Trade-up (€15-30)

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

Achillee's natural Edelzwicker, the traditional Alsace blend of noble and lesser grapes. Biodynamic, vibrant, low-intervention.

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

Achillee's natural Pinot Noir from biodynamic vines around Scherwiller. Light, lifted, Burgundian-register Alsace red, no added sulfites at bottling.

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

Barmes-Buecher's vintage-dated extra-brut Cremant. Long-aged on lees in a Champagne-style Alsace Cremant, biodynamic, often zero-dosage.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · 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

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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Funky · Easygoing

Binner's spring-bottled skin-contact field blend from Pinot family grapes around Ammerschwihr. Light, fragrant orange wine for casual drinking.

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 · High acidity · Funky · Easygoing

Pierre Frick's Pinot Blanc from the limestone Steinert vineyard, bottled with zero added sulfites. Pioneering natural-wine work in Alsace from 1999 onward.

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

Pierre Frick's skin-macerated Pinot Gris from the Steinert vineyard. Orange wine in the textbook Alsace register: dried apricot, citrus peel, a modest tannic grip.

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 · 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 · Racy acidity · Elegant

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

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Jean-Marie Haag's Zinnkoepfle Gewurztraminer from south-Alsace limestone hill. Concentrated rose, lychee and ginger with a saline mineral lift.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Fruity · Easygoing

Les Folastries is Josmeyer's village-level Gewurztraminer, named for the playful muses of Pierre de Ronsard. Aromatic but more restrained than typical Alsace Gewurz.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Mise du Printemps (spring bottling) is Josmeyer's young-vine Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois bottling, released as soon as the spring after harvest. Gentle, fresh, aperitif friendly.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Beyer's mid-tier dry Gewurztraminer from Eguisheim-area plots. The accessible step below the Comtes d Eguisheim flagship; bone dry in the house style.

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 · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Savoury

Beyer's dry Pinot Gris reserve cuvee, fermented to dryness rather than the off-dry house style favoured by some Alsace producers. Smoky pear and almond weight.

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

Lucien Albrecht's 100 percent Pinot Noir Cremant Rose. Albrecht claims to have been the first to receive AOC approval for Cremant d Alsace in 1976. Reliable salmon-pink bubbles at a friendly price.

Dry · Medium-bodied · 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 · High acidity · Elegant

Marc Kreydenweiss's Lerchenberg lieu-dit Pinot Gris from Andlau. Bone-dry, biodynamic, more austere than typical Alsace Pinot Gris.

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 · High acidity · Savoury · Elegant

Andre Ostertag's Pinot Blanc-Auxerrois from limestone-marl slopes, barrel-aged in old oak. Biodynamic, Demeter, almond-and-peach in a more serious register than typical Alsace Pinot Blanc.

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.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Mure's village-level Pinot Gris from the Rouffach hillsides. Plump, lightly off-dry, honeyed pear in a friendly register.

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 · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Funky · Savoury

Jean-Pierre Rietsch's skin-macerated Pinot Gris. Orange wine in the natural Alsace register: dried apricot, citrus peel, modest tannic grip.

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.

Off Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Rolly Gassmann's Kappelweg lieu-dit Riesling from Rorschwihr. Late-released with the maison's signature touch of residual sugar.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant

Rolly Gassmann's Moenchreben lieu-dit Gewurztraminer from Rorschwihr. Concentrated and saline; the maison aged in cellar 4 to 6 years before release.

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

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

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

Schoenheitz's Linsenberg Pinot Noir from Munster valley granite. The maison is the main producer working the upper Munster valley sub-zone.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Schoffit's old-vine Pinot Gris from the Harth plot near Colmar. A more affordable, plump expression of the Schoffit style, off-dry and broad-shouldered.

