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White Wines

White Wines

White wines are among the main protagonists of the global wine scene. Their greenish, straw, golden or amber colours are produced by vinification without the maceration of the peels, except for in rare cases. White wines therefore include an infinite range of characteristics and varieties: light and fresh as the Falanghina  or intense and full-bodied like the Friulano, aromatic and fragrant such as the Gewurztraminer, dry white wine and spiced like the Vernaccia of San Gimignano, soft and buttery as the Chardonnay or salty and rich in minerals such as the Fiano, always able, in their best expressions, to convey the most pleasant, fine and refined soul of the wine world. Find the best white wine deals online on Callmewine.

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Pecorino 'Donna Orgilla' Fiorano 2024
5/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Agricola Fiorano
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
14,80 €11,80 
11,80 
Torbato 'Terre Bianche Cuvée 161' Sella & Mosca 2023
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Sella & Mosca
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Sardegna (Italy)
13,40 
13,40 
TOP SELLER  last month
Vermentino Colli di Luni 'Etichetta Nera' Lunae Bosoni 2024
90/100
Veronelli
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
Lunae Bosoni
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Liguria (Italy)
18,20 
18,20 
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Kikè' Cantine Fina 2024
89/100
James Suckling
3/4
Vitae AIS
Cantine Fina
2024 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
11,90 
11,90 
Greco di Tufo 'Vigna Cicogna' Benito Ferrara 2023
4/4
Vitae AIS
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Ferrara Benito
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Campania (Italy)
24,90 
24,90 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
'Rugiada del mattino' I Carpini
I Carpini
75 cl / 14.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
16,20 
16,20 
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Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Classico Superiore La Staffa 2023
1/3
Slowine
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
La Staffa
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Marche (Italy)
12,90 
12,90 
Sauvignon 'Vette' Tenuta San Leonardo 2024
4/5
Bibenda
91/100
James Suckling
88/100
Veronelli
Tenuta San Leonardo
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Trentino (Italy)
13,90 
13,90 
Albarino 'Albamar' Bodegas Albamar 2024
92/100
Robert Parker
Albamar
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Galizia (Spain)
22,00 
22,00 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Riesling Trocken Gutswein Weingut Reinhardt 2023
Weingut Reinhardt
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Pfalz (Germany)
13,30 
13,30 
Gewurztraminer Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2024
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2024 | 75 cl / 14% | Alto Adige (Italy)
13,90 €12,50 
12,50 
Gewurztraminer Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2023
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Alto Adige (Italy)
14,30 
14,30 
Vermentino di Gallura 'Primo' Piero Mancini 2024
4/5
Bibenda
Mancini Piero
2024 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
13,00 €11,10 
11,10 
Gibelé' Pellegrino 2024
Pellegrino
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
12,20 
12,20 
Grillo 'Bianco Maggiore' Rallo 2024
4/5
Bibenda
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Rallo
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
10,90 €8,70 
8,70 
Vermentino di Sardegna 'Cala Reale' Sella & Mosca 2024
90/100
Veronelli
Sella & Mosca
2024 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sardegna (Italy)
10,90 
10,90 
Chardonnay 'Marna' Girlan 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
90/100
Veronelli
Girlan
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
16,00 €14,40 
14,40 
White 'Saroto' Arribas Wine Company 2023
Arribas Wine Company
2023 | 75 cl / 11.5% | Douro (Portugal)
19,90 
19,90 
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'Leone Blend' Tenuta Regaleali - Tasca d'Almerita 2022
90/100
James Suckling
91/100
Robert Parker
4/5
Bibenda
Tasca d'Almerita
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sicilia (Italy)
15,50 
15,50 
'Leone Blend' Tenuta Regaleali - Tasca d'Almerita 2023
90/100
James Suckling
4/5
Bibenda
Tasca d'Almerita
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
15,00 
15,00 
Lugana 'Candrì' Saottini 2023
Saottini
