{"title":"Summer wines designed for those bright, salty and sun-kissed days","description":"\u003cp\u003eWe've got delightfully bright whites and reds that are fresh and chillable, perfect for the best days spent in gardens, parks and beaches. \u003c\/p\u003e","products":[{"product_id":"domaine-horgelus-rose-2024","title":"Domaine Horgelus Rose 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eWild roses, strawberries,  gentle blackcurrant leaf. Lusciously soft on the palate with a bone dry finish and impressive length. Perfect slurpable rose. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eHorgelus has long been one of our best value whites for the price. And his rose? Damn good too! Located in the pretty Gascon village of Montréal du Gers in the foothills of the Pyrenées, on the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela. Winemaker Yoan Le Menn has not put a foot wrong in the 12 years we have known him, and his wines never fail to deliver.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMAINE HORGELUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":54880682148226,"sku":"A2526124","price":12.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2466\/1541\/files\/unnamed_53604712-4877-4e7b-9b95-c45eb8abe593.jpg?v=1773915239"},{"product_id":"blank-bottle-master-of-none-2023","title":"Master of None Blank Bottle 2023","description":"\u003cp\u003eA madcap blend of Grenache, Cinsault, Pinot Noir and Pinotage, with 16% white grape varieties blended in too. Very juicy, very drinkable! Suited to serving chilled down - lots of strawberry juice, cherry and herbaceous and earthy notes too, blackcurrant leaf and pomegranate. It's a fun little wine to not be taken too seriously. Like Pieter's answer to a Beaujolais-villages and ultimate 'vin de soif.' This 2023 is clean, pure and brilliant. \u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eEvery one of Pieter’s wines is a story, rather than a grape variety, and it’s the juice inside the bottle which reveals that story. He doesn’t own any vines, but instead scours South Africa’s winelands for top-quality fruit that has somehow slipped under the radar, now sourcing from nearly 70 sites. Some years he’ll make 20 wines, other years 35. With the benefit of anonymity, variety and regional identity take a back seat while parcel expression does the driving. 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You may expect me to now say it is heaven with Asian food (as that’s what we always have with Riesling, isn't it?) but with quality seafood it is superb, a bit like Sauvignon does, but even better.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eLet us introduce you to Stefan Winter. He has 2 loves in life; football and winemaking. Stefan started making wine at just 16, and now is responsible for the family's 20ha of vineyards, predominantly on calcareous soils around Dittelsheim. Since 2004, he has been a member of the dynamic Rhineland-based winegrowing association Message in a Bottle and an active member of the German Weinelf.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"WINTER","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":55239131464066,"sku":"A3886124","price":21.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2466\/1541\/files\/BC_Upload_17374889-ddef-4a59-b24b-9436912cd207.jpg?v=1786095821"},{"product_id":"albarino-nai-e-senora-terra-de-asorei-2024","title":"Albarino, Nai e Senora, Val do Salnes, Rias Baixas 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eThe 2024 has arrived and we're absolutely buzzing about it! To say we’re head over heels would be an understatement. This vintage is bursting with vibrant, peachy aromas right off the nose, laced with zesty lime and a whisper of oyster shell. And that finish? Think lemon syllabub creamy, citrusy perfection. On the palate, it crackles with energy, zippy, bright, and brimming with tension yet it's effortlessly drinkable. The length is incredible. This is one seriously impressive white: relaxed enough for a casual sip, yet polished enough to shine at a dinner party. Pair it with whitebait or a cold pint of prawns and you’re in for something special.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWe found this in an ocean of Spanish wines at a huge wine fair south of Madrid. We tasted hundreds of wines on that occasion, including about 70 Albarinos, and this was the only wine we imported! Crucially, the vineyards are in the Salnes Valley, influenced by the large saline estuary of Ria de Arousa and the weather of the Atlantic ocean. 