Brilliant crémant that balances zesty freshness with some savoury complexity from barrel ageing prior to re-fermentation. The smart choice for those seeking Champenoise stylings, minus the price tag. Find out more.
RegionLimoux, Languedoc, France
GrapesChardonnay, Chenin Blanc & Mauzac
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
An authentic taste of real-deal old school Prosecco, from the days before mass-production moved away from the traditional method. Bottle-fermented, col fondo style - as it should be. Find out more.
RegionValdobbiadene, Veneto, Italy
GrapesGlera
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, refermented in bottle with selected yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, not disgorged, minimal additional sulphites.
A bit like biting into a crunchy red apple right out of the fridge, the wine is whistle-clean, zippy and fresh. Gentle notes of underripe strawberry, tart bramble berries and a twang of rhubarb lead into savoury bitters in the finish. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesCôt (Malbec) & Gamay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Fabio's entry-point Catarratto that blends grapes from both his sandy coastal vines and those from the valley, further inland. Sharp-edged and linear, with zesty white peach and apricot stone fruits cut through with a long beam of acidity. A wine that speaks of the ocean breeze and rolling hills of western Sicily. Find out more.
RegionMarsala, Sicily, Italy
GrapesCatarratto
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Given time to open up, a nuanced meld of gently honeyed crisp green apple, lemon sorbet and matchstick reduction float from the glass. Less high-definition-angular than his longer-lived wines, again there is an appealing softness to the structure, with everything hanging in place with casual poise. Salty minerals underpin, and the acidity cuts neatly, with a faint twang of ginger in the long finish. Find out more.
RegionVouvray, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Pure, breezy refreshment with salty lemons, pulpy melon and cracked white peppercorn spice jostling together in uruly harmony, with some welcome textural depth to boot. A wine that conjures up the Balearic sea and sunshine so easily. Find out more.
RegionAlt Penedès, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesXarel-lo, Macabeo, Malvasia de sitges, Parellada & Sumoll Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Sensationally good golden blush pet-nat. Tart red strawberry and crunchy russet apple bound with a beautifully racy acidity from these young vines, to mouthwatering effect. Disgorged twice by hand over 18 months sur latte, the wine is fresh, clean and with a gentle savoury depth from the lees contact. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesGrenache
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Slotting into the style of Testalonga's squeaky-clean and delicious Baby Bandito range, this feels a bit like a sparkling version of one of those wines made with Chenin Blanc. Really harnessing the zest and acidity of the grape, this is fleshy, vinous and super-zippy. Find out more.
RegionBandits Kloof, Eendekuil & Piketberg, Swartland, South Africa
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Impossibly pure Savoie white, with that cut glass sort of clarity we've come to love from great wine examples of this region. The type of wine that channels clear alpine air and feels almost cleansing to drink. Find out more.
RegionSaint-Pierre-de-Soucy, Savoie, France
GrapesJacquère
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Like all of Mikaël's wines from the dry 2022 vintage, there is a chiselled structure and profound minerality, the vines having reached deep down to the limestone bedrock for nutrients. White peach and spices with taut acidity and a delicate, honeyed quality, neatly balanced out with a pronounced salty minerals. A wine of precision and poise. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesChenin Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A serious wine with a silly name - Couilles d'Anes translates as 'donkey balls', a colloquial term coined by the local vigneron to describe the unusual black stones that can be found dotting the vineyard soils in certain locations. A delightfully aromatic vintage, bright cherry and bramble fruits meld with a violet perfume in the glass. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesCôt
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Here we have all manner of dusty dry spices, bonfire smoke and Mediterranean herbs jumping out of the glass, with a hint of something like eucalyptus floating in there too. A short maceration lends gentle tannins that neatly frame the bright, spicy red fruits and crushed peppercorns on the palate. Find out more.
RegionEmpordà, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesGarnatxa
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered and unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Christophe Foucher makes atypical Sauvignon Blanc. This cuvée is vinified only in tank, stripping it of the idiosyncratic oxidate notes that often characterise Foucher's wine in favour of something more linear and fresh. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesSauvignon Blanc
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Electrically-charged Etna rosso with plenty of brooding charisma, its character transmitting as a fresh heap of cherries steeped in violet perfume, buoyed on a black cushion of volcanic smoke. Find out more.
Aromatically the wine has some detailed aromas of wild herbs and flowers, with golden chamomile notes, nectarine and apricot. Honeyed and full on the palate, with clean acids there is almond among the citrus and stone fruits. Rounding out with some creaminess it tails into fennel bitters in the finish. Find out more.
RegionChénas, Beaujolais, France
GrapesChardonnay
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A dry, herbaceous Viognier with fresh, invigorating acids and a sharp, well-defined profile. White peach and fragrant bay laurel tail into the bitters, spice and salt of the long finish. A nourishing wine for the table that delivers so much purity and refreshment. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesViognier
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Impeccably on-point Grüner with the added intrigue of its style leaning from the steely and linear to the more openly fragrant. The briefest of skin macerations dials up all of those hallmark aromas of the grape - white peppercorn, lime, green herbs - with aplomb. Find out more.
RegionLoidesthal, Wienviertel, Austria
GrapesGrüner Veltliner
VineyardOrganic & Biodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
Briny, prickly, textured Catalan white. Mainly Spanish staple Macabeo with an aromatic lift of Moscatel. Raised in amphora, it has a lovely fine-grained mouthfeel. Find out more.
RegionConca de Barberà, Catalonia, Spain
GrapesMacabeo & Moscatel
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A wine of real refreshment and minerality, a little reduced on opening, it carries a gentle spritz alongside a combination of minerals, lemons, sea salt and grapefruit! Find out more.
RegionBanyuls-sur-Mer, Roussillon, France
GrapesGrenache Gris & Macabeo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
A pale shade of gold in the glass, this is whistle clean and wonderfully savoury, with southern notes of citrus, salt and almond. A wine of real energy, it offers an almost literal translation of the karst terrain of Gioia with citrus, wildflowers, sea salt and chalky minerals. Find out more.
RegionGioia del Colle, Puglia, Italy
GrapesTrebbiano
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A tasty, deeply-coloured rosé that Noëlla has made for the first time. Clean and pristine, with a fresh line of acidity that cuts the raspberry and cranberry fruits with a saline finish. Pretty and bright on the nose, this is a straight-up pleasure wine with an abundance of pure fruit character. Find out more.
RegionTouraine, Loire, France
GrapesGamay & Malbec
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, minimal additional sulphites
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