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 · High acidity · Refreshing

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

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

Valentin Zusslin's biodynamic Cremant Rose, made from 100 percent Pinot Noir. Salmon-pink, long-lees ageing, more serious than a typical Cremant rose.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

Stoeffler's Klevener de Heiligenstein, a rare Alsace-only appellation for Savagnin Rose grown around five communes near Barr. Aromatic but more restrained than Gewurztraminer.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing

Weinbach's Pinot Blanc, dominated by Auxerrois, from the walled Clos des Capucins vineyards. Soft, gentle, dinner-table friendly.

Off Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Fruity

Wolfberger's Eichberg Gewurztraminer from limestone slopes above Eguisheim. Reliable co-op Grand Cru with the maison's friendly aromatic style.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Racy acidity · Elegant

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

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 · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Aristos Gewurztraminer from 550-650 m on dioritic soils: elegant aromatic intensity with subtle clove and vanilla on the nose; aromatic, spicy and full-bodied on the palate with considerable weight.

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 · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Aristos Kerner from 800-970 m altitude: peach-driven aromatic intensity with racy elegance, dry and full-bodied on the palate with characteristic nutmeg spice and high acidity.

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 · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Loacker Schwarhof's biodynamic Atagis Gewurztraminer: a full-bodied, elegant version of the variety, not too fruity. 'Atagis' was the Roman name for the Adige (Etsch) river.

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

Egger-Ramer Pinot Bianco: refreshing, crisp and juicy with the 'Alpine bite of a green apple' per the producer's own descriptor.

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

Falkenstein Pinot Blanc from Naturno-Vinschgau sandy granite-gneiss soils: apple, pear and citrus-fruit aromatics; full acidity and pleasantly crispy palate from 10 months on lees in acacia plus 12 months in bottle.

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

Falkenstein Riesling from Naturno-Vinschgau on sandy soils interspersed with granite, gneiss, slate, mica and quartz: stone-fruit aromatics of apricot and peach with citrus elements, structured acidity and distinctive mineral qualities.

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

Brilliant ruby red with violet reflections; intense nose reminiscent of forest berries; full-bodied and silky with soft tannins and lively freshness, dark currant and spice on the palate with persistent finish.

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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Deep dark red Lagrein from Loacker Schwarhof's biodynamic Bolzano vineyards: fruity nose with intense forest fruit, eucalyptus, violet, spice and vanilla; balanced acidity with soft tannins, chocolate and tobacco mid-palate, dark-berry depth.

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

Alte Reben Vernatsch from 80-110-year-old vines in Oltradige at 450 m: elegant and full-bodied with fruity tannins and marvellous flavour, demonstrating Vernatsch's serious side.

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

Intense ruby St. Magdalener blend from the Santa Maddalena slopes above Bolzano at 250 to 500 m: violet and rose aromatics over red cherry and raspberry, full and smooth with marzipan signature on the finish.

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

Hofstaetter's entry-level estate Gewurztraminer, named after the founder Josef Hofstaetter. Classical Tramin Gewurztraminer aromatics with a clean, fresh style designed for early consumption while still expressing the home village's varietal authority.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Kofererhof Gewurztraminer from altitude vineyards near Novacella: complex aromatic palate per the consortium, with the variety's characteristic rose-petal-and-lychee signature lifted by upper-Valle Isarco freshness.

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

Kofererhof Kerner from harsh-altitude conditions around Novacella: harvested in three separate pickings to deliver fresh-to-complex range, full-bodied aromatic palate with high acidity.

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Riesling Kaiton from steep Lahner slopes: clear structure with intense mineral taste plus fruity and spicy aromas, in the middle-to-high ageing window of serious Alpine Riesling.

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

Castel Sallegg's classical Kalterersee from the historic estate's vineyards above Lake Caldaro. Light-bodied, fragrant Schiava; the cellar's everyday red flagship from the lake-shore vineyards.

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

Deep purple-red Lagrein from Bolzano at 260 m: violet and chocolate on the nose with ripe damson and spice, elegant velvety structure with tightly knit tannins and subtle bitter almond on the finish.

