WINE TO DINE

Wine columnist Peter Ranscombe finds five perfectly luxurious bottles to accompany truffles

FERGHETTINA 1 FRANCIACORTA MILLEDI, 2014 Woodwinters

£29.00

Italy’s secret sparkling wine, made near the northern lakes, is an ideal pairing for halibut and other fishy treats.

CAVIT RULENDIS 2 PINOT GRIGIO, 2017 Kwoff

£16.99

Proof, if proof were needed, that not all pinot grigio is born equal; an elegant white that will handle any truffle and pasta combo.

MONTONALE ORESTILLA, 2017 3 Berry Bros & Rudd

£27.00

Italian whites are so often underrated, and here the turbiana grape really shines, showing its asparagus-matching credentials.

BARBI BRUNELLO DI 4 MONTALCINO, 2014 Exel Wines

£36.70

If there is a beef, mushroom and truffle mixture going on then Tuscany’s flagship red, Brunello, is most certainly where I’m heading.

TERRE DEL BAROLO, 5 2015 Waitrose

£19.99

What grows together goes together, and Barolo – Piemonte’s most-famous red – is a classic match, especially for white truffle.