White

Domaine Gayda`s Viognier really captures the spirit of the Languedoc. Bursting with vibrant floral aromas and stone fruit characters. The wine has crisp acidity and notes of peach and nectarine on the palate with a touch of honey on the finish. A great value Viognier.

A new discovery from a tiny, single hectare of Chenin blanc vines in the Coteaux du Vendômois, whose vineyards lie on the both banks of the Loir, a tributary of the River Loire. Bright stone-fruit flavour and appetising freshness.

"Very much a feel wine. Very easy to produce, just take everything they teach you in wine school and try to do the opposite. We are looking for a lovely food wine with moderated acidity, great mouth feel and tons of creaminess. The Chardonnay and Chenin are grown organically without irrigation on our farm. Lovely light straw colour.

This wine from Domaine des Echardieres is a crisp and refreshing Sauvignon from Touraine, with ripe citrus fruits, baked apple and blackcurrant leaf. The wine has mouthwatering acidity, while six months lees ageing lends weight on the mid palate following through to a mineral finish.

The Les Fantasies de Capion Coup de Foudre Blanc is a Chardonnay Viognier blend from the Saint Guilhelm Le Desert IGP. A fresh and fruit forward wine with aromas of citrus fruit, melon and white flowers, a lush and soft palate and clean elegant finish.

The Malvazija is the same grape variety as Malvasia Istriana, native to the Croatian and Slovenian coastal areas that used to belong to Italy. Golden yellow in colour with bright green flashes. Intense aromas of tropical fruit and ground almonds give way to floral notes of acacia.

Light yellow in colour, with tremendously attractive, complex aromas. The complex, multi-layered nose combines mineral notes with expressive tropical fruits. The effect is fresh and elegant, with toasted notes from oak ageing.

The juice was barrel-fermented in 228l second-fill Burgundy-shaped barrels, and matured “sur-lie” in thebarrel for 8 months with occasional “barrel rolling” to add richness to the palate. To accentuate the fresh citrus flavour, 32 % tank-fermented Chenin Blanc was blended with the barrel fermented portion.

Made reductively in order to maximize the fruit personality of the vintage. An intense nose of peaches, apricots and mineral citrus fruit. The palate is mouth-watering with minerality flinty notes on the finish.

Fresh and lively Riesling with a delicate green tinge and hints of freshly picked limes. The palate shows great fruit purity with a refreshingly crisp, dry finish. The fruit for this wine was sourced from the Eastern slopes of the Eden Valley. Lying at 380m above sea level, the acidic sandy soils enhance the natural acidity of the Riesling grapes.

This Sauvignon Blanc, Chardonnay blend from the Loire, is pale lemon in colour with a lovely grassy, citrus nose showing plenty of zesty Sauvignon Blanc aroma. On the palate, the affect of stirring the juice regularly, has paid off with richness and body, great balance with racy acidity that is rounded out by the richer Chardonnay.

Organic Sur Lie Muscadet Sevre et Maine from Domaine des Cognettes made by Stephanie and Vincent Perraud. A pleasant nose with hints of white flowers and hazelnut and very gentle notes of smoke on the palate, fresh and fruity with a zesty grpaefruit finish.

A promise of Barmen A Feast of Brewers A Goring of Butchers A Sneer of Butlers A Hastiness of Cooks …An Arrogance of Sommeliers. lRick loves collective nouns. More to the point, he loves making them up. An Arrogance of Sommeliers just happens to be his current favourite.

This Gruner Veltliner represents a cross section of the vineyards in Kamptal. The wine has a delicate peppery aroma with refreshing citrus notes and warm spice. Charming and light with a clean, elegant finish. Perfect with fish dishes, spicy salads and asian food.

Very fashionable dry white wine that has secured an international demand (having `been seen` in Madrid`s Tapas Bars in the 90`s.) Not unlike a chablis in style it has a lively freshness and dry minerality with a creamy finish.

This Pinot Gris has a soft floral nose accompanied by pear, quince and some spicy notes equipoised by flavours of lemon, white peach and savoury yeastiness characters. Elegant and deftly balanced with a dry mouth-watering finish

The Weisser Riesling was harvested from 25 year old (Geisenheim clone 239) unirrigated vineyards, situated on decomposed granite soils, 300m above sea level. The Riesling was harvested at 22.0°B and tank fermented at 15°C.

This is a very refreshing, high acid Alvarinho from Portugal. The nose and palate show notes of citrus fruits and a nice floral character.

Pale straw in colour. On the nose elegant aromas of citrus rind and red apple combine effortlessly with notes of walnut. In the mouth flavours of crème brulee and cookie-dough give way to a fresh, lively acidity which imparts excellent structure and length.

A pale yellow color with greenish tints, this wine offers enticing notes of fresh tropical fruit with touches of quince and honey that evolve into white floral notes accompanied by a hint of truffle. Delicious!

Vineyards around Lake Kaltern are very small in size and most of the winemakers in the region have less than one hectare of land, for a small winemaker it is virtually impossible to make and market their own wine so the co-operative of Kaltern was set up in 1906 with the goal of producing high quality wines.

A fantastic single vineyard wine from a beautiful and recently purchased and replanted site by the Tommasi family, overlooking Lake Garda in Northern Italy. The Trebbiano di Lugana vines excel on the glacial soils and produces only small volumes but tip top quality grapes.

Fruit for this wine is sourced from specially selected vineyards in the Blind River sub-region with the balance coming from the rich silty soils of Dillon`s Point in the Lower Wairau. Pale lemon in colour with intense, lifted aromas reminiscent of blackcurrant, lemongrass and thyme with passionfruit notes.

This delicious dry white wine is made from Furmint, one of the main grape varieties that makes the famous sweet wine Tokaji. Highly aromatic with notes of ripe peaches and pears on the nose. The palate has rich stone fruit and tropical fruit flavours of peaches and lychee.