months on lees and a creamy mousse.

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

Top Collio Sauvignon from Attems. The cellar has been owned by the Marchesi de' Frescobaldi since 2000 and Cicinis is the flagship single-parcel Sauvignon.

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

Skin-contact Pinot Grigio ramato from Attems. The ramato style takes advantage of Pinot Grigio's natural pink skins to produce a copper-coloured wine.

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

Joe Bastianich's flagship white blend (Chardonnay, Sauvignon, dry-vinified Picolit). The Picolit gives the unique wax-and-honey aromatic register. Vespa Bianco was the first wine Joe Bastianich and Lidia Bastianich released after acquiring the Cividale del Friuli estate.

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

Collio Sauvignon from Borgo Conventi at Farra d'Isonzo. The Folonari-owned cellar's everyday Sauvignon in stainless steel.

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

Field-blend white from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele. Arbis Blanc co-ferments Friulano, Chardonnay, Pinot Bianco and Sauvignon as a single Isonzo terroir statement.

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

Friulano from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele at Cormons. The Mauri siblings' Friulano is built on extended lees ageing rather than oak.

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

Manferrari's barrique Chardonnay Selezione, the estate's oak-led answer to white Burgundy. Vanilla, almond cream and yellow stone fruit over a saline finish.

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

Nicola Manferrari's classical Collio Friulano, with longer lees ageing than the everyday norm. Yellow apple and bitter almond over a saline almond-skin finish with cellar potential.

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

Nicola Manferrari's flagship Collio Bianco, three-variety field blend with extended lees ageing. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a wax-and-honey palate with the structural depth of grower Champagne.

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

Single-parcel Sauvignon from Castello di Spessa at Capriva del Friuli. The castle cellar's flagship Sauvignon from the Santarosa vineyard.

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

Native Carso Vitovska from Castelvecchio at Sagrado. The cellar bottles Vitovska without skin contact, showing the variety's clean saline-mineral side.

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

Doro Princic's textbook traditional Collio Friulano. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish, often cited as the most reference of reference Friulanos.

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

The Riserva tier of Edi Keber's sole Collio Bianco, with three years on lees in Slavonian oak. Yellow apple, almond cream and wax over a long saline finish.

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

Franco Toros's Collio Friulano from the Novali holdings above Cormons. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a long saline finish, cellar-worthy in the textbook traditional style.

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

Franco Toros's Collio Pinot Bianco, often cited as one of Italy's most cellar-worthy serious Pinot Bianco bottlings.

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

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Edi Kante. The variety's Carso expression shows the karst's mineral signature alongside French-oak elevage.

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

Native Carso Malvasia Istriana from Edi Kante. The cellar's Malvasia shows the variety's saline-mineral spine more than its aromatic side.

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

Sauvignon from Edi Kante on the Carso plateau. The variety's karst expression shows mineral depth more than aromatic lift.

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

Native Carso Vitovska from Edi Kante at Duino-Aurisina. Kante's underground three-floor cellar cut into the Carso karst is among Italian winemaking's most distinctive buildings.

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

La Tunella's flagship dry white blend of Friulano and Ribolla Gialla with extended Slavonian oak ageing. Yellow apple, almond cream and a long saline finish.

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

La Tunella's classical Colli Orientali Friulano, yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish.

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

Single-vineyard Friulano from the family's Vigne Cinquant'Anni (50-year-old vines) at Corno di Rosazzo. Yellow apple, almond cream and honey over a saline finish.

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

Aromatic field-blend white from Lis Neris. Pinot Grigio with Traminer Aromatico and Riesling Renano gives the cellar's flagship aromatic style.

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

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Lis Neris. Jurosa is the cellar's top single-parcel Chardonnay with partial new-oak elevage on the lees.

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

Oak-aged Sauvignon from Lis Neris. Picol is the cellar's single-parcel Sauvignon with partial new-oak elevage.

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

Livio Felluga's classical Colli Orientali Friulano, yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline finish. The estate's volume Friulano with the broader Friulian sourcing of the Colli Orientali side.

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

The estate's barrique-led Friulian white, Pinot Bianco-led with a touch of dry-vinified Picolit. Yellow stone fruit and almond cream over a saline finish, the oak-aged counterpart to the stainless-steel Terre Alte.

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

Livio Felluga's classical Colli Orientali Pinot Grigio, pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish.

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

The Livio Felluga flagship Friulian white from the Rosazzo amphitheatre, a three-variety blend (Friulano, Pinot Bianco, Sauvignon) with partial barrique ageing. First vintage 1981; Italy's reference age-worthy white wine and the flagship of the broader Friulian white-wine movement.

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

Native Carso Malvasia Istriana from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste).

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

Native Carso Vitovska from family Lupinc at Prosecco (Trieste). Small Carso producer in the village above Trieste.

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

The classical Collio Friulano from the Marco Felluga estate. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish.

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

Marco Felluga's classical Collio Pinot Grigio with pear and almond aromatics. The estate's volume flagship since the 1950s, vinified in stainless steel for clean fruit-forward freshness.

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

Single-vineyard Friulano from the Buri plot at Buttrio. Enzo Pontoni's cult Miani is the Colli Orientali's most sought-after producer with tiny yields and decade-plus waiting lists.

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

Single-vineyard Friulano from the Filip plot at Buttrio. The cellar's second top Friulano alongside Buri, with the same hand-farmed Pontoni approach.

