Light, fresh, creamy and a pleasing shade of pale salmon pink, this glamorous flagship wine of Château d’Esclans – a vineyard north of
Saint-Tropez – is an excellent example of a world-class, grown-up Provençal rosé. Blended from a trio of grenache, cinsault and vermentino grapes from mostly old vines, it’s known for its delicate, barely there bone-dry finish and, contrary to what you might think, can be enjoyed long after the warmer months are over.

Tasting notes
Expect a tight, youthful intensity on the nose, with well-defined signature red fruit notes of strawberry and ripe raspberry standing out alongside fleshy and bright honeydew melon. On the palate, there are vibrant notes of pink fruit and the freshness of melon contrasted with a creamy, textured and fuller body than previous vintages. On the mid-palate is a hint of pink grapefruit that brings a mouthwatering acidity for a long and lasting finish.

Food pairings
Rosé isn’t just for summer quaffing! Beautifully versatile, you can enjoy Whispering Angel with all kinds of different cuisines. Serve as an aperitif with olives or a charcuterie board, or alongside mains with a bit of spice or a kick of chilli-based heat. Thai curries, Middle Eastern-inspired lamb dishes, sushi platters and Vietnamese dishes are all ideal partners.

New Zealand sauvignon blancs are some of the finest in the world, and this is no exception. Marlborough Heartland is a new sauvignon blanc brand set up by David Hohnen, founder of the famous New Zealand winery Cloudy Bay. Driven by a combination of careful plot selection in the lower valleys of the Wairau, Awatere and Waihopai regions and precision winemaking, the result is an intense and flavourful style. It won Silver at the International Wine Challenge 2023, outperforming several heavyweights in the category.

Tasting notes
Bright citrus aromas and notes
of gooseberry combine with a touch of struck-match complexity. On the palate, flavours of juicy lime and passion fruit abound, contained by a fresh and zesty backbone, giving great length and presence.

Food pairings
Fantastic with fish dishes, fresh seafood and shellfish and flaky pastry savoury nibbles. Its zesty core is bold enough to cut through a cream sauce, too, so it works particularly well alongside a warming fish pie.

This zesty, fruity and vibrant white wine, which is award-winning, vegan and made from 100% sustainably sourced grapes, has a beautiful texture and is elegant on the palate. Stoneleigh’s vines, which are located on the northern side of the Wairau Valley in the heart of New Zealand’s premier wine region Marlborough, are tended to with minimum intervention to ensure the vibrant flavours of Stoneleigh are captured in each and every bottle.

Tasting notes
Fresh and vigorous, with a silky mouthfeel, good body and intense passion fruit and lime flavours. On the palate, vibrant citrus fights to burst through before a succulent and crisp finish. Expect high acidity and a light body with pronounced aromas of tropical fruits, ripe white fruits, asparagus and green peppers.

Food pairings
Serve well-chilled with a variety of delicate seafood and shellfish as well as goat’s cheese, roast chicken with herbs, pasta, veggie curry, canapés and burrata salad.

If you already enjoy Casillero del Diablo sauvignon blanc, then why not try the Chilean winery’s somewhat rarer Reserva Especial? It has all the flavours and aromas you’d expect of a Chilean sauvignon blanc, but is crafted from more superior grapes. The cool breeze from the nearby Pacific Ocean, together with clay soils of granitic origin, are the perfect combination for growing grapes that, when harvested and blended, achieve a really fresh-tasting wine.

Tasting notes
A light greenish-yellow wine with fresh citrus and tropical fruit aromas plus a touch of green apple. On the palate, it’s expressive and has a pleasant freshness from start to finish. Notes of citrus emerge, with grapefruit standing out as a prominent flavour, accompanied by a crisp and lively acidity.

Food pairings
As you’d expect, it’s excellent served chilled with fresh fish and seafood, but it also goes very well with creamy cheeses.

