2010 Pinot Grigio “Mannara”

Sicily

Fresh and lively, minerally and stone fruit flavours as apple and pear, it is ideal with light seafood and pasta dishes.

• £21.95

2009 Gavi di Gavi Tacchino

Piedmont 100% Cortese

If aromatic, apéritif-style Gauls or food-suitable white burgundies are not your style, try al fresco dining with an Italian. An aromatic, lively, lemony, floral, steely, summer-scented white is your reward. Enjoy Italy’s answer to Chablis with spicy salami and other antipasti.

• £29.75

2009 Mueller-Thurgau, Cantina Valle Isarco

Alto Adige 100% Mueller-Thurgau

A wonderful fragrant mountain wine from some of Europe’s highest slopes (vineyards at 950m above sea level) really reminiscent of alpine white flowers with crisp green apple flavour.

• £32.70

2009 Pinot Grigio, Marjan Simcic, Goriska Grda

Slovenia

Who would have thought that a Pinot Grigio could be of such a good quality? Much of the vineyard is in Italian territory and produced by this renowned winemaker. This wine is rich though easy drinking and made with love. It is intense, finely balanced with a little fruit and spice. A soft, mature and fruity initial bouquet, on the palate takes on a hint of apricot and melon. Very enchanting with a soft texture and is very characteristic of the true variety.

• £34.25

2007 Sauvignon, Colli Orientali del Friuli, Rosazzo

Friuli

Ronco delle Betulle nestles in the hilly eastern part of Friuli in a subzone called Rosazzo, an estate of approximately seventeen hectares, of which ten are under vine. This wine is delicious with good structure and acidity with pronounced aromas that recall sage, tomato leaves and yellow peppers. This sassy wine enjoys a dance with all manner of fish and seafood.

• £42.00

2007 Falkenstein Val Venosta Riesling

Alto Adige

From a delightful little market town in the Alps, blessed with 315 days of sun a year and vines that Flourish up to 900m. A vibrant, dry Riesling with full and refined body, lighltly oaked but dry finish. Wonderful as an aperitif or enjoyed with fish.

• £46.00

2007 Vintage Tunina IGT, Jermann

Friuli

Silvio Jermann was at the forefront of the Friuli wine renaissance; now an iconic figure, his wines are a benchmark of excellence. Always a forward thinker, his wines continue to impress. His style is one of purity of grape flavour, expressive of the terroir. Vintage Tunina, one of his first premium cuvees, is a blend of chardonnay, malvasia, picolit and ribolla; it has multilayered fruit flavours, is intense, refined and elegant with a creamy and complex finish.

• £73.78

2004 Dario Princic Ribolla Gialla Venezie IGT

Friuli 100% Ribolla Gialla

This maverick producer has a worldwide following and his wines are crazy, refined and highly original. The nose is understated – apricot kernels, butternut and warm spice (ginger). The wine is smooth and marrow-like in the mouth edged with wild herbs, a Beautiful Fugitive.

• £78.00

2008 Cervaro della Salla IGT , Antinori

Umbria

Made from Chardonnay grapes planted in cool Umbrian hills on Antinori’s Castello della estate, the wine is fermented and aged in new oak casks with further bottle ageing before being released. One of the first Italian Chardonnays made in a burgundian style, it’s success set the pattern that may others have followed. It is one of the few that gains complexity with bottle ageing.

• £80.00

2009 Falkenstein Val Venosta Riesling

Alto Adige

From a delightful little market town in the Alps, blessed with 315 days of sun a year and vines that Flourish up to 900m. A vibrant, dry Riesling with a full and refined body, lightly oaked but dry finish. Wonderful as an aperitif or enjoyed with fish.

• £44.00
• £87.50

2010 Madregale Bianco, Terre di Chieti

Abruzzo

Enjoyable Chardonnay, fresh in style, minerals with a pleasant tropical fruit on the nose and citrus-edged on palate. Fantastic with white fish.

• £17.45

2010 Verdicchio di Matelica, Colle Stefano

Marche

This organic winery practices sustainable viticulture at high altitude. An electrifying wine with good acidity, well balanced and plenty of herby and rich fruit aromas.

• £25.40

2010 Lunae Vermentino, Colli di Luni

Tuscany, Italy

Pale straw yellow with golden reflections. Intense and persistent to the nose with very refined and elegant hints of wild flowers and pleasant undertones of acacia honey and woodland resins. To the palate it is fresh and harmonious with reverberations of wild flowers and fresh fruits. Barely perceptible and intriguing almondy finish.

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• £29.95

2002 Trebbiano D’Abruzzo “Marina Cvetic”, Gianni Masciarelli

Abruzzo 100% Trebbiano

Masciarelli made the poor Trebbiano variety eligible among the greatest Italian whites. The white Cvetic, one of the country’s most awarded white wines, manages to combine great extract, a nose of finesse, fruit warmth and mineral freshness, power and depth of flavour.