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

Egger-Ramer's Lagrein Gries: dark, aromatic, earthy - the classic Bolzano-Gries local hero per the producer's own description.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

Cardano Lagrein Riserva from Erbhof Unterganzner: dark-berry and violet aromatics with spice complexity, structured full-bodied palate from barrique and large-cask ageing.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Rustic

Powerful dark red Lagrein Riserva from old vines: intense berry aromatics, full body, raised in small and large oak for 12-18 months with annual production of 3,000 to 4,000 bottles.

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

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 · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Easygoing

Morit Santa Maddalena from Loacker Schwarhof's biodynamic Bolzano vineyards: red cherry, violet and almond aromatics in the traditional Schiava-Lagrein blend, smooth and fruity palate from a biodynamic-organic vineyard programme.

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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Intense dark ruby Lagrein with violet and rose aromatics, dark-berry palate with velvety tannins and typical acidity. Versatile food wine raised in large oak rather than barrique.

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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Contemplative

Plonerhof Pinot Noir: cherry aromas with wild-berry flavours per the producer, classic Pinot Noir expression from Marlengo above Merano.

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 · Full-bodied · Medium acidity · Elegant · Bold

Praesulis Gewurztraminer with an exceptional aromatic range from classic rose petal to lychee characteristics, crafted dry to allow the complex aromatic profile to shine without residual sweetness.

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

Praesulis Pinot Nero from steep Eisacktal slopes at 400-800 m: finesse-rich red-fruit aromatics with alpine herb spice shaped by Dolomite fallwinds, structured fresh palate from barrique ageing in the rock-carved cellar.

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

Cantina Kaltern's flagship Quintessenz-line Kalterersee Classico Superiore from the lake's western shore. Light-bodied, fragrant and saline; positioned as the contemporary Kalterersee selection from the cellar.

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 · Medium-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Elegant

Single-vineyard Santa Maddalena Classico from the Heilmann site in Cardano: red cherry, violet and almond aromatics, smooth and structured palate in the traditional Schiava-Lagrein blend formula.

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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Elegant · Rustic

Single-vineyard Santa Maddalena Classico from the Premstallerhof site at 450-550 m near Bolzano: elegance and smoothness from Schiava complemented by Lagrein complexity, demonstrating Schiava's serious side.

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

Cantina Kurtatsch's old-vine Schiava (Vernatsch) from Sonntaler vineyards, produced through reduced yields and strict quality standards as part of the cellar's Selection range. Among Alto Adige's most serious Vernatsch bottlings, demonstrating the variety's quality potential.

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

Ruby Schiava-led Riserva-style Santa Maddalena: cherry, violet, nutmeg and cinnamon aromatics; full-bodied and well-balanced with prominent tannins, fine dark chocolate and ripe red fruit alongside elegance and softness.

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

Luminous ruby Santa Maddalena Classico at 95% Vernatsch + 5% Lagrein: inviting red-berry aroma with cherry-almond hint, the palate is linear and elegant despite juicy structure with silky tannins and rosehip-cherry-blood-orange aromatics.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Bold

Tenuta Kornell's Staffes Lagrein Riserva from the cellar's Settequerce porphyry and limestone slopes near Bolzano. Full-bodied, firm-tannined Lagrein from the historic estate at the foot of Greifenstein castle.

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

Strasserhof Kerner with peach, elder and pineapple aromatics: aromatic, fruity, full-bodied and mineral on the palate, in the variety's characteristic full-bodied register.

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 · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Lagrein Riserva from Glogglhof's best Lagrein vineyard on Bolzano soils: dark-berry and violet aromatics with elegance and complexity, structured palate from barrique-and-cask ageing.

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

Santa Maddalena Classico from Franz Gojer's Gloegglhof vineyards on Mediterranean-warm Bolzano slopes: red cherry and violet aromatics with the variety's almond signature, smooth fruity expression from large-oak ageing.

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 · Medium-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Pinot Bianco from Unterortl's south-facing terraces at 740-850 m with a lower 25-year-old parcel at 570 m: apple-pear-mineral aromatics, structured elegant palate from altitude-driven acid retention.

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

Riesling from Castel Juval Unterortl's oldest vines (~25 years on average) at 650-760 m with southeast-to-south exposure on sandy, rocky, well-drained soil. The Vinschgau's dry continental climate gives the cuvee its signature mineral spine.

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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 · Easygoing · Funky

Dry · Easygoing

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

Vionnet's prestige Villages cuvée from older parcels: Morgon-influenced depth and structure, with kirsch, incense and a long iron-mineral finish that punches above appellation level.

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

Pacalet's natural Brouilly: clean, fresh red-fruit Gamay with granite mineral freshness and the lightness typical of Brouilly's sandy soils.

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

Lapalu's cellar-selection Brouilly: deeper and more structured than the Vieilles Vignes, with darker fruit, herbal complexity and a savoury, mineral finish.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Rustic · Contemplative

Château de la Chaize's mid-tier Brouilly, longer-aged and more structured than the classique, with ripe fruit concentration and earthy Brouilly depth.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Elegant

Post-2017 renovation cuvée from the L'Espigon parcel: richer and more oak-influenced than the classique, with full body and concentrated dark-fruit structure.

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

Thivin's Brouilly from the Reverdon lieu-dit at the base of Mont Brouilly: lighter-soiled, fruit-forward Gamay with bright acidity and gentle tannin.

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

Old-vine Brouilly from a natural-wine pioneer: sauvage cherry and iron mineral character with the energy of whole-cluster fermentation.

Dry · Bold · Rustic

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Refreshing · Easygoing

Dry · Refreshing · Elegant

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

Cheysson's parcel-selection Cuvée Prestige from older vines at Chiroubles' coolest high-altitude sites: deeper fruit concentration, firmer structure and genuine ageing potential.

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

Named for the old mule path across the Chiroubles hillside, this single-parcel cuvée sits at the top of Cheysson's range: granite-driven, mineral, long-finishing Gamay with extended barrel-ageing.

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

Voûte des Crozes' Côte de Brouilly from the volcanic Mont Brouilly slopes: dark-cherry and stony-mineral profile with the appellation's characteristic volcanic lift.

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

Terres Dorées' Côte de Brouilly from Mont Brouilly: volcanic-mineral depth with dark cherry concentration and the firm, structured grip of the appellation's blue-syenite soils.

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

Pierre Cotton's parcel-selection Côte de Brouilly: volcanic-stone mineral tension with blue-fruit concentration and structured, long finish.

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

Volcanic Gamay from the granite and blue syenite of Mont Brouilly: deep blue-fruit core, stony minerality, firm tannin and long finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Named for the chapel atop Mont Brouilly, this single-parcel Gamay shows the deepest volcanic expression of the Côte: dark fruit, tar and rocky mineral structure.

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

Thivin's classic Côte de Brouilly blending seven parcels across the hill for a precise, floral Gamay with stony lift and refreshing acidity.

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

Natural Fleurie from Yvon Metras, with the appellation's signature pink granite-driven floral perfume. Zero sulfur and whole-cluster produce remarkable aromatic transparency.

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

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

Burgundy winemaking precision applied to Fleurie Gamay. Biodynamic farming and old Burgundy foudres produce a mineral, precise Fleurie with genuine terroir expression.

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

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

Sunier's Fleurie is a study in Gamay refinement: perfumed and silky with ethereal floral character, minimal intervention and an unusually long, airy finish.

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

Château des Jacques' Fleurie applies Burgundian barrel precision to the appellation's naturally perfumed Gamay: silky, floral and structured, more serious than the typical négociant Fleurie.

Dry · Elegant · Rustic

Dry · Elegant · Rustic

Dry · Elegant · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Easygoing · Funky

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

Duboeuf's Fleurie La Madone is sourced from the eponymous chapel-topped hillside: floral, silky and fruit-forward, the négociant's most recognisable expression of the appellation's perfumed character.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

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

Historic Fleurie single-vineyard from Les Moriers, one of Chignard's flagship parcels on pink granite. Perfumed, floral and classically structured.

