White Wines
Our sales of white wines continue to be dominated by Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay, so we make sure we offer you a very wide choice of wines from these two great varieties from all over the world.
However, we make considerable efforts to promote intriguing varieties and blends too, so do consider alternatives, whether Chenin Blanc (Loire and South Africa); the peachy and exotically fruited Rhône varieties - Viognier, Roussanne, Marsanne and Grenache Blanc; and those varieties we now broadly label "Alsace" but which appear all along the trade routes from northern France via Germany to north-eastern Italy - Pinot Blanc (Bianco), Pinot Gris (Grigio), Gewurtztraminer; plus of course Riesling.
Some of our most distinctive and increasingly popular wines are from grapes grown only in small zones: Picpoul de Pinet from the Languedoc shores of the Med; Gros and Petit Manseng (Pacherenc du Vic Bilh) from the south-west of France; Albarino from Galicia; or Grechetto from Umbria. Then there are blends: blending grape varieties with specific qualities - for example using one for fruit (e.g. Viognier), one for body (e.g. Marsanne) and another for freshness (e.g. Clairette) - makes complete sense and can make wine so much more interesting. We commend in particular blends from the Languedoc, Spain and South Africa - especially the latter.
Key to our selection is only to offer wines from vines suited to the climatic conditions in which they are grown: that’s why we don’t offer Sauvignon Blanc from the Languedoc, or Pinot Grigio from Australia - it’s simply too hot there for these varieties. Some grapes thrive in the heat - for example Grillo in Sicily. Finally, note that we enjoy and seek freshness in our whites, and abhor the following: over-ripeness; ugly adjustment of acidity levels with tartaric acid (yes, in hot countries they can legally dump sacks of white powder into the wine); and clumsily oaked examples.
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This is from numerous parcels planted on some of their highest land about forty years ago; a...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeLIQ622
GrapeRoussanne, Granache Blanc & Marsanne
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Second vintage of this wine chez Stone Vine & Sun. Certified organic and presumably grown on...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc-Roussillon
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeLIQ821
GrapeCarignan Blanc, Grenache Blanc & Gris
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Les Chapelieres, Comte Tolosan, IGP, 2023
Dry, Crisp
A best-seller, an easy drinking blend of 70% Colombard and 30% Ugni Blanc, with lowish alcohol....
OriginFrance
RegionSouth-West
ColourWhite
ABV11%
Bottle75cl
CodeAGW323
GrapeColombard & Ugni Blanc
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David Niewoudt at Cederberg like to make wine reductively, avoiding any exposure of the juice...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCederberg
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCED222
GrapeSauvignon Blanc
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Always our benchmark wine at this estate with vineyards at 3,000 feet of altitude in the midst...
OriginSouth Africa
RegionCederberg
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCED123
GrapeChenin Blanc
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The hot and dry summer of 2022 brings so much ripeness and weight to this humble Vin de Pays. ...
OriginFrance
RegionLoire
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeAUM322
GrapeSauvignon Blanc
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An extremely popular wine from the north west of Italy. Open and simple citrus scent. Lightly...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodePRI123
GrapePinot Grigio & Chardonnay
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A benchmark, far better than most Chablis from the huge co-operatives: cool and oyster-shell...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV12%
Bottle75cl
CodeELS121
GrapeChardonnay
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A long-term favourite at SVS - we have been shipping this organic wine from the Meyer family in...
OriginFrance
RegionAlsace
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMEY122
GrapePinot Blanc
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From vines on the slopes above Milly, on white, hard chalk soils. Always creamy but with...
OriginFrance
RegionBurgundy
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeELS221
GrapeChardonnay
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From 60 year old ungrafted vines growing on this brutally steep, red slate vineyard. Delicious...
OriginGermany
RegionMosel
ColourWhite
ABV8.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeDRL220
GrapeRiesling
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Donnhoff, Riesling, Nahe, 2020
Off Dry
Crafted by the finest and most famous winemaker in the Nahe it’s a classic example with a...
OriginGermany
RegionNahe
ColourWhite
ABV10.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeDON620
GrapeRiesling