Vegetable-forward

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

Jean Becker's biodynamic Muscat from Grand Cru Froehn near Zellenberg. Bone-dry but with the Muscat aromatic lift; among the few standalone Alsace Grand Cru Muscat bottlings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Easygoing

Andre Ostertag's Sylvaner from old vines around Epfig. Andre led the Alsace revival of Sylvaner as a serious grape rather than a sub-varietal afterthought.

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

Jean-Pierre Rietsch's natural Zotzenberg Sylvaner. One of the few biodynamic natural bottlings of the only Alsace Grand Cru open to Sylvaner.

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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Greenish-yellow Sylvaner from the Bressanone valley basin at 650-750 m on moraine soils with mica schist and quartzite: ripe apple, pear and cantaloupe on the nose, powerful and mineral-rich on the palate with a juicy finish.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Aristos Gruner Veltliner from 550-600 m on sandy-loam soils: subtle floral and herb aromatics with balanced fruit; pleasantly spicy and fresh on the palate with a refined finish.

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

Aristos Mueller Thurgau from 800-970 m on dioritic weathering soils: intense aromatic nose with exotic-fruit and nutmeg signature; dry and fresh on the palate with mineral character and vibrant acidity.

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

Eisacktaler Sylvaner from 550-700 m around Kloster Saeben: elegant peach and green-apple aromatics with quartz-phyllite minerality; fresh and structured with a long mineral finish.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Falkenstein Sauvignon from Naturno-Vinschgau sandy soils: blackcurrant, grapefruit and elder-flower aromatics with accentuated acidity in the finish. Acacia-barrel raising builds structure rare for the variety.

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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Brilliant lemon-green Pinot Bianco from Labers, Marlengo, Merano and Tirolo at 450-550 m: fresh green-apple and citrus scents; complex and well balanced with vivid acidity, 5 months on fine lees.

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 · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Garlider Gruner Veltliner: radiant straw yellow with floral and citrus notes plus a hint of white pepper and herbs; fresh and lively with pleasant acidity, light spice and green apple and citrus flavors.

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

Tenuta Lieselehof's experimental orange (skin-contact white) wine from disease-resistant Piwi varieties (Souvignier Gris, Bronner). Among the cellar's distinctive Excellence Collection bottlings; demonstrates the natural-leaning, low-intervention philosophy on the estate's 5 organic hectares.

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

Kofererhof Sylvaner from high-altitude organically managed vineyards around 800 m near Novacella: intense, mineral-rich, juicy and complex per the consortium description, structured palate from harsh-altitude conditions.

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

Kuenhof's Gruner Veltliner from Kuenhof and Nafen at 550-700 m: freshness and delicate aromas of pepper and green apple, in the variety's lighter approachable mode.

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

Kuenhof's Sylvaner from three vineyard locations at 550-750 m in the Valle Isarco: complex and salty with fruity spice, particularly strong taste and a long finish from the mica-slate base.

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

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

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Greenish-yellow Sauvignon Riserva from Cermes at 450-550 m: elderberry, tomato leaf and gooseberry on the nose; very elegant and racy with a fine long finish, minerally and delicate with a discreet hint of wood.

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

Pale straw-yellow Sauvignon from steep gravelly slopes above Bolzano at 500 m: nettle and grapefruit on the nose with developing flint mineral, crisp acidity and persistent aromatic palate.

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

Young, dry, elegant Mueller Thurgau from Pacherhof's oldest vines, up to 39 years old: characteristic light muscat notes, fresh and pure.

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 · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Niedrist's Diversity-tier Pinot Bianco Berg from Cornaiano altitude vineyards: white-peach and citrus aromatics with mineral lift, fresh and structured palate from mixed steel-and-large-oak raising.

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

Plonerhof Sauvignon Blanc Exclusiv with elderberry and lime-blossom aromatics over grapefruit and tropical-fruit register, in the cellar's Exclusiv top tier.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Gump Hof Praesulis Sauvignon from steep south-west-facing slopes at 400-800 m in the Eisacktal: fine, juicy fruit aromatics with distinctive delicate citrus spice; structured palate with sustained finish.

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

Praesulis Weissburgunder: a highly elegant and complex wine that reveals its multilayered character after extended air contact in a large Burgundy glass, an ideal food-pairing wine from steep Eisacktal slopes.

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 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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Elegant

Sauvignon from a Porphyr (volcanic) and Kalk (calcareous) site combination, the name itself describing the two soil profiles: classic elder-gooseberry-nettle aromatics, racy mineral palate.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing · Easygoing

Strasserhof Gruner Veltliner with the producer's signature green-apple, white-pepper, and grass-herb register: spicy and peppery palate with green-grassy fresh acidity at 12.5% alcohol.

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

Strasserhof Sylvaner with the producer's descriptors of banana and green apple aromatics: fruity and elegant with balanced acidity and mineral finish from the Valle Isarco mountain slopes.

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

Kerner from Karneid (Cornedo) with the Glogglhof split-harvest technique: an early picking for acidity and freshness, a later picking for fullness and palate diversity, yielding peach and spice in a structured fresh frame.

