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DAILY MAIL WeeKEND C M Y K PAGE 39 FOUR-PAGE SPECIAL LIGHT&DRY 2015 Picpoul de 2015 Pujalet, 2015 Verdicchio Pinet, Blanc Sec, Côtes de dei Castelli di Languedoc, Gascogne, France Jesi Classico, France (£5.37, (£5.49, Waitrose) Follonica, Marche, Asda) This is a This dinky French Italy (£5.49, Co-op) wonderfully zesty white is bursting at I’m a sucker for this little white wine, the seams with wine’s arty label and with a citrus theme summery joy. It’s a amphora-shaped THE and a faint sea stunning all-rounder bottle. When you spray air. It’s with a vast array of taste it and wonder the benchmark light dishes as well how on earth its great-value French Riviera as being great for price can be so low, the picture white wine style and at this making a kir (with crème de is complete. There is one tiddly price it is this year’s cassis). Look no further for a message here – you cannot live best-value Picpoul. terrific ‘house white’. without this wine in your life! 2015 The Exquisite 2015 Verdicchio 2015 Torres, Viña 100 Collection dei Castelli di Sol, Penedès, Marsanne, J-C Jesi, Moncaro, Spain (£6.50, Mas, Languedoc, Marche, Italy reduced to £5 until France (£5.99, Aldi) (£5.99, Waitrose) 7 June, Sainsbury’s) Flavour always comes Verdicchio is Italy’s If you’re looking for before price for me, answer to the French a bargain-priced but with a wine like summer staple, white for picnics this one I have to muscadet – only with this summer then take my hat off to a little more sunshine dive into this Aldi. It’s a sultry and therefore mid- brilliant, green BEST marsanne made BEST palate fruit. This bright, citrussy, apple-scented ‘sun wine’. by wine magician BARGAIN floral wine is bone dry and Made by the famous Torres Jean-Claude Mas WHitE delicious with seafood or a family, it’s only a fiver and at a bargain price. tomato and mozzarella salad. tastes like a dream. Bring it on. 2015 Waitrose, 2015 Truly 2015 Picpoul de Sauvignon Blanc Irresistible Leyda Pinet, Baron de VALUE Touraine, Loire, Valley Sauvignon Badassière, France (£6.99, Blanc, Chile (£6.99, Languedoc, Waitrose) If you Co-op) This wine has France (£7.80, don’t want to spend been a star for a few Booths) This name is SUMMER WHitES £12 on a Sancerre or years now. It’s a little amusing, but Pouilly-Fumé, this amazing to think that perhaps the joke is neat little wine has I favour it over many lost on the winery. similar citrussy sauvignons from Regardless, there’s AND SPARKLERS flavours. It comes across the world at plenty of attitude from a region further along the twice the price. It’s packed with in this dazzler, BEST FOR Loire river than those famous elderflower, mint, lemon balm which is heaven fiSH AND names, but it lacks nothing in and cut grass notes and it with all fish SEAFOOD terms of impact or enthusiasm. adores Asian-influenced dishes. and seafood. 2015 Cheverny, 2015 Pecorino, 2015 Viña Domaine du Terre di Chieti, Taboexa, FROM AS Salvard, Loire, Italy (£7.99, reduced Albariño, Rías France (£7.95, to £5.99 from 8-28 Baixas, Spain thewinesociety.com) June, Waitrose) Crisp (£7.99, Waitrose) LE AS This delicious wine and jolly, this feisty Launching very Litt is my favourite apéritif is also good soon, new label Cheverny, made with fish. Pecora Taboexa attempts from sauvignon means ‘sheep’ in to crack the albariño blanc with a dash of Italian – they’re grape at a lower £5 chardonnay to give partial to the price than many depth and intrigue. It’s pecorino grapes BEST other wines. It works Specially selected by the Daily another mesmerising Loire this wine is made APERitif extremely well with tropical white which is tailor-made from, hence the BARGAIN notes on the nose and razor- Mail’s wine expert Matthew Jukes for summer entertaining. sheep on the label. sharp acidity on the finish. Welcome to the second part of my Summer 2015 Truly 2015 Taste the 2015 Peter Wine Collection. Last week I brought you Irresistible Difference, Yealands, the 100 best-value red, rosé, fortified and Pinot Grigio, Bordeaux Sauvignon Blanc, sweet wines on the High Street this year, Marlborough, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, and this week it’s the turn of the 100 New Zealand France (£8, New Zealand (£8, best-value white wines and sparklers. Given (£7.99, Co-op) Gosh, Sainsbury’s) The reduced to £7 until the huge range of wines available on the this is a stunner! freshness of this 7 June, Sainsbury’s) shelves today, selecting 200 that represent Made at Peter wine underpins the This perky, tangy the