Azulejos (tiles in English) are a quintessential part of Spanish art, just as wine. Each region in Spain has its own distinct style of producing the azulejos. With this collection of wines we pair the most attractive and trendiest wine regions with a particular azulejo style, using a modern approach that results in a pairing that brings out the best qualities of both.

Intense ruby red.Cherry and blackberry aromas with hints of black pepper and bitter cocoa, upon a pleasant background of sweet spices.Soft, with elegant tannins and a lingering finish recalling fruits of the forest, cherry and spicy notes.Particularly well-suited to appetisers of cold meats and cheeses, pasta with sauce, roast meat dishes and pizza with rich sauces and flavours. Best served at a temperature of 16-18°C.

On the nose it shows yellow flowers, exotic fruit and white peach together with smoky and peaty notes. Juicy fruit palate accented with mineral, aromatic herbs and almond alongside crisp acidity. The finish is dry and very persistent. Made from 100% Garganega, this wine was first made in 1986. Whole grapes were pressed and fermented for 16 days in steel vats, followed by 15 months in contact with fine lees and then 5 months in bottle before release. For generations the life of the Tessari family has been dedicated to the cultivation of the vine in the Soave area, the oldest white wine production area in Italy. Since 1887 the family has owned vineyards at the very heart of the Soave Classica area. This is a restricted area with special soil, climatic and morphological conditions centred around the small village of Fittà. The Suavia wine farm is located in Fittà, in the municipality of Soave, at 296 metres above sea level. Suavias modern and efficient winery was designed to produce only white wines using the best technology available, in order to obtain the very best from the regions native grapes. There were two crucial points to the winery design: the first was to develop a structure capable of making the best possible use of gravity to reduce the movement of must and wine to a minimum, and the second was to create an architectural style that would blend seamlessly in with the surrounding wine producing landscape. The farms twelve hectares of vineyards are located in the centre of the Soave Classica area. To be more precise, they belong to two particular microzones with unique and unmistakeable characteristics, those of Fittà and Castellaro.

A super aromatic, juicy wine thats perfect for drinking over the warmer months. Similarly weighted to a Cheverny or Pouilly Fumé, you can expect a mouthwatering, tangy wine with the characters of spring blossom, citrus peel and fresh cut herbs on both the nose and the palate. In the mouth its crunchy, racy and refreshing, but becomes more and more textural over time in the glass.

A pithy yet textured white shot through with crystalline, racy, mountain-stream freshness. Expect crunchy stone fruits, grapefruit pith aromas and flavours and a twist of quinine-like freshness on the rocky close. Super classy white thats impossible to stop drinking.

Monte dei Cocci Fiano Minutolo is the result of traditional winemaking with a modern approach. The fruit is from the heart of Itria Valley in Puglia, grown at 450 metres. The Fiano Minutolo grape is highly aromatic and the wine produced displays flavours and aromas of flowers and sweet herbs with fresh yellow fruit. Highly enjoyable as an aperitive, and perfect with light dishes.

Retsina hails from the hills of Attica and Central Greece and was traditionally made from the Savatiano grape variety. Vassilis Papagiannakos has taken it upon himself to raise the profile of this much-maligned style of wine. He does this by sourcing fruit from old, well-sited Savatiano vineyards. He then adds very controlled amounts of pine resin during a temperature controlled fermentation to ensure a delicate and well integrated blend of flavours and complexity.

From the home of Pinot Grigio, this is an ideal summer wine. Zesty citrus and fresh pear flavours are complemented by crisp, refreshing acidity. Perfect for prawns or just enjoy a glass on its own.