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Why not print this page off as your shopping list?aged “sur lie” for almost a year, hence all the tangy, lively, lemony, floral style
2007 Pouilly-Fumé Les Cascadelles, La Tuilerie, Majestic, 2 @ £7.99rich, ripe Les Cascadelles, complete with a long, lemon zest finish
2007 Château Bel Air Bordeaux Réserve, Blanc. Tanners £7.70; Wine soc £6.25humdinger floral, citrussy, dry yet steely Bordeaux white
2007 Mâcon Terroir de Charnay, Domaine Cordier. Majestic, 2 @ £7.99until June 26packed with ripe, fragrant, creamy, hazelnut oak and rich herby, leafy fruit
2007 Domaine La Croix-Belle, Grenache-Viognier, Boyer. Lea & Sandeman £7.50aromatic, peach-perfumed blend; smoky-toasty, almost burnt
2007 La Nuit Blanche Roussanne, Domaine Sainte Rose. Majestic 2 @£7.99 until June 26terrific, nutty, lemon and apricot-stacked, French oak-aged white of real distinction
2007 Picpoul de Pinet La Croix Gratiot, Liberty £6.99; Valvona & Crolla £6.99fine, floral, lime peel and lemon sherbet flavours
2007 Palestra Rueda Verdejo. Agrícola Castellana, Spain, Tesco, £6.19bursts with terrific spicy, verdant fruit and boasts thrilling lime zest notes
2006 Pirineos Somontano Mesache, Bodegas Pirineos, Spain, Adnams £6.50lively, lemony white with lots of exotic nutty, smoky, honeyed fruit on the finish
2007 A. Mano Fiano-Greco, Puglia, £6.99 - £7.99 Booths, Bennetts, N Young, Libertygorgeous, fat, spicy, lemony wine that makes a joyous summer glugger
Stylish cabernet-based Chilean. My top mark in the Zurich tasting
2005 Errazuriz La Cumbre, £19.99, buy 2 @ £15.99 MajesticRich, chocolate and cassis-scented shiraz. Second at Zurich
2007 Taste the Difference Chilean Sauvignon, £6.99 Sainsbury'sVivid herby, gooseberry fruit and a whiff of smoke
stylish dry Australian white
2006 L'Insolite, Saumur, Dom des Roches Neuves. £14.15, Caves Pyrène; Wimbledona wine of pristine fresh fruitiness
2005 Coyam, Emiliana. £12.50, Vintage Roots; Whole Foodsyouthful, vibrant, richly fruited red; berryish aromas; sweetly ripe
2006 Cederberg Sustainable Shiraz. £7.50, Waitroseblack cherry fruit is neatly rounded out with a touch of oak
2007 Fairtrade Tilimuqui Single Vineyard Torrontés. £5.99, Waitroselychee-like character and juicy freshness.
2005 Diana Madeline Cabernet/Merlot, Cullen. £35.49, Noel Young; Fortnum & Masonintense Bordeaux-style blend; rich cassis fruit and veneer of oak
Fleury Père et Fils Brut Champagne. £21.99, Vintage Rootsa fine baked apples-and-cream fizz
2007 Domaine du Grand Milord Rosé, Vin de Pays du Gard. £5.99, M&Smouthful of juicy berry fruitiness and an elegant dry finish
2007 Château Sainte Marguerite, Côtes de Provence. £9.99, MajesticThe acidity in the vermentino grape makes it a speciality of the Mediterranean
2006 Bonterra Viognier. £9.99-£10.50, Booths, ethicalwines.com, Majestichoneysuckle undertones and peachy fruit flavours tempered by refreshing acidity
smooth, spicy, sweetly oaked
2007 Fairtrade Live a Little Wildly Wicked White, (£5.65, Vintage Roots)fresh, aromatic, Chenin- and Sauvignon Blanc-based
2007 Ses'fikile Chardonnay, Western Cape (£6.99, Marks & Spencer)elegant, balanced, citrus-fruit and vanilla-like
2006 Origin Cinsault/Merlot, Western Cape (3 @ £4.66 Threshers, Wine Rack)fresh, raspberryish, lightly oaked
creamy, nutty loveliness of the best of the non-vintage grandes marques
harmonious, warmer and fuller than the others. What I'd call a proper wine.
Domaine des Trois Demoiselles Sauvignon 2006, Touraine. £7.50 Berry Brosgravity you wouldn't expect in something as simple as a sauvignon blanc
Champteloup Sauvignon Blanc 2007, Touraine, £5.99, Waitrosecrisp, clean, rushing, grassy, fairly linear, prickly, blast-of-icy-wind, cool-climate sauvignon
Domaine de la Pierre qui Danse Quincy 2006, France. £8.99, Waitroseglides without interference from anything as vulgar as gooseberries