best value was quite a challenge. But I Yealands’ winery tinge of lemon and sauvignon is set about my task with gusto – I’ve tasted by Tamra Kelly- grapefruit. ‘Bordeaux another wine from more than 4,000 wines in the past few Washington, it Blanc’ wines are not Yealands superstar months and I hope my choices capture your contains a dash of as popular as those from the Tamra Kelly-Washington. It’s palates as they did mine. Pull out this guide gewurztraminer, which adds Loire but they offer epic value lighter and more elegant than and keep it for reference, and remember to exotic spice to the package. and punchy flavours, especially many of the soapy fruit bombs keep your eyes peeled for deals and Don’t miss out on it. with oysters and clams. which crowd the shelves. discounts. The prices here are correct at the * PRICES CORRECT AT THE TIME OF GOING TO PRESS time of going to press, but they’re notoriously fluid and there are potential bargains to be had as the summer wears on. Cheers! weekend 39 4 JUNE NStandbyational v1 PAGE 40 C M Y K DAILY MAIL WeeKEND 100 BEST SUMMER WHITes & SPARKLers 2015 Morrisons 2015 Taste the 2015 Quinta de 2015 La Vieille 2015 Tapada de 2015 Ken Grüner Veltliner, Difference Azevedo, Single Ferme Blanc, La Villar Vinho Verde, Forrester, Niederösterreich, Coolwater Bay Estate, Vinho Famille Perrin, Portugal (£8.50, Workhorse Austria (£8, Sauvignon Blanc, Verde, Portugal France (£8.49, M&S) With a spritzy, Chenin Blanc, Morrisons) There are Marlborough, New (£8.29, Waitrose) Waitrose) This 2015 zesty grapefruit Stellenbosch, loads of grüners on Zealand (£8, The best Vinho vintage launches theme, this is a South Africa the shelves today reduced to £7 until Verdes are prickly very soon. Its floral raucously lively Vinho (£8.50, M&S) Ken because this grape is 7 June, Sainsbury’s) on the tongue, scent is the epitome Verde with masses of makes great wines a fascinating This is a different faintly aromatic of restraint, making appeal. M&S continue and this is a fine alternative to the take on Kiwi and raspingly dry it the perfect apéritif. to nail the heart and chenin with lemon sauvignon tsunami. sauvignon, with on the palate. Grenache blanc, ugni soul of their wines and lime and a long For value and impact none can soothing fruit notes taking the Azevedo is the UK market blanc, bourboulenc and and this makes them the best finish. It has enough character compete with this entry-level place of the standard fruit leader – and it is also one of vermentino combine to make a retailers on the High Street right to step up from fish to chicken, wine. I love its zestiness and cocktail. It’s unhurried, Zen-like the best wines if you’re on silky, sultry wine with a kiss of now. Tapada de Villar is a great and is persistent and classy in pink grapefruit scent. and calm, and a cracking price. holiday in Portugal. crunchy acidity on the finish. racy white for the summer. spite of its sleek palate. 2015 Zalze 2014 The Gum, 2014 The Gum, 2015 Massey Dacta, 2015 Morrisons 2015 Plumpton Reserve, Chenin Single Vineyard Semillon/ Sauvignon Blanc, Signature Estate, Pinot Blanc, South Pinot Grigio, Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, Pouilly-Fumé, Blanc, East Africa (£10, reduced Adelaide Hills, Adelaide Hills, New Zealand Loire, France (£11, Sussex, England to £7.50 until 7 June, South Australia South Australia (£10.99, reduced to Morrisons) I’m very (£11, M&S) Sainsbury’s) This (£10.50, M&S) Made (£10.50, M&S) £8.99 each for six until fussy about Pouilly- Plumpton is the refreshing Zalze uses by one of Australia’s Another fascinating 29 August, Majestic) Fumé because many UK’s centre for oak in its production most distinguished white in The Gum This scintillating overpriced versions winemaking studies to underpin the citrus estates, The Lane range is this blend sauvignon got its trade on the famous and this is the finest fruit. It’s bracingly Vineyard, this is a of lime-soaked hilarious moniker name without English pinot blanc refreshing, perfect ravishing pinot grigio. semillon and mint from winemaker delivering on the I’ve ever seen. with fish and SUper It packs in more drama than any and lemon balm-kissed Owen Glover’s children. It’s how palate. I’m delighted to say that Smooth, moreish BEST salads and can with Italian wine at the same cost. Its sauvignon blanc. It proves that, they pronounced the name of this wine lives up to the hype and confident, it english cope with fuller salads haunting perfume alone is in the right hands, two can the Massey Ferguson tractor he and is a fair price, too.