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
12,90 €11,00 
11,00 
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore 'Podium' Garofoli 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Garofoli Gioacchino
2022 | 75 cl / 14.5% | Marche (Italy)
21,00 €17,90 
17,90 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Chablis Domaine André Philippon 2022
Domaine André Philippon
2022 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Borgogna (France)
26,00 
26,00 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Greco di Tufo 'Cutizzi' Feudi di San Gregorio 2023
4/5
Bibenda
91/100
James Suckling
89/100
Veronelli
Feudi di San Gregorio
2023 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Campania (Italy)
14,50 
14,50 
Pecorino 'Giocheremo con i Fiori' Torre dei Beati 2024
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
3/3
Gambero Rosso
Torre dei Beati
2024 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Abruzzo (Italy)
15,20 
15,20 
Sauvignon Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2024
91/100
James Suckling
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Alto Adige (Italy)
11,90 €10,10 
10,10 
Chardonnay 'Saleit' Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2023
90/100
James Suckling
2/3
Gambero Rosso
88/100
Veronelli
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
14,50 
14,50 
Verdicchio Castelli Jesi Classico Superiore 'Palombare' Campanelli 2023
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Campanelli
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Marche (Italy)
22,90 
22,90 
Catarratto 'Ambras' Barracco 2021
Barracco Francesca
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Sicilia (Italy)
16,90 
16,90 
Vermentino di Gallura 'Karagnanj' Tondini 2023
3/4
Vitae AIS
Tondini
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Sardegna (Italy)
17,00 
17,00 
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Friulano Ferlat 2022
Ferlat
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
18,40 €16,60 
16,60 
TOP SELLER  last month
Bianco 448 slm Girlan 2024
Girlan
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
8,20 
8,20 
Chardonnay 'Myricae' Cascina Faletta 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Cascina Faletta
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Piemonte (Italy)
20,00 
20,00 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Le Oche' Fattoria San Lorenzo 2023
2/3
Slowine
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Fattoria San Lorenzo
2023 | 75 cl / 14% | Marche (Italy)
15,00 
15,00 
K White' Cantina di Caldaro Kaltern 2024
Cantina di Caldaro - Kellerei Kaltern
2024 | 75 cl / 12.5% | Alto Adige (Italy)
8,90 
8,90 
Malvasia Castelvecchio 2024
90/100
Veronelli
89/100
James Suckling
Castelvecchio
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
17,80 €16,00 
16,00 
Gewurztraminer 'Joseph' Hofstatter 2024
Hofstätter
2024 | 75 cl / 14% | Alto Adige (Italy)
16,50 
16,50 
Gavi 'Ventola' La Bollina 2023
La Bollina
2023 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Piemonte (Italy)
12,40 
12,40 
TOP SELLER  last month
Lugana 'I Frati' Ca' dei Frati 2024
Ca' dei Frati
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Lombardia (Italy)
13,00 
13,00 
Vitovska Zidarich 2022
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Zidarich
2022 | 75 cl / 12% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
28,50 €22,80 
22,80 
Verdicchio dei Castelli di Jesi Superiore 'Ylice' Poderi Mattioli 2023
3/4
Vitae AIS
2/3
Slowine
2/3
Gambero Rosso
Poderi Mattioli
2023 | 75 cl / 13% | Marche (Italy)
16,00 
16,00 
Muscadet Sèvre et Maine sur Lie 'Symphonie N°1' Domaine du Bourgeais 2021
Domaine du Bourgeais
2021 | 75 cl / 12% | Valle della Loira (France)
12,50 €11,30 
11,30 
Gewurtztraminer 'Amelie' Vignoble Des 2 Lunes 2020
Vignoble Des 2 Lunes
2020 | 75 cl / 15.5% | Alsazia (France)
22,90 
22,90 
Vermentino di Sardegna 'Un Anno Dopo' Quartomoro 2022
Quartomoro
2022 | 75 cl / 13% | Sardegna (Italy)
13,00 €11,70 
11,70 
Chardonnay Jermann 2024
4/5
Bibenda
3/4
Vitae AIS
91/100
James Suckling
Jermann
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
20,90 
20,90 
TOP SELLER  on Callmewine
Collio Bianco Edi Keber 2022
5/5
Bibenda
2/3
Slowine
4/4
Vitae AIS
Keber Edi
2022 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Friuli Venezia Giulia (Italy)
23,50 
23,50 
'Dalis' Bianco Endrizzi 2023
Endrizzi
2023 | 75 cl / 12% | Trentino (Italy)
10,90 
10,90 
Grillo 'Kebrilla' Cantine Fina 2024
91/100
James Suckling
Cantine Fina
2024 | 75 cl / 13.5% | Sicilia (Italy)
10,30 
10,30 
De Vite Hofstatter 2024
Hofstätter
2024 | 75 cl / 13% | Alto Adige (Italy)
12,80 
12,80 

