We live in times where convenience is king.

In a seemingly hi-tech world, we have labour and time-saving devices at our fingertips, yet we are apparently more time-poor than ever before.

Eh? How does that work?

But if you count spending time on your mobile device looking at kittens in shoeboxes and frankly hysterical movies of the distorted faces of dogs hanging out of moving cars, instead of doing something meaningful like interacting with your fellow humans face-to-face, then I suppose there aren’t enough minutes in the day.

Which brings me rather untidily to buying wines online.

Back in the day, you joined a “wine club” and were sent a case of interesting wines a couple of times a year for a princely sum, and may or may not have enjoyed what you were given.

Then, after a reasonable length of time, the company decided that you loved Rioja, so sent you a mixed case of this instead.

One of the main benefits of the brave new world is the care and attention put into this growing area of commerce.

A customer profile is built up, especially if you give detailed feedback – something we are rather better and more confident in doing now – and your favourite “style” of wine is put your way and horizons are broadened.

There has always been the Wine Society, with its team of brilliant buyers bringing a huge catalogue of wines to the masses, but now there are the likes of Virgin Wines and Rude Wines, who take the effort out of purchasing this lovely product and put the care of the customer at the centre of things – which is how it should be.

As it’s been quite warm of late, I’ll look at some of the refreshing whites on offer from this trio.

The BONNIEVALE CHARDONNAY (£7.99, Rude Wines) from the Robertson Valley in South Africa has a nice deep colour in the glass and a warm framing to the deep stone fruits.

In the mouth the apricot fruit has a vanilla tone, then this freshens up through the mid-palate with some apple notes ambling along.

This is a characterful chardonnay with a little mineral steeliness at its core and is a right proper mouthful.

The WALNUT BLOCK ‘NUTCRACKER’ SAUVIGNON BLANC 2015 (£12.99, Virgin Wines) is a Marlborough sauvignon that is made with meticulous care.

Organic growing and hand-harvesting are coupled with the use of wild yeasts, resulting in a big style of wine.

The nose has an exotic hit of passion fruit and mango, which fairly flies from the glass.

In the mouth, the bounteous fruit shows plenty of the complexity for which this famous New Zealand region is renowned.

So instead of the classically structured linear Loire Valley example, this is a fuller, generous wine, but still has a lively citrus zing in the tail.

The MUSCAT D’ALSACE 2014 ‘COLLECTION’ KUENTZ-BAS (RRP £11.50, The Wine Society) has a little touch of honeyed aromas on the nose that are underpinned by bright citrus tones.

The lemon citrus attack on the palate is bold and bracing, with a mineral spine running the entire length of the wine.

It’s not all austerity, with a smidge of elderflower prettiness through the mid-palate leading to a brisk, refreshing finish.

Perfect with a plate of spicy Asian food.