Crisp, dry white wine

This right here is Chapel Down's 2019 vintage Bacchus, an excellent wine made with grapes that the producers say is England's answer to Sauvignon Blanc! The grapes are grown on a variety of soils, including chalk, clay and loam soils, and they're pressed in whole bunches to make sure all the aromati

A superb white wine from Italy's Cantina Terlan, produced with grapes from its 2022 sauvignon blanc harvest. After gentle pressing and slow fermentation, the wine is divided between steel tanks and large wooden barrels, where it rests for seven to eight months. Brimming with juicy fruits and crisp m

A beautifully crisp sauvignon blanc from Lucien Crochet, in Sancerre – situated in the Upper Loire Valley in France. The coolish 2021 vintage means that this is crisp and mineral with zesty floral notes to make it a perfect accompaniment to seafood or goat's cheeses.

Lyme Bay Winery's Shoreline is made with a blend of grapes, including Bacchus, Chardonnay, Seyval Blanc, Reichensteiner and Pinot Blanc, all of which were fermented separately in stainless steel. It was then blended together and aged for weeks on fine lees, and then bottled, letting it keep its fres

Delicious riesling from one of the top producers in Alsace, Josmeyer. Its gets its name from the Drachenloch (Dragon hole) vineyards of the region. This is made from biodynamic grapes which are fermented using natural yeasts and aged in large oak barrels. The result is something bone dry and intense

Superb 2022 vintage Catalan white wine from the Marco Abella winery, produced from a blend of garnatxa blanca and macabeu grape varieties. Grapes are harvested in small batches from various plots, and fermented separately, before resting in steel vats,to preserve the vibrant fruit character. Crisp f

From New Zealand's Black Cottage in Marlborough, this 2021 vintage Sauvignon Blanc joins released joins the winery's Earth Series. Produced from sustainably sourced grapes from the region, it's a marvellous example of the crisp and zesty character of New Zealand Sauvignon Blancs. Top stuff to enjoy

The village of Meursault in the Côte-d'Or (the golden slope, no less) makes some of the most opulent and hedonistic white wines in Burgundy always from 100% Chardonnay. This example comes from a vineyard called Les Narvaux and it's made by the family firm of Ballot-Millot. Expect lots of peachy and

A crisp and zingy organic white wine from Centopassi in Sicily, this 2019 vintage is produced with Grillo grapes grown in the vineyards of Pietra Longa and matured for nine months in steel vats before bottling. The zesty profile will make an excellent accompaniment to poultry, seafood, and pasta dis

Chile now has it's own distinct style of sauvignon blanc which tends to be very lean and lemony with a refreshing acidity. It's quite different to the more opulent New Zealand style. This example from Caliterra would be excellent with goat's cheese or grilled fish.

Lyme Bay winery is based in Devon but the team buys in a lot of fruit from Essex, Kent and Herefordshire which is where the Bacchus here comes from. Bacchus was originally a German grape - a cross of Riesling and Sylvaner - but it has found a home from home in England making one of this country's tr

From the Languedoc in the South of France comes this full, fruity blend of grenache blanc and marsanne. If you're making a ratatouille, then look no further, but this would be great with all kinds of fish and vegetable dishes.

A delicious Chablis from the excellent 2019 vintage. This is made from 100% Chardonnay by Robert Goulley, a noted family-run producer. It's fermented with wild yeasts, and aged in stainless steel tanks on its lees (used yeast cells) which provides a creamy richness. Chablis is perhaps the ultimate o

Beautiful Italian white wine from Gavi, located in the Piedmont region of Northern Italy and selected for bottling by Folli & Benato. Cortese grapes from 30 year old vines are slowly fermented for 20 days, then left to mature for a further three months before bottling. Crisp and elegant, this would

The grape variety here is viura which is known in France and Catalonia as macabeo. It's a very versatile grape which here is used to make a deliciously simple wine which would be great with clams especially if you splash a bit in the pot while you're cooking. Delicious!

From the Osmote family winery in the Finger Lakes region of New York state comes this wonderful 2018 vintage Chardonnay. This young winery has ambitions to one day grow its own prized vineyards on its farm in the village of Burdett. In the meantime, winemaker Ben Riccardi combines his wealth of expe

A zesty albariño from Pazos de Lusco, made with grapes from the Rías Baixas region in northwest Spain. It's fresh and crisp, with those hallmark peach flavours we know and love from the Spanish grape.

Furmint is the grape responsible for the incredible sweet wines of Tokaji but it's now increasingly seen in high quality dry white wines. The ace that this fine grape has up its sleeve is acidity and freshness even in quite rich wines like this one. This would be excellent with spicy Thai or Vietna

Deliciously fresh white from western Sicily made entirely from the native grillo grape. Custom made for seafood but would be great with spaghetti with courgettes.

Late harvest sweet wines made from chenin blanc are a speciality of South African and the Loire in France but there are small amounts produced like this 375ml bottle of the stuff from Esk Valley in New Zealand. It's magic is that despite the extra ripeness and sugar, chenin's naturally high acidity

Classic Marlborough sauvignon blanc so if you like this style, and most people do, then you'll love this.

If you like your chardonnay crisp and fresh, then look no further. This is from Helmsman range made by Robert Oatley wines and it weighs in at a nice light 12.5% ABV. Just the thing for enjoying in the garden when the sun comes out.

A glorious Riesling here from Verus Vineyards in Slovenia! The grapes are harvested from vines over 30 years old, producing small, but rich and characterful yields. This young white wine has a crisp, fruity, and lightly floral character – beautifully delicate, it would make a fab aperitif and a grea

A rather zesty wine here from Sicily's Centopassi, this 2018 vintage is produced entirely from Grillo grapes from the Pietra Longa region. The organic wine spent nine months in steel vats before bottling, and goes rather well with rich seafood dishes.

A gorgeous Chilean sauvignon blanc from Ritual, produced in the Casablanca Valley where the winery only uses native yeasts. A fairly zesty, floral affair, we can see this going very well with goat's cheese.