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

Entry-level Beaujolais AOC from Prieuré Saint-Romain: light, crunchy and racy for immediate drinking.

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

Pacalet's Villages is a textbook natural Beaujolais-Villages: fresh, crunchy fruit, wild-herb lift and the natural wine energy of spontaneous fermentation without additions.

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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

Wild Soul is Sunier's entry-level Beaujolais AOC: funky, crunchy dark fruit and wild-herb energy from whole-cluster carbonic fermentation in cement, no additions.

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 · 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 · 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 · 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 · Savoury

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

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

Edi Keber's monovarietal-rejecting flagship: a single Collio Bianco blend of Friulano, Ribolla Gialla and Malvasia Istriana as the only wine the estate releases (since 2010). Yellow apple and white pepper aromatics over a 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 · Elegant · Savoury

I Clivi's Collio Friulano from the Brazzano holdings, the estate's DOC Collio sibling to the DOC Friuli Colli Orientali Galea. Old vines and extended lees ageing.

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

Mario and Ferdinando Zanusso's Friulano from old vines at Galea (Corno di Rosazzo). Extended lees ageing in stainless steel with low alcohol; the estate's identity statement for low-intervention Friulian whites.

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

Pinot Bianco from Kupelwieser at Capriva del Friuli in the Collio DOC.

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

Indigenous Friulano with short skin maceration, sold within DOC Collio. Yellow apple and bitter almond aromatics over a saline almond-skin 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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

The estate's prestige Friulano named after founder Tullio Zamò, with extended lees ageing in large oak. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a long saline finish.

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

Extended-maceration Friulano, deliberately named Jakot (Tokaj spelled backwards) as a protest against the 2008 EU ruling forcing Friulano off the Tokai label. Dried almond and orange zest aromatics with a tea-tannin finish.

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

Three-variety Colli Orientali field blend from the Rocca Bernarda holdings. Yellow apple, almond blossom and honeysuckle over a saline finish.

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

Ronchi di Cialla's Ribolla Gialla from the Cialla holdings, in the still-white idiom (no extended skin contact). Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Serena Palazzolo's single-vineyard Friulano from the Sol cru. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish, the estate's flagship indigenous-variety statement.

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

Specogna's flagship Friulano, the estate's identity statement from the Rocca Bernarda parcels at Corno di Rosazzo.

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

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 · 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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Zorzettig's prestige MYO Friulano from the Spessa di Cividale holdings. Yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish.

Dry · Contemplative

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Rustic

Syrah-Grenache from altitude vines at 300-400m on Faugères schist. Balsamic and herbal lift; Syrah's strength tempered by Grenache's generosity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Syrah-led Pic Saint-Loup entry red blending young-vine Hortus fruit with selected lots from neighbouring growers. Built for five-year drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Syrah-Grenache entry red from Domaine de la Vieille, made organically. Built for everyday Pic Saint-Loup drinking.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Emblematic entry red of Bergerie du Capucin, declined in three colours. Approachable, fruit-forward with elegant red fruit and spice notes.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Refreshing · Fruity

Pale rosé from direct pressing of Grenache Gris (with Carignan, Grenache and Cinsault); fruits blancs et exotiques aromatics with a saline finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Refreshing

An unoaked Syrah-Grenache built around fruit, freshness and finesse, the three watchwords of Mas Bruguière. Drink within seven years.

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

Biodynamic Grenache-Syrah from Mas Foulaquier, vinified without added yeasts or sulphites. Aged in concrete and amphora; fresh, mineral, energy-driven.

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

Named after the blue roller bird that frequents the Pic Saint-Loup garrigue, this Grenache-led cuvée is the most approachable Foulaquier red. Floral, fresh, fine-tannin.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Entry red of Château La Liquière from the Les Amandiers vineyard. Unoaked, fresh, four-grape blend that captures the Faugères schist signature.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Syrah-led red from Cazeneuve's hard limestone parcels. Built for early drinking with a three to four year ageing arc.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Radiant Coteaux du Languedoc expression of the hills around Montpellier. Limestone soils on the foothills of the Larzac plateau; north winds keep the wine fresh.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Funky

Field blend of nearly-forgotten Occitan varieties - Alicante (1927), Aramon (1930), Piquepoul Noir (1910), Carignan (1910); a manifesto for the region's heritage grapes.

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

Aromatic three-grape white from Félines Jourdan, bottled outside the Picpoul AOC. Viognier-led; soft and round (velvet paw).

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

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

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

Gastronomic Languedoc rosé made by saignée: fruity and approachable with good length, a sparkling freshness and a distinctive iodine note.

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

Pale-pink lightly-sparkling rose from Cabernet, Merlot and Syrah; the rare frizant sparkling rosé from Daumas Gassac, designed as a Languedoc aperitif.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Joguet's gateway Chinon from sand-and-gravel terraces. Bright, juicy and herbal Cabernet Franc to drink in its first few years, lightly chilled.

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

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

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

Sand-and-gravel terrace Cabernet Franc from the river terraces around Savigny-en-Veron. Bright, light-footed and tank-aged for early drinking, lightly chilled.

