Great white wines for summer

If the Andrex puppy came with a bottle rather than loo roll in its mouth, this would be the wine. A beautifully upbeat, fresh, pure, engaging Riesling brimming with green apple and lime flavours, and a wonderfully well judged off-dry palate. One of my favourite wines of the entire tasting, it just got better over time and worked with all kinds of food from monkfish curry to butternut and sage risotto. Utterly refreshing.

A Muscadet made in partnership with artisanal producer Gilbert Chon. Candied pear, green apple and white flower on the nose, crisp lemon and green apple peel on the palate, plus a grassy, white pepper spiced undertone. The wine was kept on lees until March following the vintage, which gave it a touch of honey and more weighted texture, followed by a cleansing finish.

Available from mid-July, this is The Wine Society's first own-label Greek wine. The blend of Moschofilero and Roditis is a hit, the Moschofilero giving aromatic fruit and the Roditis structure and acidity. Made by the respected producer Semeli Estate from grapes grown at 700m-800m, it's got great typicity – firm, citrussy and floral aromatics, with a lovely sappy and mineral quality. The Roditis stops it from being too blowsy. Clean as a whistle, food friendly and great value.

Intoxicating and nutty, with lime, flinty minerals, elderflower and a hint of honey on the nose. There's honeyed lime and crunchy green apple acidity on the palate, with an oily, rich texture. Saline and umami undertones linger on the long, savoury finish. Made by the UVC co-op. SW

From parcels of old bush vines, fermented and aged in 2,500L foudres and 400L barrels. Ripe yellow apples and rich honey aromas, then quince and nougat on the round, textured palate with refreshing acidity to balance through the creamy cashew finish.

Lovely varietal typicity and purity with crunchy green apple and freshly cut grass at the fore. It has a wonderful freshness with delicate acidity coating the sides of the mouth leading to a long finish. Made from Sauvignon grapes grown in the foothills of the Pyrenees, this is a brilliant, inexpensive bottle that’s perfect for everyday drinking and a great find from the Côtes de Gascogne in south-west France.

A crisp white with huge appeal – it has a nose of white flowers and honey and a palate comprising green apple, lemon, a touch of exotic pineapple and salty minerality all underpinned by the grape’s signature zingy acidity. A quaffable wine with structure and freshness and an ideal match with seafood or Mediterranean-inspired dishes.

A fresh, crisp and aromatic white, with peach, pear and citrus on the nose. Made with light oak and lees contact to give a fatness and creaminess to the texture, balanced by zingy lemon-and-lime acidity, with a chalky mineral bite. Notes of grapefruit pith on the fresh, persistent finish.

At £16.99 this isn't the cheapest Marlborough Sauvignon you'll come across, but it's proof that you get what you pay for. The nose has some mulchy leaf and herb scents, with some tasty nutty reduction. The palate is quite intense, displaying some rich licks of stone fruit alongside gooseberry, herb and citrus. The acidity is there but isn't overpowering, providing balance to the wine and helping to make it delicious on its own or with goats cheese on crusty bread.

This Grillo is all about freshness, with its scented pear, herb and lemon filled out with subtle stone fruits. Gentle acidity flows beneath the lightly textured palate, with a long, gentle finish of green apple, pear and a hint of spice.

Tahbilk is the Marsanne master outside of the Rhône, with the largest and oldest single holding of the variety in the world. This is fresh and floral with honeysuckle, green apple and some stone fruit too. If you like Semillon, you'll like Marsanne. It gains complexity with age like Semillon, too. AW

A strong addition to Majestic's Burgundy range, this own-label Mâcon-Villages is restrained and crisp, with elegant honeysuckle aromas, and spicy oak. Good value, delicious everyday drinking.

Kutjevo may be an 800-year-old winery, but it's unlikely you've come across this wine before. Graševina is a grape indigenous to Croatia, and here the vines are grown at between 200 and 450 metres. Fresh and lemony on the nose, in the mouth it adds apple, melon and even some citrus pith. It finishes with some notes of wild herbs and fresh, zippy acidity. A great match with seafood.

A fresh, fruity white from organic vineyards in Casablanca Valley. Lots of varietal typicity here, with vibrant gooseberry and lime aromas. More gooseberries and ripe citrus on the palate with zingy acidity and a creamy edge. Plenty for Sauvignon lovers to enjoy!

A Rhône-style blend, the fruit is whole-bunch pressed and fermented in old oak. Pithy orange, rich honeycomb and grapefruit scents lead to a round, waxy, textured palate, where honey joins green apple, grapefruit and lime. Soft acidity on a juicy finish.

And here, ladies and gentlemen, we have summer in a glass. This blend of Gewurztraminer and Moscatel from Catalonia shows exuberant aromas of rose petal, lychee and lime cordial. Dry but soft and succulent, the sensation is like sinking into a bed of feathers. One for the hedonists and lovers of unabashed exoticism.

This organic Catalan white is not shy in the slightest. Its upbeat character is reminiscent of Cava without the bubbles: with notes of preserved lemon, apple rind, wax and warm earth.

This light, summery wine has some juicy, peachy flavours and freshening acidity. It's a soft wine with reasonable concentration, and would make a nice accompaniment to calamari.

Light and crisp, this dry Chenin Blanc is fairly simple but has fresh, clean and juicy melon, citrus and stone fruit flavours. Well balanced, easy drinking and versatile enough to work with or without food, it would be a good choice for a summer party.

At just 7% alcohol and £4.99 per bottle, Asti Spumante is a great sunshine aperitif. It has quite a bit of sweetness from the Moscato grapes, which works well with the peachy scents and floral, stone fruit flavours. It has a soft, creamy mouthfeel which adds a bit of oomph.