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

Chermette's Fleurie Poncié from the lieu-dit of the same name: a structured, silky expression of the appellation's floral character with Vissoux's whole-cluster precision.

Dry · Rustic · Elegant

Dry · Rustic · Elegant

Dry · Elegant · Rustic

Dry · Bold · Rustic

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

Whole-cluster Gamay fermented with native yeasts, zero sulfur. Transparent, mineral Morgon with lifted red fruit and the characteristic schist-iron signature of the appellation.

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Rustic · Funky

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Château de Pizay's traditional Morgon from the Côte du Py zone: deeply coloured, iron-mineral and earthy with the Morgon-typical concentration and structure for medium-term ageing.

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

La Roche ('the rock') from Château des Jacques is Jadot's most mineral and structured Morgon climat: stony, dark-fruited and firmly built, reflecting the volcanic rocky soils of this parcel.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Jadot's Morgon from the Les Charmes climat within Château des Jacques holdings: iron-mineral, earthy and structured, showing the volcanic depth of Morgon with Burgundian barrel precision.

Dry · Easygoing · Funky

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

Cote du Py Gamay from the volcanic-schist hill at the heart of Morgon. Dense, structured, with high acidity and an iron-mineral finish that rewards cellaring.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Structured Cote du Py Morgon from a reliable traditional producer. The volcanic schist soils give pronounced minerality and a firm tannic grip.

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Pacalet's natural Morgon from the volcanic Côte du Py hill: deep kirsch and iron-mineral concentration, earthy tannin and a long, volcanic finish characteristic of this iconic terroir.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Duboeuf's single-domaine Morgon, sourced from the Jean Descombes estate on the Côte du Py: earthy, iron-mineral Gamay with concentration and the structure that distinguishes Morgon from other Beaujolais crus.

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Easygoing · Rustic

Dry · Easygoing · Funky

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

Classic Gang of Four old-vine Morgon: structured and mineral, with dark cherry and an iron-schist spine. Needs time to open but rewards patience.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Pizay's old-vine Morgon from deep-rooted Gamay on the volcanic schist: kirsch, iron and leather concentration with the structured, long finish characteristic of aged Morgon.

Dry · Rustic · Contemplative

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

Old-vine Morgon from Guy Breton with the characteristic zero-sulfur freshness of the natural Beaujolais school. Earthy, mineral, and age-worthy.

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Estate Moulin-a-Vent from the chateau adjacent to the appellation's iconic windmill. Dense, structured Gamay from granite and manganese soils; one of the cru's more powerful expressions.

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Bold

Old-family Moulin-a-Vent from the Diochon domaine, a long-established family producer. Old vines on granite and manganese soils give serious, age-worthy Gamay.

Dry · Rustic · Bold

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Elegant

Dry · Bold · Contemplative

Dry · Bold · Rustic

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Duboeuf's Moulin-à-Vent from multiple selected parcels: structured, dark and mineral with the appellation's Pinot-like depth and firm ageing spine.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Jadot's flagship Moulin-à-Vent from Château des Jacques combines the manganese-rich granite soils with Burgundian barrel-ageing discipline: the resulting wine is Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with real ageing potential and deep mineral structure.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Contemplative

Vissoux's Moulin-à-Vent from the Trois Roches lieu-dit: Gamay at its most Pinot-like, with the appellation's distinctive manganese-mineral depth, firm structure and long ageing potential.

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 · Easygoing · Funky

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

Sunier's natural Régnié: silk-textured, fragrant Gamay with whole-cluster character, wild-berry freshness and minimal-intervention precision.

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

Pacalet's natural Régnié: fragrant and fruit-driven with wild-herb and wet-granite character, minimal intervention and characteristic Régnié freshness.

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

Ducroux's prestige Régnié from Demeter-certified biodynamic farming: deep cherry-and-clay concentration, wild-yeast complexity and firm mineral structure.

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

Le Roc ('the rock') is Ducroux's granite-soil Régnié: lighter and more mineral than Exsultet, showing the appellation's fragrant, crunchy cherry character with a distinctive rocky freshness.

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

100% Merlot Fronsac from the 4.5-hectare Haut-Lariveau parcel acquired by the Hubau family in 1990. More approachable and fruit-forward than its Canon-Fronsac sibling, farmed with the same biodynamic discipline.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Rustic

One of Saint-Estephe's most consistent and value-oriented estates, Meyney produces full-bodied, tannic wines with a distinctive spice and dark berry character. Notable for its high Petit Verdot content (10%) contributing structure and aromatic complexity.

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

The benchmark Canon-Fronsac red from 6.75 hectares of 65-year-average-age vines, farmed biodynamically and organically. Merlot with 5% Malbec produces a fragrant, perfumed wine with remarkable freshness for the Right Bank.

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

The flagship Fronsac estate red from 60 hectares on clay-limestone soils above the Dordogne. Merlot-led and supple with dark chocolate and ripe cherry; aged in spectacular 16th-century underground cellars at constant 13 degrees.

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

The largest single vineyard in the Médoc produces an consistently approachable, fruit-forward Haut-Médoc with a well-balanced structure and excellent everyday drinkability at an accessible price.

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

The approachable second wine of Chasse-Spleen from the Moulis AOC: Merlot-driven, with enticing red fruit and soft tannins, ready to enjoy without extended cellaring.

Dessert · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant · Festive

The second sweet wine of Lafaurie-Peyraguey, sharing the estate's Bommes terroir and high Semillon content. White peach, apricot, and lemon cream notes lead a direct, energetic palate with mellow sweetness balanced by lively acidity. More accessible in youth than the grand vin.

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

The second wine of Château Camensac, prioritising freshness and supple tannins from younger vine selections. Light and immediately appealing with characteristic Haut-Médoc menthol freshness.

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

The Merlot-dominant second wine of Sociando-Mallet, offering earlier approachability with a more typically Médoc fruit profile than the austere and structured grand vin.

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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

The second red wine of Pape Clement since 1986. Merlot-dominant for approachability; round red cherry and currant fruit with cedar and soft spice notes. Designed for earlier drinking than the grand vin while reflecting the same Pessac terroir.

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 · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing · Rustic

Second wine of Troplong Mondot, Merlot-dominant with emphasis on freshness and early drinkability. A juicy, earthy black cherry and spring flower profile with wet-stone limestone terroir character; approachable and unpretentious.

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

The renamed second wine of Beau-Sejour Becot (formerly Tournelle de Beau-Sejour Becot), renamed Petit Becot in 2012. Merlot-dominant with fresh red cherry character and gentle tannin; designed for early drinking pleasure.

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

Second wine of Chateau Meyney since 1979, named for the estate's 17th-century priory origins. Produced from younger vines (approximately 35-40 years) using minimal new oak to preserve fresh fruit character; a reliable everyday Saint-Estephe.

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

A firm, savoury village Aloxe-Corton with dark cherry, spice and earthy depth.

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

A juicy, accessible regional Pinot from biodynamic vines, with red cherry, spice and a fresh 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 · 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 · Refreshing

A rounded, fresh Mercurey white with citrus, white flowers and a soft, mineral finish.

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

A juicy, savoury Mercurey with red cherry, spice and supple tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Refreshing

A crisp, well-priced Cote Chalonnaise white with citrus, white flowers and a fresh, mineral finish.

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 · Refreshing

A ripe, accessible Maconnais white with orchard fruit, citrus and a soft, fresh finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · High acidity · Elegant

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

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

A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Savoury

A drier-styled single-harvest LBV with black fruit and a savoury finish in the Dow's house style.

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

A reserve tawny named for the legendary Dona Antonia Ferreira, with nutty caramel and dried-fruit notes.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

A rich single-harvest LBV with the house's signature opulent black fruit, smooth and ready to drink.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

An organic reserve ruby with ripe black fruit and a fresh herbal lift, made from certified organic vineyards.