The Production of White Wine

White wine is made from white and black grapes through a process called vinification in white.

This starts with the harvesting of the white wine grapes, the period of which varies according to the conformation of the soil, the type of grape variety and the season. Generally, the grapes are harvested when they have reached technological maturity, i.e. the perfect ratio between sugars and acids. In order to obtain a must richer in acidity, as in the case of dry white wines, the harvest is brought forward by a few days.

The grape bunches are harvested and carefully transported to the cellar, because a break in the peel can lead to the loss of primary aromas and trigger undesirable pre-fermentation processes. In addition, to obtain a good white wine, it is essential that the grapes are pressed as soon as possible.

The first step is destemming, i.e. separating the grapes from the stalks, which are astringent, woody substances that can give the wine undesirable, herbaceous flavours. Nowadays a crusher-stemmer machine is used, which allows the soft compression of the grapes and, at the same time, the separation of the waste products: seeds or pips, stalks and peels. The grape juice obtained is called the must flower or first press, rich in aromas and polyphenols, and is collected in special steel containers. In some cases, the grape may come into contact with the peels, giving more substance and aroma to the final product. This process is called maceration and takes place at temperatures between 8-10°C, which can decrease to 0-2°C in cryo-maceration, i.e. cold maceration.

At this point, the must is ready to be fermented, but before that, corrective treatments may be carried out, such as filtration, through special filters, to eliminate solid substances, or clarification to clear the must.

Fermentation starts spontaneously through the indigenous yeasts present in the grapes. However, the producer can choose to use specially selected yeasts, available on the market, which can provide characteristics and aromas of particular grape varieties. In order to preserve the freshness of the aromas and to avoid oxidation, to which the must of white wines is more sensitive, the process is carried out at lower temperatures than in red wine making, generally around 18°C. In this process, the sugar is transformed into ethyl alcohol, carbon dioxide and secondary products, the latter being the basis of the wine's aromatic qualities. This process can take place in wooden vats or, more frequently, in special steel tanks.

The yeasts, when they have finished their activity due to the absence of transformable sugar, deposit on the bottom and form a pulp, called lees. This is followed by racking to eliminate the yeast residue, which can also be left for a few days and enrich the aromatic range of the potential white wine. This is followed by malolactic fermentation, which is only triggered by an increase in temperature. This triggers the naturally occurring bacteria in the must, which transform the malic acid, which is harsh and astringent, into lactic acid, which is softer and more delicate. Normally for white wines, where hardness is a fundamental part of the final product, this process is not very common and is avoided upstream through filtrations aimed at eliminating such micro-organisms.

The must is thus transformed into full-bodied wine, which is racked again and then decanted and filtered to eliminate the last residues. In addition, in order to preserve the wines from tartaric precipitation, stabilisation is carried out, processes which aim to sediment the tartaric acid before it forms naturally during storage in the bottle. It is important to remember that tartar does not affect the quality of the wine, but is only removed for purely aesthetic reasons.  

The final stages are maturation and refinement. During maturation, the wine is left to evolve from a few months to a few years in steel containers or wooden barrels, depending on the type of wine to be made. Wood gives sweet spicy notes, soft tannins and a rounded taste. This period is not particularly frequent for white wines, but is generally an integral part of red wine making. Once the maturation is complete, the wine is bottled and begins its ageing phase of a few months in the cellar before being put on sale.

The Best Italian White Wines 

The Italian peninsula from north to south is home to good bottles of white wines, which, together with the reds, represent the enological identity of our nation.

