I get asked for recommendations all the time - it’s one of the best bits of my job!

And at any given time, there are always a few wines that stand out.

It could be something brand new that’s just landed, a fresh vintage that just came together perfectly, or a bottle from a recent trip that I can’t stop thinking about.

Plus, with so many exciting new wines at the moment, it’s hard to keep up!

So I thought - why not put them together in a seasonal case for you to enjoy?

Here are six wines that are at the peak of their powers, and sum up the best of WineSpark right now.

• Ana Carazo La Loba Ribera del Duero 2020 - Ana is the toast of Spanish wine at the moment, having picked up two prestigious Winemaker of the Year awards in Spain this year. This is a powerful, brooding Tempranillo, with lovely florals and meaty flavours. It’s Ribera with bags of personality - just like Ana
• Terre des Dames La Diva Blanche 2024 - a brand new white from Lidewij van Wilgen, the Dutch Doyenne of the Languedoc. This is 100% White Grenache, made in a white Burgundy style in big oak barrels. It’s creamy, soft and complex, with a lovely limey-tropical opulence
• Nomades Campania Aglianico 2022 - if you haven’t heard of Aglianico, Italians call it ‘the Barolo of the South’. This is bursting with juicy blackberries, fresh herbs and violets, with beautiful structure and power from 20 months of oak ageing. If you like big Spanish reds like Ribera and Priorat, then dive in
• Chiara Condello Predappio Sangiovese 2022 - Chiara is one of the rising stars of Italian wine - this is a powerful, elegant Sangiovese from the Emilia-Romagna region near Bologna. Jancis Robinson called the previous vintage 'absolutely electric' and 'a superb find'
• Domaine des Berthiers Pouilly Fumé 2024 - from my favourite Loire region, the vineyards here are based on silex (flint), which is the most coveted soil in Pouilly Fumé. This brings out a piercing, mineral and pure expression of Sauvignon Blanc - you don’t get this anywhere else in the world!
• César Márquez Valtuille Mencía 2023 - the grapes here are from César’s home village of Valtuille - it’s soft, silky and savoury, like a good northern Rhône Syrah. ‘A lovely, elegant wine with real style – and at a great price too’ wrote John Wilson in The Irish Times of the 2020 vintage.
  

P.s. If you’d prefer to build your own case with some of my top tips - I’ve put all of these wines together on a page here.