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Aligote

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Burgundy, esp Bouzeron

Entry level - £15, 11.5%
Mid-range - £28, gentle press, ferm tank or old oak, 13%
Premium - £55, 13%, SS, lees stirred every 3-4 weeks, malo, aged in bottle 1yr (Coche dury £270)

Laterals - Chablis, Muscadet

Marker - buttermilk and mineral?

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Albarino

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Rias Baixas, Portugal, Uruguay (NZ, S FR)

Entry level - £12 SS, 12%
Mid-range - £20 (Uruguay unoaked, 5m lees), 12.5%, 20 days ferm SS, on lees till botlte
Premium - £55 single vyd Salnes/VV, SS, lees 9 month, no battonnage or malo

Laterals - Gruner, PG, Italian, SB (?)

Marker - salinity in RB, fresher in VV

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Arneis

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Piemonte (Roero), some in Aus, NZ, USA

Entry level - £10 12.5%, SS, fine lees gentle stirring
Mid-range - £25 SS 20 days, on lees
Premium - ?

Laterals - other lower acid Italians eg Fiano?

Marker- honeysuckle, almond, hops

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Assyrtiko

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Greece (Santorini, Crete, other islands, mainland), Aus

Entry level - £12 mainland, 13.5%, poss blended
Mid-range - £35 direct press, ferm 17-18
Premium - £75 whole cluster press, 12m on lees

Laterals - Albarino, Furmint, GV, Carricante

Marker - high abv, powerful finish, saline

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Arinto

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Portugal - VV, Douro, Lisboa… mostly blended

Entry level - £7, 10.5% VV blend
Mid-range - £16 12.5% Douro blend, SS.old oak
Premium - £40, 13.5%, Lisboa, single GV, Ferm SS, 6m barrel

Laterals - furmint, albarino

Marker - acid in warm climate?

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Bacchus

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UK, Germany

Entry level - £12, 11.5%, SS
Mid-range - £20, 12%
Premium - £35, 12.5%, SS, subtle oak

Laterals - SB, Moschofilero, Muscat

Marker - Hedgerow, acid

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Carricante

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Sicily

Entry-level - ?
Mid-range - £28 13%, 20% oak ferm
Premium - £50 12%, native ferm, 13-15 days, 12m in 2000l barrel, pH3.0

Laterals - Assyrtiko, Furmint, Chablis

Marker - rhubarb?

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Chardonnay - Burgundy

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Chablis
Petit - £18, 12%
Village - £25 12.5%, SS, MLC, lees maybe
1er Cru - £40, 12.5%, MLC, no new oak, some lees
Grand Cru - £75+ 12.5%, 1-5yo oak 11m, MLC, limited battonnage

Cote d’Or
Village - £50 top village, £30 lesser
1er Cru - £75+ 25-40% new oak 10m, lees
Grand Cru - £200, 30-60% new oak

Cote Chalonnaise
Marsannay - £16
1er cru - £30

Maconnais
Macon - £12 SS maybe lees
Pouilly Fuisse/Vinzelles - 13% £30
PF 1er Cru - £50, 20-25% new oak 10m

Bourgogne Blanc - can be basic can be premium

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Chablis Grand Crus

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Le Clos - richest, finest
Vaudesir - rich spicy
Blanchot - delicate, aromatic
Bourgos - vibrant, lively
Les Preuses - complex, least mineral
Grenouilles - racy, aromatic
La Moutonne - unofficial Grand Cru

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Montrachet Grand Crus

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Le Montrachet - perfumed, intense, rich
Batard - rich, nutty, honeyed
Chevalier - luxurious, complex
Bienvenues - less rich, finesse
Crios - fragrant, fine, rare

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Chardonnay - rest of Europe

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Ardeche/Limoux - £16 - £40

Jura - £50- £1000+

Italy - Piemonte, Puglia, Sicily, £10-£35

Spain - Navarra, £15-£60

Germany - Nahe, Pfalz, Baden - £30-40

UK - £30-60

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Chardonnay - ROW

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Ripest
Stellenbosch
Casablanca Valley
Napa - ripe fruit, oak
Washington
South Eastern Aus
Mendoza

