While most producers have turned their back on Aligoté in favour of Chardonnay or Pinot Noir, Pataille is championing the grape and is now making some excellent single-vineyard wines. Here, the nose opens up to crisp apple fruit with a mineral core. It’s unassuming but full of energy and with…

A textbook Chardonnay from southern Burgundy that shows crisp apple, pineapple and lemon zest intensity. It’s rich and creamy…

This family domaine is blessed with old vines, used for this fine Chardonnay. Low yields give a beautiful depth, energy and intensity…

This is a great alternative to Champagne – at a fraction of the price. Fresh, light and dry with ripe apple and grapefruit. Lovely foaming…

Viré-Clessé is a fairly new appellation formed of the villages which used to be bottled under Mâcon-Clessé and Mâcon-Viré…

If you are looking to impress your guests with fizz over the festive season and save some cash too, then look no further. This bone-dry…

The Chavy family, located in and around Puligny-Montrachet, used to sell the bulk of their production to negociants until their son…

From its true home comes this fabulous example of one of the most underrated grape varieties, Assyrtiko.

This smart offering is a joint venture between the local co-op and the talented Gasper Carman…

This historic winery has improved the quality of its entire range…

A meeting of the indigenous (Vranac) and the international (Shiraz and Petit Verdot), this spicy red won’t disappoint.

Joseph Mellot is an institution in Sancerre; founded five centuries ago, it has stayed in the family ever since…

Lively pear fruit and white flowers lead the way in this stylish Prosecco…

From one of the oldest wineries in the region, this domaine was established in 1868 by Frenchman François-Eugène Brun…

In 1983 Andrea Ferrari acquired 7ha of vines….

This is lush with ripe apple and candied fruit flavours…

The pretty onion skin colour of this Pinot Noir in the glass edges towards rosé…

One of Italy’s most famous white wines, Gavi di Gavi…

With lemongrass freshness and a pleasing bitterness, this has plenty of Italian charm…

Grown in the Valpolicella area, these Garganega grapes are partially dried, losing 20 to 30% of their weight, before fermentation…

Aristos Kerner, Cantina Valle Isarco 2014 Hints of white Muscat on the nose which is refined and clean. White pepper,…

What a splendid discovery! Mainly from the Carricante grape, aromas of acacia honey plus apricot and ripe melon sing out.

Pecorino is a white grape that deserves to be more popular than it currently is. This particular wine, from the…

A remarkable ochre hue in the glass gives way to vibrant grapey aromas, floral notes and hints of honey…

This own-label Sancerre represents great value. It has a bright nose of citrus and mineral, while the palate shows good…

This winery, owned by La Rioja Alta, produces some of the best Albariño in the region. Using less malo than…

From a small family winery who discovered the potential of east Crete in the 1970s. Sourced form an unirrigated single…

A joint venture setup in the early 1990s between Barossa winemaker Rolf Binder and English wine merchant Noel Young…

This Chardonnay evokes the rich style of barrel fermented white Rioja, with its citrus, caramelised apple and oak aromas and…

It’s not just Chardonnay and Pinot Noir that can be grown in Burgundy. Lesser-known grape Aligoté produces simple still whites…

Seventh generation Sebastian Bobinet took over the family’s 1.8ha and cellar in 2002…

While many producers in Trentino are replacing local varieties with international ones…

This is a beautiful expression of Syrah from vines…

Blaufränkisch always reminds me of cru Beaujolais, so it’s not surprising to learn that it is from the Gamay family……

From a well-established domaine, this is a beautiful expression of what Loire Cabernet Franc can offer…

It’s a Welsh spin on Beaujolais! Already in a marginal climate, this family estate went a step further, adopting biodynamic…

We’re seeing a revival in Lambrusco and this example…

The quality of Alsace Pinot Noir has improved a lot recently…