Italy is not most people’s first port of call for Chardonnay, nor perhaps are mountain regions, but up in the Alpine northeast of Italy, in the predominantly white-wine region of Alto Adige/Süd Tirol, Chardonnay vineyards are second only to Pinot Grigio and the wines produced have a captivating purity and freshness.

This delicious, dry Riesling is perfect for sunny, warm weather and mildly spice food

I love dry Semillon with some bottle age made from venerable wines. It combines smooth lanolin texture with citrus intensity and zing

If writers ought to dispense advice only on subjects they have had personal experience of, I am well equipped to advise on wine cellars

It’s rare to see a Saint-Péray wine outside independent merchants and restaurants. There's just not enough of it for mass exposure

This cracking South African Sauvignon Blanc has mouth-watering pea pod and lemon grass aromas, a hint of pepper-spice, and succulent texture

The aromatic Moschofilero grape variety is highly valued in Greece. Taste this aromatic dry white wine and you’ll see why.

If Italian Pinot Grigio is the sort of white wine you normally pass by, stay with me because there's another kind: Pinot Grigio with flavour

This appealing, affordable and well-balanced example of modern Australian Chardonnay goes against the trend for regional identity.

This white wine is a delight – breezy, bright, light and rounded with a plume of grass, gooseberry, floral, citrus and white peach.

This alluring, richly textured, complex and very individual dry wine was inspired by the way white wines were made in the past

Delicious white, rosé and orange wines for the festive season in all styles and at all prices to suit every occasion

If you’re looking for a really interesting and unusual bottle to give to a wine lover, your search ends here.

A delicious, distinctive, dry white wine from northern Greece with a perfume of roses and Turkish delight

This wonderfully expressive, distinctive Sauvignon Blanc has a depth of flavour to keep up the interest in any season.

The white grape variety Albariño is better known to the world’s wine drinkers than the Spanish region from which it comes

This crisp, dry Portuguese white is an ideal wine to see you through to the end of the summer season

This refreshing, dry and aromatic Spanish Muscat is a perfect whie wine for summer drinking

The quality-focused Hispano+Suizas winery is helping to transform the reputation of southeast Spain's Utiel-Requena wine region

This sunny Viognier from the south of France is all orange blossom fragrance, juicy white-peach fruit and buoyant freshness