2024 Wien 1, Pfaffl, Qualitatswein

White Blend

The Wien 1 white blend from Pfaffl is a delightful and intriguing blend of Riesling, Gruner Veltliner and Pinot Blanc.  Expertly put together from grapes which grow on the slopes outside Vienna, this is a vibrant white which encapsulates the zippy freshness of Riesling, hints of stone fruit and spice from the Gruner and a bit of body and roundness from the Pinot Blanc.  The balance of fruit, spice and acidity make this a wonderful match to Asian cuisine. 

£17.95

2024/25 Castillo Del Moro Blanco, La Mancha

Airen

The Castillo Del Moro Blanco is a modern, crisp white that demonstrates bright citrus characteristics on the nose, while offering deliciously vibrant apple fruit flavours and a zesty twang courtesy of the Sauvignon Blanc on the palate. A long clean finish with hints of grapefruit.

£9.95

2024/25 Fiano Mezzogiorno, IGT Puglia

Fiano

The Mezzogiorno Fiano is a fun and light Fiano made from grapes grown in the Puglia region of southern Italy. Fiano typically produces easy drinking white wines and is an indigenous variety to the southern regions of the country.

£11.95

2024/25 Jarrarte Rioja Blanco, Abel Mendoza, DOCa Rioja

White Blend

The winemaking philosophy at Abel Mendoza is to express the purity of the fruit and the high altitude terroir in which it grows.  His wines are not overly oaked or extracted, instead they are understated and classy.  The Jarrarte Blanco is an intriguing old vine blend of 33% Viura, 33% Tempranillo Blanco with the remainder being made up of Torrontes, Garnacha Blanca and Malvasia.  All vineyard work is carried out organically and the harvest is manual, keeping the fruit in the best possible condition when it arrives in the winery. 

£21.95

2024/25 Lanzerac Chardonnay, Stellenbosch

Chardonnay

The Lanzerac Chardonnay reveals an excellent balance between fruit, acidity and softness with beautiful oak integration and balance of acidity.  This terrific Chardonnay offers a lot of bang for your buck, especially given the amount of work that goes into it.

£14.95

2024/25 Sangiovese Rubicone, Vinvita, IGT Emilia Romagna

Sangiovese

The Vinvita Rubicone is a very easy drinking red showing typical Sangiovese character with heaps of pure, upfront fruit unhindered by any oak ageing. Ripe cherry and red fruits, with a touch of flowers and spice. Well-balanced, juicy and extremely quaffable.

£9.95

2025 Assyrtiko Cuvee Membliarus, Chateau Oumsiyat

Assyrtiko

Passion and heritage has been passed down through the Bou Sleiman family for four generations. When Joseph Bou Sleiman took over the reins at Château Oumsiyat, he blended respect for local tradition with modern techniques to craft contemporary wines. A passionate vine grower, Joseph also built a modern winery in the village of Mtein, where he creates wines that are a fusion of old world and new world . The grapes are grown in the 78 hectare vineyard, situated at over 1,000 metres elevation in the beautiful Bekaa Valley, between Mount Lebanon to the west and the Anti-Lebanon Mountains to the east.

£13.95

2025 Bella Modella Pinot Grigio, IGT Terre d’Abruzzo

Pinot Gris/Pinot Grigio

A beautifully, light, vibrant white that is zesty with a citrus and green apple character.  Easy going and very refreshing, this is textbook Pinot Grigio.

£8.95

2025 Cabernet Sauvignon, Bodegas Sottano, Mendoza

Cabernet Sauvignon

The Sottano Cabernet Sauvignon is a lovely deep red/black colour that  leads to a complex and inviting nose of coffee, dark fruits and hints of spice.  The ripe, rounded palate has more generous dark fruits, well-integrated oak and soft, supple tannins on the finish.   

£13.95

2025 Cape Wild Chenin Blanc, WO Western Cape

Chenin Blanc

This is a terrific example of South Africa's signature grape variety.  Lovely floral notes lead to a palate that is bright and fresh with both stone fruit and tropical fruit notes.  The finish is clean and fresh, making this a great everyday white.

£10.95

2025 Chenin Blanc, Beaumont, Bot River

Chenin Blanc

The Beaumont Chenin Blanc is a delicious example of cooler climate Chenin Blanc fermented in concrete and stainless steel tanks. Dry, fresh and delicious!  Although very approachable in it's youth, the Beaumont Chenin, as with many other good South African Chenin Blancs, has teh ability to age for many years.  It's a great value wine to stock up on and see how it develops. 

£18.95

2025 Chenin Blanc, Leeuwenkuil, W.O. Swartland

Chenin Blanc

A refined Chenin Blanc with aromas of tropical fruit, pear and green apple leading to a delightfully fresh palate layered with minerality and a fleshy, lingering finish.

£15.95

2025 Cintila Branco Fernao Pires, Peninsula De Setubal

Fernao Pires

The Cintila Branco Fernao Pires has intense fruity aromas with hints of sun-ripened peach and spice. Creamy and fruity on the palate, with good structure and a pleasant, fresh finish.

