630742 Tue Jun 23 12:49:31 -0700 2009 29 34 Wine 0 4798883 Warm weather brings a yearning for certain wines. Living in San Francisco, the fog can dampen the feeling but when I do escape the fog I tend to reach for Rieslings, Chenin Blancs, rosés & Zinfandels. What about you? Do you have certain wines you like to have with warmer weather? Tue Jun 23 12:49:31 -0700 2009 180467 WineUnleashed 1 4798936 Dry Creek Fume Blanc, any decent pinot grigio Tue Jun 23 13:02:37 -0700 2009 4798883 151448 carol land 1 4798968 We definitely drink more Rose and Vino Verde in the summer. Probably more of other white wines (sauvignon blanc, pinot grigio, various rhone varietals and various white blends) also as temperatures climb. In general, we do not drink a lot of zinfandel, but almost all of the ones we open accompany the summer barbecue season. Tue Jun 23 13:08:41 -0700 2009 4798883 78406 scrappydog 1 4799006 Riesling, Muscadet, Torrontes, Arneis, Falanghina. And all sorts of rosé wines. Tue Jun 23 13:17:27 -0700 2009 4798883 196217 Brad Ballinger 2 4799025 Ooohhh I forgot about Falanghina. I just LOVE that varietal. I should also list Albariño. Tue Jun 23 13:22:38 -0700 2009 4799006 180467 WineUnleashed 2 4800025 That's a good list, Brad. Add to that Gavi, Ribolla Gialla, Semillon, and cold Champagne! Tue Jun 23 18:42:41 -0700 2009 4799006 18222 maria lorraine 3 4801880 IF Semillon is on my list, it has to be COLD. Ribolla Gialla for "heavier" white wine fare--at least based on the few I've had. Wed Jun 24 09:32:30 -0700 2009 4800025 196217 Brad Ballinger 4 4802215 Yup on the Ribolla Gialla. Though all are not "thick." I love Semillon at slightly below cellar temp; the fruit is round and lemony then. White Bordeaux (blend with SB) is my favorite way to have it. And, I forgot one of my favorites: Rousanne. Love that varietal. Marsanne, too. And Pinot Gris. Wed Jun 24 10:56:38 -0700 2009 4801880 18222 maria lorraine 5 4802268 For me, in the summer, I like a little levity on the palate—thus, the lighter white varietals. I usually reserve Semillon, Bordeaux Blanc & champagne for other times of the year. So glad I asked for it is interesting what people prefer. ML and BB, I would opt for the colder temp for "heavier" fare. I have even chilled down some reds when it is warm outside. Another addition, I will do flips for prosecco or cava during the summer. Wed Jun 24 11:15:22 -0700 2009 4802215 180467 WineUnleashed 3 4802808 Yes! And Greco di Tufo and groovy. Wed Jun 24 13:34:09 -0700 2009 4800025 10761 Aaron 3 4826954 In the FWIW mode (mood?), Champagne is pretty much an "all year 'round" thing for us, as opposed to a "Summertime wine," but a Vin de Bugey-Cerdon -- like that from Patrick Bottex (imported by Kermit Lynch) or the Domaine Renardat-Fâche (Louis/Dressner) that carswell mentions below -- is pretty much the quintessential warm weather sparkler at our house . . . As for Sémilion -- some white Bordeaux are wonderful during the warm weather (typically Fall, rather than Summer, in the SF Bay Area, but with global warming -- who knows?), but for us, it's mostly Entre-deux-Mers. More serious whites from Pessac-Léognan and Graves, or so-called (and incorrectly) "dry Sauternes" like Château Y, R, G, etc., along with Sémilions from producers like L'Ecole No. 41, Ahlgren, and Kalin get more use at our house in the cooler months. Cheers, Jason Fri Jul 03 07:07:37 -0700 2009 4800025 28122 zin1953 4 4849996 Jason, while in Healdsburg this past week picked up a bottle of