Mid-ripe
Sonoma coast - restrained, poss reduction
Santa Barbera - high acidity
Oregon
Canada
Margaret River - rich texture
Auckland - Burgundy style, slightly riper, reductive
Marlborough - range
Walker Bay (Hemel en Aarde)
Aconcagua

Least ripe
Patagonia
Yarra Valley/Mornington/Adelaide Hills - slimline, chiselled

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Chasselas

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Switzerland, Savoie, Baden

£25, 12%, 2021, no oak, lees poss

Laterals - PG (riper style)

Marker - herby, textured, not leads of acid

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Clairette

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S Rhone, S Fr, SA. Typically blended

13.5%-14%, blend, range of styles/quals

Laterals - Grenache Blanc, Marsanne

Marker - musky, ox

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Chenin Blanc - Loire

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Vouvray sec - £10-£50, 11-12.5% 2022- 2010,
Demi-sec - £15- 40, 11.5-13%, 2022
Moulleux £50-£100 (older) 50-70g/l, 12%

Savennieres - £25-£75, 12-13.5% (legal max, can get dispensation), 2022, poss late harv, poss oak

Anjou/Saumur - £10-50, 12-14.5%, oak poss

Coteaux du Layon - 11.5-12% 2022-2014, £20-40, 100-120g/l
Premier Cru Chaume - 11%, 2018, £25/50cl, 160g/l RS

Bonnezeaux - £20-40, 13-14%, poss botrytis

Quarts de Chaume Grand Cru - £25-100/50cl, 11.5-12%, 2021-2010, 200g/l, 24m old oak

Laterals - Sauternes (sweet), Riesling (dry), Melon (neutral), Jurancon (med-sweet)

Marker - quince, apple, honey, building acidity

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Chenin Blanc - ROW

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SA, Cali, Aus, NZ

Swartland - restrained
Stellenbosch/Paarl - riper

Entry level - £7 2024, 11-13.5% Ss
Mid-range - £25, 2022, 13.5%, poss oak/malo/lees
Premium - £50+ poss single vineyard, 2022, 13-14%, some new wave concrete, some oak?

Laterals - Chardonnay

Marker - V high building acidity

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Cortese

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Gavi, Gavi del Commune di Gavi, other Piemonte, Lombardy

Entry level - £12, 12% 2022
Mid-range - £26, 13.5%, 2023, whole bunch press, ferm SS 18C, short lees, bottle 2-4 months
Premium - £50+, 12-14%, 2021-23, possible barrique ferment, selected yeast ferm 20 days

Laterals - other Italian white, other non-aromatic white (Gruner, PG, Alb)

Marker - white flower, phenolic, high acid but neutral

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Encruzado

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Dao, other Portugal, often blend

Entry level - £14, 2023,12.5%, SS
Premium - £28, 2023, 13.5%, wild ferm 20% oak

Laterals - C, CB, V

Marker - green leaf, waxy orange

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Falanghina

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Campania

Entry level - £10, 13-13.5%, SS 16-18C, 5m lees
Premium - £20, 2022, 12%, ferm SS 16C, 6m mat

Laterals - other Italian white

Marker - greengage, tangerine

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Fiano

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Campania, Puglia, Sicily, Aus

Entry level - £10, 2024, 13%, SS (IGT)
Mid-range - £20 (Aus/Avellino), 2021-22, 12.5-13.5% poss diff ripeness/ pressing
Premium - £50+, 2020-22, 13.5-14%, Riserva, 48 hrs skins, ferm SS 18C 60 days, partial ml

Laterals - C, other It white

Marker - best are ripe, phenolic, mineral

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Furmint (dry)

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Hungary, Slovenia

Entry level - £11, 13.5%, 2022
Mid-range - £20, 2023, 13.5%
Premium - £35+ (Szepsy £50-70), 2018-2020, 13-14%, wild ferm, some oak

Laterals - Ass, Carr, Gruner (prem), Chab

Marker - v high acid, green apple, almond, sour

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Garganega

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Soave

Entry level - £9, 12.5%, 2022
Mid-price - £20, classico, 2022, 12/%, SS ferm, lees
Premium - £35, single vineyard, 13%, 2022, short mac, ferm 20C SS, poss oak 500, 2000l 15m with lees (La Rocca, also bot fruit?)

