ARLENE OLIVEROS

Several of the luminaries I asked spared a thought for Italy: Arlene Oliveros, who normally splits her time between the Philippines and Toronto, recommends the Italian cult white wine producer Miani of Colli Orientali del Friuli. Their

elusive even in Italy, comes from the iconic Rosazzo vineyard (one of the two Ribolla “Grand Crus”). It’s aged in 100 per cent new oak with no racking or batonnage to “shut down the wine so that it can develop more slowly”. Oliveros describes it as “rich, round and complex with nuances of lemon, tangerines, chamomile and honey.”