• £64.95

2006 Trebbiano D’Abruzzo “Marina Cvetic”, Gianni Masciarelli

Abruzzo 100% Trebbiano

• £66.95

2007 Impero, Blanc de Pinot Noir, Fattoria Mancini

Marche, Italy 100% Pinot Noir

The Mancini family have made wine here for five generations, and current owner Luigi Mancini’s fascination is with more unusual grape varieties: either the Pinot Noir brought to this particular part of the northern Marches by the French two hundred years ago, or local treasures like Ancellotta and Albanella. This wine is Impressive and distinctive, showing spice from the wood and bright red apple/peach aromas. Broad structure in the mouth with delicious finish.

• £69.95

2000 Trebbiano D’Abruzzo “Marina Cvetic”, Gianni Masciarelli

Abruzzo 100% Trebbiano

• £69.95

2007 Maremma Vermentino “Ariento”, Massa Vecchia

Maremma, Tuscany 60% Vermentino,10% Sauvignon, Malvasia di Candia, Ansonica, and Trebbiano

Fermented with the skins, which is conventional for red wines but still highly unusual for whites. The grapes are pressed by foot twice a day for five days then the wine spends three weeks on the skins, with a daily punch down. Aged in small chestnut casks, the resulting dry white wine is nothing short of thrilling, with a bright golden colour and a powerful scent of wild herbs.

• £74.95

2010 Grecanico Fiorile, Duca di Castelmonte

Sicily

Made from 100% Grecanico grapes, the wine is deceptively dry, masked by fresh, fruity and delicate tones of citrus fruits.

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2009 Malvasia, IGT Salento Conti Zecca Donna Marzia

Puglia

Soft pressed and fermented in stainless steel to maintain the grapes fresh fruit characteristics. Straw yellow in colour with a surprisingly rich and ripe peach. The palate is light rounded, a touch of honey and fruity with a deliciously fresh crisp finish.

• £19.95

2007 Greco Di Tufo, Benito Ferrara

Campania

If you like complex, concentrated fruit driven white wines, then this is the wine for you. The wine has medium straw yellow with complex mineral tones, acacia flower, kerosene and baked apples on the nose. Complex and concentrated palate displaying an array of tropical fruit flavours, smoky notes, pronounced acidity and a long finish.

• £39.25

2008 Cometa, Planeta

Sicily

Made using 100% Fiano, this indigenous Sicilian variety has gloriously open fruit on the nose, with a rich, crystalline, pear-like character. The palate is also hugely distinctive, with flavours of pears, apricots, and lychee backed up nicely with good acidity and minerals. A volcanic beauty!

• £49.60

2008 Chardonnay, Planeta

Sicily

Pale straw-yellow with golden highlights. Butter and vanilla notes complement the aromas of banana, candied orange and pineapple, with a sexy jasmine accent providing lift. This wine is rich, ripe, and bursting with tropical fruit that springboards onto the tongue with a healthy lashing of oak. The Godfather of Italian Chardonnays.

• £49.60

2008 Macon Fuisse, Bois de la Croix(Half Bottle)

Burgundy, France

• £21.90

2010 Sauvignon de Touraine, Domaine des chezelles

Loire Valley

Since the 1850's the "Des Chezelles" vineyards have been handed down from father to son, benefiting from generations of wine growing expertise. Probably the best Touraine Sauvignon on the market. Bursting with nettles and pink grapefruit and balanced with stony minerality. Clean, light and fresh. So good its used by Fortnum's as you can tell from the colour of the label!

• £23.50

2007 Chablis Premier Cru Les Vaillons(Half Bottle)

Burgundy, France

• £23.95

2009 Sylvain Bzikot, Puligny Montrachet(Half Bottle)

Burgundy, France

• £36.75

2009 Saint Veran, Domaine Botti

Burgundy

The Botti family has owned the 20 hectare vineyard for more than 80 years. The vineyard is situated in the southerly part of the Mâconnais in the heart of the Lamartine area. St Véran is produced entirely from Chardonnay grapes and the vines are planted in clay and chalky soils and have a south easterly exposure. The wine is pale with green tinges and has mineral notes combined with creamy ripe fruit through to a crisp and clean finish.

• £39.95

2008 Chablis, Jean Marc Brocard

Burgundy (Light oak)

Jean-Marc Brocard is widely recognised as one of Chablis’ leading producers. The approach is one of minimal intervention in both vineyard and winery: Fresh nose with light fruity aromas and elegant minerality on the palate; compared to Brocard’s regular Chablis, this organic version has an extra degree of vividness and savoury complexity.