Laterals - other It, Alb, GV

Marker - almond, pine, bitter phenolic

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Gewurztraminer

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Alsace, Baden, Trentino Alto Adige (3-8RS), Austria, NZ, Chile Aus, Cali, SA, Somontano

Entry level - £12 (Alsace, non-EU), 13.5-14%, 2022-23, off dry 11, cool ferm non-Eu, warmer Alsace
Mid-range - £25 (Alsace, Alto Adige), 2021, 14-14.5% RS 3-23, slow ferm SS, 6-9m lees
Premium - £50+, 13-14.5%, 2014-18, Alsace single vyd (not always GC), premium non-EU

Laterals - Muscat

Marker - perfume, often RS, oily

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Godello

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Valdeorras, Ribiera, Ribeira Sacra, Monterrei, Bierzo, Douro, Dao

Entry level - £12 2023, 13%, Monterrei/Ribeiro, SS
Mid-range - £25 2022, 14%,ferm fr oak foudres, aged lees 4m
Premium - £50 2022 Valdeorras, Bierzo, Castilla y Leon, 13%, ferm oak, lees 10m

Laterals - Verdejo, Encruzado, C, Viura

Marker - texture, bay leaf, mineral

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Greco
Greco di Tufo, Campania (also part of Frascati blend) Entry level - £11 di Tufo, 2024, 12.5-13% Mid-range - £28, 12.5-13%, 2022, ferm SS 16-18, poss barrel fermentation, lees 6-12m Premium - £40 single vyd, partial new oak ferm, 13.5% Laterals - Garg, Alb Marker - Herbal, mineral, phenolic
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Grenache Blanc
S. Rhone (CNDP), Rivesaltes VDN, Catalunya, SA, USA Entry level - £10 (Luberon, Terra Alta, SA, Montsant, CDR), often blend, 2023, 13% no oak Mid-range - £20 (£25 CNDP, USA £15 Spain) 2023, 13.5-14% CNDP blend - Clairette, Roussanne, Bourbolenc (no Viognier or Marsanne!) Premium - £60+ CNDP, 14-14.5%, oak poss, 2020
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Grillo
Sicily (Marsala) Entry level - £10, 2023, 13%, SS Mid-range - £18, 2023, 12.5%, still SS, poss lees Laterals - PG, Musc, Alb Marker - bitter finish, ripe not FF
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Gros Manseng
Jurancon (often blend, dry or sweet) Petit more common in sweet wines, passerilage Entry level - £12, 14%, no oak, dry Mid-range - £20 2020, 14% old oak Premium - £50, 2016, 14.5%, some sweetness Laterals - SB, Italian Marker - pithy grapefruit (pineapple when sweet for PM), slight leafy but not SB
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Gruner Veltliner
Kamptal, Kremstal, Weinviertal, Wachau (Steinfeder, Federspiel, Smaragd), Aus, NZ, Ca, SA Entry level - £10, 11.5-13%, Weinviertal, Kremstal, SA Mid-range - £20, 12.5-13.5%, 2022, gen SS, lees 6-9m poss, Austria, Edna, NZ Premium - £60+ 2015+ mostly Wachau, 11.5-14.5%, skin contact up to 48 hours, old oak ferm, lees, native yeast Laterals - R, Alb, PG, N It Marker - celery, lentil, pepper, phenolic
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Hondarrabi Zuri
Txacoli Entry-level - £15, 10.5-11%, 2023-24 Premium - £30, 13%, 2021, barrel ferm, 8m chestnut barrel Laterals - Muscadet, Picpoul Marker - green and spirtz
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Loureiro
Rias Baixas, Vinho Verde, poss blend with Albarino, Arinto, Treixadura Entry level - £7 VV 10.5%, 2023, SS Mid-range - £18 Premium - ? Laterals - Alb, PG. R Marker - Bay leaf, high acid, low alc, apricot
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Malagousia
Greece 12.5-13%, £15, 2024, SS Lateral - Muscat Marker - more herbal, fresh
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Malvasia
Lazio (Frascati), Emilia, Friuli, Tuscany (Vin Santo), Rioja, Douro (Port), Madeira Frascati Entry level - £7, blend w Trebb, SS 13-15C, 11% Mid-range - £16 superiore 70% M, 15% Greco, 15% Bombino, 13.5%, 2023, SS Laterals - other Italian, Picpoul Marker - more body, texture
