£14.40, Tanners Wines If you're in the UK you may wonder at my recommending a Riesling in the currently comfortless weather – not only that but a dry Riesling without the comfort-zone sweetness of the older classic styles of Germany (Kabinett and so on). Summer is certainly prime time for most of the world's very light, crisply acidic white wines, but good dry Riesling doesn't fit that description. Whether it's from Austria, Germany, Alsace or Australia, there's more to its a

The second in The Wine Society’s new Bin Series is an Austrian red made from Zweigelt by Familie Mantler in the Weinviertel region, who do everything themselves, from looking after their 12ha of vineyards to ageing the wine in old acacia casks to delivering it to local restaurants. As for the wine, it could hardly be a better summer red because it’s best served cool or lightly chilled to emphasise its juicy brightness and smoothness. It’s hard to imagine how you could get mor

New year, new grape varieties: ten grapes and wines for 2016 Remember Grü-V? Yes, the American moniker for Grüner Veltliner. The trouble was that by the time sommeliers and their customers were saying Grü-V it was anything but, er, groovy. Fashions come and go in wine as in all things and there’s always somebody out there trying to outdo everyone else by requesting the most recherché lesser-spotted grape variety, To help you keep ahead of the game, here are ten cool grapes an