Whites

"Aged in a 400-litre Spanish ceramic amphora for one month, this wine is focused and bright, yet possesses depth. It exudes the aroma of white flowers, garden herbs, Earl Grey tea, beeswax, nuts, lemon peel and quince. Approachable and youthful, it captures the essence of a sunlit garden, beautifully blending structure and terroir" - Lilla O'Connor, Decanter Magazine February 2024

Grapes: Rkatsiteli

Country: Ukraine

Region: Mykolaiv

ABV: 13.5%

Food pairing: roast chicken with French beans and onion gravy.

Beykush Winery is a family winery located close to the Black Sea in Chernomorka village, Mykolaiv region. Beykush vineyards consist of 14 hectares of French, Italian, and Georgian clones.

Salmon in colour, this is a Rosé that immediately captures your imagination. On the nose it has notes of pomegranate and hibiscus. On the palate, it is vibrant and zesty, revealing its great, fresh acidity, with a long and fresh aftertaste.

Country: Portugal

Region: Douro

Grapes:  Tinta Amarela, Touriga Franca and other varieties

ABV: 13%

Lemon yellow colour with flecks of green. Aromas of stone fruits peach and apricot, tropical fruits mango, passion fruit and melon. On the palate it is light, with balanced sweetness and acidity and a tropical fruit finish.

Country: Georgia

Region: Racha, Khvanchkara

Grapes: Tsolikouri

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Spicy dishes such as tagines or Thai Curries, fruity desserts such as pavlova or summer pudding or just fresh cut fruit.

Giuaani Winery is located in the historic village of Manavi, the heartland of Georgian wine producing region, Kakheti. The Manavi village, cradled by the southern slopes of the minor Caucasus, is a home to one of the 29 PDOs (Protected Denomination of Origin) of Georgia. Its unique soil composition and microclimate provides perfect conditions for vine cultivation, especially for Kakhuri Mtsvane grape variety, and for the production of Manavi PDO white dry wines.

A brilliant Petit Chablis - ripe and untouched by oak. Showing all the characteristics of the terroir, as well as lemony freshness and vivacity, underpinned by tight minerality.

Country: France

Region: Chablis

ABV: 12.5%

Grapes:  100% Chardonnay

Light easy-drinking white from South Africa. Unoaked clean Chenin with notes of yellow apple and apricot going into the mineral finish. It`s crisp on the palate and the acidity is balanced with the fruity notes.

Grape: Chenin Blanc

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

ABV: 13%

Vegan

Pale, lemon yellow colour, fresh and light with an aromatic and herbal note. Aromas and characters of apples, citrus and white flowers.

Country: Bulgaria

Region: Thracian Valley

Grapes: Muscat, Chardonnay and Dimyat

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Salads, mussels, fish, olives.

From the Yamantiev's Winery

Amaaaaaazing sweet wine from one of New Zealand's top producers. Rich, concentrated botrytis Sauvignon from heaven...

Country: New Zealand

Region: North Canterbury

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

Stunning dry Riesling that really talks of its terroir. Floral on the nose. It is ripe, full of yellow plum fruit flavours. The Riesling that makes this "Melaphyr" wine are grown on the steep, south facing slopes of Schneider's estate that are rich in volcanic rock. The soil warms up quickly, providing perfect growing conditions.

Country: Germany

Region: Nahe

Grapes: Riesling

ABV:12%

Food Match: Fresh shellfish or Goat's cheese salads

Rich and textured with notes of stone fruit, toast and citrus. A long and complex finish.

Country: South Africa

Region: Stellenbosch

Grapes: Chenin Blanc

ABV: 13.5%

Dornier is a family owned winery that is situated in the Golden Triangle area of the famous Upper Blaauwklippen Valley in Stellenbosch - their prestigious neighbours are
De Trafford, Keermont and Waterford, so they are in fine company. The property was home to one of the first wineries in Stellenbosch, having been completed in the late 1600s, as well as an historic Sir Herbert Baker home. 

