Rabl Grüner Veltliner 2014, Kamptal, Austria
€13.30 from Marks & Spencer
Austria doesn’t really do cheap wines, but everything it offers tends to be of a very high quality. Grüner Veltliner is their signature grape, now being planted all over the New World and even in places like France. This mouthwatering dry white, with its lovely toothsome pear fruits is a perfect summer wine; light, a mere 12% in alcohol, and refreshing and very reasonably priced too.
Teroldego Rotaliano 2015, Italy, Marks & Spencer
€11.79 from Marks & Spencer
The label says full-bodied and I would take issue with that; at 12.5% alcohol, with light fresh red fruits and nice acidity, this is a perfect light-bodied summer wine, one to match with all sorts of cold meats and other salads. We had our bottle with chicken wraps. It was very easy to sip on its own too. Teroldigo is unique to Trentino high up in the mountains of north-eastern Italy.