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

Single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Saurint plot at Buttrio. Miani's Sauvignon is the cellar's most overtly aromatic single-vineyard wine but built on the same low-yield concentration spine.

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

Single-parcel Sauvignon from Pierpaolo Pecorari at San Lorenzo Isontino. The cellar's unoaked Sauvignon, sharp and direct.

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

Oak-aged Chardonnay from Pierpaolo Pecorari. The Olivers single-parcel cuvée is the cellar's top Chardonnay.

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

Tank-method sparkling Ribolla Gialla from Puiatti. Ribolla Gialla is the historic white grape of Collio and Brda and adapts well to the tank-method sparkling style.

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

Tank-method sparkling Pinot Grigio from Puiatti at Romans d'Isonzo. Vittorio Puiatti was a pioneer of serious Pinot Grigio in Friuli; the cellar has bottled sparkling Pinot Grigio since the 1980s.

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

S Line orange Pinot Grigio (Sivi means 'grey' in Slovenian) with the variety's natural copper hue from skin contact. Pink grapefruit and rose hip aromatics over a saline-edged finish.

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

The entry-tier S Line orange blend (Chardonnay + Friulano) with shorter skin contact than the flagship Ribolla. Yellow apple and white peach over a saline finish with light tannin grip.

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

Classical Collio Friulano from Ronco dei Tassi, yellow apple and bitter almond over a saline almond-skin finish.

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

Dry Riesling Renano from Ronco del Gelso at Cormons. Riesling is uncommon in the Isonzo and the cellar's Latimis bottling is a benchmark.

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

Single-parcel Friulano from the Toc Bas vineyard at Cormons. Ronco del Gelso's flagship Friulano in stainless steel.

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

The estate's prestige Collio Bianco from the Col Disore cru. Multi-variety field blend with partial oak ageing, the Russiz Superiore flagship since 1997.

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

Russiz Superiore's classical Collio Friulano, vinified in stainless steel since 1967. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline finish, with longer bottle-ageing potential than the Marco Felluga sister bottling.

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

Russiz Superiore's Collio Sauvignon with elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline pith finish. The restrained Friulian style, with longer cellar potential than commodity Sauvignon.

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

The classical Collio Friulano vinified in stainless steel since the late 1960s. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin finish, the textbook reference for modern Friulano.

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

Schiopetto's prestige Friulano named in tribute to founder Mario Schiopetto, whose late-1960s temperature-controlled white-wine work in Capriva del Friuli set the technical baseline for modern Italian dry whites.

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

The reference dry-style Collio Pinot Grigio, vinified in stainless steel since 1965. Pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook style for serious Italian Pinot Grigio.

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

The reference Collio Sauvignon, vinified in stainless steel since 1968. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline pith finish, the textbook restrained Friulian style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Funky

Carso field-blend white from Skerk. Ograde co-ferments four white varieties on skins as the cellar's signature blend.

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

Native Carso Vitovska from Sandi Skerk at Sgonico. Skerk's underground cellar is cut into the karst rock alongside the neighbouring Zidarich and Vodopivec sites.

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

Dry Malvasia Istriana from Tenuta di Blasig at Ronchi dei Legionari. The cellar is one of the few Friulian estates run by a sole woman, Patrizia Felluga's cousin Elisabetta Bortolotto Sarcinelli.

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

Single-vineyard Friulano from the Ronco delle Cime cru in Dolegna del Collio. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish, the estate's serious Friulano statement.

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

The estate's flagship single-vineyard Sauvignon from the Ronco delle Mele cru in Dolegna del Collio. Elderflower and lime zest aromatics over a saline finish, the textbook benchmark for serious Collio Sauvignon.

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

Single-parcel Chardonnay from the Ciampagnis Vieris vineyard at Mariano del Friuli. Vie di Romans' unoaked Chardonnay reference.

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

Single-parcel Malvasia Istriana from Vie di Romans. The cellar's Malvasia bottling shows the variety's signature wild-herb register against an Isonzo-mineral spine.

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

Field-blend white from Vie di Romans of Malvasia Istriana, Friulano and Riesling. The cellar's signature aromatic blend, designed to highlight Isonzo terroir over single-variety expression.

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

Sauvignon from the Vieris parcel at Mariano del Friuli. Gianfranco Gallo's Vie di Romans defined the modern Isonzo white style with extended lees ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Contemplative · Funky

Long-skin-contact Vitovska from Paolo Vodopivec on the Carso. The cellar buried its first qvevri amphorae in 2005 and built around them an orange-wine line that critics rate alongside Gravner and Radikon.

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

Volpe Pasini's everyday-tier Pinot Grigio, pear and almond aromatics over a saline finish.

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

Volpe Pasini's single-vineyard Zuc di Volpe Friulano from the south-facing slope at Togliano di Torreano. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.

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

Single-vineyard Pinot Bianco from the Zuc di Volpe holdings. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Funky

Carso field-blend white from Zidarich. The Prulke blend co-ferments Vitovska, Malvasia Istriana and Sauvignon together on skins.

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

Native Carso Vitovska from Beniamino Zidarich at Sgonico. Shorter skin contact than Vodopivec gives the wine more freshness, but the orange-wine signature remains.

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

El Puerto Amontillado with hazelnut and light caramel character; the Atlantic microclimate of the riverside bodega gives a lighter, fresher character than inland Jerez Amontillado.

Dry · Refreshing · Funky

Dry · Refreshing

Dry · Funky · Refreshing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing