Fine White Wine

Crisp, gently saline and textured with luscious stone fruit flavours and a hit of exotic spice. Plenty going on here, with quite a sophisticated flourish for this level.

This is not a sparkler in the classic sense but a modern white wine where invigorating effervescence gives way to summery aromas and flavours of white flower and orchard fruit.

Vermentino, known also as Rolle, is widely grown in southern France and Italy. Reminiscent of sauvignon, with its crisp freshness and bright citrus and green apple fruit.

A fine expression of viognier - more in the pristine, floral camp than the honeyed, opulent style.

A very moreish style of sauvignon - not as green and herbaceous as some, with ripe, tropical fruit more to the fore here. Has the hallmark zippy citrus freshness.

A fresh, fragrant and characterful white from this excellent estate – with expressive aromas of peach melon and pear. Lots going on here – an intense, food-friendly wine, as well ...

Unoaked and fermented in steel tanks to preserve freshness, this is a deliciously fruit forward style. A rounded pallet of green apples and citrus notes are balanced by zippy acidity.

"Made by La Guardiense co-operative deep in the Sannio Hills of Campania, Italy, it’s fresh, floral and fruity. There’s a lemony touch to it too and a long, crisp finish."

For when you fancy the fruit, finesse and delicacy of Sancerre but not the budget, Bellevue offers spectacular value for money.

One of the Languedoc's best viogniers, and a pristine, highly aromatic style of this grape. Rounded and luscious, whilst also very fresh and elegant.

From their glorious 200-acre estate just SE of Bordeaux, a refreshing, classic blend of (mostly) sauvignon blanc/sémillon that is crisp, fruity and alarmingly easy to drink.

An exquisite expression of Pinot Blanc from the Riquewihr environs of Alsace; 4 months non lees; aged in stailess steel for freshness and depth of flavour.

Made from 100-year-old vines, hand picked and aged on lees for more body and character than found in most Muscadets.

A barrel-aged Chardonnay lifted with the freshness of Sauvignon Blanc and Viognier and utterly scrumptious with seafood.

Picpoul de Pinet has become one of summer's most fashionable light white wines and Bruno Lafon's and Francois Chamboissier's is one of the very best.

Dopff's riesling is very classic, dry, and pristine with crisp, green apple and vibrant citrus. Perfect aperitif or with seafood in the autumn.

A gorgeous wine with layers of honey, tropical fruit and white flowers, rich, full-bodied, seamlessly integrated oak.

From northwestern Spain's verdant Salnés Valley in Gallicia (D.O. Rías Baixas), comes the crisp, fruity Albarino varietal, one perfectly matching the region's seafood-heavy cuisine.

From the great Estoras vineyards historically owned by the Esterhazy Princes and producing Austria's most famous varietal for white wines that pair supremely with all manner of Asian cuisine.

A classic example of Alsace gewürztraminer - aromatic, spicy and off-dry. Perfumed on the nose, with lychee, stone fruit and subtle spice on the finish.

Beautiful, traditionally made white burgundy made by 5th generation members of the Gonon family at the foot of the great limestone escarpment Solutré that dominates Pouilly Fuissé.

This unoaked, dry white wine has a bouquet of citrus, exotic fruit and white flowers, demonstrating the potential of Chardonnay for finesse and complexity.

A lovely off-dry white wine which is well balanced with a refreshing acidity. A rich yellow in colour, with a nose of smoky notes and dried fruit.

Good Vouvray from the north of the Loire by Tours is one of France's hidden jewels, and one of our favourite white wines. Bernard Fouquet's fabulous Vouvray, grown on vines ...