Italy

This is a lovely, gentle Pinot Grigio. The pretty, pale pink colour, comes from some brief time on the gently dark skins - simply makes you want to dive in to the glass. Nicely textured and so mu...(read more)

Glorious pear and light peach aromas, bright and fresh. On the palate there is more of that ripe pear, then some delicious spice and a clean pure citrus finish.

Unlike much of Italy - 2018 was not really any hotter than is normal in this corner of Sicily explains the charming Gianfranco as we taste this just-bottled Grillo together. There was, however, s...(read more)

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.

Before being reclaimed from the sea in the 1950s the 'Paglie di Battifarano' was damp marshland - but now is the heart of the family's white wine vineyards. This pure Greco is fantastic. Brightly...(read more)

Lemon, grapefruit and citrus herb aromas and flavours here. Fleshy with nice concentration, generous, ripe almost tropical fruit and scented herbs, creamy textured with delicious weight and lengt...(read more)

Almond and greengage fruit, floral aromatics with citrus back notes. The palate is creamy with lovely fruit depth, prune and yellow plum, immediate and very enjoyable.

Using the natural hint of colour in the Pinot Gris skins, Visintini have crafted an utterly divine pale rosé Pinot Grigio. As pale as any Provence rosé, with a coppery hue, this is light and bree...(read more)

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

Fragrant with pears and on the palate a nice cross between chalky and creamy. Very fresh, pure, grainy texture.

Wild flowers, pear, citrus, nice concentration. Lovely weight on the palate, creamy, fruity, decent acid, textural, great balance.

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 smo...(read more)