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Exciting both to nose and drink, it's got the wonderful aromatics we've come to know, with lifted citrus and herbaceous notes, and tanginess and crunchy ripe apple on the palate. It's got a pleasing intensity but it's not pungent. It fills the mouth with flavour yet it remains restrained. The Sauvignon Blanc is softened by the local Gros Manseng grape, which also adds some dimension to the texture. There isn't a more expensive wine that could give me more pleasure when I'm wanting these kinds of flavours and refreshment. It's no wonder it's been one of our most popular wines for years.\u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eHorgelus has long been one of our best value whites for the price. Located in the pretty Gascon village of Montréal du Gers in the foothills of the Pyrenées, on the pilgrimage route of Santiago de Compostela. Winemaker Yoan Le Menn has not put a foot wrong in the 15 years we have known him. His wines never fail to delight.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"DOMAINE HORGELUS","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":56117090943362,"sku":"A2786125","price":13.75,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2466\/1541\/files\/BC_Upload_de15741c-193f-4d26-a6cc-f838b2963007.png?v=1766396637"},{"product_id":"le-papesse-di-papiano-sangiovese-villa-papiano-2024","title":"Le Papesse di Papiano Sangiovese Villa Papiano 2024","description":"\u003cp\u003eA lovely thing to drink, and unique perfumed expression of Sangiovese with fabulous purity from the high elevation of the vineyards. It opens up beautifully and the flavours and scents evolve, with more pomegranate and rose showing with a few hours or a day open. Quite crisp and nuanced with red currant coulis over thyme, meat juices and very fine tannins. It's a wine well worth having in the cellar or to hand to impress. We love this unique, mountain expression of Sangiovese, and how very different it is to those from Tuscany.\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e#Tasting#\u003c\/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cspan\u003eLocated in the unique terroir of Modigliana, on the border of Emilia Romagna and Tuscany, Villa Papiano's vineyards are the highest in the area, planted on terraces between 450-570 metres above sea level. Their wines are defined by the estate's high elevation and steep slopes, ancient soils of marl and sandstone, and unique microclimates created by the dense forest that surrounds them. Farming organically, in a way that respects their incredible surroundings and winemaking with minimal intervention, the Bordini family focus almost exclusively on indigenous varieties and old clones. 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And we're not the only ones who think so, in 2015, Decanter magazine selected their 2014 rosé as best rosé in the world, as well as the range catching the attention of none other than the queen of vino herself, Jancis Robinson, who has included their wines in no less than 3 of her top 10 lists for the year. \u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LE GRAND CROS","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID","offer_id":56494852047234,"sku":"A3756125","price":19.5,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2466\/1541\/products\/L_espritlegrandcros_8dc56292-9db5-4bda-9ba0-0920f0fdeaf2.jpg?v=1786024344"},{"product_id":"la-fleur-le-grand-cros-rose-2025","title":"La Fleur Le Grand Cros Provence Rose 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eOn offer, from £10.95 on a dozen, £11.50 on 6, or £11.95 to mix.\u003c\/strong\u003e \"Just cracked open a bottle! your comment ' back the truck up' is spot on, exceptional value, I'm a happy Le esprit drinker with its finesse. 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And we're not the only ones who think so, in 2015, Decanter magazine selected their 2014 rosé as best rosé in the world, as well as the range catching the attention of none other than the queen of vino herself, Jancis Robinson, who has included their wines in no less than 3 of her top 10 lists for the year. \u003c\/span\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"LE GRAND CROS","offers":[{"title":"DUTY PAID","offer_id":56495180087682,"sku":"A3746125","price":14.95,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/2466\/1541\/files\/BC_Upload_52d8fcd9-dca1-42a8-bd38-509cc6bb3dd5.png?v=1774027624"},{"product_id":"sauvignon-a-peu-pres-2025","title":"Sauvignon Blanc A Peu Pres 2025","description":"\u003cp\u003eMade from vines directly next to Pouilly-Fume. Yet again we see such a clean refreshing, cooling, palate, it's on the money. Still giving us all the length we are very used to. 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