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Three refreshing white wines

If you are looking for something new to try, here are three refreshing white wines from around the world: a New Zealand Sauvignon Blanc, a German Riesling and an Italian Soave.

Oyster Bay Sauvignon Blanc 2019

If you are looking for a refreshing fruity Sauvignon Blanc to accompany your seafood dish or pad Thai, then this Oyster Bay wine from Marlborough, New Zealand is just the ticket. It’s a zesty, refreshing wine offering grapefruit, apple and pear on the nose with additional tropical flavours of passion fruit and lychee on the palate. A well-balanced dry wine with a good finish, this is one of my favourites. Majestic Wine £10.99 (£9.49 Mix Six)

Kendermanns Riesling Kabinett

Although it has taken a while for German wines to shed their image of inferior sweet wines of the Blue Nun variety, there are lots of good wines coming out of Germany these days for those looking to try something new. This wine, for example, is a fragrant Riesling Kabinett with lemon, peach and apple on the nose, and bright fruity flavours of citrus, apple and faintly tropical fruits on the palate. With high acidity and low alcohol, it is a well-balanced wine with a hint of sweetness and a longish finish. Fine by itself, or paired with white meats or a Thai curry. Majestic Wine £9.99 (£6.99 Mix Six)

Fattori Soave 2019

This is a dry medium-bodied wine produced from the Garganega grape and hails from the Veneto region of north-east Italy. Fragrant on the nose with herbal and floral aromas with hints of peach, and ripe fruit flavours of peach and melon on the palate with a hint of minerality. It’s a refreshing, nicely balanced wine which will pair well with a fish/seafood dish. Majestic Wine £10.99 (£8.99 Mix Six)

Why not try something new?

Fancy a change from Sauvignon Blanc and Chardonnay this weekend? Then here are a few suggestions for something new to try –

Gavi di Gavi 2018 La Toledana

The Gavi di Gavi La Toledana is made from the Cortese grape and hails from Piemonte in north-west Italy. The pale lemon colour is characteristic of this wine and with its light floral aromas of white blossom and a slight hint of honey, it promises something different.

Green fruits dominate on the palate with some citrus notes, and the high acidity gives it a crisp, zesty freshness. Smooth and silky, this is a medium-bodied wine with a medium finish. A well-balanced, very pleasant wine. We had it with grilled salmon and it was a perfect match, but it will also go well with white meats and light pasta dishes. Majestic Wine £14.99 (£10.99 Mix Six)

Not Your Grandma’s Riesling 2018, Eden Valley

Although we rightly associate Riesling with Germany, the grape has also been cultivated in Clare Valley and Eden Valley in South Australia since the early 19th-century and the more moderate climate there produces wines with more pronounced fruit flavours.

Lemon in colour, this wine has floral, citrusy notes on the nose, and flavours of green fruits, grapefruit, nectarine and mango on the palate. A dry wine with high acidity, it is balanced by its punchy fruitiness and hint of minerality, and has a medium to long finish. Perfect with an Asian dish.

The Great Wine Co. £13.95

Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi 2019 Monte Schiavo

A dry white wine with high acidity from the Marche region of central Italy, this Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi wine is a very good example of the fresh, zesty wines from the Verdicchio grape.

Notable aromas of apple and pear on the nose, and additional lemon, grapefruit and tropical fruit flavours on the palate, with a little twist of fennel which is characteristic of Verdicchio wines. A well-balanced wine with a medium finish with faint overtones of bitter almonds, this would suit a fish or seafood dish. Majestic Wine £8.99 (£7.99 Mix Six)

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