Crisp Whites

Rich, ripe, but savoury Pinot from Canterbury. We love this wine!

Country: New Zealand

Region: North Canterbury

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Pinot Noir

Fresh and clean with hints of ripe gooseberries and fresh cut grass.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13%

Food Match:

Perfect with fish and seafood or summer salads.

Pure, sublimely crisp and mineral in style, this wine is fresh and elegant with subtle notes of citrus, grapefruit, Golden Delicious apple and white pear. Dry, with a lively palate of crisp, ripe fruits and a charming acidity. A lovely expression of the delicate elegance of the Koshu grapes.

Country: Japan

Region: Yamanashi Province

Grapes: Koshu

ABV: 12%

Sublimely crisp, floral and mineral in style with an almost. Chablis type razor sharp saltiness on the finish.

Grace Winery was established in 1923, in the Katsunuma province, the birthplace of
the Japanese wine industry. Committed to the belief that great wine is made in the
vineyard, they were the first to research and introduce European training and
pruning methods introducing such as using long cordon training and Vertical Shoot
Positioning in 1990. The wines are made in a modern way to retain the delicate
characteristics of this individual and exciting grape variety.

Delicately perfumed, ripe melon fruit on the nose. The palate is weighty and ripe but remains fresh and saline. A crowd pleaser but a very well made one.

Country: France

Region: AOP PICPOUL DE PINET

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes:  100% Picpoul Blanc

Cave de l'Ormarine's vineyards lie at approximately 40 metres above sea level on a chalky clay plateau, rich in Cretaceous limestone and quartz. The vineyards lie to the North of the Lac de Thau and slope towards it. Cyril Payon oversees the production and grapes are carefully selected and picked at different times to capture different flavour profiles. They are de-stemmed and macerated on their skins followed by fermentation for approximately 2 weeks without malolactic fermentation.

Evro originates from Rallo’s exceptional estate vineyards in Alcamo, in one of Sicilia’s premier growing areas. Pale yellow to straw yellow with light green reflections. The bouquet shows citrusy notes and marked apple scent. There is a distinct minerality on the palate – a trademark of Rallo’s wines – with rich mouth-feel and persistent finish. This is a seductive wine.

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Insolia

Ripe aromas of white peaches, citrus fruits like grapefruit and featuring floral notes of jasmine. It has a fresh, crisp and fruity mouth feel on the palate with mineral notes, and is rounded off with extremely fresh and balanced acidity, with good structure and a delicious mouth-watering finish.

Country: Uruguay

Region: Maldonado

ABV: 14%

Grapes: Albariño

A good dash of Semillon into this Sauvignon Blanc gives additional layers of complexity. 

This traditional French blend has aromas and flavours of citrus fruit, passion-fruit and greengages, cut grass with a hint of dried herbs.  The low crop levels have particularly emphasised the Semillon component in the wine, filling out the palate and giving good concentration as well as structure.  It has a crisp, dry finish and a lingering after-taste on the palate.  

Country: New Zealand

Region: North Canterbury

ABV: 15%

Grapes: 70% Sauvignon, 30% Semillon

Food Match: We love this wine for its complexity of aromatics and concentration of flavours on the palate. White fish with fresh asparagus or Samphire is a great pairing.

Crisp peach, under-ripe pineapple, honeysuckle and a touch of tangerine all emerge from this medium-bodied, fresh and crisp white that doesn’t lack for intensity or length.

Country: France

Region: Southern Rhone

Grapes:50% Grenache Blanc
20% Marsanne
20% Viogner
10% Bourboulenc

ABV: 13.5

Perfect everyday sipping whites, dry, crisp and clean wines. Great for an aperitif or with fish, chicken and salad. 

2 x Pasquiers Sauvignon

2 x Picpoul de Pinet Beranger

2 x Les Saison de la Vigne Blanc Sec 2018

Light straw colour with green edges. A faintly aromatic wine with classic perfumed Pinot Gris characters of pear and honey with a hint of lemon zest. Refined textural palate, musk, gently aromatic, soft with balanced acidity.

Country: Australia

Region: Yarra Valley, Victoria

Grape: Pinot Gris 90%, Gewurtztraminer 5%, Pinot Blanc 3%, Riesling 2%

ABV: 13%

A tight, tangy wine, full of green, herbal flavours that are complemented by celery pepperiness and fresh cut grass notes.

Country: France

Region: Bordeaux

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

Food match: Seafood Linguini

A French classic! Dry, crisp and grassy with notes of citrus and green apple. Excellent value for money for Sauvignon lovers.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5%

Earthsong from Dillon's Point Single Vineyard has concentrated aromas and flavours of citrus fruit, passion-fruit and greengages, with a hint of dried herbs and a savoury hint.  The low crop levels are demonstrated filling out the palate and giving good concentration as well as structure.  It has a crisp, dry finish and a lingering after-taste on the palate.  

