The Best White Wines To Gift Everyone!
Best Value for Money White:
Tenuta Sant Antonio, Scaia White 2024
A small batch Mediterranean style of Chardonnay blended with local grape Garganega by four brothers in Italy’s breezy northern reaches has made ripples around the world and it’s been our value driven bestseller for a long time. This white blend beams with floral notes and a fresh palate of citrus, pineapple and mango, laced with nice acidity. No surprise then that this wine is rated 4.2 on Vivino and is a great value for money white wine to gift at year end.
MRP ₹ 3,295
Best White Wine For New Wine Drinkers
St. Urbans- Hof, QbA Riesling “Old Vines” 2023
There’s nothing quite like a hint of sweetness to lace the vibrant fruit of a Riesling to get a new wine drinker started. And we’ve picked out a classic German style just to delight that profile. Produced in the heart of Mosel Valley by genius winemaker Nik Weiss who runs the traditional family estate of St. Urbans-Hof, this old vine Riesling exudes notes of mango, orange peel, hallmark minerality and generous residual sweetness.
MRP ₹ 4,195
Best Affordable White:
Di Majo Norante, Moli Bianco 2024
Imagine an exotic and organic white wine plucked from Italy’s second smallest region – one you’ve probably never heard of – and then guess the price. We’ll leave the surprise for you to enjoy along with a cool maritime wine. Produced from the Falanghina grape, this vibrant and refreshing wine has an expressive natural palate, brimming with floral notes and bright flavours of citrus, limoncella apple and minerality.
MRP ₹ 1,895
Best White Wine to Splurge
Christian Moreau, Chablis Premier Cru Vaillon 2023
Chablis is lauded the world over for high quality Chardonnay and this Christian Moreau Premier Cru vintage from the Chablis appellation of Vaillon embodies that high standard
The appellation of Vaillon is located on the left bank of Chablis. The grape is handpicked from the estate’s five parcels rooted in Kimmeridgien period limestone soils. The opulent barrel aged Chardonnay is a beautiful balance of stone fruit, minerality and oak finesse.
MRP ₹ 10,925
Best White Wine for Geeks:
Tornatore, Etna Bianco 2023
Wine geeks will simply love the name, the wine and the story. It’s a trifecta that makes the perfect gift for wine geeks. This smokey Italian white wine is made from Carricante, an indigenous Sicilian grape harvested in the volatile appellation of Mount Etna where brave winemakers work their magic under the watch of the live volcano Mount Etna. One of Sicily modern and bold wineries Tornatore headed up by Francesco Tornatore, has nurtured a vibrant Carricante style that drinks of copious melon, apple and citrus zest balanced by pure elegance and minerality.
MRP ₹ 4,495
Best White Wine for Food Pairings
Honig Vineyards, Sauvignon Blanc Napa Valley 2024
Sure Napa Valley is best loved for its intense and full bodied Cabernet Sauvignon but there’s also plenty of delicious Sauvignon Blanc to go around. The family stead of Honig Vineyards makes this fruit forward gourmet Sauv Blanc that glistens with dollops of lime, peach and grapefruit to go with the contrasting tones of freshly cut grass and herbs, all of which are gently lifted like a graceful wave by exuberant acidity. This refreshing Napa white is an ideal accompaniment to a seafood platter and fresh goat cheese salad.
MRP ₹ 5,995
Best White Wine to Impress
Vincent Girardin, Meursault Les Narvaux 2022
Our newest white Burgundy doesn’t come any better than this rich and mineralesque Chardonnay Burgundy from the divine appellation of Meursault. And impressive it certainly is, given that esteemed wine critic Robert Parker rated the wine a rare 93 points. The Les Narvaux vineyard sits right next to the Premier Cru vineyard, Genevrières so this wine is practically a Premier Cru, albeit not officially. Vincent Girardin certainly elevates this Burgundy to high form with minerality, lemon zest and tense elegance, crowned by a subtle veneer of oak.
MRP ₹ 26,895
Best Out of the Box White Wine
Bodegas Albamar Albarino 2024
Bodegas Alambar’s creative force, Xurxo Alba has mastered the modern Albarino style helped by Rias Baixas’s maritime climate and granite rich soils, putting out a wine that shines with notes of lemons, green apple and anise and a distinctive, saline-influenced acidity and minerality. This out of the box Spanish white is sure to be an all round pleaser.
MRP ₹ 4,995
