Attention aperitivo lovers - Controcorrente is a modern take on the classic Torino style of vermouth, made with natural wine as its base and infused with various citrus and herb botanicals to aromatic, bittersweet effect. Find out more.
RegionUdine, Friuli-Venezia Giulia, Italy
GrapesChardonnay & Durella
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites, fortified and infused with natural citrus & botanicals
An off-dry Viognier that bursts with ripe orchard fruits and the merry dance between piquant acids and residual sugars. Bracing, uncompromising Ardéchois blanc. Find out more.
RegionValvignères, Ardèche, France
GrapesViognier
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
An ingenious multi-purpose beverage; sparkling Gamay juice infused with wild herbs, apple, lemon & ginger. The ideal bottle if you are abstaining, but equally the necessary tonic when the morning after requires restorative properties Find out more.
Val's lightest, juiciest red - lightness and purity of fruit is the goal here. Bountiful cherry and raspberry fruits with a confected quality and anise-like spices. A fluid wine with pronounced luminosity and just so much fun to drink - 'the grenadine of the estate' as Val likes to call it. Find out more.
RegionLuberon, Southern Rhône, France
GrapesGrenache
VineyardBiodynamic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
Partida's take on the classic Catalan vermut - pour neat over ice with a slice of orange and an olive as you get ready for dinner, it really is a brilliant aperitif. Various blended white and red wines are infused with herbs and sugar and fortified with raw alcohol. Find out more.
Real-deal Marsala from a producer widely regarded to be the master of the style. Forget what you think you know about this misunderstood sweet Western Sicilian wine - Bartoli makes exquisite Marsala true to the history of the region, a world away from the cheap mass-market concoctions that pervade. Find out more.
RegionMarsala, Sicily, Italy
GrapesGrillo
VineyardOrganic
CellarFermented with native yeasts, unfiltered & unfined, no additional sulphites
A bracingly zippy, palate-cleansing wine that buzzes with tart white grapefruit citrus and softens into the creamy peaks of a lemon meringue pie. Anecdotally described as 'alcoholic lemonade for grown-ups' and for good reason! Find out more.