. Chateau Tour de Mirambeau Bordeaux 1994 (Wines Direct, 1 800 579579, £6.60)
A good example of the new style white Bordeaux which is winning fans at speed - crisp, aromatically fruity, with a dash of honey in the finish.
. Domaine Mandeville Viognier Vin de Pays d'Oc 1995 (Marks & Spencer, £6.50)
France's trendiest grape variety, dubbed the Big V, can produce wonderful whites with peach and apricot flavours. Condrieu is the most famous; this Wine of the Year in the last International Challenge is a bargain substitute.
. Domaine Henri Pelle MenetouSalon Morogues 1994 (Findlaters, McCabes, about £9.99)
A stunning, gooseberryish Sauvignon based wine from a top producer in a tiny Loire region unfairly eclipsed by Sancerre.
. Trinbach Gewurztrminer 1993 (Superquinn, £10.09, and many other outlets)
No excuse for not trying this easy to track down example of piteously underpraised Alsace wine in its most voluptuous form.
. Guy Moreau Chablis 1er Cru 1992 (McCabes; Kellys, Chapelizod, £16.95)
All the wonderful things that New World Chardonnay finds it so very difficult to be - elegant, restrained, refined, steely and sublime.