Peter Yealands Sauvignon Blanc Rose 2016

From - Marlborough, NZ
Grape - Sauvignon Blanc, Merlot
Alcohol - 12.5% abv
Available from - Waitrose
Price - £9.99 (although currently £7.99 at time of writing)

Appearance - Clear, medium- intensity, pink

Nose - Clean, medium+ intensity, Red fruit (strawberry), tropical fruit (kiwi), green fruit (gooseberry), herbal (mint), citrus (lime)

Palate - Dry, medium+ intensity, medium alcohol, medium+ length, medium intensity, medium+ length. All the above, particularly kiwi, gooseberry, lime.

An unusual wine, as it blends a white and a red wine to make rose - which is unusual. This is something different that is bound to impress people, particularly bearing in mind the immense popularity of Marlborough Sauvignon.

Adnams Viura 2015

From - Baja Aragon, Spain
Grape - Viura
Alcohol - 13% abv
Available from - Adnams shops, cellarandkitchen.adnams.co.uk
Price - £6.99

Appearance - Clear; medium intensity; lemon-green

Nose - Clean; medium intensity; citrus (lemon), stone fruit (peach), tropical fruit (papaya), green fruit (apple); youthful.

Palate - Dry, high acid, medium+ alcohol, medium body, medium- length; medium intensity. Citrus fruit (lemon), green fruit (gooseberry), plus as above.

Good quality, drink now.

I am delighted with this, having chosen it to be my first (but certainly not last) Adnams wine to review. It is very impressive at the price. Not a great deal of length, but you would anticipate that, at this price.  Very pleasant fruit flavours make it moreish.  This would be great to serve as an aperitif or with lighter summer dishes.

Viura is a grape grown most commonly in Languedoc-Roussillion in France, or in Rioja and around Barcelona in Spain.  You will commonly find it in Cava.  You will also see it called Macabeu or Macabeo.