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Melon de Bourgogne
Muscadet Entry level - £7 own label, 11-11.5%, 2023 Mid-range - £11 sur lie, sevre et maine, 12-13%, 2022/23, gen 6-9m (min 3) Premium - £25, 12%, 2015-20, up to 36m, poss single vyd Laterals - vinho verde (spritzy), picpoul, chablis Marker - lighter body/less ripe
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Marsanne
Rhone, USA, Aus, Switzerland, Chile (Colchagua), often blend w Roussanne, Viognier, Grenache Blanc, Vermentino Entry-level - £10, 12-13.5%, Chile, S Fr, SA, CDR, maybe blend, 2022-23, SS Mid-range - £30 St Peray, Crozes (poss 100%), Tahbilk 2016 Victoria, 13-13.5%, 2023, poss old oak ferm Premium - £60+ Hermitage (100+ old vint/top producer), St Jo Lieu dit, 13-15.5%, 2022/older, gen old oak 24m, bottle matured Laterals - Semillon (Tahbilk), Viognier (texture), Grenache Blanc (entry level) Marker - waxy, semi-arom, textured
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Moschofilero
Greece (Peloponnese) £12-15, 12.5% 2023, SS Laterals - Muscat Marker - high acid
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Muller-Thurgau
Germany (Rheinhessen, Mosel, Pfalz), England, Austria (gemischter satz) Liefraumilch £5, 9.5% Gemischtersatz/uk blend £10, 11%, 2024 Laterals - Riesling, PG? Marker - dilute, confected
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Muscadelle
NOT muscat Bordeaux (2-3% of Sauternes, up to 40% but rare), Rutherglen (Topaque) Laterals - Muscat Marker - malty, butterscotch with, less intense in youth
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Muscat
Blanc a Petit Grains aka Moscato, Canilli (USA), Frontignan, Muskadel, Sarga Muskotaly, Gelber Muskateller, Brown Muscat - most aromatic of Alexandria aka Gordo Blanco (aus), Zibbibo (Pantelleria), Moscatel de Alejandria (Sp), de Setubal (port) Ottonel (Alsace) Orange muscat (fort Aus, Ca) France, Italy, Spain, Portugal, Austria, Greece, Aus, SA, USA, Brazil Entry level - £10 (Aust, It, S Fr) 2023, 12-13.5% Mid-range - £20 (Alsace Reserve, Sp), 13-13.5% 2023 Premium - £35 (Alsace single vyd, S Fr),12.5-13.5%, 2020 Laterals - Gewurz, Torrontes, Moschofilero Marker - Med acid, dry, sometimes herbal but not soapy
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Palomino
Spain (Jerez, Tenerife - Listan Blanco), SA (Swartland, Walker Bay), poss blend Entry level - £10, 12-13%, 2023/24, poss with Chenin Blanc, grenache blanc, C, V Mid-range - £20, 10.5-11% Walker Bay, flor poss, oak poss, single plot, skin contact Premium - £50 (Badenhorst, Cota 45) 2018-22, 12.5-13.5% whole bunch, aged old 500l barrel Laterals - Jura if flor, CB, Alb if not (salty, mineral) Marker - not as ripe as Alb, not as much acid as CB, slightly more savoury
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Pecorino
Marche, Abruzzo, Offida Entry level - £10, 12% (13% superiore), SS low temp Mid-range - £20 13% 2024 Premium - £30 Offida 12-13%, ss ferm, lees, 2021-23, oak poss Laterals - other It whites Marker - citrus rind, almond
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Picpoul
Languedoc (Pinet) £10, 12-13%, 2023/24, SS poss aromatic yeast £14 for sur lie Laterals - Muscadet, PG, Soave, Gavi Marker - vibrancy of fruit? lime?
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Pinot Blanc
Alsace, Germany, Trentino Alto Adige, Austria, Cali, Oregon, Canada Entry level - £8 2023 12% Mid-range - £15 2023 Gutswein Rheinhessen, Alto Adige 11.5-12.5% SS Premium - £30 12-13%, 2020 Austria, UK, Germ 1G, GG, 2-3 days skins, gen old oak, small new poss Laterals - Chablis (premium), PG (entry level) Marker - creamy texture, slight spice
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Pinot Gris
