A spectacular mixed case of 'volcanic' wines containing either 1 or 2 bottles of each of the following wines:

Whites

Artifice Listan Blanco, Borja Perez, Tenerife, Spain 2022 - £29.95
“One of Tenerife's greatest bargains… As good as Domaine Roulot's Bourgogne Blanc.” - Tim Atkin MW, 94 pointsAnother wild and dramatic white from the volcanic island of Tenerife, which will challenge your ‘fight or flight’ reactions as your eyes widen and your nostrils flare at the sheer intensity of its aromas. Grapefruit, rocks broken open by a pickaxe, bacon fat, preserved lemons, salted nuts. It’s not dissimilar to the Trenzado from Suertes de Marques, which isn’t entirely surprising, as it’s made from the same grape (Listan Blanco) on the same island, but you could argue that there’s just a touch more ripeness of stone fruits here. An absolutely stunning wine for the price and one that everyone with a sense of adventure should try. Organic and biodynamically farmed. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2028.

Gaia 'Wild Ferment' Assyrtiko, Santorini, Greece 2025 - £55.00
We could write paragraphs about why the Assyrtiko grape deserves to be recognised as a ‘noble’ grape variety alongside the likes of Chardonnay and Riesling, but the market has a shorthand way of indicating that the word is already spreading by the fact that it has gone up from €0.60 per kilo to €3.00 per kilo in the last 2 years alone. Gaia’s ‘Wild Ferment’ is one of the finest expressions that we know, a wine with the most extraordinary aromas, thanks to the fact that Gaia source grapes for this cuvée from the upland vineyard of Pyrgos, considered to produce the most aromatic Assyrtiko on Santorini and the fact that each barrel undergoes a wild ferment, meaning that every barrel is slightly different depending on the particular yeast strain that initiates the fermentation, not to mention the fact that the wine is aged in stainless steel, French oak, American oak (some new, some used) and acacia barrels. It’s an astonishingly complex, intense, rich, bone dry and refined white wine that perfectly balances varietal expression with winemaking influence and the salty lemon identity of Assyrtiko from Santorini really shines through. 13.5% alc. Drink now-2030.


Etna Bianco, Tenuta delle Terre Nere, Sicily, Italy 2025 - £26.95
This delectable white from the northern slopes of Mount Etna gently evokes its volcanic origins without taking you on the full white-knuckle ride that some of the more dramatic examples can do. It is bright and chic, with subtle, smoky, crumbled stone notes set beautifully against pithy citrus fruits, mandarin, grapefruit, wild flowers and blanched almonds. It has the cool precision of a maritime wine with its flavours coaxed along by a refreshingly tangy acidity, a chalky mineral mouthfeel and a lovely salted nuttiness on the finish. It is a blend of Carricante (70%) with the other 30% made up from indigenous Catarratto, Inzolia, Grecanico and Minnella grapes from 20-60 year old vines grown at 600-900 metres. 12.5% alc. Drink now-2029. Organic (certified)

Reds

Etna Rosso Guardoilvento, Pietro Caciorgna, Sicily 2022 - £26.95
Everything we love in a red wine: aromatic lift, juicy moreishness, terroir expression, varietal identity and bags of personality. It is made from our favourite Sicilian grape variety, Nerello Mascalese, which is a thin-skinned black grape, producing pale-coloured wines, similar in depth and weight to a Pinot Noir, and capable of translating the rocky minerality that comes from vines growing on the side of a volcano. Take a moment to savour the extraordinary aromas of apricot, jasmine, cherry and frankincense, which lead you to a seriously fine and elegant palate of red stone-fruits and cool pebbles. It's a very digestible, food-friendly wine with high acidity and a refreshing purity that leads you to demand another sip. 13.5% alc. Drink now-2028 (conservatively).


Artifice Tinto, Borja Perez Viticultor, Tenerife, Spain 2021 - £23.95
The Artifice Tinto 2021 is made from Listan Negro and has everything you could desire from a Tenerife red, evoking wild cherry, pomegranate, kumquat, white pepper and orange peel. In term of aromatic flare, it shares similarities with grapes like Nebbiolo, Nerello Mascalese and Gamay (imagine a Beaujolais sourced from a vent in the earth's crust through which lava, steam and ashes are expelled!). It’s only medium-bodied and fairly zippy for a red wine, with sour cherry acidity, but it's full of character. It’s the sort of wine I would love to be served at a groovy wine-bar like Sager and Wilde or The Remedy, either on its own or with food, or on my own or with company, because even if I’m on my own, it’s bound to pique the curiosity of my fellow drinkers and I probably won’t be drinking alone for long! 12.5% alc. Organic farming. 10 months in oak. Drink now-2028.


Companhia dos Profetas e Villões Tinta Negra dos Villões, Madeira, Portugal 2024 - £36.00
This is about as pale as a red wine gets before it geta put on the rosé shelf! It’s made from the Tinta Negra grape, grown on the island of Madeira and is not a wine for fans of punchy, full-bodied reds, it’s all about delicacy and subtle expression, but there is room for both in the world of wine, just as there is room for oil painting and watercolour in the world of art. It has gentle notes of cherry blossom, wild strawberries, pink grapefruit and dried flowers, with a palate that is fresh and sweetly succulent with a wispy smokiness that refers back to its volcanic soils. 10% alc. 40-year-old vines. 30% whole bunch. Aged 8 months in used French oak barrels. Drink now-2034.