Chenin Blanc

This is a wine with plenty of acidity which can be dry or sweet. Grown extensively in the middle Loire region, you will also find this white grape very popular in South Africa.

Chardonnay

This white grape gives a dry wine with a rich complexity. Widely grown, it is thought to be the best white grape in California, Australia, New Zealand, Chile and South Africa.

Muscadet

This white wine is clean and tart. It works very well alongside seafood dishes.

Pinot Blanc

Similar in character to Chardonnay, this grape makes a delicious, easy white wine – with a hint of pear. It is grown increasingly widely in New Zealand.

Gewurztraminer

With a spicy aroma and noticeably fruity flavours, these wines are often rich and soft – even when dry. The grape is grown mostly in the Alsace region of France and in Germany.

Riesling

Another Alsace and German favourite, this is an excellent grape for dry, sweet wine. This grape has more recently been widely cultivated in New Zealand also.

Suavignon Blanc

A great success for New Zealand, this grape provides for a wine whose flavour is based on a lemon-citrus body but with undertones of fruity melon.

Semillon

From the Sauternes region comes this grape varietal that provides for a soft, dry white wine.

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