Best White Wines For Summer Drinking
We've handpicked a selection of interesting white wines which we think are just great at this time of year – the kind of white wine you’d like to hand, in a glass with light condensation, on a crisp linen tablecloth, as you contemplate the antipasti, primi and fish options at the River Café - but would equally be enjoyed at home in your own garden or on the beach, with or without food.
Rather than focusing on White Burgundy, other Chardonnay, and Sauvignon, these are whites that you might not think of at first, but they will surprise and delight you - and not just because of your own clever wine buying skills - but because they entertain the palate in an excitingly different and refreshing way.
What about Beaujolais & Rosé too?
Why not browse our Best Rosé wines for 2022 and Beaujolais wines to mix up your order.
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2020 RIESLING Trocken Qba Weingut Lehnert-Veit
Mosel-Saar-Ruwer Germany 11.5% White
Riesling.
Lovely to smell my favourite grape! So pure and refreshing. Fairly tight and dry on the end but this would be a great house wine, as at home with food as without. Very pure. Lime juice dominates. GV
Jancis Robinson OBE MW
2019 MANTINIA Moropoulous
Mantinia Greece 13% White
Moschofilero.
To say we are excited about having our very own Greek white is an understatement, we are beside ourselves about this beauty. Fragrant with notes of grapefruit, lime and honeysuckle. In the mouth there is a delicious pith...(read more)
L&S
2021 SOAVE CLASSICO Montesei Le Battistelle
Veneto Italy 12.5% White
Garganega, Trebbiano di Soave.
This is another favourite of mine, and the value here is terrific. There is no messing around here – just simple pleasure delivered in delicious floral, citrus and green apple freshness. What differentiates this wine fro...(read more)
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com
2021 SUAVIS Vernaccia Di San Gimignano Mormoraia
Tuscany Italy 0% White
Vernaccia.
Always so fresh and bright with nectarine, lime and almond blossom aromas and flavours. Persistent with lovely fresh fruit weight in the mouth, citrus and stone fruit, just a touch of fresh almond. The acidity lifts the...(read more)
L&S
2019 MUSCADET SÈVRE ET MAINE VIEILLES VIGNES Sur Lie Domaine Bruno Cormerais
Loire France 13.5% White
Melon de Bourgogne.
A wonderfully characterful style from Bruno Cormerais, hints of fennel and tarragon run throughout this wine. Thrillingly pure and crisp, with tangy citrus fruit, it is thirst-quenching & enticing and enticing in equ...(read more)
L&S
2019 LE VILAIN PETIT CANARD Domaine Romain Roche
Southern Rhône Rhône France 13.5% White
Grenache Gris.
'The Ugly Duckling' provides the name. Southern white Rhône, made of Grenache Gris, so definitely different - and officially just 'Vin de France'. Pale and green-tinged colour, fresh hay on the nose, subtle and del...(read more)
L&S
2020 GAVI Etichetta Bianca Tenuta la Marchesa
Piedmont Italy 12.5% White
Cortese.
A touch of hawthorn, fresh nut paste and citrus fruit abound on the nose. In the mouth this is fresh, nicely direct, gently nutty and pure with a touch of wet stone, tangy citrus fruit and wild flower blossom.
L&S
2021 LUGANA Felugan La Feliciana
Veneto Italy 0% White
Turbiana.
I wrote up the 2020 vintage of this wine in MoneyWeek Wine Club last November and loved the flavours and persistence on the palate. So, it is exciting to announce that this wine is ever finer than last year’s model, with...(read more)
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com
2021 RIBOLLA GIALLA Friuli Colli Orientali Azienda Agricola Visintini
Friuli Venezia Giulia Italy 0% White
Ribolla.
The 2021 Ribolla Gialla was the model of discreet fragrance and crystalline freshness, making it an unmissable wine in this line-up (from Visintini)
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com
2021 GRECHETTO Tenuta di Salviano
Umbria Italy 13% White
Grechetto.
With electrifying greengage freshness and lovely talcy acidity, this is a thrilling Grechetto, showing that central wine regions of the country can make white wines as dramatic as those from the north.
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.com
2017 LADERAS DE LEONILA Mencia Màquina y Tabla
Bierzo Spain 13.5% Red
Mencia.
Another totally uplifting wine from Oriol, this is beautifully scented with damson and rhubard notes, scrubby herbs and spice. Lithe and sleek with a gorgeous balance of fresh acid and tender ripe tannins, another immens...(read more)
L&S
2021 VERDICCHIO CLASSICO SUPERIORE Classico Superiore dei Castelli di Jesi Andrea Felici
Marche Italy 13.5% White
Verdicchio.
This is another benchmark example of its kind, making L&S’s (affordable) white wine collection a list to be reckoned with. This time, there is nervy freshness and pithy tang throughout the palate bringing superb mine...(read more)
Matthew Jukes www.matthewjukes.comORDER
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