White Wine between £5.00 and £8.00 per bottle
Pavillon de Lobre 2005 2005 - £5.15
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Medal-winning Pavillon de Lobre sits between zippy Sauvignon and rich Chardonnay in style, so is highly recommended for entertaining. It's from the pretty village where painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born and was handcrafted from a characterful local grape, Loin de L'Oeil, meaning ''far from the eye'' or bud. A crisp, lively wine with exuberant citrus aromas and ripe lime, green apples and gooseberry flavours. Crisp yet weighty, it's ideal as an aperitif or as accompaniment to fish dishes.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Medal-winning Pavillon de Lobre sits between zippy Sauvignon and rich Chardonnay in style, so is highly recommended for entertaining. It's from the pretty village where painter Henri de Toulouse-Lautrec was born and was handcrafted from a characterful local grape, Loin de L'Oeil, meaning ''far from the eye'' or bud. A crisp, lively wine with exuberant citrus aromas and ripe lime, green apples and gooseberry flavours. Crisp yet weighty, it's ideal as an aperitif or as accompaniment to fish dishes.
Vega Oliveras Macabeo 2006 - £5.15
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
This lively, dry white comes from Spain's exciting La Mancha region. Just south of Madrid this region is fast becoming the area of the moment for many of the top Rioja houses. Made from Macabeo, a variety often used in super-rare white Rioja, Vega Oliveras is brimming with stone fruit and mineral flavours. Superb with seafood tapas.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
This lively, dry white comes from Spain's exciting La Mancha region. Just south of Madrid this region is fast becoming the area of the moment for many of the top Rioja houses. Made from Macabeo, a variety often used in super-rare white Rioja, Vega Oliveras is brimming with stone fruit and mineral flavours. Superb with seafood tapas.
Blossom Hill Chardonnay 75cl - £31.18
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.20 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Clean and fresh, with distinctive Chardonnay aromas of apple and pear with a hint of tropical and citrus fruit, and a lovely, crisp finish.
Award winning collection of wines named after a winery south of the Paicine, just to the south of San Francisco. Introduced to the UK in 1992, Blossom Hill is an international brand in over 30 countries. Styled for today's tastes, being soft, fruity and e
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.20 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Clean and fresh, with distinctive Chardonnay aromas of apple and pear with a hint of tropical and citrus fruit, and a lovely, crisp finish.
Award winning collection of wines named after a winery south of the Paicine, just to the south of San Francisco. Introduced to the UK in 1992, Blossom Hill is an international brand in over 30 countries. Styled for today's tastes, being soft, fruity and e
Ty-Hafod Welsh Table Wine 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 Ty-Hafod Welsh Table Win E 75cl
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 Ty-Hafod Welsh Table Win E 75cl
La Gioiosa Pinot Grigio 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
LOVELY PEACHY AROMAS AND TROPICAL FRUIT FLAVOURS.
La Gioiosa takes its name from an area in the Trevisio province of Italy which is renowned for its landscape and vivacious people, La Gioiosa literally translates into English as The Joyful One.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
LOVELY PEACHY AROMAS AND TROPICAL FRUIT FLAVOURS.
La Gioiosa takes its name from an area in the Trevisio province of Italy which is renowned for its landscape and vivacious people, La Gioiosa literally translates into English as The Joyful One.
La Gioiosa Prosecco P/G Frizzante 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 La Gioiosa Prosecco P/G Frizzante 75cl
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 La Gioiosa Prosecco P/G Frizzante 75cl
Blossom Hill Sauvignon Blanc 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
This wine has fresh herbal and grassy aromas with delicate floral notes that carry through to the palate with the flavours of citrus and lemon. A light-bodied dry wine with a crisp and refreshing finish.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
This wine has fresh herbal and grassy aromas with delicate floral notes that carry through to the palate with the flavours of citrus and lemon. A light-bodied dry wine with a crisp and refreshing finish.
Fern Bay Nz Sauvignon Blanc 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 Fern Bay Nz Sauvignon Blanc 75cl
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
Case of 6 Fern Bay Nz Sauvignon Blanc 75cl
Organic Trebbiano 75cl - £31.29
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
This authentically Italian wine has hints of peach and zesty lemon flavours on the palate and a refreshing finish.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.22 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
This authentically Italian wine has hints of peach and zesty lemon flavours on the palate and a refreshing finish.
