Margaret River continues to produce fantastically crisp, clean and refreshing Semillon Sauvignon Blanc blends and this is a market leader for good reason. Snow pea and passionfruit characters jump across the palate with a sublte finish to enable easy food matching.

Yalumba continues to produce some amazing wines at great prices and their Y Series is the epitome of this focus. The Unwooded Chardonnay is full-bodied, fruity and plentiful in pineapple, melon and grapefruit flavours with a trickle of honey. A crisp citrus acidity to finish.

John Quarisa, aka Johnny Q, is a terrific winemaker, creating wines that, like him, can be lively and highly charged. In his Caravan wine series, he likes to think of a grape that changes in style as it travels. So that here, Sauvignon Blanc grown in his Riverina vineyards produces a wine still with loads of grassy fresh zip, but along the way, has developed more tropical fruit flavours too. That is peach, pineapple and passionfruit! He insists on night harvested grapes to ensure lots of bright fresh flavours and cool ferments them for the same reason. This wine previously won a Gold medal and we think the 2021 vintage is tasting just as good – it's a fridge-door-must! Chill down and enjoy as a glass on its own or with spicy Thai dishes.

A traditional Greek drink best combined with mezes.

Chardonnay is at home in the Margaret River in Australia's west and this great value version from Cow Bombie shows lovely rich varietal flavours of peach and melon and textured mouth feel are enhanced by zesty citrus notes which linger on the finish.

Balliamo Pinot Grigio displays a clear, straw colour with lifted aromas of pear, lemon and fresh citrus. Crisp acidity complements its excellent flavour length.

Moondah Brook Verdelho from Western Australia is a bright, moorish aromatic white wine that is pale straw colour, has great tropical fruit with light herbal aromas. Soft texture and well rounded on the palate with hints of lemon.

Tangaroa Sauvignon Blanc from Marlborough in New Zealand offeres intense tropical fruit and passionfruit aromas which gives this wine a lifted bouquet which is reflected on the palate. An appealing full flavored style with length and crispness on the finish.

The undisputed authority on Viognier in Australia, Louisa Rose at Yalumba produces a Viognier as part of their Y Series range that has a powerful nose filled with tropical fruit, and a rich, flavoursome, zesty palate to match. Completed by a crisp, lingering finish.

Wither Hills Sauvignon Blanc is amongst the very best examples of the famous Marlborough style. Always a standout, the Wither Hills is lively on the palate with herbal gooseberry and lemon-grass flavours. A definite leader of the pack.