Anyday Italian Case

Keep an eye out for more Rùfina Chianti's as this cooler subregion is proving a great bet with warming summers. Great-value and made exclusively for us by the Grati family, it has a cherry and leather scent, with a medium-body, and more red berry, dry leaves, and balsamic character on the palate. It's a marvellous choice to match with a beautifully baked pizza, from four seasons to four cheese.

This elegant Italian pinot grigio, made exclusively for us by New Zealander Matt Thomson working with the Cantina di Verona co-operative, really hits the spot. With lemon and ripe conference pear on the nose, this is refreshing and bright with a crisp, slightly salty finish.

A lovely introduction to cortese, the grape behind Gavi, grown across Piedmont in north-west Italy. Made in a crisp, dry style without any oak, this is light and invigorating, with pear, apple and lemon flavours. A perfect 'fridge-door' white and one that is a delight to drink with pasta dressed with a Genovese pesto sauce or a seafood salad.

These old, bush-trained negroamaro vines on Vallone's San Pancrazio vineyard in Italy's heel produce intensely flavoured grapes. This Riserva has had time in large old oak to soften and has generous blackcurrant fruit and a full-bodied palate.

Vermentino is a grape variety that loves the heat yet retains its natural acidity, making refreshing styles of wine even in the sun-drenched vineyards of Sicily. This peach and lemon-scented example comes from a brilliantly run co-operative near Menfi.

This bright, unoaked, medium-bodied Italian primitivo was made especially for us by historic co-operative, Produttori di Manduria in Puglia. With notes of ripe blackberry and plum, fresh Mediterranean herbs and a touch of dark chocolate, this has refreshing acidity and is drier than many primitivos, making it brilliantly versatile at the dinner table.