Villa Fiori Bianco - £5.39
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
A smooth clean and ripe white taking the best of two worlds - the indigenous Greganico grape from the warm climate of Sicily balanced with the Chardonnay from the cooler hillsides of the Abruzzan coast - Vino de Tavola in name only! Taking 85% Greganico from Sicily and 15% Chardonnay from the Abruzzo region (both areas had good vintages), young winemaker Scipione Giuliani was keen to make a blend he liked - subject to our approval - and not be constrained by appellation laws, hence the vino di Tavola tag. Excellent with fish in lemony sauces (or just to perk up the cold turkey platter), Villa Fiori's pale lemon colour exudes a simple slightly grassy nose and has a fresh, clean palate, hinting of ripe, floral peach. Very good as a lunchtime aperitif too. ''Everyone is talking about how fantastic today's best Sicilian wines are - and not without reason'' (Decanter). They're packed with flavour, character and are slightly wild, particularly when made with local grape varieties like Grecanico and Catarratto.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
A smooth clean and ripe white taking the best of two worlds - the indigenous Greganico grape from the warm climate of Sicily balanced with the Chardonnay from the cooler hillsides of the Abruzzan coast - Vino de Tavola in name only! Taking 85% Greganico from Sicily and 15% Chardonnay from the Abruzzo region (both areas had good vintages), young winemaker Scipione Giuliani was keen to make a blend he liked - subject to our approval - and not be constrained by appellation laws, hence the vino di Tavola tag. Excellent with fish in lemony sauces (or just to perk up the cold turkey platter), Villa Fiori's pale lemon colour exudes a simple slightly grassy nose and has a fresh, clean palate, hinting of ripe, floral peach. Very good as a lunchtime aperitif too. ''Everyone is talking about how fantastic today's best Sicilian wines are - and not without reason'' (Decanter). They're packed with flavour, character and are slightly wild, particularly when made with local grape varieties like Grecanico and Catarratto.
Three Choirs English White 75cl - £32.43
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.41 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The fresh fragrance reminiscent of asparagus and hedgerow with a hint of scented elderflower delivers a crisp classic style of great wine.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.41 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The fresh fragrance reminiscent of asparagus and hedgerow with a hint of scented elderflower delivers a crisp classic style of great wine.
Gallo Sauvignon Blanc 75cl - £32.89
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.48 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The 2006 vintage is a medium-bodied wine with low viscosity and a hint of mineral. This wine showcases fruit flavors of fresh citrus and green apple that are as refreshing as they are distinctive.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.48 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The 2006 vintage is a medium-bodied wine with low viscosity and a hint of mineral. This wine showcases fruit flavors of fresh citrus and green apple that are as refreshing as they are distinctive.
Brezza Bianca - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Each year in northern Italy's Fruili region - regardless of how great the vintage is - only a fixed amount of wine can be labeled Grave del Friuli DOC. Never ones to let great things go to waste, we asked our favourite Pinot Grigio cellar to rescue their finest 'declassified' fruit and make you a truly mouthwatering white. And 2006 was a spectacular vintage in Italy - so this year's offering is better than ever! ''Fresh and mouthwatering with enticing aromas and crisp citrus flavours. Delicious with shrimps, salmon or - for the more adventurous - chicken with ginger''
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Each year in northern Italy's Fruili region - regardless of how great the vintage is - only a fixed amount of wine can be labeled Grave del Friuli DOC. Never ones to let great things go to waste, we asked our favourite Pinot Grigio cellar to rescue their finest 'declassified' fruit and make you a truly mouthwatering white. And 2006 was a spectacular vintage in Italy - so this year's offering is better than ever! ''Fresh and mouthwatering with enticing aromas and crisp citrus flavours. Delicious with shrimps, salmon or - for the more adventurous - chicken with ginger''
Cavazzola - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Deliciously crisp and elegant cool-climate white from the same cellar as our priciest, top-flight Pinot Grigio. Do not be fooled by Cavazzola's humble Vino da Tavola status - it's made from 100% Grave del Friuli DOC grapes ... only 'declassified'! Winemaking rules only permit a certain of bottles to be granted DOC status each year - a problem for wineries in bumper years, but a real chance for a bargain for canny buyers. And here's a perfect example from our top Pinot Grigio cellar. Cavazzola has a tantalising, fragrant nose of orange blossom and pineapple, followed by mouthwateringly fresh crisp citrus flavours and a tingly mineral finish.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Deliciously crisp and elegant cool-climate white from the same cellar as our priciest, top-flight Pinot Grigio. Do not be fooled by Cavazzola's humble Vino da Tavola status - it's made from 100% Grave del Friuli DOC grapes ... only 'declassified'! Winemaking rules only permit a certain of bottles to be granted DOC status each year - a problem for wineries in bumper years, but a real chance for a bargain for canny buyers. And here's a perfect example from our top Pinot Grigio cellar. Cavazzola has a tantalising, fragrant nose of orange blossom and pineapple, followed by mouthwateringly fresh crisp citrus flavours and a tingly mineral finish.
Poggio di Ettore - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Passionate, small-estate winemaking doesn't come any better than this. Made by medal-winning, third-generation winemaker Ettore Galasso, on his picturesque Abruzzo estate, from a small parcel of old-vine Trebbiano. Trebbiano is the classic white of the Abruzzi region and Ettore has brought out all its refreshing characteristics that make it such a great match with creamy Italian pasta dishes. Pale gold with fresh aromas and white nectarine and citrus fruits. Lively and cleansing, but with real intensity.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Passionate, small-estate winemaking doesn't come any better than this. Made by medal-winning, third-generation winemaker Ettore Galasso, on his picturesque Abruzzo estate, from a small parcel of old-vine Trebbiano. Trebbiano is the classic white of the Abruzzi region and Ettore has brought out all its refreshing characteristics that make it such a great match with creamy Italian pasta dishes. Pale gold with fresh aromas and white nectarine and citrus fruits. Lively and cleansing, but with real intensity.
