Nectarine and some peach with a little almond meal. Soave’s so good with smoked salmon bagels. All the vibrant acidity and lemon pith will cut straight through those capers. Grab a bottle and your ingredients, this will make for the best winey lunch you’ve had in a while.

Sandro de Bruno Soave 2023

Textural green pears and a volcanic sulphur note that gives just crumbly edge of reductiveness which’ll be gone by your second glass. This is punchy and a chiseled with a long line of acidic drive. Yum.

Villa Raiano Fiano de Avellino 2022

Divine intervention? Probably not, but still unbelievable though. Think rose petals, florals and a good amount of peppery spice. This swings deftly between red fruited and savoury flavours but maintains a good drive of earthy tannin that is never overpowering.