Alfredo Ravanetti – Page 8

Johnnie Walker Red Rye Finish brings American spice to Scotch whisky, but can its creamy sweetness overcome a short finish?

Four centuries of Jura winemaking meet Chardonnay bubbles in Domaine Bourdy's Crémant Brut, a creamy €24 alternative to Champagne.

Timberlay Crémant de Bordeaux offers lively bubbles, orchard fruit and gentle brioche notes for €15. A worthy aperitif?

Nicosia's Lenza di Munti 2024 brings lively Nerello Mascalese, volcanic character and stubborn tannins to an affordable Etna Rosso.

Olivier Leflaive's Santenay Rouge 2018 offers mature Pinot Noir, earthy complexity and firm tannins, but is €60 justified?

Elephant Sloe Gin brings tart wild berries, restrained sweetness and a dry juniper bite to a powerful German spirit.

MG Pink Gin puts strawberry before juniper in a sweet Spanish spirit designed for summer cocktails. Worth €17?

La Rambarde 2024 offers crisp citrus, subtle flint and generous texture in a distinctive Pouilly-Fumé from Domaine Landrat-Guyollot.

Rose petals, lychee and cardamom define Amélie & Charles Sparr's powerful 2020 Gewürztraminer, an exuberant Alsatian white costing €17

Farouche 2022 transforms Alsatian Gewürztraminer and Pinot Gris into a gloriously aromatic orange wine with tannins and bite.

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