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WHITE 2019 THE SOCIETY’S ENGLISH WHITE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 11.5 PER CENT, THEWINESOCIETY.COM, £8.50 Brilliant, bosky, English summer garden-scented, floral, spritzy 2019 from Three Choirs;
it’s the perfect autumn aperitif. 2019 FINEST ENGLISH WHITE, KENT, 11 PER CENT, TESCO, £11 Hats off to Hush Heath, which made this light, zesty, elderflower-elegant, crowd-pleasing
chardonnay, bacchus and pinot blanc blend. Vegan-approved. 2019 CHAPEL DOWN FLINT DRY, KENT, 12 PER CENT, WAITROSE, £13.99; BOOTHS, £12.50 Tongue-tingling, tart, verdant, chardonnay-led,
fish-friendly white, topped up with bacchus and six other white grapes. 2019 BALFOUR CHARDONNAY-ORTEGA, KENT, 12 PER CENT, MARKS & SPENCER, £13 Exotic, spicy ortega is England’s answer
to viognier, so lap up this soft, peachy, easy-swigging, apple-blossom white and rejoice. 2019 FORTNUM & MASON BACCHUS, LANEBERG WINE, GLOUCESTERSHIRE, 11 PER CENT, FORTNUMANDMASON.COM,
£15.95 Who knew that grapes grown in Gloucestershire could make such a lovely, hedgerow-scented bacchus? Advertisement 2018 HUSH HEATH SPRINGFIELD CHARDONNAY, KENT, 12 PER CENT,
HUSHHEATH.COM, DOWN TO £18.75 The long, hot, dry 2018 vintage is our finest yet, and this terrific, floral, orchard-blossom chardonnay is a cracker. 2018 Gusbourne Guinevere, Boot Hill
Vineyard Chardonnay, Kent, 12.5 per cent, gusbourne.com, £25 A rich, leafy, nutty and appley, oak barrique-aged, single-vineyard Kent chardonnay. RED 2017 BOLNEY ESTATE DARK HARVEST, WEST
SUSSEX, 11.5 PER CENT, WAITROSE, £11.99 Tangy 2017 — mostly rondo with a dash of regent — bursting with crunchy red fruit, from a pioneering red wine producer. 2015 Brightwell Oxford
Regatta, Oxfordshire, 12 per cent, Waitrose, £12.99 Spot-on, consistently good Regatta, made exclusively from the dornfelder grape. Crammed with mature, smoky redcurrant fruit. 2018 Sharpham
Pinot Noir, Devon, 11.5 per cent, dbyrne-finewines.co.uk, £13.39 In a warm year our most widely planted flagship red grape is a total charmer. So tuck into this soft, velvety, red-plum
mouthful. 2017 SIXTEEN RIDGES PINOT NOIR EARLY, WORCESTERSHIRE, 12.5 PER CENT, TANNERS-WINES.CO.UK, £14.95 An early-ripening pinot noir gives this cool, juicy red some of beaujolais’
mouthwatering, vibrant raspberry pizzazz. 2018 BOLNEY ESTATE PINOT NOIR, WEST SUSSEX, 11.5 PER CENT, WAITROSE, £17.99 Another triumph from Sam Lintner of Bolney; this time it’s her zingy,
sweet red berry and cherry-laden pinot noir. Great with mild game. Advertisement 2018 BALFOUR HUSH HEATH ESTATE, LUKE’S PINOT NOIR, KENT, 12.5 PER CENT, SUNDAYTIMESWINECLUB.CO.UK, £25
Tip-top 2018 Burgundian-style pinot; it’s a sensual, silky, Côte d’Oresque, rose-scented star. 2018 GUSBOURNE BOOT HILL VINEYARD PINOT NOIR, KENT, 12.5 PER CENT, FORTNUMANDMASON.COM, £32.50
Gorgeous, savoury, red-meat-loving, mocha-scented pinot noir from a truly great vineyard. FIZZ 2019 CHAPEL DOWN SPARKLING BACCHUS, KENT, 12 PER CENT, MAJESTIC.CO.UK, FROM £19.99 Not the real
méthode champenoise deal, but this is such a fun, frothy, fizzy, carbonated grapefruit and elderflower party pop, who cares? 2017 CAMEL VALLEY CORNWALL BRUT, 12.5 PER CENT. WAITROSE, £27.99
Fruity, honeysuckle and citrus-fragrant, easy-sipping, seyval blanc bubbly, topped up with chardonnay and a dash of pinot noir. 2017 Camel Valley Pinot Noir Brut Rosé, Cornwall, 12.5 per
cent, Waitrose, £29.99 Bob and Sam Lindo’s absolutely delicious, meaty, wild strawberry-stashed pink sparkler. Advertisement 2014 BRIDE VALLEY BLANC DE BLANCS, DORSET, 11.5 PER CENT,
WAITROSE, £38 A zesty, white flowers-scented chardonnay fizz from wine writer turned vigneron Steven Spurrier. Nyetimber Classic Cuvee, West Sussex, 12 per cent, thewinesociety.com, £31
Creamy, smoky, lemon-brioche hit: two thirds chardonnay, one third pinot noir, a dab of pinot meunier. 2013 NYETIMBER SINGLE VINEYARD TILLINGTON, WEST SUSSEX, 12 PER CENT, HARVEY NICHOLS,
£100 Smouldering, quince and toasted almond-rich prestige fizz that’s as good as a luxury champagne.