The winemaking philosophy at Dornier is to produce premium quality wines, with minimal intervention in the winery, that are expressive of the unique terroir of the Golden Triangle and showcase the complexity and finesse of the noble grape varietals planted on the farm..

A fresh, zesty and tropical nose of limes, guava, nectarine, apricot and hints of almond blossom leads to a richly textured palate, has superb length, balance and plenty of finesse. Bright and zippy on the finish.

Country: Greece

Region:  Macedonia

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Malagouzia 

Food match: Pairs perfectly with Greek salads, shellfish and grilled white fish.

We love these organic, low intervention wines from ancient terroir with a touch of New Zealand magic. Expressive and unique you've got to try them!

From Teliani’s more experimental ‘Winery 97’ project, this amber wine is a blend of four varieties that you can’t pronounce – luckily the rich dried fruit and nutty flavours and long dry refreshing finish are much easier to get your mouth around! Don't chill it, you'll just bring the tannins forward at the expense of the lovely flavours - serve cool, not cold!

Beautiful amber, golden coloured wine. Aromas of vanilla,tropical fruit, ripe stone fruit, with hints of orange zest and orange peel. On the palate, lovely dried fruit (apricot) flavours with nutty hints. The finish is fresh with soft, grippy tannins.

Country: Georgia

Region: Kakheti

Grapes: Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi and Kisi

ABV: 12.5%

Food Pairing: Kakhuri N8 is a The wine pairs especially well with fish dishes and cheeses. Serve cool, not cold.

A blend of 4 Georgian indigenous grape varieties – Rkatsiteli, Kakhuri Mtsvane, Khikhvi and Kisi, harvested in Kakheti, east Georgia. Grapes are exclusively hand selected and only the highest quality, fully ripe grapes are used for production. The wine is made using old Kakhetian traditional winemaking method with skin contact. Fermentation on skins takes place for 7-10 days, once the fermentation is finished the grape skin remain with the wine for 6 months.

Read all about Penny's recent trip to the cradle of wine, Georgia in her blog here.

Pale, lemon yellow colour, fresh, light and zippy with an aromatic and herbal note. Aromas and characters of roses, red apples, citrus and white flowers.

Country: Italy

Region: Sicily

Grapes: Zibibbo (Muscat D' Alexandria)

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match:  Salads, seafood, fish, olives.

Stunning, white Burgundy at its best! 

Country: France

Region: Burgundy

ABV: 13.5%

Grapes: Chardonnay

Burgundy is renowned for a jigsaw of small plots, fitting side by across the rolling cotes and cru with many different owners - the result of equal inheritance. While some heirs want to make wine, others prefer to live their lives elsewhere, meaning their plots go unloved. Enter Patrice du Jeu, a Parisian restaurateur with the dynamism and energy to revive such plots. Together with family and friends, he managed to buy several parcels in excellent terroirs of the Côte de Beaune including Santenay, Chassagne Montrachet and Mercurey. Joining with white Burgundy expert Jean-Baptise Alinc the wines of these heirs - Les Héritiers - are both technically competent and beautifully crafted.

This is a fantastic, classic crisp Pouilly Fumé from a small, family owned estate in the Loire.

Country: France

Region: Loire Valley

Grapes: Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 13.5%

A stunning, rich, textured and complex barrel aged white Rioja.  

Country: Spain

Region: Rioja

ABV: 13%

Grapes: Viura and Malvasia

Food match: roast duck or partridge. Perfect pairing for Thanksgiving or Christmas Turkey and all of the trimmings.

Quinta de Saes Tobias Branco is a low-intervention, floral and aromatic white from the Dão region, made entirely from the indigenous grape Cercial.

Country: Portugal

Region: Dão

Grapes: Cercial

ABV: 13%

Food Match: Crab linguine

Rich and complex white from Spanish Albillo grapes. Aromas of sweet melon, green apple and nectarine with a stoney, mineral finish.