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

Pelle's flagship village Menetou-Salon from Kimmeridgian limestone. Crisp, citrus-driven Sauvignon with chalky lift and excellent value.

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

Single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from Kimmeridgian limestone in Morogues. Chalky depth more often associated with Sancerre proper, at Menetou-Salon prices.

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

Easygoing Anjou Cabernet Franc from organic schist parcels. A concentrate of elegance and tension; accessible and easy-to-drink.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

The estate's gateway Bourgueil, blending sand-and-gravel terrace parcels for a juicy, biodynamic Cabernet Franc to drink in its first decade.

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

The Marionnets' nouveau-style Gamay, fermented without added sulfites and bottled within months of harvest. Vivid, crunchy red fruit and a saline finish, meant to drink chilled in its first year.

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

Biodynamic blend across Vacheron's 48 hectares on Oxfordian limestone and silex. Pure Sauvignon Blanc with crystalline citrus, saline drive and a chalky finish.

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

Single-parcel silex Sauvignon from vines planted 1970. Crystalline citrus and grapefruit on a tense, intensely mineral frame; ages on the cellar floor for over a decade.

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

Mellot's flagship Sancerre cuvée from a single 34-hectare vineyard south of the village. Biodynamic Saint-Doulchard marl Sauvignon with chalk minerality and lees texture.

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

Single-vineyard Sancerre from the historic Le Chêne Marchand lieu-dit in Bué. Crystalline citrus and stony mineral on chalky Caillottes terroir.

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

Sourced from terres blanches plots in Sury-en-Vaux, Boucauds shows the marl-and-clay-over-Kimmeridgian face of the appellation. Stéphane Riffault's signature cuvée.

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

Sauvignon Blanc from ungrafted pre-phylloxera-style vines, planted on sand soils that escaped the root louse. Denser, more textured and longer than typical Touraine Sauvignon.

Dry · Light-bodied · High acidity · Funky

A dry, low-intervention blue-slate Riesling: bright, juicy and savoury, an everyday wine from near-abandoned steep sites.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury

A dry old-vine Riesling from the tiny Bruderberg monopole: lively fruit, wild racy herbal aromas, saline minerality and a vivid, sleek profile.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury

A dry village-level Marienburg Riesling from red slate: juicy, spicy and savoury with a fine mineral cut, biodynamically farmed.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Savoury

A dry-tasting single-parcel Ayler Kupp Riesling from the Unterstenberg: taut, savoury and barrel-shaped with a fine slate cut.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The estate's dry village blend from the Winningen slate terraces: juicy, mineral and savoury, the gateway to the Lower Mosel terroir.

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

Amphora-fermented Xarel-lo from biodynamic Loxarel. Texture-driven Penedes white pioneer.

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

Natural skin-contact Xarel-lo from biodynamic Loxarel. No added sulphites. Orange wine reference in Penedes.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Bolet at Castellvi de la Marca. Fresh, mineral-driven Penedes white.

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

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury · Rustic

Tempranillo-Garnacha-Moneu blend at Castell de la Bleda, reintroducing the ancestral Penedes red grape Moneu. Fresh, mid-weight Catalan red.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Cusco Berga. Fresh, saline, mineral-driven Penedes white.

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

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

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

Single-vineyard Sauvignon Blanc from the Alts d'Ancosa subzone at 550 metres on chalky clay. Partial oak ageing gives texture without dampening aromatic lift.

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

Mono-varietal Parellada from biodynamic high-altitude plots. Fresh, light, citrus-driven Penedes white.

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

Indigenous-trio Brut Reserva from certified-organic grapes, Segura Viudas' first organic Cava launched in 2021. Crisp green apple, lemon zest and almond on a clean refreshing palate.

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

Single-vineyard Xarel-lo from Mont-Rubi's high-altitude Font-Rubi plots (500-800 metres). Ageable Penedes white.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Pinord. Fresh, saline-driven Penedes white.

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

Single-plot Xarel-lo from old vines on Massis del Garraf limestone. Saline, herbal, structured Penedes white.

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

Mono-varietal Xarel-lo from organic Pardas in the Bitlles valley. Mineral, saline, structured Penedes white.

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

Single-variety oak-aged Xarel-lo from organic-pioneer Albet i Noya. Among the earliest serious mono-varietal Xarel-lo whites.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Organic dry Pinot Blanc: ripe apple, pear, mineral and a crisp close from Schweigen parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Birkweiler Mandelberg: ripe peach, almond, mineral and a clean close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Birkweiler Mandelberg: ripe apple, almond, herbs and a salty close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Barrel-fermented dry Sauvignon Blanc Fume from the Bissersheim Goldberg: gooseberry, fresh herbs, oak spice and a salty mineral close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry Pfalz Sauvignon Blanc at an everyday price: gooseberry, citrus and crisp herbal close.

