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The sea breeze arrives first, as it should with this grape, then grapefruit and jasmine. The palate is dry and lean, bright with citrus and a faint toasty edge, and the acidity is chalky enough to keep everything in line. The minerals do the talking and the fruit lets them.

Red cherry, strawberry, black cherry and mulberry lead, then bramble and pepper. Described by a reviewer far more erudite than I as delightful and instantly likeable, an unusual thing to say about a tannic southern Italian, but well earned nonetheless.

Greco keeps its natural acidity through a warm Heathcote summer, which lets the fruit ripen without going soft. The winemaking is plain and the result is not. It is such an interesting wine because it is like nothing else.

Mal what now? Malvasia Istriana is an Italian varietal. There are various types of Malvasia and all of them are different grape varieties...