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

A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

A rich single-harvest LBV aged five years in wood, smooth and approachable with dense black fruit.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

A premium reserve ruby evoking a young Vintage in miniature: concentrated fruit, smooth tannin and a warming finish.

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

A rare aged white Port, ten years in cask giving honeyed nutty depth and a gently oxidative, lingering finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold

The second wine of Vale Meao, ripe and polished with the estate's signature freshness, an accessible introduction to the house style.

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.

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

The second wine of Chryseia, fresh and elegant with red-and-black fruit, an accessible window onto the house's Bordeaux-influenced style.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

The flagship old-vine red from the Gaivosa estate in the cooler Baixo Corgo, structured and mineral with a long fresh finish.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

A polished south-bank Douro red from the historic Pacheca estate near Lamego, ripe and rounded with dark fruit and spice.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

A polished estate red from the large historic Romaneira property between Pinhao and Alijo, ripe and fresh with fine tannins and cedar spice.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold

A polished single-quinta Douro red from the riverside estate below Pinhao, ripe and fresh with fine tannins.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

A benchmark old-vine field-blend Douro red, ripe yet structured, balancing dark fruit and savoury spice with the estate's signature freshness and ageability.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · High acidity · Bold

A polished Douro Superior red from the estate's Vale de Cabrões vineyard, with ripe dark fruit, rounded tannins and freshness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Bold

A modern DOC Douro red from the Noval estate, with ripe dark fruit, fine tannins and the estate's signature freshness.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An award-winning oak-aged red from the Pego estate above the river at Valenca do Douro, concentrated and structured with dark fruit and cedar.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An oak-aged Pinhao valley red, ripe and structured with dark fruit and cedar, from the architect-designed Portal estate.

Sweet · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · Medium acidity · Fruity

A rare fortified Moscatel do Douro, intensely aromatic with orange blossom and candied citrus, sweet but lifted by fresh acidity.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold

An old-vine field-blend Reserva, ripe and structured with savoury spice and the estate's hallmark freshness.

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

A nutty, honeyed ten-year tawny under the Royal Oporto label from Portugal's oldest wine company.

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

A nutty, mellow ten-year tawny with dried-fruit sweetness and a clean cask-aged finish.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

A rich, approachable LBV with deep black-fruit and a smooth cocoa-spiced finish, made to drink without decanting.

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

A lighter, fresher ten-year tawny presented in a clear bottle, designed to be served chilled, with delicate dried-fruit and nut notes.

Sweet · Full-bodied · Medium tannin · Medium acidity · Easygoing

The world's oldest continuously shipped Port brand, a reliable reserve ruby with rich fruit and a smooth finish.

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 · 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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Abrami Elisabetta. The cellar's Pinot Nero focus shows clearly in its rosé.

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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Al Rocol at Ome.

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 · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Nero-led Essence Rosé Brut from Antica Fratta. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse with 30 months on lees.

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

Organic Dosaggio Zero from Barone Pizzini. Chardonnay and Pinot Bianco vinified without dosage, with the chalky moraine-hill minerality exposed.

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

Pinot Nero-led organic Rosé from Barone Pizzini, awarded Gambero Rosso's Tre Bicchieri. Wild strawberry, raspberry and rose petal over a creamy mousse.

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 · 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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led '61 Rosé Brut. Wild strawberry and raspberry aromatics over a creamy mousse, with the same 24 months on lees as the '61 Brut.

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

Brut Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo. Family property since 1886, bottle-fermented Franciacorta since 1970.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Bersi Serlini at Provaglio d'Iseo.

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

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

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Camossi at Erbusco. Red-berried 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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Castel Faglia at Cazzago San Martino.