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

Organic skin-contact Riesling: amber colour, dried apricot, herb tea, light grippy texture and a savoury low-intervention close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry single-vineyard Riesling from the Deidesheimer Grainhubel: ripe peach, smoke and a long savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Deidesheimer Hohenmorgen: ripe peach, candied citrus, smoke and a long salty close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Fitz-Ritter's organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Durkheimer Michelsberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, herb and a savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Demeter-biodynamic dry Riesling from the Durkheimer Spielberg: ripe peach, salty drive and a long savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Riesling from the basalt Forster Jesuitengarten: yellow stone fruit, smoky slate and a savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-laced Jesuitengarten: yellow plum, herbs, smoky slate and a salty Pfalz finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Bassermann-Jordan's dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-and-limestone Forster Kirchenstuck: dense yellow stone fruit, smoky slate and salt-driven length.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Von Buhl's dry Grosses Gewachs from the basalt-rich Forster Kirchenstuck: smoky slate, salty drive, ripe yellow stone fruit and a long mineral close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Acham-Magin's organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Kirchenstuck: smoky basalt, citrus and a long savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Forster Ungeheuer mixed-soils slope: ripe peach, herbs and a broad mineral palate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry Riesling from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, salty drive and a clean close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, herbs and a savoury mineral close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Grosses Gewachs from the Gimmeldinger Mandelgarten: ripe peach, almond, salty slate and a long mineral close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry Riesling from the Grosskarlbacher Burgweg: ripe peach, citrus and a clean mineral close from calcareous-clay parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Riesling from the Hambacher Schlossberg: ripe yellow stone fruit, herbs and a salty close from calcareous and Buntsandstein parcels below Hambach Castle.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Ilbesheimer Kalmit: ripe apple, almond, herb and a salty close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Riesling from the Kirrweiler Mandelberg: ripe peach, herbs and a salty close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Philipp Kuhn's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Laumersheimer Kirschgarten: ripe yellow stone fruit, mineral lift and a long savoury close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kaitui dry Sauvignon Blanc: gooseberry, passion fruit, citrus and a crisp herbal close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry Sauvignon Blanc: gooseberry, citrus, herbs and a crisp close from Hambach parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Dry Pinot Blanc: ripe apple, pear and a fresh close from Gimmeldingen parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Munzberg Schlangenpfiff: ripe apple, almond, hazelnut and a salty calcareous close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Demeter-biodynamic dry Riesling from the elevated Odinstal monopole at roughly 300 metres: smoky basalt, citrus drive, cool slate and a long savoury close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Savoury

Demeter-biodynamic dry Silvaner from the elevated Odinstal monopole: herb, white pepper, mineral and a clean savoury close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Demeter-biodynamic dry Pinot Blanc from the elevated Odinstal monopole: ripe apple, almond, mineral and a salty close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Demeter-biodynamic dry Pinot Blanc: ripe apple, pear, almond and a fresh close from Bad Durkheim parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Reiterpfad An den Achtmorgen: ripe apple, almond, hazelnut and a salty close.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Organic dry Pinot Blanc: ripe apple, pear, almond and a clean close from Mittelhaardt-North parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Von Winning's barrique-aged Sauvignon Blanc 500: gooseberry, fresh herbs, oak spice and a long mineral close from a 500-litre barrel programme.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Dry Pinot Blanc: ripe apple, pear, almond and a fresh close from Zellertal calcareous parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs Weissburgunder from the Schweigener Kammerberg: ripe apple, almond, herbs and a salty close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Biodynamic dry Grosses Gewachs from the calcareous Siebeldinger Im Sonnenschein: ripe peach, salty mineral palate and a long savoury close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Pfeffingen's dry Grosses Gewachs from the Ungsteiner Herrenberg: ripe peach, herbs, salty drive and a long savoury close from calcareous parcels.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Biodynamic Grand Cru dry Riesling from the Wachenheimer Gerumpel: ripe stone fruit, herb, smoke and a salty Pfalz close.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the Weyherer Michelsberg: ripe peach, herbs and a salty close.

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

A reference Roero Arneis from a house that championed the grape, a fresh, dry white expressing Arneis as the Roero's signature variety.

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

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

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

The entry-level five-variety blend from Vall Llach, offering an approachable introduction to the estate's Priorat style. Fruit-forward and rounded with the estate's characteristic mineral note.

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

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

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

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

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

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

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

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

Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Lancon-Provence. Saline, summery, picnic-ready.

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

Galoupet's accessible companion to the Cru Classe, sold in a recycled-plastic bottle to underline the sustainability story. Light, fresh and saline.

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

Pale biodynamic Coteaux d'Aix rose from Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah. The estate's everyday rose; easy, summery, picnic-friendly.

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

Organic-farmed Cotes de Provence rose from La Mascaronne at Le Luc-en-Provence. Pale, fresh and structured; one of the more critically respected mid-priced Provencal roses.

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

Cinsault-led Provencal rose from organic-farmed La Tour de l'Eveque. Bottled in the estate's distinctive blue glass; pale, fresh and reliable.

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

Organic Cotes de Provence rose from Leoube's seafront vineyards on the Bormes-les-Mimosas coast. Pale, fresh and friendly with saline depth from the sea.

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

Rolle-Sauvignon Coteaux Varois white from Famille Perrin's organic Margui estate. Citrus-lifted, herb-driven, saline.

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

Pale Coteaux Varois rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Chateauvert. Famille Perrin's Provence Verte rose; saline, summery.

