NEW ARRIVALS: Circa 1788 and Little Eden (Australia)
Circa 1788 Pinot Grigio €11. 49 or €9. 99 for 2+Unpretentious, straightforward wine with simple fruity flavours of yellow apple, dessert pear and alpine flowers.
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NEW ARRIVALS: Johnny Q / Treasures (Australia)
QUARISA'S WINES are crafted with passion by John Quarisa, an animated, larger-than-life Aussie whose family were hardworking Italian immigrants. Johnny Q Chardonnay-Viognier 2010 South Eastern Australia Intro Price €11. 99 (RRP €13.
NEW ARRIVALS: Tim Adams (Clare Valley, South Australia)
THE CLARE VALLEY is the most northerly GI (appellation) of the Mount Lofty Ranges zone of South Australia, around 125km north of Adelaide. Known for its critically-acclaimed dry Riesling, it also produces premium Cabernet, Shiraz and Grenache.
NEW FROM ITALY: Castanzu (Sardinia) and Statua (South)
SARDINIA, the Mediterranean's second-largest island, grows a pan-European mix of grapes that doesn't bear much resemblance to what is cultivated on mainland Italy. Grenache (called Cannonau here) and Vermentino are important.
NEW ARRIVALS: Bosio / Boschi Dei Signori (Piemonte, Italy)
ESTABLISHED IN 1967, BOSIO is a family-run winery where rural Piemontese tradition and modern winemaking technology work in harmony to produce a range of stylish wines with a real sense of place. Bosio Barbera 2012 €12. 99 or €10.
NEW ARRIVALS: Tierra Agricola Labastida (Rioja Alavesa)
This highly-regarded bodega is run by the Fernandez brothers (Carlos is pictured in front of his rugged old Tempranillo vines) in the rainy Riojan subregion of Alavesa, high up in the Basque hills. Along with Alta, Alavesa produces Rioja's most elegant and complex wines.
NEW ARRIVALS: Bodegas Muñoz and Artero (Castilla / La Mancha, Spain)
Founded in 1940, Viñedos y Bodegas Muñoz started as a small plantation in the town of Noblejas, in the heart of La Mancha.
5 NEW WINES from Château de la Négly!
Boutique producer Château de la Négly is located in La Clape, an illustrious subregion of the Côteaux du Languedoc appellation. Meaning “pile of stones” in the old Occitan tongue, La Clape is a World Heritage site that was until the Gallo-Roman period an island.
New arrivals: Kanu Wines (Western Cape, South Africa)
Stellenbosch-based Kanu - whose name relates to the legendary African bird of bounteous harvests and not the gangly ex-Arsenal striker - dates from 1692 when German soldier Matthias Greef was gifted the farm by a local governor.
New arrivals: Bordeaux
Bordeaux is virtually guaranteed to throw up something new and interesting every year as there’s probably nowhere that vintage is more important, or unpredictable.
New arrivals: Wither Hills
Fans of our top-selling wine for the last two years, The Ned Sauvignon Blanc, might be interested in the latest addition to our New Zealand range. Named in the World’s Top 50 Most Desired Wine Brands by Drinks International last year, Wither Hills was founded by none other than The Ned’s Brent Marris.
New arrivals: Bodegas Valtravieso (Ribera del Duero, Spain)
Bodegas Valtravieso enjoys a privileged location at 900 metres above sea level in the heart of Ribera del Duero, surrounded by its vineyards in the fashion of a French chateau.
New arrivals: Lar de Paula (Rioja, Spain)
In our view, and that of many much more expert in the area, Rioja Alavesa is the pick of the three Rioja communes. Protected from the north by the Sierra de Cantabria and the fertile Ebro Valley to the south, its limestone-based soil is particularly poor. That's a good thing for vines.
New arrivals: Domaine Christophe Camu (Chablis, France)
Family-owned for six generations, Domaine Christophe Camu occupies 8 hectares around the village of Chablis, covering four appellations: Petit Chablis, Chablis, Chablis Premier Cru and Chablis Grand Cru. 80% of production is still sold at cellar door to private customers.
New arrivals: Domaine des Anges (Provence, France)
Owned by Kilkenny man Gay McGuinness, with winemaking duties undertaken by Dubliner Ciaran Rooney, Provence winery Domaine des Anges is probably as close as you'll get to world class 'Irish' wines.
New arrivals: Château de la Négly (Languedoc, France)
‘La Clape’ is the bit to look out for on the label. It's a World Heritage site, meaning 'pile of stones' in Occitan and was an island up until the Gallo-Roman period, and before the Aude’s river sediment deposits became part of the mainland.
New arrivals: Dievole (Tuscany, Italy)
A renowned and outstanding Chianti Classico producer, the Dievole estate in Tuscany is sitting on 900 years of wine-making heritage.
New arrivals: Two Paddocks (Central Otago, New Zealand)
There's been a little bit more excitement than usual surrounding the latest new arrivals to the Curious portfolio. Last week we took receipt of our first shipment of Two Paddocks, a family-owned operation in Central Otago, New Zealand, with a rather well known proprietor.