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Everything's coming up roses for summer wines

Looking for a summer wine? Roses are a blooming good choice. We're talking the dry, fresh wines (pronounced ro-ZAY) that pair beautifully with warm-weather foods, such as grilled fish and sausage, and also aren't so bad sipped sol [...]

Posted On : Jun, 22 2011 | Comments : 0

Throw a summer wine party

When hosting a cocktail or dinner party, a true wine enthusiast will seize the opportunity to taste something new or different. I go a step further. For me, the chance to taste something new or different is the perfect excuse to throw a [...]

Posted On : Jun, 11 2010 | Comments : 1

Wines of the World - Light and silky summer reds

A true red wine drinker is going to drink red all summer long, even in Texas. For many people a compromise on the texture and body of red wine is appropriate when the temperature reaches 100 degrees. Even in hot weather, the heavy, conce [...]

Posted On : Jun, 04 2010 | Comments : 0

The last white wines of summer

It has to happen... the planet spins around the sun... Before we realize it summer is winding down and sooner or later the nights cool off and the days are more likely to be overcast or raining than sunny and warm. When that happens even t [...]

Posted On : Sep, 12 2009 | Comments : 0

Summer wines - A few options

In the past couple of weeks I mentioned a few grapes that would be good choices for the summer months. This week, I suggest other grapes and wine styles to enjoy during the summer. Whites White wines usually have a refreshing acidity that m [...]

Posted On : Aug, 08 2009 | Comments : 0

Wine - the best of the summer reds

Not every red takes well to a dip in the ice bucket on sunny days, but the lighter, fruitier, easy-swigging, cooler-climate bottles with more acidity and less tannin from France and elsewhere in Europe do. Step forward Beaujolais’ l [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2009 | Comments : 0

Lake County, California: The 13 best 2009 summertime wine, f...

Home winemakers and home brewers all feature on the highlight list for summer 2009 in Lake County, California. Food lover are well catered for with a variety of menus that include a pig roast buffet, island food, picnic fare and of course a [...]

Posted On : May, 14 2009 | Comments : 0

Summer Wine

German winemaker Nik Weis, has a far from convincing solution to tackle Delhi’s wretchedly long summer. “Riesling wines are low in alcohol content and leave a crisp, fresh taste on the palate,” promises Weis, who was in to [...]

Posted On : May, 04 2009 | Comments : 0

A summer of wine and song

It seems almost every vineyard has some kind of concert happening in the vines over summer. The picturesque ones do have a certain ambience that is never captured by being indoors.The rustle of the green leaves, the juicy, clustered, bright [...]

Posted On : Jan, 21 2009 | Comments : 0

Wine-ing all summer

Give Mount Airy resident Rob Hamilton some grapes and he can squeeze them into something with a taste of black cherry, vanilla or coffee.‘‘It’s not just crushing grapes and juice,” the amateur winemaker said about th [...]

Posted On : Aug, 01 2008 | Comments : 0

Tasting Note: Vinho verde is a great summer wine

Tina Danze As summer settles in, add refreshing, affordable wines to your stable of patio favorites: vinho verde whites. Vinho verde refers to a spectrum of wines from a region in northwest Portugal. The name translates as "green win [...]