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

Minuty's accessible Cotes de Provence rose, instantly recognisable by its tall slim bottle. Pale, fresh and friendly with stone fruit, citrus and saline depth.

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

Minuty's Cru Classe estate rose, from the family's single Gassin estate above the Bay of Saint-Tropez. More structured than the volume M cuvee, with classic Provencal stone-fruit lift.

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

Miraval's accessible entry-level rose, designed as a fresher, lighter expression than the estate flagship. Watermelon and citrus lift over a saline finish.

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

Saignee rose from Pradeaux's Mourvedre blocks. Deeper coloured and more structured than typical Provencal rose, with garrigue-herb depth and a salt-tinged finish.

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

Cuvee Alexandra is Rasque's volume Cotes de Provence rose, named after the late owner Chantal Biancone-Lukianoff's daughter. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.

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

Demeter biodynamic Alpilles white from Rolle, Roussanne and Grenache Blanc. Honeyed-yet-mineral; part-oak weight on a saline spine.

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

Saint Maur's accessible Cru Classe rose since acquisition by Roger Zannier in 2009. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.

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

Biodynamic Bandol rose with Mourvedre-led structure. Stone fruit and pomegranate over a saline-fennel finish; ages four years easily.

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

Cotes de Provence Cru Classe rose from organic Sainte Marguerite. Classic Provencal style: stone fruit, citrus and saline depth from coastal La Londe vineyards.

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

Cru Classe rose from Sainte Roseline at Les Arcs. Distinctive Marc Chagall-illustrated label; classic structured Provencal rose with Tibouren character.

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

Esclans' next step up from Whispering Angel: roughly half barrel-fermented for added texture and complexity. Stone fruit and saline depth with a creamy almond-vanilla register from old oak.

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

Esclans' entry-level companion to Whispering Angel, designed for early summer drinking. Lighter, paler and crisper, with watermelon and citrus over a saline finish.

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

The Cotes de Provence rose that arguably defined the modern category. Pale, fresh and friendly, with stone fruit and citrus over a saline finish; the entry point to Sacha Lichine's Esclans range.

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

Rolle-Sauvignon Coteaux d'Aix Blanc from Beaupre at Saint-Cannat. Citrus-lifted, herb-driven and pairing-friendly.

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

Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Saint-Cannat. The estate's everyday rose; easy, summery, picnic-friendly.

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

Rolle-led Bellet white from the Saquier slopes inside the Nice city limits. Salty, almond-driven and pairing-friendly.

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

Braquet-led Bellet rose, the rare appellation rose built around the heritage indigenous grape. Pale, herbal and locally driven.

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

Volume Cotes de Provence rose from organic Chateau de Berne. Pale, fresh and reliably accessible; the entry tier of Berne's rose hierarchy.

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

Rolle-led Bellet Blanc with a Chardonnay accent from the Crematt slopes above Nice. Saline, herbal and aromatic.

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

Braquet-led Bellet rose from the hills above Nice. The rare appellation rose built around the indigenous grape; pale, herbal and locally driven.

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

High-altitude Mourvedre-led rose from Pibarnon's amphitheatre. Saline and herb-driven with grapefruit lift; ages four to five years easily, unusual for Provencal rose.

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

Clairette-led Bandol white from Pibarnon's higher terraces. Yellow apple and lemon thyme over a saline-driven palate with almond-skin texture and persistent salinity.

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

Rolle-led Bellet white from biodynamic vineyards above Nice. Saline, almond-driven and quietly age-worthy.

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

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

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

Pale Mediterranean rose from terraced cliffs at Cap Canaille. Direct-press Grenache-Cinsault with high acidity and a saline, mineral finish.

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

Cru Classe rose from organic Gavoty near Cabasse. Family-run since 1806, the estate is one of the more under-the-radar Cru Classe holdings. Classic structured Provencal rose.

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

Concrete-egg-aged biodynamic rose from Grenache, Cinsault and Carignan. Unusually structured for Provence rose; ages remarkably.

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

Mourvedre-led Bandol rose with serious structure: pale salmon in colour but dense and savoury in the glass. Wild strawberry and sea spray over a thyme-and-pepper spine that ages five years easily.

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

Cotes de Provence rose from the Saint-Tropez Maitres Vignerons cooperative under the Tropez brand. Pale, fresh and built for beach and aperitivo.

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

Demeter biodynamic Rolle-Roussanne white from the Alpilles foothills. Cailloutis (Provencal for pebble) names the rocky alluvial soils. Honeyed-yet-mineral.

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

Demeter biodynamic Les Baux rose, direct-pressed from Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah. Pale, saline and pairing-friendly.

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

Cru Classe rose from Scottish-owned Rimauresq at Pignans. Partial old-oak fermentation gives the cuvee texture; classic structured Provencal rose with almond-saline depth.

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

Clairette-led Bandol white from Terrebrune's organic Triassic terraces at Ollioules. Apple and white-blossom over a saline-driven palate with almond texture and a wax-bound finish.

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

Mourvedre-led rose from Terrebrune's organic Triassic vineyards. Saline and herb-driven with cool stone-fruit lift; ages four years easily on the strength of its acidity.