£9.50

2025 e Rosato Isola dei Nuraghi, Mora & Memo, Sardinia

Red Blend

The delightful e Rosato by Mora & Memo is an elegant and intense Rose showing Cherry, Raspberry and Blackberry fruit on the nose and palate along with more delicate floral notes.  Lovely fresh acidity on the finsh adds some structure and balance.

£19.95

2025 Entre les Vents Cotes du Rhone Blanc ‘Les Franciones’

White Blend

The Entre les Vents Cotes du Rhone Blanc is a wonderfully expressive white wine showing a richly layered nose. The palate is fresh and fruit-driven, with flavours of peach, lemon and apricot, while subtle woody nuances and a refined minerality emerge on the finish, adding depth and elegance.  Made with mostly Grenache Blanc with Marsanne and Viognier in supporting roles, this lovely new addition to our list is a great aperitif but would match grilled fish and white meat dishes with creamy sauces.  

£13.95

2025 Falanghina del Sannio ‘Aicon’, Cantina La Guardiense, DOP

Falanghina

Made from grapes grown on a mixture of sandy and volcanic soils, the Falnghina del Sannio Aicon is a deliciously perky white is the perfect spring/summer wine.  Lively and zesty with pear and citrus fruits tinged with delicate floral aromatics.  The finish is wonderfully clean with refreshing acidity that carries a clean, mineral streak from start to finish. 

£14.50

2025 Funkstille Gruner Veltliner, Neiderosterreich

Gruner Veltliner

The Funkstille Gruner Veltliner has subtle exotic hints, ripe pear and fresh citrus flavours. Dry, but not bone dry, with complex flavours. The palate is rich with flavours of melon and grapefruit with a refreshing, zippy finish.

£11.95

2025 Godello, Bodegas y Vinedos Merayo, D.O. Bierzo

Godello

This terrific Godello from Bodegas y Vinedos Merayo is great value. Delicate and pale yellow in the glass with an intense nose of green apple and stone fruit and traces of citrus and fennel. Minerality lends the wine a further degree of complexity. The palate is generous and rounded, without ever losing the sensation of freshness with notes of citrus, green apple, and minerality. The texture from lees ageing is apparent in the lovely mouthfeel, enveloping the wine and giving it a rich, slightly sweet feeling of overall harmony.

£15.95

2025 Gruner Veltliner von Eckhof, Ecker Eckhof, Wagram

Gruner Veltliner

The Von Eckhof Gruner Veltliner from Ecker Eckhof is a delicious, textbook example of the grape with refreshing, zippy citrus fruit, lovely texture and typical white pepper notes on the finish.  The grapes are hand harvested from south facing slopes and undergo a long, cool fermentation in stainless steel.  The wine therefore retains freshness and purity.

£16.50

2025 Hartenberg Riesling, Stellenbosch

Riesling

The Hartenberg  Riesling is planted on clay-rich soils and harvested entirely by hand. With 25% of the grapes showing signs of Botrytis at harvest time, this wine boasts stone fruit aromas, honeyed petrol notes, lanolin and a vibrant acidity. The bouquet displays beautiful elements of chalky,flint and minerally notes.The wine is juicy and opulent on palate entry and then a fine acidity arrives to provide a perfect foil to the inherent fruit “sweetness”. Despite being bone dry,the wine finishes with an appealing sweet/sour character,begging a second taste.

£18.95

2025 Iris Malbec, Bodegas Staphyle, Mendoza

MALBEC

The Iris Malbec from Bodegas Staphyle is one of our bestselling wines and is consistently rated very highly by critics.  There's a wonderful fruit character, dominated by cherries and blueberries, that is backed up by hints of violets and peppery spice.  The palate is rounded and juicy, with silky tannins and an almost dangerously drinkable edge!

£10.95

2025 Isle Of Beauty Rose, Two Rivers, Marlborough

Pinot Noir

The Two Rivers Isle Of Beauty Rose is a beautiful hommage to mediterranean style rosé, being elegant and savoury with almond blossom, white peach and mandarin flavours. The wine is perfectly poised and complex, delivering a briny fresh, vibrant and dry finish

£16.95

2025 Les Betes Rousses Rose, Pays d’Herault

Cinsault

This excellent aperitif style rose is pale pink with a nose that shows fresh crushed summer fruits and a hint of citrus leaf. The palate is dry and crisp with a long, strawberry laced finish.

£10.95

2025 Lorca Lo Ancelotta/Malbec, Mauricio Lorca, Mendoza

Red Blend

It isn't always easy to find decent low alcohol red wines that are truly enjoyable, but we think we've uncovered a little gem with the Lorca Lo.  Made with Ancelotta and Malbec from naturally early ripening vines in eastern Mendoza, this bright and fresh red is packed with crunchy red fruits and is a joy to quaff.  If you're looking for a red that is light in style but doesn't compromise on fruit or structure then you should try this juicy little number.

£12.95