Castell de Veza 2006 - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
The multi-medal winning La Baronia de Turis cellar is renowned for the quality of its Malvasia and Moscatel grapes - indeed in 1626 it was even ordered to pay a special tax to King Felipe IV of Spain due to the superior quality of their wines! Now young, up-and-coming winemaker Juan Pico Lozano has brought these two varieties together beautifully to create this refreshing, zippy white. Delicious.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
The multi-medal winning La Baronia de Turis cellar is renowned for the quality of its Malvasia and Moscatel grapes - indeed in 1626 it was even ordered to pay a special tax to King Felipe IV of Spain due to the superior quality of their wines! Now young, up-and-coming winemaker Juan Pico Lozano has brought these two varieties together beautifully to create this refreshing, zippy white. Delicious.
Villa Fiori Bianco - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
A smooth, clean and ripe white made during the fantastic 2006 vintage, using the indigenous Italian variety Cataratto, as well as Graciano and Chardonnay grapes, sourced mainly from Sicily - a region that is fast developing a sound reputation for producing some of Italy's most flavoursome wines. Dynamic young winemaker Scipione Giuliani was keen to make a blend he liked - subject to our approval - and not be constrained by appellation laws, hence the Vino di Tavola tag. Don't be fooled, though, it's anything but Vino di Tavola in taste! ''Packed with racy citrus and delicate blossom flavours, developing on the palate to include ripe peach. Fresh and uplifting, it's an excellent lunchtime aperitif wine, as well as making a great partner to fresh fish platters.''
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
A smooth, clean and ripe white made during the fantastic 2006 vintage, using the indigenous Italian variety Cataratto, as well as Graciano and Chardonnay grapes, sourced mainly from Sicily - a region that is fast developing a sound reputation for producing some of Italy's most flavoursome wines. Dynamic young winemaker Scipione Giuliani was keen to make a blend he liked - subject to our approval - and not be constrained by appellation laws, hence the Vino di Tavola tag. Don't be fooled, though, it's anything but Vino di Tavola in taste! ''Packed with racy citrus and delicate blossom flavours, developing on the palate to include ripe peach. Fresh and uplifting, it's an excellent lunchtime aperitif wine, as well as making a great partner to fresh fish platters.''
Monte Viejo Macabeo 2006 - £5.49
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Officially classed as ''very good'', La Mancha's 2006 vintage gives this ripe Macabeo tons of intense apricot flavour. Complex and well-balanced, it's a fantastic value alternative to pricier white Rioja. The Macabeo variety is not very widespread in Castilla although its popularity is increasing. It is said to owe its name to the Maccabee tribe mentioned in the Bible and seems to have originated in the Ebro basin near Rioja. During harvest the Macabeo grapes were picked very early in the morning and taken to the pressing station immediately to preserve freshness. There they are pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks at low temperature guaranteeing the fresh, aromatic nose you encounter the moment you draw the cork. Crisp, with slight floral hints and abundant tropical fruit aromas, Monte Viejo Macabeo is a perfect easy drinking white. Ideal as an aperitif, or with seafood salads and white fish.
Price on 16-Jun-08 from Laithwaites.
Officially classed as ''very good'', La Mancha's 2006 vintage gives this ripe Macabeo tons of intense apricot flavour. Complex and well-balanced, it's a fantastic value alternative to pricier white Rioja. The Macabeo variety is not very widespread in Castilla although its popularity is increasing. It is said to owe its name to the Maccabee tribe mentioned in the Bible and seems to have originated in the Ebro basin near Rioja. During harvest the Macabeo grapes were picked very early in the morning and taken to the pressing station immediately to preserve freshness. There they are pressed and fermented in stainless steel tanks at low temperature guaranteeing the fresh, aromatic nose you encounter the moment you draw the cork. Crisp, with slight floral hints and abundant tropical fruit aromas, Monte Viejo Macabeo is a perfect easy drinking white. Ideal as an aperitif, or with seafood salads and white fish.
Gallo Chardonnay 75cl - £33.00
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.50 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The added advantage of a fruit forward palate of peach , pear and tropical star fruit. Crisp and medium-bodied, it gracefully balances aromas of tropical fruit, subtile oak, crisp citrus and slight minerality.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.50 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The added advantage of a fruit forward palate of peach , pear and tropical star fruit. Crisp and medium-bodied, it gracefully balances aromas of tropical fruit, subtile oak, crisp citrus and slight minerality.
Yellow Tail Chardonnay 75cl - £33.46
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.58 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The wine has a lovely peachy vanilla and coconut aroma. The wine has a rich creamy toasted finish on the palate whilst being silky smooth and easy to drink.
For 6 bottles - equivalent to £5.58 per bottle. Price on 05-Sep-08 from Tesco.
The wine has a lovely peachy vanilla and coconut aroma. The wine has a rich creamy toasted finish on the palate whilst being silky smooth and easy to drink.