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

Cinsault-led Provencal rose from the Burgundy-meets-Provence collaboration of Jacques Seysses (Domaine Dujac), Aubert de Villaine (DRC) and Michel Macaux. Pale, fresh and reliably structured.

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

Approachable Bandol rose from a mid-priced family-owned producer. Red-fruit lift and saline-thyme depth in a friendly frame.

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

Biodynamic-farmed Bandol rose from Bastide Blanche. Saline, herb-driven and structured; one of the better-value organic roses in the appellation.

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

Mourvedre-led organic rose from Begude's high amphitheatre. Stone fruit and garrigue-driven with saline depth; ages four years easily.

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

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

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

Mourvedre-led rose with classic Bandol structure. Red currant and thyme over a saline finish; the wine's body carries serious food pairing.

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

Pale Coteaux d'Aix rose from biodynamic Grenache, Cinsault and Syrah at Lambesc. Saline, summery, picnic-ready.

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

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

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

Saignee Coteaux Varois rose from organic Grenache-Cinsault. The name (Rose of One Night) refers to a single overnight skin maceration. Saline and herbal.

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

Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Gros Nore. Saline and garrigue-driven with red-fruit lift and the structure to handle Provencal cooking.

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

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

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

Pale Cotes de Provence rose direct-pressed from Grenache and Cinsault parcels outside the Cassis AOC. Easy, saline and built for harbour-side summer drinking.

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

Mourvedre-led Bandol rose from Bunan's Moulin des Costes estate. Approachable, herb-driven and reliable, with classic Bandol structure for the price.

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

Ott's accessible Cotes de Provence rose, designed to extend the family's amphora-bottle profile to a wider market. Lighter than the estate cuvees, with stone fruit and citrus lift.

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

Cotes de Provence rose from the Ott family's founding estate at Taradeau. Coastal-influenced with stone fruit and citrus lift over a saline-peppery finish.

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

Single-vineyard pale rose from Mas de Cadenet's old north-facing parcel above the Sainte-Victoire mountain. Organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah.

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

Pale Cotes de Provence Sainte-Victoire everyday rose from organic-certified Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah at Trets. Easy, summery, picnic-friendly.

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

Pale Grenache-Cinsault-Syrah rose from organic-certified vines at the foot of Les Baux. Easy, summery, picnic-friendly.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Allendorf's everyday estate dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Friesenhahn's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Aulhausen quartzite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Barth's everyday EU-organic dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Hattenheim slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Breuer's everyday dry Riesling under the Charm label: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Diefenhardt's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Martinsthal minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Koegler's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Eltville Taunus phyllite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Engelmann's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Eltville Taunus phyllite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Knyphausen's EU-organic dry Riesling from the Erbacher Hohenrain: yellow apple, lime and warm-slope spice from the Erbach holdings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Reinhartshausen's dry Riesling from the Mariannenaue Rhine island: bright lime, green apple and river-loam minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Heinz Nikolai's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Erbach chalky-loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Crass's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Erbach chalky-loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Flick's everyday dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and chalky loess minerality from the Florsheim-Wicker holdings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Freimuth's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Geisenheim-Marienthal minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Sohns's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Geisenheim loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Schumann-Nagler's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Geisenheim loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Schloss Johannisberg's yellow-foiled estate dry Riesling: green apple, lime and slaty minerality at a friendly weekday price band.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Querbach's dry Riesling from the high-altitude Hallgartener Jungfer slope: bright lime, green apple and cool-slate minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · Racy acidity · Contemplative

Fred and Florian Prinz's EU-organic dry Grosses Gewachs from the high-altitude Hallgartener Jungfer: cool, racy, slate-driven Riesling from the elevated Hallgarten slopes.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Funky

Bibo Runge's skin-contact Riesling from the high-altitude Hallgartener Jungfer: textural, savoury, lightly tannic Riesling with stone-fruit core.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Karl-Johann Molitor's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Hattenheim chalky-loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Egert's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Hattenheim chalky-loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Werner's everyday dry Hochheim village Riesling: bright lime, green apple and chalky loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuhn's everyday biodynamic dry Riesling: lime, green apple and savoury Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Prinz von Hessen's dry Erste Lage Riesling from the Johannisberg Hoelle slope: ripe yellow apple, lime and quartzite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Trenz's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Johannisberg quartzite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Ernst's Kernstueck Riesling cuvee selection: dry, bright, slate-driven Riesling drawn across the Eltville holdings.

