Italy

A nicely crafted gently spicy fruit filled Pinot Grigio from the Veneto. Lovely weight and poise of citrus and ripe pear with a good acid push on the finish.

Bright fresh and zippy with rich citrus, peach and white flowers, palate has nice intensity with Apple, lemon and peach fruit, crisp and lively, decent mousse, good length.

Another blinder of a wine from the Visintini siblings, as always delicate pink, such a grown up, elegant and complex wine. Lots of ripe spiced pear, nectarine and sleek citrus fruit. Lovely balanced weight of fruit in th...(read more)

There's such an easy, breezy charm with the Visinitinis' Friulano. Lemon, grapefruit and citrus herb aromas jump from the glass. On the palate hter eis good feel of white fruit flesh with nice concentration. Generous, ri...(read more)

The 2024 Soave Classico Montesei is decidedly savory in the glass, mixing crushed apricots with wild herbs and wet stone. It possesses a core of zesty acidity that reverberates on the palate as tart orchard fruits swirl...(read more)

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)

A very inviting nose of firm pear fruit and yellow plum with verbena notes. On the palate this is bright with lively lemon cut and spicy, softer yellow flesh. Delightfully perky but with texture too, the palate shows nic...(read more)

Gavi has, for me, always been a synonym for fresh apple flavours. This wine delivers that as well, with a lively granny smith acidity underpinned by a really fresh orchard fruit palate that makes you think of late summer...(read more)

Nicely aromatic with floral apricot, peach and ripe citrus fruit. Palate is juicy with ripe stone fruit, lovely concentration, great balance, delicious.

Many a wine merchants' secret guilty pleasure - it is practically impossible not to love the brisk grapey pleasure of a Moscato d'Asti. Gently, naturally sweet with a easy frothy fizz; flavours of pears and sweet white g...(read more)

The estate's top cuvée or Gold Label (Oro) is classic Gavi from their very old vineyards. The big difference here is that the wine spends six months on the lees adding extra weight, a hint of smoky spice, some cri...(read more)

From the north-eastern tip of Sicily, these wines are always a joy to drink, aromas of wild flowers, white peach and citrus fruit. In the mouth there is a juiciness to the fruit, peach and nectarine flesh, back notes of...(read more)