Alsace, Germany, Austria, Italy, Cali, Oregon, Washington, Canada, NZ, SA, Aus Entry-level - £5 Italy 12% SS 13-15 Mid-range - £15 Alsace, Germany, Friuli, AA, NZ, Oregon, old oak poss, skin contact, fine lees 6m 12-14% up to 12 RS Premium - £40 Alto Adige, Baden GG, Alsace GC (top GG £60+), NZ 12-14%, old oak, wild ferm, lees, gen dry Laterals - Riesling (Als), Chenin (ox), Chard (mineral) Marker - honey, brazil nut, slight funk (Alsace), Oregon honey but clean, NZ and Can ripe fruit, Italy mineral and fresh
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Ribolla Gialla
Friuli Entry level - £15 2023/24 12% Mid-range - £30 2022, 12.5%, oak poss Premium - £130 (Gravner) 2015, 14.5% ferm on skins, native yeast, mat 5m in qvevris off skins, then large oak 6 yrs. Laterals - other orange wines, PG, other It Marker - nutty, acidity
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Riesling (Germany)
Mosel, Rheingau, Nahe, Pfalz, Franken, Rheinhessen, Baden Gutswein, Ortswein, Erstes Gewachs, Grosses Gewaches Pradikatswein
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Riesling ROW
Alsace, Kamptal, Kremstal, Wachau, Eden Valley, Clare Valley, Margaret River, Tasmania, Marlborough, Central Otago, Bio-Bio, Washington, Cali, Canada, New York Entry level - £12 Mid-range - £30 Premium - £60 Laterals - Chenin Blanc (less ripe), Semillon (Aus), Gruner (Austria) Marker - floral, piercing vertical acidity, petrol
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Roditis
Greece, poss retsina £15, 12.5% 2023, SS ferm, resin added to must, drawn off when ferm finished, poss amphora Laterals - Savatiano (retsina) Marker - more acid
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Roussanne
Rhone (St Peray, Crozes, Hermitage, CNDP, CDR), Languedoc, Cali, Washington, Aus, SA Blend with Marsanne, and S Rhone grapes Entry level - £8 Mid-range - £15 Premium - £50+, gen 80% in CNDP Laterals - Marsanne Marker - pear, green tea
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Sauvignon Blanc
Loire, Bordeaux, Italy, Austria, Rueda, Cali, Aus, NZ, Chile, SA Entry level £10 S Fr, Chile, Bdx, SA, Marlb Mid-range £25 Marlb, Walker Bay, Stellenbosch, Sancerre, PF, Bdx, Premium - £60 Alto Adige, Cali, Sancerre
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Savagnin
Jura Vin Jaune - £55 (Ch Chalon £250)14-15% abv, voile grows thinly, dies out, no solera, maturation 6 years 3 months, becomes oxidised Arbois - £35, 14.5%, 2018 shorter time sous voile Ouille - £45 13.5% 2019 barrels not topped up Laterals - fino sherry Marker - not fort
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Savatiano
Greece, poss retsina £17, 12.5%, SS 17C for 20 days Laterals - Roditis (retsina), Italian/Spanish whites? Marker - rosemary, tropical
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Scheurebe
Germany (Franken, Rheinhessen, Pfalz), Austria, UK Entry level - £10 UK blend 11-12% Mid-range - £18, 12.5% 2022, ferm 18C SS Premium - £35 1G, 2020 13%
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Semillon
Bordeaux, Graves, Pessac-Leognan, Sauternes/Barsac, Monbazillac/Saussignac, Hunter Valley, Barossa Valley, Clare Valley, Margaret River, Riverina, Franschhoek, Swartland, Cali Dry Entry level - £15 Clare, Bdx (blend w SB), SS 12-13%, 2023 Mid-range - £30 entry Hunter, SA, graves (blend, oak poss 25% new 8m) 11-13%m 2018-2021, Premium - £50 mature Hunter (2015-18), Pessac (2022) Sweet Entry level - £15 Monbazillac, cheap Sauternes Mid-range - £30 13-14%, 50% new oak 16-20m Premium - £60 high end Sauternes (£200 if old/top producer), 13-14%, 1201-40g/l RS, 18m oak Laterals (dry) - Chard, Riesling, Verdejo Sweet - Tokaji Marker - waxy, lanolin, high-ish acid
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Silvaner