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

Traditional-method dry Riesling Sekt from the Hessian state estate: green apple, citrus and toasty lees autolysis from second-fermentation in bottle.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Kuenstler's everyday dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Hochheim loess at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

Mohr's ECOVIN-organic dry Riesling from the Lorcher Krone grey-slate terraces: bright, racy, citrus-driven Riesling.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Friedrich Altenkirch's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Lorch grey-slate minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Paul Laquai's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Lorch grey-slate minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Dr. Corvers-Kauter's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Mittelheim loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Hamm's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Oestrich-Winkel chalky-loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Spreitzer's dry Oestricher Lenchen Riesling under the 101 label: bright lime, green apple and slate from old Lenchen parcels.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Lorenz Kunz's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Oestrich loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Josef Schonleber's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Oestrich-Winkel loess minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Prinz von Hessen's everyday estate dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Kuhn's biodynamic dry Riesling from the Taunus quartzite parcels: bright citrus, green apple and a savoury spontaneous-fermentation core.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Ernst Russler's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rauenthal Taunus phyllite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Leitz's everyday estate dry Riesling: lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Fricke's everyday EU-organic dry Rheingau Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Lorch slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Robert Weil's everyday dry Riesling under the Tradition label: bright lime, green apple and Kiedrich phyllite at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Prasser's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Ruedesheim Berg quartzite minerality.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Dr. Heinrich Nagler's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Ruedesheim Berg quartzite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Bischofliches Weingut Rudesheim's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Ruedesheim-Eibingen minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Leitz's dry Riesling from the Magdalenenkreuz slope on the western edge of Ruedesheim: bright lime, green apple and friendly Riesling drink.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Weingut Magdalenenhof's dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Ruedesheim quartzite minerality.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Reinhartshausen's everyday EU-organic estate dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Schoenborn's everyday estate dry Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Spreitzer's everyday dry estate Riesling: bright lime, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

The Hessian state estate's everyday dry Riesling: bright citrus, green apple and Rheingau slate at a friendly weekday price band.

Dry · Light-bodied · Racy acidity · Refreshing

Dry Steinberger Kabinett: light-bodied, racy, slate-driven Riesling at low alcohol, the everyday version of the walled-vineyard cuvee.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

Schloss Vollrads's estate dry Riesling under the Volratz label: green apple, lime and Rheingau slate at a friendly entry-level price.

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

A fresh, aromatic multi-variety white Chateauneuf from La Nerthe; lighter-textured than the Beaucastel or Pegau whites, with floral perfume and clean acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

The accessible CDR from La Nerthe; organic, herb-accented, and approachable with the estate's characteristic Southern Rhone warmth.

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

A classic, benchmark Tavel from one of the appellation's oldest estates; fresh, dry, and mineral with vibrant red fruit and herb notes. The reliable reference for the style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

A third single-parcel Gigondas from Saint Cosme, somewhat lighter and more floral than Le Claux; Cinsault adds a fresh, aromatic quality to the Grenache core.

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

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

Cuilleron's entry-level Condrieu, lighter in weight and more delicate than Les Chaillets. Ideal for early drinking, showing the appellation's floral character without heavy oak influence.

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

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

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

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

Biodynamic Cotes du Rhone from Marcoux; the estate's characteristic aromatic precision and silky texture in an everyday-drinking format.

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

A generous white Chateauneuf from La Janasse; aromatic, broad-textured, and herb-accented with white stone fruit and the estate's characteristic Provencal freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

A step above the average CDR; Janasse's entry red shows the estate's characteristic depth and herb character at an accessible price.

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

The reference Tavel from La Mordoree; a full-bodied, structured dry rose with vibrant red fruit, garrigue freshness, and remarkable depth for the style.

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

White Chateauneuf from La Mordoree; aromatic and generously textured, with white peach, honey, and herb notes from a multi-variety southern blend.

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

Fresh, aromatic white Lirac from La Mordoree; multi-variety Grenache Blanc-led blend with white blossom, peach, and herb character.

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

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

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

A full-bodied white Chateauneuf from the same La Crau galets plateau; aromatic, generous, and approachable, with Grenache Blanc's stone-fruit depth and good freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

The CDR entry point for the Brunier family; organic, herb-accented, and precisely made in the characteristic Vieux Telegraphe style at an accessible price.

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

A dry, mineral Vacqueyras rose from Grenache and Cinsault; vibrant red fruit and fresh herbal notes with a clean, dry finish. Ideal for warm southern evenings.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Funky

From Bodegas Mas Que Vinos's biodynamic-practicing estate at Valbuena de Duero: fresh cherry, earthy mineral and dried herbs from Tinto Fino aged briefly in used French oak with the estate's characteristic high acidity and low-intervention philosophy.

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

Fresh, early-drinking Roble/Joven from Bodegas Roa with brief American oak, showing bright cherry, raspberry and floral notes for everyday bar-style drinking.

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

A VT Castilla natural-wine style from Mas Que Vinos with fresh cherry, raspberry and earthy mineral character; brief used-oak contact preserves the vivid fruit and natural freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Organic VT Castilla y Leon from the Salamanca province estate: ripe cherry, blackberry and herbs from Tinto Fino and Cabernet Sauvignon, with 14 months French oak and the organic estate's clean, fresh profile.

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

Fruity, fresh-styled Joven/Roble from Neo with bright cherry and raspberry character, light oak influence and refreshing acidity for early drinking.

Dry · Easygoing · Refreshing

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

Fresh, lively Roble from the high-altitude Vizcarra estate with bright cherry, strawberry and floral notes from brief oak contact and a refreshing acidity typical of the cooler Burgos elevation.

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

A young, carbonic-style red co-fermented with a little Viura: bright, juicy and floral, made for early drinking and a chilled summer red.

