‘Lots of zing!’ said Caroline Catering’s Richard Brooks as this Sauvignon-Semillon blend was led to the Gold podium. Antonio Cuadros of The Don Restaurant found it ‘very fruity, with peachy strawberry flavours but a nice leesy quality to it, too’, while Coworth Park Ascot’s Michael Fiducia highlighted its ‘cool fermentation, pear drops and light spritz’. Hakkasan Group’s Olivier Gasselin, meanwhile, found it both ‘floral and crisp’, with team leader Simon Woods praising its ‘gentle pear and spicy notes’.

£11.47 Bibendum

‘Well made with some good ripe fruit character, notes of fresh fig and saline minerality,’ said consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates, with team leader Olivier Marie finding ‘nice toasty character, simple style with a savoury, oyster shell and crushed rock finish’.

£8.99 Frederic Robinson

An approachable, good all-purpose white, our panel said, with Antonio Cuadros of The Don Restaurant finding it ‘fruity, elegant and well balanced, with a smoky character and touches of oak’, and Coworth Park Ascot’s Michael Fiducia enjoying its ‘clean and fresh nose and pleasantly refreshing palate’.

£15.05 Genesis Wines

A light-fruited style, easy to drink with some waxy lanolin character. ‘Yellow plum fruit with a slightly oxidative note, greener hints of tinned peas and a smokiness on the dry finish,’ said consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates.

£24.42 Bibendum

‘This is warming, with oily lime peel, a lovely textural palate and nice length,’ began Michael Fiducia of Coworth Park Ascot, with consultant sommelier Rebecca Coates adding: ‘Lanolin, petrol and a waxy finish, textured and good.’

£11.38 Liberty Wines

£6.99 Frederic Robinson

£11.00 Mannings Heath Golf Club & Wine Estate

£8.46 Boutinot

£16.04 Bibendum

£28.43 Hallgarten & Novum Wines

£14.45 Hallgarten & Novum Wines