Harvested in Cafayate, Salta – a small, boutique wine-growing region that’s home to some of the highest vineyards in the world – this is an aromatic wine with great concentration and depth. At high altitude the hot, sunny days force the grapes to thicken their skins, resulting in more concentrated colours, tannins, aromas and flavours. Cool nights, meanwhile, help the grapes keep their natural acidity and low sugar content.

Tasting notes
This is a more complex expression of Argentinian malbec, with well-defined red and black fruit aromas and hints of spice and vanilla. It’s medium-bodied with good acidity.

Food pairings
As you’d expect, it is best enjoyed with platters of cured meat, and mains of griddled steak, vegetables and tofu

If you are a fan of fruit-forward Australian shiraz, then take it up a notch with this elegant release. Brimming with the rich and fruity flavours you’d expect, it’s been elegantly enhanced by a unique barrel ageing process. Starting with a rich, powerful wine, Jacob’s Creek Double Barrel Matured Shiraz is first aged in a mixture of French and American oak and then finished in Scotch whisky barrels, which results in a richer, deeper and smoother finish.

Tasting notes
Expect pleasing aromas of blackberry, waffle cone and pecan nut, with cedar and vanilla bean. On the palate, ripe plum and attractive dark fruit flavours are complemented by cloves, spice and charry oak notes.

Food pairings
Enjoy this complex shiraz alongside wagyu beef, hearty red pasta sauces, a mild blue cheese and stuffed Portobello mushrooms.

Lush, ripe and soft but also packed with flavour, this bold and full-bodied red has been blended from grapes harvested in high-altitude vineyards in Argentina’s famed Mendoza region. Made by the third generation of the Zuccardi family – one of Argentina’s most respected wine producers – this rich malbec has been awarded silver at the International Wine & Spirit Competition.

Tasting notes
Dark violet in colour, this is seductive and silky with sweet tannins, good structure and a long, smooth finish. It has good complexity on the nose, with typical malbec aromas of ripe fruits such as cherry and plum flavours, and notes of spice.

Food pairings
This is made for pairing with roasted red meats, notably beef or lamb – so if red meat is your Sunday roast of choice, then this is a great pick. It also goes well with hard cheeses and classic pasta with red sauces. Or, if you’re serving it at a party, try it with rare roast beef and horseradish canapés.

Extra dry and fresh, this award-winning organic prosecco is an excellent partner for all kinds of food. Made by Botter, a family-run winery tucked away in the rolling hills of northern Italy, it’s organic, vegan and sustainably made. The Botter vineyards are a haven of biodiversity, with the teams checking vines daily to avoid the need for chemical spraying. The blend is fermented in small batches to ensure a superior depth of flavour and texture, and the winery is run entirely on renewable energy.

Tasting notes
Dry on the palate with a fresh, lemony aroma, lots of crisp apple and juicy peach flavours and hints of acacia and lilac. There’s also a fine delicate mousse balanced by refreshing acidity.

Food pairings
There are no hard rules but you’ll especially enjoy this prosecco served chilled as an aperitif or as a partner to party nibbles – think fresh green olives and smoked salmon canapés. Creamy risottos, freshly prepared shellfish and lightly spiced Asian dishes also pair well.

On most occasions, the sound of a prosecco cork popping is a signal of good times to come. And this award-winning, sustainably made prosecco, created by celebrity sisters Chloe, Poppy and Cara Delevingne, combines good times with good winemaking. Taking its name from the Italian term for ‘of the vine’, Della Vite fuses the latest winemaking technology with traditional production methods to produce high-quality vegan wines that are widely acclaimed.

Tasting notes
Made exclusively from hand-picked glera grapes, it is rich and extra dry with a highly mineral palate that lingers for a satisfying length of time. Thanks to an extra-long secondary fermentation and a unique selection of yeast strains, the taste is distinctive and fresh, with hints of crostini and chamomile, while its fine bubbles are both delicious and smooth.

Food pairings
A lovely and lively aperitif that goes well with firm green olives (especially the nocellara variety) and ripe figs served with a drizzle of clear, fragrant honey.