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

A bright, young Tempranillo-Garnacha for early drinking: juicy and floral, an easy everyday Rioja.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Single-varietal Aidani from Anhydrous: lifted floral aromatics, soft citrus, with saline volcanic core.

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

Anhydrous flagship PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: saline, citrus-driven, stony, from the boutique 2021-founded cellar at Fira Kontochori.

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

Antoniou PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: classic stony saline expression from the multi-level rock-cut cellar at Megalochori.

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

Small-production PDO Santorini Assyrtiko from Art Space at Exo Gonia. Classic stony saline expression.

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

Older-vine PDO Santorini Assyrtiko. Saline mineral lift, citrus depth and a stony finish.

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

Boutari Kallisti: the long-running Boutari Santorini Assyrtiko that helped position the appellation in export markets through the 1990s.

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

Boutique single-vineyard PDO Santorini from Mikra Yi (small land), drawn from ungrafted kouloura parcels near Megalochori.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Single-varietal Athiri: softer-shouldered Santorini white showing pear, white flowers and gentle mineral lift.

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

Saline, mineral PDO Santorini from ungrafted Assyrtiko on volcanic soil. Citrus and white-stone-fruit aromatics with high acidity and a stony finish.

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

Single-village Assyrtiko from Megalochori. Slightly broader-textured than the eastern villages with iodine-tinged mineral lift.

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

Small-batch Vassiliou PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: classic stony saline expression from a by-appointment family cellar.

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

PDO Santorini Assyrtiko from old-vine Argyros parcels at Episkopi Gonia. Smoky stony minerality and high-acid lemon line.

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

Gavalas PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: saline, citrus-driven, stony, from the five-generation family canava in Megalochori.

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

Organic PDO Santorini from the late Haridimos Hatzidakis's Pyrgos estate. Stony, mineral and saline with the wild-herb lift of Aegean garrigue.

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

Co-operative PDO Santorini bottling from fruit across the island. Saline, citrus-driven and an entry into the appellation.

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

Classic PDO blend of all three Santorini white grapes from older-vine Vassaltis parcels. Floral lift over a saline core.

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

PDO Santorini Assyrtiko from the cliff-cut Venetsanos cellar at Megalochori. Saline, citrus-driven and stony.

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

Volcan Wines PDO Santorini Assyrtiko: the Koutsoyannopoulos house bottling from the 1870-founded cellar at Vothonas.

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

Adenzia Bianco blends Grillo and Inzolia from Baglio del Cristo's chalky Agrigento limestone soils: the combination yields a fresh, almond-citrus white with the mineral depth that characterises this distinctive terroir.

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

Ficiligno blends Inzolia's almond-citrus freshness with Viognier's perfumed apricot-orange blossom character at high altitude near Palermo, producing an aromatic Sicilian white of unusual floral intensity.

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

Pure Frappato of haunting lightness: pale ruby, white-pepper-dusted red berry fruit, racy acidity and a mineral finish that evokes iron-rich Vittoria soils.

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

Nero d'Avola fermented and aged in terracotta amphorae without oak: the clay vessel imparts earthy minerality and textural grip unique among Sicilian reds.

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

COS's white blend shows Sicilian native whites at their most expressive: peachy Inzolia rounds Grecanico's herbaceous mineral edge, finishing with sea-salt salinity.

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

Firriato's entry white blends the native almond-citrus character of Catarratto with Chardonnay's stone-fruit roundness in a clean, everyday Sicilian white from the Trapani estate.

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

MunJebel Bianco from Cornelissen shows the volcanic-herbal dimension of Etna whites when made without additions: textured, complex and with a distinctively wild herbal-mineral character from the blend of Carricante, Catarratto and ancient Minella.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

MunJebel Rosso is the accessible entry into the Cornelissen range: zero-sulphur Nerello Mascalese from multiple contrade, vibrant and mineral, embodying the Etna natural-wine philosophy in an everyday format.

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

The white counterpart to SP68 Rosso: Grecanico and Zibibbo from volcanic soils, aromatically intense, mineral and saline with a citrus-peach freshness.

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

Named after the SP68 road through Vittoria, Occhipinti's signature blend is a Frappato-dominant light red of extraordinary mineral lift, wild-berry purity and racy acidity.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Mofete Rosso is Palmento Costanzo's estate red: organically farmed Nerello Mascalese from the Santo Spirito contrada producing a fragrant, mineral-driven Etna Rosso with appealing freshness.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Pietradolce's entry Etna Rosso: approachable, herb-scented Nerello Mascalese with cherry brightness and Etna's characteristic saline mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Planeta's Etna Nerello Mascalese from the Sciaranuova estate in Solicchiata: the Planeta house style - expressive and accessible - applied to the volcanic north slope.

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

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.

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

Created for the fiftieth anniversary of Lucio and Franca Tasca's wedding, Nozze d'Oro pairs Inzolia's stone-fruit softness with Sauvignon Blanc's aromatic herbal freshness in an enduring premium Sicilian white.

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

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.

Dry · Refreshing · Rustic

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

Dry · Funky · Rustic

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Savoury · Refreshing

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Savoury

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Savoury · Contemplative