Soft, buttery white wine

Are you a fan of Puligny Montrachet, but your premium bonds didn't quite come good this month? If so, you are in the right place my friend. This epic 2021 chardonnay from Joseph Pascal punches so far above its weight. Try it with a nice piece of lemon sole or an asparagus risotto.

Here we have the 2020 vintage Ronco Basso Chardonnay white wine from Italy's Ronco Del Gnemiz. Feremented for eleven months in French oak barriques, this is brimming with silken, buttery character that'll pear marvellously with creamy Italian pasta and risotto dishes.

In the province of Gorizia, along the border of Slovenia lies Brazzano di Cormons, where Malvasia Istriana grapes are hand harvested before being gently pressed in whole bunches. The juice is spontaneously fermented in stainless steel using native yeasts and is transferred into used French oak casks

This bold Portuguese white is made from a blend of local varieties: antão Vaz, arinto, and roupeiro. It's partially fermented and aged in new French oak barrels which gives it a rich creamy texture. With its opulent texture, it one to enjoy with rich foods like mushroom risotto and spaghetti carbona

As the market for the sweet wines of Sauternes declines, many producers are turning to dry white wines and with some extremely impressive results. This dry wine from Chateau Guiraud, one of the grandest properties in the region, is made from equal parts semillon and sauvignon grapes a proportion of

A delightfully sweet Sauternes wine from Clos Le Comte! Rested for only one year in oak, this wine remains refreshingly crisp, with an intensely rich sweetness – it's an ideal dessert wine to sip after supper with a nice cheeseboard!

The 2018 vintage Chardonnay from Cuvaison over in the Napa Valley. The wine spent 11 months in French oak barrels, a quarter of which were new, lending a delightful buttery quality to it. Ought to compliment pastry-based dishes very well!

A gloriously fruity Ritme white wine from Spain's Acústic Celler in the Priorat region. Produced from the 2018 harvest, a core of Garnacha grapes is supported by Macabeo and Pansal varieties, all grown in fossilised sand dune soil, heavy with clay, sand, and pebbles. A portion of the wine is ferment

Just occasionally, the French like to make life difficult don't they? Not often, but every now and then, they're real fiends, like when they try to and get us to pronounce wines like this one. Certainly a bit of a tongue twister for the non Franco-phone, but it's an absolutely delicious expression o