• £44.50

2008 Pouilly Fuisse, Christophe Cordier

Burgundy

Impeccably made, with well-judged use of oak, excellent texture, complexity and balance these are just a few of the phrases used to describe Christophe Cordier’s wines. He takes a very “Côte de Beaune” approach in the vineyard and winery and is known as one of Burgundy’s finest winemakers.

• £59.50

2008 Puligny Montrachet, Sylvain Bzikot

Cote de Beaune, Burgundy (Unoaked)

Evoking grace and refinement Bzikot’s village Puligny-Montrachet also has richness and density, seductive aromas of fresh butter, hazelnut and fresh fruits and also a lovely citrus freshness to round off. The oak is all but unnoticeable and the freshness of the fruit comes through with mineralit

• £74.00

2003 Meursault 1er Cru, Les Perrieres, Vincent Girardin

Burgundy

A big wine from one of Meursault’s best vineyards . The nose gives an assertive expression to honey, butterscotch and mineral. On the palate this delivers concentrated fruit with flavours of orange marmelade. This Meursault has a pleasant acidity and a good length on the finish.

• £79.95

2010 Terras Gauda, Albarino Abadia de San Campio(Half Bottle)

Rias Baixas, Galicia, Spain

The wines of Terras Gauda are located in the subzone of O Rosal on the terraces that rise steeply above the river Miño which divides Spain from Portugal. The Abadia (100% Albarino) is very attractive with citrus, grapefruit, pineapple and mandarin flavours.

• £17.95

2011 Chenin Blanc, Niel Joubert

Paarl, South Africa

Paarl has a warm Mediterranean climate, highly conducive to vine-growing. Typical Chenin Blanc flavours — hints of guava, tropical fruits and honeycomb.

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2010 Terras Gauda, Albarino Abadia de San Campio(Half Bottle)

Galicia, Spain

• £17.95

2010 Tokaji Dry, Chateau Dereszla

Tokaj, Hungary 90% Furmint, 10% Muskotaly

Chateau Dereszla is located in the heart of the prestigious Hungarian Wineyard of Tokaj, in the area of Grand Crus. Furmint- the main grape variety of the Foothills- gives the base of this fresh, mineral wine. To achieve the intensive fruity nose and taste this wine has, we mixed the Furmint with a small amount of Sárgamuskotály (Yellow Muscat). This caused the wine to be even more pleasurable.

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• £31.95

2011 Framingham Sauvignon Blanc

Marlborough, New Zealand

The bouquet shows delicate aromatics with hints of fruit aromas reminiscent of orange blossom, honeysuckle. The palate is elegant and silky with low alcohol and great tension between sugar and acidity. Flavours of, orange sherbet and suggestions of light red fruits with hints of beeswax and buttered toast carry through into a long, stony, almost crunchy and seemingly dry mineral finish. Classic style good quality and delivers.

• £32.00

2004 Seresin Noble Riesling

Marlborough, New Zealand 100% Riesling

Hand grown, hand-picked and handmade, Seresin wines have forged a reputation for individuality and complexity. Established in 1992 by filmmaker Michael Seresin, a combination of own vineyard selection, organic and biodynamic viticultural practices and subtle winemaking techniques have ensured Seresin's commitment to premium wines. The nose exhibits aromas of honey, beeswax and lime. The palate is rich and luscious with concentrated tropical flavours and a well-supported acidity.

• £39.95

2009 Bladen Pinot Gris

Marlborough,New Zealand

This small boutique producer has an exceptionally well regarded, talented and experienced winemaking team. Simon Waghorn and then Sam Smail along with Peter Jackson and Rowan Langdon have been hand crafting Bladen wines since the first vintage in 1989.On the nose this wine has ripe nectarine and apricot stonefruit with hints of nashi pear, rockmelon and nougat. Made in a dry style, the palate has a rich, creamy texture, clean ripe fruit flavours and a long, soft finish.

• £42.70

2009 Neudorf Nelson Chardonnay

Nelson, New Zealand (Sustainable Wine)

Neudorf is without any doubt one of this country’s top producers of Chardonnay and is highly awarded year on year Bright light golden hued straw yellow in colour, this has an elegant, yet intense nose of citrus fruits, peach and mealy-nutty aromas with beautifully subtle backing oak. The palate is super-stylish, with full, rich and lusciously ripe grapefruit and nectarine. It is creamy on the mouth and provides a long sustained finish as a reflection of the impeccable winemaking. One of my personal favourites on the list.

• £49.95

2003 Oberhäuser Brücke Riesling Spätlese

Nahe, Germany

This is a wine that over delivers. Lovely and fresh with dry pear and apple fruit. Nice weight and fullness on the palate, with beautifully crisp, zesty lemon acidity and again that dry apply acid adding a quality of tautness. Retaining lots of charm and fruitiness into a long, pure finish. A blockbuster.

• £67.00