White Wine

FINE & WILD carries a focused selection of white wines from the regions and producers that matter — white Burgundy from the Côte de Beaune and Chablis, Loire Sauvignon Blanc from Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé, white Bordeaux, Italian whites with genuine character, and carefully chosen bottles from South Africa, California, Germany, and Spain. The range evolves as we find wines worth carrying and move on from those we've sold through, so what's listed above reflects the current selection.

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Where Your Money Goes

The economics of wine pricing in the UK apply to white wine just as they do to red — and they're worth understanding. A large proportion of every bottle's price is absorbed by fixed costs: excise duty, VAT, packaging, logistics, and margins. These costs barely change whether the bottle costs £8 or £80. In a bottle at the UK average price, less than 10% of what you pay goes towards the wine itself. At £20, roughly a third goes into the liquid. Above £30, well over half your money is paying for what's actually in the glass — better fruit, better vineyards, more careful winemaking, and more considered ageing.

White wine often represents better value than red at equivalent quality levels, because the market prices for top white wine regions — with the notable exception of premier and grand cru Burgundy — tend to be lower than their red counterparts. A serious white Bordeaux, a grand cru Chablis, or a Condrieu can often be found for less than the equivalent quality in red. The collection above reflects this — there is genuine depth and quality available across a range of price points.

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The Regions

Burgundy

White Burgundy is the heart of this collection. Chardonnay from the Côte de Beaune — Puligny-Montrachet, Chassagne-Montrachet, Meursault — represents some of the finest white wine made anywhere in the world. We also carry Chablis from premier cru through to grand cru, and Pouilly-Fuissé from the Mâconnais. Wines of precision, minerality and complexity — and they pair naturally with the seafood and poultry we sell across the rest of the site.

Loire

Sancerre and Pouilly-Fumé — Sauvignon Blanc at its most focused and mineral. The Loire produces Sauvignon Blanc with a restraint and terroir expression that New World versions rarely achieve. Versatile food wines: outstanding with shellfish, goat's cheese, and lighter fish dishes.

Bordeaux Blanc

White Bordeaux is one of the most underappreciated categories in French wine. We carry Sauvignon Blanc and Sémillon blends from classified estates — wines with structure, complexity, and ageing potential that often surprise people more familiar with the region's reds. The dry white from Château Climens — a name synonymous with Sauternes — is a particularly interesting example of a great estate applying its skill to a different style.

Italy

Italian whites with genuine personality — Vermentino from Sardinia, Verdeca from Puglia, and Tuscan whites from producers like Bibi Graetz and the Lafite-Castellare collaboration at Rocca di Frassinello. Italian white wine has come a long way from Pinot Grigio clichés, and the wines we carry reflect that.

Spain & Germany

Albariño from Rías Baixas and white Rioja Reserva from Remírez de Ganuza — two very different expressions of Spanish white wine, both with real character. Robert Weil Riesling from the Rheingau represents the precision and purity of German winemaking at its best.

New World

South African and Californian Chardonnay from producers working in a restrained, site-driven style rather than the heavy-oaked approach that gave New World Chardonnay a mixed reputation. Shannon and La Brune from Elgin in South Africa, Patz & Hall from Sonoma, and The Prisoner from Napa all deliver quality that stands comfortably alongside their European equivalents.

Rhône

Condrieu from Domaine Garon — Viognier from its spiritual home. Floral, aromatic, and textured, Condrieu is one of the most distinctive white wines in France and one of the rarest. It pairs beautifully with richer seafood, poultry, and dishes with gentle spice.

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Wine & Food

White wine and seafood is the obvious pairing — and with our range of fish, crustacea, scallops, and caviar, there's no shortage of opportunities. But white wine also works with poultry, charcuterie, cheese, and vegetable-led dishes. Chablis with oysters or Coquilles Saint-Jacques. White Burgundy with roast French chicken. Sancerre with goat's cheese. Condrieu with lobster. The wine collection is designed to sit alongside everything else we sell.

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Delivery

Wine is shipped via express courier service in protective packaging. Orders placed before 2pm are dispatched the same day — select your preferred delivery date at checkout. Wine can be ordered alongside food in the same delivery. For orders over £225, weekday delivery is complimentary.