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 · 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 · Refreshing

Cavalleri's Pas Dosé. 100 percent Chardonnay with no liqueur d'expedition at disgorgement, exposing the moraine-hill chalk.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Contadi Castaldi with 30 months on lees. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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 · Elegant · Savoury

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Nature Franciacorta from Derbusco Cives at Erbusco. Zero-dosage red-berried traditional-method sparkling.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé 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 · Medium-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

100 percent Pinot Nero Rosé from Ferghettina, with the cellar's signature flat-bottle format. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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 · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Lantieri with 30 months on lees. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse.

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 · High acidity · Elegant · Romantic

Le Marchesine's Pinot Nero-led Rosé Millesimato Artio. Wild strawberry and rose petal aromatics over a creamy mousse with 30 months on lees.

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

Brut Franciacorta from family Majolini at Ome. Chardonnay-led traditional-method sparkling from the rock-excavated cellar.

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Majolini at Ome.

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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Marchesi Antinori Tenuta Montenisa at Calino.

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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic Mirabella at Passirano.

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 · 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 · Elegant · Romantic

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Brut from Monte Rossa. The Flamingo label was redesigned around the eponymous pink bird and is one of the most-poured Rosé Franciacorta in Lombardy on-trade.

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 · 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 · 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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from Quadra at Cologne.

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 · 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 · Refreshing · Festive

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from organic San Cristoforo at Villa Pedergnano.

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

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

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

Pinot Nero-led Rosé Franciacorta from family Vezzoli at Erbusco.

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 · 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

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from organic-biodynamic Borgo San Daniele. The Mauri siblings' Pinot Grigio in stainless steel.

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

Friulano from Castello di Spessa in the Collio DOC. The castle cellar's everyday Collio white.

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

Dry Pinot Grigio from Castello di Spessa in the Collio DOC.

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.

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

Late-harvest Verduzzo Friulano from the Ramandolo amphitheatre at Nimis. Dario Coos is the village reference and Il Longhino is the cellar's flagship Ramandolo DOCG.

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 · Elegant · Refreshing

Princic's classical Collio Malvasia Istriana, the indigenous Adriatic-coast white grape vinified in stainless steel. Honeysuckle and white pepper aromatics over a saline finish.

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

Princic's textbook Collio Pinot Bianco, yellow apple and almond blossom over a saline finish. Often cited as the most cellar-worthy serious Italian Pinot Bianco alongside Schiopetto.

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 · Refreshing · Elegant

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

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 · 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 · 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 · Elegant

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

Dry · Medium-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Savoury · Bold

Indigenous Schioppettino with the variety's signature white-and-black-pepper aromatics. La Tunella's Schioppettino is one of the modern references for the revived Friulian indigenous red.

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

Oak-aged Pinot Grigio from Lis Neris. Gris is the cellar's top Pinot Grigio with partial new-oak elevage, set against the broader Lis Neris Pinot Grigio.

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 · 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

The estate's Collio Bianco field blend (Friulano + Pinot Bianco + Ribolla Gialla) with partial oak ageing. Yellow apple and almond aromatics over a saline 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 · 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 · 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 · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · High acidity · Bold · Savoury

Indigenous Refosco dal Peduncolo Rosso aged 18 months in barrique. Black plum and violet over a firm grainy tannin.

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 · Medium tannin · High acidity · Rustic · Savoury

Native Friulian Schioppettino from Ronchi di Manzano. Schioppettino was nearly extinct in the 1970s before the village of Prepotto saved it; the wine's signature is its black-pepper bite.

Dry · Full-bodied · Firm tannin · Medium acidity · Bold · Savoury

The estate's Bordeaux blend named Cjarandon (Friulian for the local plum). Black plum, leather and graphite over a fine grainy tannin.

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

The Coser family's flagship Collio Bianco from the Monte holding above Cormons. Three-variety field blend with yellow apple and honeysuckle aromatics 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 · Full-bodied · Low tannin · High acidity · Elegant · Savoury

Single-parcel Pinot Grigio from the Sot Lis Rivis vineyard at Cormons. Giorgio Badin's Ronco del Gelso is the cellar's top Pinot Grigio.

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