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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A blend of Colombard and Gros Manseng. A crisp and flowery wine with notes of elderflower,...
OriginFrance
RegionSouth-West
ColourWhite
ABV11.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeSAL124
GrapeGros Manseng & Colombard

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This Vin Doux Naturel (literally naturally sweet wine - see below) is one of the most...
OriginFrance
RegionRoussillon
ColourWhite
ABV16%
Bottle75cl
CodeFON917
GrapeGrenache Blanc

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A stunning, rare-as-hens'-teeth, deliberately oxidised fortified, dry wine. Soft, golden...
OriginFrance
RegionRoussillon
ColourWhite
ABV18%
Bottle75cl
CodeFON818
GrapeGrenache Blanc, Grenache Gris & Macabeu

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100% Garganega grown on red and black volcanic soils in a single vineyard in Pigno, known as...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeMAI323
GrapeGarganega

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This is a wine from a humble appellation but ambitiously crafted: the vineyard is managed for...
OriginFrance
RegionLoire
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeFOR423
GrapeChenin Blanc

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A little known - and hard to pronounce - but delicious Gros Manseng from the same area as...
OriginFrance
RegionSouth-West
ColourWhite
ABV13.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeBAJ623
GrapeGros Manseng

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50-50 Rolle and Roussanne - an unusual but excellent combination. The grapes are picked five...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP423
GrapeRoussane & Vermentino

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A new project from the brilliant Paul Maury (of Combe St.-Paul fame). A selection of fruit from...
OriginFrance
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeCOR123
GrapeChardonnay

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We are going big on this wine this summer. It's unmistakable Viognier - expressive and...
OriginFrance
RegionLanguedoc
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP324
GrapeViognier

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One of our best-selling whites. Rolle (the grape formerly known as Vermentino) thrives on Paul...
OriginFrance
RegionPays d'Oc
ColourWhite
ABV12.5%
Bottle75cl
CodeCSP223
GrapeRolle

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This Recioto di Soave is made from bunches of a selection of the first picked - for the best...
OriginItaly
RegionVeneto
ColourWhite
ABV14.5%
Bottle50cl
CodeMAI620
GrapeGarganega

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We have long admired this wine: from blocks planted on schistous soils in 2005 and 2009 just 12...
OriginChile
RegionAconcagua Costa
ColourWhite
ABV13%
Bottle75cl
CodeERR121
GrapeChardonnay