White Wine · Alto Adige, Italy

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The wine that defined Pinot Grigio in Britain — dry, fresh, and the original Italian white import.

Region
Alto Adige, Italy
Character
Fresh pear, White flowers
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Balfour Springfield Chardonnay 2018
Balfour Springfield Chardonnay 2018
Balfour · The Whisky Exchange

This wonderful 2018 Chardonnay from Kent’s Balfour Winery is a single vineyard wine that was aged for five months in French and American oak. Like Santa Margherita, this is a premium single-vineyard white that refuses to be mass-market. Balfour's Kent Chardonnay shares that Alpine attention to detail—hand-crafted quality over volume—and the five months in French oak gives you a richer mineral spine than typical English whites, channeling that subtle complexity you love. You'll discover what British terroir can achieve when treated with Alpine seriousness. English Chardonnay has evolved dramatically, and this one offers you stone-fruit elegance and oak integration without the buttery excess that mars so many examples.

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Grace Koshu Hishiyama 2023 Private Reserve
Grace Koshu Hishiyama 2023 Private Reserve
grace · The Whisky Exchange

A delicate white wine made with pale pink Koshu grapes grown at the Hishiyama vineyards. The palate is crisp and mineral, with fresh herbs and a hint of grapefruit. An excellent accompaniment for crab or sashimi. Grace Koshu matches Santa Margherita's delicate philosophy perfectly—both favour minimal intervention and pale skin contact to build character rather than colour. The crisp mineral palate and white-flower aromatics echo that clean Alpine finish you're drawn to, while the Japanese altitude (like Alto Adige's elevation) creates that precise acidity and complexity. You should taste this for a revelation about what altitude and cool climates unlock worldwide. Koshu is Japan's most serious indigenous white variety, and this Private Reserve shows you it can compete with European classics on purity and finesse—with the bonus of thrilling pairing potential beyond fish.

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Les Cretes Petite Arvine 2024
Les Cretes Petite Arvine 2024
Les Cretes · The Whisky Exchange

Made exclusively from Petite Arvine – a traditional late ripening grape – this 2024-vintage wine has notes of jasmine, orange blossom and fleshy citrus on the finish. Try this with white meats or shellfish. Petite Arvine is Alpine whites' secret weapon: grown at serious elevation in the Valais, it delivers that same mineral intensity and floral perfume you prize in Santa Margherita. The jasmine and orange-blossom notes mirror those white flowers, while the crisp acidity and citrus backbone maintain that clean, lingering finish. You'll love this as your gateway to Switzerland's finest white grape. Les Cretes' 2024 shows you how Petite Arvine's late ripening creates layered complexity—fleshy citrus richness balanced with Alpine freshness—making it equally at home as an aperitif or at the dinner table.

What makes Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Alto Adige distinctive?

UK price
~£18
Region
Alto Adige, Italy
Character
Fresh pear, White flowers

Santa Margherita's Pinot Grigio from the Alpine Alto Adige region is the wine that single-handedly created the British appetite for Italian white wine in the 1980s. Unlike the bland, mass-produced Pinot Grigio that flooded the market in its wake, Santa Margherita is made from hand-selected grapes at altitude and retains genuine character: fresh pear, white flowers, a subtle copper-skin note from limited skin contact, and a long, clean mineral finish.

Tasting notes
Fresh pearWhite flowersCopper-skin richnessCitrus zestMineral finish

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What makes Santa Margherita Pinot Grigio Alto Adige distinctive?

Santa Margherita's Pinot Grigio from the Alpine Alto Adige region is the wine that single-handedly created the British appetite for Italian white wine in the 1980s. Unlike the bland, mass-produced Pinot Grigio that flooded the market in its wake, Santa Margherita is made from hand-selected grapes at altitude and retains genuine character: fresh pear, white flowers, a subtle copper-skin note from limited skin contact, and a long, clean mineral finish.

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