The Friuli region is one of the most famous for the production of white wines. The most popular white wines are the wines of Collio and Colli Orientali, mainly based on the indigenous Friulano wines and Ribolla Gialla wines, alongside international varieties such as Pinot Grigio  White Wine , White Wine  Sauvignon Blanc  and Chardonnay. Also very interesting is the small area of the Carso, characterised by Vitovska and Malvasia Istriana.

The region of South Tyrol Wine is the home of aromatic and semi-aromatic varieties, above all Gewurztraminer, characterised by intense notes of exotic and tropical fruit, followed by Muller Thurgau, Sylvaner, Moscato Giallo, Kerner, Veltliner and Pinot Blanc.

Piedmont is characterised by fresh, easy-drinking white wines such as Roero Arneis, Gavi White Wine and Erbaluce. Among these, Timorasso stands out for its complexity and ageing potential.

The white wines of Veneto ennoble the regional production: Custoza, Soave white wines, and Lugana white wine above all have found great success among wine lovers.

Wines of heroic cultivation, i.e. born in extreme territories, are Blanc Morgex et de la Salle based on Priè Blanc from Val d'Aosta, Pigato and Cinqueterre from Liguria, and Riesling  white wine from South Tyrol Wine.

In Emilia, the production of white wines is concentrated on Malvasia di Candia, while moving to Romagna, Albana  becomes the enological symbol, produced in dry and raisin versions.

Trebbiano is the most widely cultivated white grape variety in Italy, widespread mainly in Abruzzo, Romagna, Tuscany, Sardinia and Umbria, with nuances that vary according to the region. Trebbiano d'Abruzzo is one of the spearheads of Italian production, thanks to the success of great producers such as Valentini and Pepe who have given an identity to this great grape variety.

Vermentino is the wine of "different faces" because it grows in different regions, Sardinia, Liguria and Tuscany, giving exciting and characteristic wines.

In the Marche region, we cannot fail to mention Verdicchio, a fresh and savoury wine, perfect to accompany the fish dishes of the Adriatic.

In Campania, the outstanding wines are Fiano, a fine white wine mainly from Avellino, which joins the production of white wines from Campania with Falanghina, Coda di Volpe and Greco di Tufo, which shares the same type of grape with Cirò Bianco from Calabria.

Sicily offers numerous types of white wines, the best known being Grillo white wine and Cataratto which are widespread throughout most of the island. On the volcanic soil of the Etna, Etna Bianco, based on Carricante, stands out. In recent years, Zibibbo, also known as Moscato d'Alessandria, the basis of Pantelleria's passito wines, has been vinified in the dry version with excellent results.

Finally, Vermentino di Gallura is the wine that is the symbol of Sardinia, fascinating and intense, characterised by savoury and Mediterranean scents.

Kinds of White Wines

What are the types of white wine? From dry to sparkling, sweet to full-bodied, each variety has a unique profile and flavor to explore.

  • Dry White Wine: Dry white wines are characterized by their lack of residual sugar, giving them a crisp, clean finish. 
  • Sweet White Wine: These wines retain more residual sugar, offering a sweeter flavour profile. 
  • Sparkling White Wine: They are known for their effervescence, achieved through secondary fermentation. 
  • Off-Dry White Wine: Off-dry white wines have a slight sweetness but are not as sugary as fully sweet wines. They provide a balanced taste and sweetness, making them versatile for food pairings.
  • Full-Bodied White Wine: These wines are rich and creamy, often aged in oak to add complexity and depth.

Popular White Wines Brands

Some of the most renowned and beloved White Wine labels and bottles include:

  • Bastianich: Masters of Friuli Wines
  • Argiolas: Sardinian Excellence in Winemaking
  • La Guardiense: Cooperative Craftsmanship in Campania
  • Donnafugata: Elegance from Sicily
  • Lunea Bosoni: Tradition and Innovation in Liguria

On Callmewine, you can find a wide selection of popular white wines for sale online at the best price. Discover our catalogue, choose the bottle of white wine you prefer, buy at advantageous prices, and find the best offers.

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