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It’s Summertime And The Sippin’ Is Easy
Written By: Marlene Osteen | Issue: June 2024
Summer wines are playful, yet seriously complex.
Spring is well underway, and the promise of summer is on the horizon. The weather is slowly warming, we’re starting to enjoy longer, lighter evenings and intimate indoor dinners will soon give way to sun-soaked picnics and smoky gatherings around the grill. It’s a season that begs for a bottle of wine.
For an unforgettable summer, why not explore a range of wines that includes vibrant whites, refreshing rosés, and light-bodied reds?
These whites are built for summer, the perfect companions for the flavors of the season.
Pépière Muscadet Sèvre et Maine Sur Lie La Pépie: For anyone seeking delicate, complex, and eminently enjoyable wines that captures the essence of summer, this dry white wine, from one of the best and most progressive Muscadet vintners is a medium-bodied and minerally structured, fresh, and salty Muscadet of great purity with a good aftertaste.
Cantina Terlano Alto Adige Pinot Bianco: A wine that screams Italy and yet is neither red nor Pinot Grigio –the Pinot Bianco is a flagship grape for this high-quality cooperative. A round, relatively full-bodied, rather fruity white with a crisp mineral note, this is lovely in its streamlined purity.
For red wine lovers, two flavorsome light reds that come to life when slightly chilled and paired with barbecues and a spectrum of summertime seafood.
Domaine Dupeuble Père et Fils Beaujolais: A textured, almost gritty wine with black cherry and raspberry notes. Fresh but concentrated with undertones of tea and white pepper.
The Whole Shebang, California Fifteenth Cuvée: This longtime favorite value is a modern version of a California field blend from Bedrock Wine. It’s generally a blend of zinfandel, carignan, syrah, petite sirah. The result is a snappy, zesty, unpretentious, fresh, and fruity blend with endearing cherry and smoky anise flavors.
And one can’t even speak the words “summer wine” without mentioning rosé.
Domaine de Fontsainte Gris de Gris: My longtime favorite, a quintessential rosé from Languedoc France, sporting a light pink color the wine has won multiple awards. Pretty, delicate, and lively with lots of cherry blossom and raspberry-like fruit, its juicy and dry.
Commanderie de la Bargemone Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence Rosé: From one of Provence’s foremost estates, a dry rose for which the region is famous. Round and rich with blood orange acidity and white cherry flavors.
