Summertime Red Wine

Don’t you just love summertime? I do. I love the sun and the heat, playing outdoors and relaxing in the shade. With a little wine, life couldn’t be much better.

Over the last 18 Julys, we have explored a lot of summer wines together, mostly whites but some reds. Beer was the focus one year, and just recently, the ready-to-drink category took the spotlight. A common denominator for hot weather beverages has been low alcohol and, in particular, light refreshing wines with high acidity. What immediately comes to mind are chilled white wines with screw-off caps, but let’s not neglect the reds.

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