Castellare Chianti Classico 2022

Loredan Gasparini Prosecco Superiore NV

Rota 27 Lambrusco NV

Corvina is native to Veneto where it’s the most-planted red grape, and in this blend, it’s full of sweet fruits and savoury tannin. Do you know how to make a vegetable quiche (tarta salada)? This is your time to shine with an epic pairing if so.

Domini Del Leone Veneto Rosso 2023

Close your eyes and it's all peach skins, yellow flower blossoms, and a sunrise over the Adriatic. There’s a depth that seems to stretch on your whim, and features just a little, playful acidic bite, like the people you might share the bottle with.

Borgo Paglianetto Verdicchio di Matelica Terravignata 2023

Okay, the profile has a salty, chalky grip and apple blossoms that bloom at pretty much any time of day you feel is appropriate for Grigio.

Domini Del Leonne Pinot Grigio 2023

Seems to take what we love about Italian Vermentino, Grigio and Chardonnay to some divine place. Drinks with ripe, fleshy stone fruit and a little aniseed sweep that lengthens everything.

Librandi Bianco Segno Ciro White blend 2022

Summer day bianco from the hills! A lot of Moscatos miss the balance trick, but this one has it down – floral on the nose then fresh with citrus peels and a little sugary fizz that stays grounded thanks to some nice acidity. Would be perfect with Pannecotta, or if your AC's out this summer and you need something super refreshing.

Balbi Soprani Moscato D asti 2023

Plural for a Soprano? Did the showrunners get the title wrong? There was more than one of them after all. Speaking of a classic, smooth, here it is with that trademark bricky tannin and savoury edge wrapped in blood orange notes, a little rose and some earth. Add a ragu for perfection.

Balbi Soprani Barbaresco 2019

A tumbler wine that’s perfetto when a little old country taverna vibe is required. Juicy from the start, it has enough trademark bricky tannin. Emilia Romagna is beautiful, but 2023 was challenging with widespread floods, so we consider ourselves lucky to have this.

IL Vignaiolo Rubicone Sangiovese 2023

Blackberries and macerated black cherries. Lambrusco is always a joy and this lifts that spirit into the ether by pairing perfectly with that homemade salami, mortadelli and breasola sandwich you’ve made! This is going to be a great day ahead, nice.

Medici Ermete Lambrusco 2022

From the flat lands in Veneto comes a wine brimming with light, crisp and floral leaves. Think lifted jasmine and some zest with a savoury edge. It’s wines like these that are the reason the world loves northern Italian Grigio.

IL Vignaiolo Pinot Grigio 2023

Sangiovese with a couple of friends, Collorino and Cannaiolo, who seemed to show up as soon as the water started boiling and the amount of pasta needed to be calculated. The three combine for amaro and blood orange juice running over terracotta with enough bright acidity to get through the host’s famous ragu.

Orsumella Chianti Classico 2021

Drink it from a Gabriel Glas to feel a little fancier on your not-so-Juliette balcony that looks east at the beautiful Dandenongs. If the flavours still matter… cherries with chewy but velvety tannins.

Querceto IGT 2022

Parlante is speaking in Italian, but they could’ve gone with canto (singing), because that is what it can do if you line up everything – a cooler, ice, glasses, a friend or two, and a rug for the park.

Fondo Antico Grillo Parlante 2022

From the west coast of Sicily, this is full of a salty crunch and a little bosc pear. It’d be perfect with crudo, vongole, or fish n chips even. Fermented in stainless steel fresh, zesty and textural from start to empty. Only in Sicily.

Cantine Petrosino Grillo 2023

Very much on the bright side for Sangiovese, complete with all the black and red cherries, and a lot of dusty tannins. Some wines are just honest in the best way and taste and behave, true to style. Pair it with any Tuscan specialty at lunch – Pappardelle with pork.

Sagona Gattorosso Sangiovese Blend 2022

Veneto Prosecco that’s straight down the line, complete with a good amount of fruit and a dry finish. Naturally, it’s full of lemon sherbert and some stone fruit. You might want to stock up and take one this weekend, and another to your mate’s for dinner next week and have one on hand for when so-and-so come for the kids’ playdate next weekend.

Castelnuovo Prosecco Extra Dry NV

Just over the region line, past Lago di Garda, where the mountains really start to scrape the sky, Cantina d'Isera sits on the flatlands between the river and the Autostrada. It’s an amazing part of the world and this has all the lovely, rich texture running alongside some big, but friendly fruits flavours. Would be amazing with rabbit polenta – Dolomiti dot i.t. has a great recipe.

Cantina d Isera Marzemino 2018

This has a lean citrus and some salinity. It's perfect at pisolino (siesta) in the afternoon and the money you saved by not buying Chablis could be used to buy a lobster tail, fancy butter, organic garlic and special Pappardelle – why I have no $.