The most impressive aspect of the Castello della Sala ethos is its ability to reinvent itself. This latest edition of Umbria's headline white is a true delight. Renzo Cotarella and his team have created an Italian...

The 2024 Boggina B is one of the best wines I have tasted from Petrolo. Aromatic and pliant, with superb persistence, the 2024 dazzles from start to finish. Lemon confit, marzipan, white flowers and mint race across the...

The straight Pieropan Soave Classico is one of the absolute best values in the entire wine world and the fantastic 2025 even brings it up a notch, starting with intense aromas of white spring flower, exotic fruit, citrus...

A benchmark pinot grigio with striking purity and poise, offering notes of peach stone, raw almonds and citrus blossom, alongside a flinty character and a hint of lime pith, all supported by superb freshness and...

The 2023 Ornellaia Bianco is 100% Sauvignon Blanc, fermented and aged in French oak barrels (30% new) for 20 months. It slowly emerges from the glass with restrained scents of lemon curd, grapefruit, and honeysuckle...

Here's a beauty that shows why Friulano is Friuli's pride and joy. The nose weaves together baked and dried apricots with chestnut honey and gentle pressed chamomile flowers. On the palate, it's like nature's stone fruit...

Gentle aromas of creamy pears, Fuji apples, acacia and millefiore honey entice the senses. The rounded palate surprises with a lively acidity, crisp green apples, roasted almonds and sea salt flavors, then with...

A complex and vibrant Collio. Glue, apricots, Mirabelle plums, citrus and beeswax. Medium-bodied with tension and crisp acidity that are well integrated with vibrant peaches in the finish. Drink or hold.

This is fresh and perfumed with notes of beeswax, spicy herbs and orange blossom. Nuts. Honey blossom. Beautiful fruit with savory undertones and wet stone minerality. Full-bodied, so persistent and complex with depth to...

The 2020 Vitovska Kamen captivates with a delicate yet complex bouquet that keeps the glass constantly swirling. Musky peach, yellow flowers, ginger and incense can all be found with coaxing. This is silky, nearly oily in...

Fragrant, and a ton of personality, nuanced stone fruits, white pear, greengage, apple blossom, citrus, gunsmoke and cumin spices. A delicious, moreish wine. Organic farming. Andrea Delpiano winemaker, 5.5ha estate. Just...

Aromas of lychee, yellow pear, Spanish broom and botanical herb beguile on the Roagna 2023 Derthona Montemarzino. Made with Timorasso and fermented in large oak with indigenous yeasts and aged for two years in the same...

This is another fantastic white and continues to be one of the best from Tuscany. It’s so perfumed with sliced apples, pears and kiwis, as well as cream, hot stone and sea. Granite. Full-bodied yet energetic and layered...

The 2023 Alteni di Brassica is fabulous. Brisk and finely cut, with tons of varietal character, it races from the glass with notes of citrus peel, mint, chalk, white pepper, sage and white flowers. This vibrant, steely...

Fresh and floral but with white pepper and a noticeably assertive smoky minerality. Light-bodied, this shines with silky texture and zesty yet integrated acidity. From organically grown grapes. Drink or hold.

Some wines make you understand why humans have been obsessed with fermented grape juice for thousands of years. This is one of those wines. It's like discovering a secret room in a house you thought you knew completely...

Aromas of ripe pear, white peach and lemon zest mingle with subtle tropical notes, fresh herbs and a chalky, crushed stone edge. Unfurling across the palate in creamy waves from lees ageing, this blend of Chardonnay...