Ca' Rugate San Michele Soave Classico 2023

In the piazza the other day, an elderly woman was selling dried flowers and black fruits. When she came near us, she smelt faintly of sweet earth and you could see the fruits had stained her fingertips. We were eating saffron risotto and drinking Valpolicella. Everything was perfect.

Roccolo Grassi Valpolicella Superiore 2017

An easy-drinking Soave if there ever was one. This brings all the weighty richness of blossoming orchard fruits, but keeps things fresh with a minerally edge that adds an element of bouncy refreshment to every sip.

Coffele Castel Cerino Soave Classico 2023

This innocent Garganega has something that isn't innocent at all, texture. Soft, supple, a juicy weave that drapes like a divine gift meant to test us all. Refreshing and yet tempting. Pair with zucchini flowers.

Pasqua Soave 2023

Tightly packaged with a fresh lemon sherbet nose and light peachy fuzz. This is very crisp and dry in the realms of Prosecco. Savoury hints of pastry sit alongside some flinty minerality. Lean, clean fizzy business without the fruit-bomb!

Loredan Gasparini Prosecco Superiore NV

Veneto’s a long way from Napoli but this is still perfect pizza wine. Corvina is native to Veneto where it’s the most-planted red grape, and in this blend, it’s full of sweet fruits and savoury tannin. Do you know how to make a vegetable quiche (tarta salada)? This is your time to shine with an epic pairing if so.

Domini Del Leone Veneto Rosso 2023

Great value can come with big, ripe black cherries that are super pure and seem wrapped in sage leaves and that dusty Italian tannin we call think of when they say, contento.

Cantina Colli Morenici Valpolicella 2022

Fragrant Bardolino with some lively aromas and a palate of red berries. There’s also some flinty minerality which adds to the wine’s moreish profile. This is going to be oh so perfect with a borlotti bean dish, salami and a wedge (summer’s not the time for slices) of asiago.

Benazzoli Bardolino 2022

Very much a dry Prosecco, but one with a balanced bouquet of white florals. The palate is chalky and includes some lovely, refreshing green orchard fruit. Great with a handful of crisps, or some lobster tail linguine.

Rigoni Il Giusto Extra Dry Prosecco DOC NV

Comfort white wine to see us all through a balmy evening or to celebrate a rare, hot Autumn afternoon with ripe pear, apple and alpine herb flavours. Tastes great out of fancy glassware, but it’s really best out of a tumbler or a biodegradable cup in the park.

Pasqua Pinot Grigio 2022

A fruity & crisp fresh style with a pretty, delicate mouthfeel that is sure to please the crowd. Also one of the best sparkling labels we’ve seen for years! Great value!

Umberto Luigi Domenico Prosecco NV

And while we recommend drinking in moderation, he was under a lot of pressure at the time to be fair. Fluffy with citrus fruit, talcy with a chalky finish. Great Value!