Wines of the week: 7 sensational Italian whites to drink now

Sign up to IndyEat's free newsletter for weekly recipes, foodie features and cookbook releases Get our food and drink newsletter for free Get our food and drink newsletter for free SIGN UP I would like to be emailed about offers, events and updates from The Independent. The Feudi Di San Gregorio Cuttizi Greco di Tufo is an exceptional dinner party white made from the greco grape from the rolling hillsides around Naples and where the volcanic soils – this is close to Vesuvius – impart both a clean minerality and lovely, spicy, sometimes smoky texture to the orchard fruit flavours. Soave is a more familiar name, but seek out wines from the Classico certification zone in the Veneto region of northern Italy, where again, the volcanic soils give a special depth to the garganega grape, such as the Ca Rugate San Michele Soave Classico 2017 which is delightfully aromatic, with notes of flowers and almonds; for fish, creamy pasta dishes or as an aperitif. Chardonnay is not normally associated with Tuscany, an area more known for its red grapes, but the Castello Pomino, owned by the Frescobaldi winemaking family, is the highest vineyard in Tuscany on the foothills of the Apennines east of Florence and where the altitude and careful fermentation in oak barrels result in a fresh, but complex wine in the Frescobaldi Castello Pomino Bianco 2018 with an intense floral nose, exotic tropical fruits and a long lingering finish. Therefore while the Abruzzo Pecorino DOC Aimè Cascina del Colle 2016 would be absolutely fine with big fish dishes, it is easily robust enough to be at home with lighter meat dishes, such as rabbit in mustard or perhaps even porchetta – and certainly seasonal game like pheasant or partridge.