Our sommeliers put together a package of six specially curated white wines for you to try, complete with food pairing suggestions, every month. They come together as a package, making them excellent for a month of special occasions or an incredible gift.
Date published
October 1, 2023
Essay White Blend – South Africa
This white blend is Chenin Blanc-driven, which is one of South Africa’s most promising varietals. Chenin Blanc is sometimes referred to as Steen, and is known for its balanced acidity and appetite-wetting aromas of pineapple, lychee and guava. The addition of Viognier and Roussanne gives the wine an aromatic lift and a touch of richness on the palate.
Pair this wine with chicken, fish, fresh salads and soft cheese.
Perfectly Imperfect Rosé – Italy
Pretty-white florals, and strawberries notes at the nose with a touch of mint at the end. The palate has smooth, bright-red fruit correspondence with a medium persistence. Fresh and clean at the final. Nice balance. Blend of 60% Merlot, 20% Montepulciano, 20% Sangiovese. Drink it now.
Pair this wine with appetizers, chicken and grilled vegetables.
Paul Hobbs Sonoma Coast Chardonnay – USA
This Chardonnay is loaded with refreshing fruit notes of lemon, pears, peach and yellow apples. It then has lovely hints of butter, oak and cedar. It has a medium to full body and soft acid profile.
Pair this wine with pork, chicken and creamy sauces.
Galante Appassimento Bianco – Italy
Appassimento is an Italian method of drying grapes before vinification to concentrate flavours, and Galante uses this method to make their delicious Bianco that is bursting with peach, honey suckles, racy lemon zest and just a touch of butter. Medium body, smooth as silk and dry to the bone.
Pair this wine with buttery shellfish, matured cheese and pork.
Tesouro Da Vinha White – Portugal
Portugal is the land of blended wine. The vast majority of their wines are what are called field blends. Many different grapes are often inter-planted together and all used to make their delicious wines. This wine is medium bodied, with fresh-orchard fruit and tropical-fruit flavours, followed by a nice-crisp acidity, very refreshing.
Pair this wine with chicken, white fish and spring salads.
Stoneleigh Sauvignon Blanc – New Zealand
There is no other grape that has become as synonymous with the place that it comes from like Sauvignon Blanc has with New Zealand. Crisp, clean and fresh, this wine is loaded with flavours of lemon, lime, green apple, acacia, freshly cut grass and gooseberry.
Pair this wine with seafood, goat-cheese salads and hard-mild cheese.