Country: Spain

Region: Ribera del Duero

Grape Variety: Albillo

ABV: 14.5%

Food match: seafood paella 

From a warm vintage, this wine displace beautiful aromatics with notes of guava and passion fruit paired with a wonderful freshness, which combined with its inherit intensity and complexity makes this a finely balanced, terroir focused, dry white.

Country: Italy

Region: Soave

Grapes: Garganega 70% and Chardonnay 30%

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: Blue Cheese like Gorgonzola or Dolcelatte

Crisp, vibrant, lemon citrus with intense buttery, toasted vanilla notes. Fermentation was carried out using a mix of wild and Burgundy yeasts in 2 year old French oak and stainless steel, adding a rich mouthfeel, excellent body and notes of ripe stone fruit, brioche and honey. Wonderful lingering finish.

Country: England

Region: Devon

Grapes: Chardonnay

ABV: 12%

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. This crisp, dry white is made from 100% Harslevelu grapes and is part of the limited edition "By Appointment" portfolio. It's intensely dry with a citrus acidity, minerality and lovely length.

Country: Hungary

Region: Tokaji

Grapes: Harslevelu

ABV: 14%

Redolent and full bodied with apricot, nectarine and floral aromas, but with a saline
minerality and bright acidity, an exciting and captivating new wine from SA.

Country: South Africa

Region: Robertson

Grapes: Albariño

ABV: 12.5%

Springfield Estate

Creamy yet with bright fruit and precise acidity: world-class Chardonnay.

Passel Estate, founded by Wendy and Barry Stimpson, is in the heart of the spectacular Margaret River region. Their 6Ha vineyards are surrounded by an impressive granite outcrop and pristine bushland of ancient flora. Sea breezes from the Ocean nearby provide calming relief in the hot summer months and this special location not only produces some of the region’s finest wine grapes, but also provides sanctuary to the endangered Western Ringtail Possum, whose collective noun is a "Passel”!

Grape: Chardonnay 

Country: Australia

Region: Margaret River

ABV: 12.6%

Aromatic blend of grape varieties with a clean zing of citrus on the finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Friuli Venezia-Giulia

Grapes: Chardonnay, Friulano, Müller Thurgau, Pinot Grigio, Ribolla Gialla, Sauvignon Blanc

ABV: 12.5% 

Food Match: Goes well with roast meats red or white

A delicate fine wine with the notes of ripe apples and a hint of spice. The texture and structure are well-balanced giving the notes of stone fruit and a long mineral finish.

Country: Italy

Region: Veneto

Grape Variety: Garganega

ABV: 12.5%

Food Match: pan fried scallops

Wow, great privilege to have 23 year old Grüner Veltliner in the shop...proves that the grape really does have ageing potential.

Country: Austria

Region: Wachau

Grapes: Grüner Veltliner

ABV: 13.5%

Achleiten is a legendary vineyard in the Wachau village of Weissenkirchen. It is famous for wines with inimitable mineral character. Dry stone walls dating back to the 12th century. The silicate-rich soil commands this vineyard’s landscape. On the upper terraces, gneiss is the prevailing subsoil, the lower terraces are dominated by dark, schistous amphibolites.

The Domäne Wachau is deeply rooted in the Wachau region of Austria. Close to 440 hectares of vineyards are cultivated by the members of this quality-oriented cooperative – that makes 30 percent of the entire Wachau vineyard area. These vineyards are found on steep terraces reinforced by old dry stone walls and are part of a World Cultural Heritage. Famous names like Achleiten, Kollmitz, Loibenberg and Tausend-Eimer-Berg are found on the Domäne Wachau’s vineyard map and make it the only winery in the Wachau with wines from all of the most prestigious sites in the region.

Domäne Wachau strives for the highest quality and as a member of the Vinea Wachau Nobils Districtus quality association, produces wines in the categories Steinfeder, Federspiel and Smaragd. Grapes are sourced from our own vineyards in the Wachau; the purchase of grapes, must or wine from outside the Wachau is not permitted.