Germany, Alsace, Austria Entry level - £15 Mid-range - £25 2022/23, 11.5-12.5%, SS Premium - £40, 12-13%, old oak, lees contact Laterals - Riesling, Furmint, Assyrtiko, Pinot Blanc, Gruner Marker - earth, hayflower, asparagus, artichoke
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Torrontes
Argentina (Salta, Mendoza) Entry level - £10 2024 13.5% SS Mid-range - £20, 13.5% Ss ferm 13C, fine lees, poss labelled reserva Premium - £45 13% 2021 ingle vineyard ferm on skins in amphora, oak mat Laterals - Gewurz, Muscat Marker - soapy, lemon sherbert, Salta more green
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Treixadura
Ribeiro, Rias Baixas, Vinho Verde, often blend Entry level - £18 13.5% SS 16C, fine lees 1m, 3m mat SS Mid-range - £35 (egs bajo velo under flor 2016, 12-13.5%)
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Ugni Blanc
Cote de Gascogne, Provence IGP £7 £15 Cote de Provence white blend
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Verdejo
Rueda, can be part of Rioja blend Entry level - £8, 11% 2023, SS Mid-range - £20, 13% 2022, old vines, skin contact, SS ferm 14-16, poss lees, poss concrete, poss oak Premium - £60 13% 2022, whole cluster press, free run juice,
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Verdicchio
Aka Trebbiano di Soave, Trebbiano di Lugana. Found in Marche, Verdicchio di Castelli di Jesi, Verdicchio di Matelica Entry level - £10 di Castelli di Jesi (£8 generic, £12 superiore), 2023, 12-12.5% (13% superiore) Mid-range - £25 14% 2018 single vineyard Jesi Riserva, little oak or Matelica 5m SS Premium - £60 13%, Riserva, 18-24m large slavonian oak Laterals - Other It whites, Chablis? Marker - nuts, lemons, weight, phenolic, salty
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Vermentino
Aka Favorita, Pigato, Rolle Tuscany, Sardinia, Liguria, Corsica, Languedoc, Aus Entry level - £10, 13.5% 2023 Sardinia Mid-range - £20 12.5-13.5% 2021-23 di Gallura (sardinia), Liguria, fine lees Premium - £50 14% Bolgheri, part amphora, poss 8 m Fr oak 225-500, 6m bottle Laterals - other Italian, Verdejo, Picpoul Marker - waxy citrus, ripe yet high acid
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Vernaccia
San Gimignano Entry level - £10, 12.5% Mid-range - £25 2023, 13.5%, poss Riserva, poss lees, skin contact Laterals - other Italian, Viura Marker - white flowers, crisp acid
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Vidal
Canada, New York £40-60/375ml, 9.5-11% 2019-2022, 185-215g/l RS Laterals - straw wine CB Marker - quince jelly, ripe mango, honoey
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Viognier
Condrieu, Languedoc, Cali, Oregon, Washington, Virginia, South Aus, Z, SA, Chile Entry level - £10 S Fr, Aus, Chile 2023, 13.5-14.5% Mid-range - £20 S Fr 2022, 14% Premium - £50-80 Condrieu, Cali, Virgilius, SA, 13.5%-14.5% poss new oak, poss malo, poss lees Super premium - £400 Ch Grillet 2020 14% Laterals - Chard (oaky), R (less ripe) Marker - orange blossom, oily when ripe. Less ripe eg show phenolic bitterness and low pH hardness
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Viura
Aka Macabeo Rioja (little in Rueda), Catalunya for sparks Entry level - £10 2023 13% poss barrel fermented, poss blend (Malvasia, Verdejo, Garnacha Blanca Tempranillo Blanco, SB) Mid-range - £25 2020-22 13-13.5%, 14m oak, poss labelled Reserva Premium - £40 2019, 14.5%, 18m Fr oak, 20m bottle Super premium - £180 12.5-14%, 2015 or older, poss labelled Gran Reserva Laterals - Chard, CB Marker - marzipan, rich texture, wobbly acid
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Xarel-lo
Penedes £30-40 12-13% 2021/22 barrel fermented, with lees, skin contact, 4yr mat Laterals - Chard, CB, Viura Marker - earthy?

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