Cool, sunny day southern Italy vibes complete with lifted aromatics, sweet nutty spices and some stylistically typical tannins that come through a little bricky. All those layers are wrapped in boysenberries and cherries. Perfect in a carafe between you and the last slice of pizza, while supporting your favourite Italian football (soccer) team.

Carlotta Rosso 2024

Plump, juicy and round with good bright and fresh acidity washing through to amplify the purity. Gets 8-12 months in concrete to keep things expressive and savoury and punching well above its price for Beaujolais village.

Phillipe Viet Beaujolais-Villages Gamay 2023

Bright and crunchy with cherry pips, cranberry and drops of boysenberry that shine through along with some trademark Sangiovese dusty tannin, and crispy acidity

Carlotta Sangiovese 2023

A tumble of fresh cut apples and pears with some lovely chamomile lift to the aromatics. Floral, fresh and pure fruited to have you eating up bowls of broccoli pasta with even more joy.

Ca'Rugate San Michele Soave Classico 2023

Who’d have thought… Sangiovese plus Merlot and Sagrantino can equal a Gamay-like wine. When it’s light and delicate thanks to a favourable growing season and the vines being at altitude. Unique and lovely.

Beulah Violetta Stesso Stesso Rosso 2023

Colour and fruit in abundance for plenty of depth and a lot of super bright squishy berries that are kept savoury with just a pinch of aniseed-like spice. Serve it cool, not cold for the best of times.

David Morgan Quiet Wine Morgan Syrah 2023

A Sauvy B and Chardy blend that sees a short fermentation period and comes through with plenty of texture. The wine to bring when you don’t know the menu, or the vibe because it’s a little cuisine chameleon and great time unto itself.

David Morgan Quiet Wines Bianco Floreale 2024

Torn sage, ripe mulberry and berries, here’s a full-blooded Shiraz, vibrant and plush with a friendly (juicy) side. Ticks all the Shiraz boxes without ever scaring anyone off – in other words, balanced.

Curator Wine Co Hamlets Shiraz 2023

A clean and plush expression with sweet whole berries and a flitting carbonic note. Very juicy and very pure, but it’s more than that thanks to a little mineral element and splash of dusty tannin.

Domaine Perol Pierres Dorees Bien Eleve Gamay Beaujolais 2023

Deliciously fresh Italian Bianco. Like every Abruzzese, there’s a savoury amount of bitterness here, plus some chamomile and a lemon pith for approachability and charm. Perfect with salty beef skewers and radicchio.

La Valentina Trebbiano 2023

Lunaria Charisma Trebbiano 2022

Slovenian wines are things of beauty. Old school and discrete, they were kept a secret so long and now everyone who’s ever listened to Karen O or some band from Manchester seems obsessed. Must be the flowy textures and great value.

Giocato Pinot Grigio 2021

Soft fruits and a really broad appeal. Like a trip to Sicily, this would suit 99% of people so you should gift it if you're feeling generous, and goes well with light, al olio pastas, and sardines on toast.

Caruso & Minini Frappo Rosé 2022

Sooty tannins with dark cherry and bitter amaro plus some bergamot and liquorice. Mayhem and innocence all at once delivered with a silky palette that embodies Sicily. Beauty in abundance.

Caruso & Minini Frapello Frappato Blend 2022

Snap of red apple and blackcurrant with some twiggy tannin grip but nothing like a traditional Nebbiolo. This is light and gluggable. Drink slightly chilled with just about anything, anywhere and with anyone!

Poderi Cellario Libertà Nebbiolo 2022

Zig Zag Rd Folk Nouveau Sangiovese 2023

Mostly Riesling with some Grigio and a little less Gewürtz. This is all high-flung acidity and a salty edge. Includes under ripe apricot and some moreish dried orchard fruit. Boogie appropriate, yes – but please pace yourself.

Konpira Maru Pan Opticon Riesling 2024

Fermented half whole bunch for full deliciousness. Love the elevated and floral notes. If you call it Gum, we're going to need it to have a long finish and this delivers with raspberry leaf, olives and a sprinkle of pepper.

GUM Syrah 2024

Jasnières is the most northerly of the AOC’s in the Loire Valley. This is razor sharp and alive with savoury minerals – think flint and some wet stone, before a lift of chamomile and raw honey come through. An amazing entry into Chenin for Chardonnay and Gris lovers.

Pascal Janvier Jasnières Chenin Blanc 2020

Fleshy strawberries and cherries with some dusky, chalky depth. Fruit was held in concrete and there was no fining or filtering, this is perfect for a LoFi devotee or a red-lover who’s a bit adventurous.