Country: New Zealand

Region: Marlborough

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

 “Rich, flavoursome sauvignon with passionfruit, cut grass, green capsicum and tomato leaf flavours. Weighty, complex wine with good mouthfeel and a lingering finish. 93pts” — Bob Campbell MW

Powerful aromatics are redolent of ripe citrus fruits. While the palate has concentrated lychee, honeysuckle, nectarines and pineapple.

Country: USA

Region: Oregon

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Pinot Gris

Great value Chilean Sauvignon Blanc.

Fine floral aromas with ripe tropicaland grassy notes on the nose. The floral and fruity notes reappear on the palate, which presents nicely balanced acidity and a long, fruity finish. 

Country: Chile

Region: Leyda Valley

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

Delicious, dry and fresh organic white from winemaker Matija Žerjav. A concentrated and layered Sauvignon with grassy notes and mouth-watering citrus, peach and green apple.

Country: Slovenia

Region: Podravje

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13.5%

With ancient roots, a fresh and vibrant white with a strong personality, complex tropical aromas and fruity notes, enriched by elegant spicy hints.

Country: Italy

Region: Crecchio, Abruzzo

ABV: 13%

Grape: Pecorino

Food Match: goats cheese salads, seafood, ideally situated in the sunshine on a terrace overlooking mountains or an ocean and with good company!

A fantastic wine for all occasions. Aromatic and fresh with orange blossom and zest on the nose. Ripe red apples, peaches and a hint of orange peel on the palate.
This Chenin Blanc is pale straw in colour with sumptuous aromas of peach and melon. These characteristics are echoed on the palate, where they are perfectly balanced with a zingy lime freshness and crisp, refreshing finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Western Cape

Grapes:  100% Chenin Blanc

ABV: 11%

Tasting Notes: This wine is ideal with spicy Asian seafood dishes.

Vegan/Vegetarian 

Fresh lime, lemon and tropical fruit aromas on the nose. The palate is light, crisp, dry and  super easy drinking with a ripe peachy roundness. 

Country: France

Region: Côtes de Gascogne, Armagnac

Grapes: Colombard, Ugni Blanc, Sauvignon Blanc and Gros Manseng

ABV: 11.5%

Food match: Salads, grilled white fish or on it's own with salted crisps on a warm day.

Fresh and slightly spicy with fleshy, white peach characters and a lovely perfume of jasmine from the Muscat. On the palate this wine is bursting with peach and apricot flavours.  Wonderfully balanced with an impressive backbone of elegant minerality.

Country: Lebanon

Region: Bekaa Valley

Grapes: Viognier, Chardonnay, Muscat de Alexandria

ABV: 13.5%

Food match

Mediterranean chicken or fish dishes with grilled vegetables

Musar Jeune White is an unoaked blend of Viognier, Vermentino, Chardonnay from youthful Bekaa Valley vines. Crisp and aromatic, this is an exciting blend of French and Italian varieties has its own distinct characters of passionfruit, red apples and elderflower with a dry, refreshing finish.

Country: Lebanon

Region: Bekaa Valley

Grapes: Viognier, Vermentino, Chardonnay

ABV: 13.5%

Dry, and citrussy with a long herbal, minerally finish. Fresh oregano, slightly saline.

Country: Portugal

Region: Beiras

Grapes: Siria, Malvasia, Fonte Cal, Rabigato

ABV: 13%

Brilliant straw colour with greenish shades. On the nose the wine shows expressive notes of exotic fruit and notes of melon, lemon, green pepper and jasmine with orange. The mouth is delightfully rich with flavours of peach and green apple and a lemony fresh finish that lingers and evolves. 

Country: Greece

Region: East of Athens

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Assyrtiko

Food match: Greek salads, shellfish and grilled white fish, turkey.

Domaine Papagiannakos was established in 1919 in the heart of the plain of Mesogaia, Attica - just 30km from the shadow of the Acropolis.

An elegant Pouilly Fuissé showing aromas of fresh mint, peach and citrus that carry through to a fresh and mineral palate. A rich, complex and well balanced wine with remarkable vivacity on the finish.

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

Grapes:  100% Chardonnay

ABV: 13.5%

Domaine Ferrand is situated in the village of Solutre ­Pouilly, in the heart of the Pouilly Fuisse appelation of Southern Burgundy. The domaine now comprises of just over 11 hectares of vineyards that have been passed down from Father to Son over 3 generations. Today the domaine is run by Madame Nadine Ferrand whose wines have been well reviewed by the Guide Hachette.

Made with fruit from the legendary first growth vineyard Mezes Maly.

Mézes Mály's characteristics are based around its translation as 'honey pot'. Its incredibly long and exquisitely balanced aromas and flavours combine the very essence of aszu wines.

Apricot and honey on the nose, beautiful fruit driven depth of palate which is bone dry, followed by a gorgeous minerally finish. If you love white Burgundy - this one's for you.

Country: Hungary

Region: Tokaji

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Furmint, Hárslevelû, Muscat

Co-founded in 1990 by wine writer Hugh Johnson, Royal Tokaji has quickly become one of the most important wineries in Tokaj, producing sweet and dry wines.