the Saxon Browne Cricket Creek 2007 Alexander Valley Sémilion specifically to acquaint myself with the varietal. Wondering how this compares with your reco's? TIA Cheers, Dave Sat Jul 11 18:09:59 -0700 2009 4826954 18150 PolarBear 1 4799980 I like Cotes du Rhone in the Summer Tue Jun 23 18:25:37 -0700 2009 4798883 323413 thegourmetbachelor 2 4800140 What makes it more appealing to you in summer versus other seasons? Tue Jun 23 19:20:42 -0700 2009 4799980 26180 Chinon00 2 4800362 I'm not sure...possibly Rhone Valley wines pair very well with BBQ and Cote du Rhone tends to have less tannin than other Rhone wines. So a bottle of Cote du Rhone can bring a table of casual wine tasters and wine experts together. What do you like to drink in the Summer? Tue Jun 23 20:49:14 -0700 2009 4799980 323413 thegourmetbachelor 3 4802266 Agree with your thoughts on Cotes du Rhone. CdR is one of our current favorite "house" reds. We like it for the same reasons you suggest. (We seldom find one that we do not like, and we generally consider them a good value given the quality.) We pair them with a fairly broad variety of dishes. The only difference is, I think we drink them fairly consistently throughout the year without regard to the seasons. Of course, here in SOCAL, the concept of "seasons" generally involves less extreme variation in climate than some other locales. Wed Jun 24 11:14:27 -0700 2009 4800362 78406 scrappydog 4 4822620 Speaking of Cote du Rhone..i'm totally enjoying this 2005 Coudoulet de Beaucastel. It's slightly one dimensional but I like the dimension : ) Wed Jul 01 16:21:47 -0700 2009 4802266 323413 thegourmetbachelor 2 4826955 Red AND white . . . Fri Jul 03 07:07:50 -0700 2009 4799980 28122 zin1953 1 4801154 Almost any New Zealand Sauvingon Blanc. Even when chilled may be more than they should, they have a crispness than is very refreshing in the dog days of summer (which have already started down here in FL.) Wed Jun 24 06:04:52 -0700 2009 4798883 15712 cavandre 1 4801736 Verdejo, grenache blanc, albarino, tons of rose, txakoli Wed Jun 24 08:53:45 -0700 2009 4798883 74451 vinosnob 2 4801884 Do a combo--Txakoli Rosado. Good ones available from Ameztoi and Gurrutxaga. Wed Jun 24 09:33:27 -0700 2009 4801736 196217 Brad Ballinger 3 4802382 Yup! Already gone through a half case of the Ameztoi rose. Wed Jun 24 11:46:54 -0700 2009 4801884 74451 vinosnob 1 4802067 Good dry Roses deffinitely have more place in my warm weather drinking than at other times. Chenin Blanc, Scheurebe (Spatlese) from the Pfalz, and SBs all also seem a bit more to my liking. Wed Jun 24 10:18:56 -0700 2009 4798883 50041 whiner 1 4802079 A good Gruner Veltliner (I particularly like Hoepler). In summer I also love to try the lovely light reds from Provence - Coteau d'aix en Provence in particular, and all its cousins. Wed Jun 24 10:21:15 -0700 2009 4798883 270888 shaogo 1 4805047 Roses from Provence! Thu Jun 25 08:24:31 -0700 2009 4798883 1088443 wineman13 1 4810257 Any non-fruit candy rose below $10, esp Ciro, Corbieres, Bergerac; Soave Classico, Verdicchio di Matelica, Greco di Tufo; Clare Valley Riesling; Touraine sauvignons, Entre deux Mers, Picpoul de Pinet. Chilled lightish Cotes du Rhone, Rosso Conero and Vapolicella, Bergerac/Cotes de Castillion. Fri Jun 26 23:22:42 -0700 2009 4798883 249467 bob96 1 4817087 Muga Rose from Spain, Campo Grande Orvietto from Antinori Mon Jun 29 23:06:07 -0700 2009 4798883 192955 wineman3 1 4818946 Summertime, Rose becomes our "red" more or less, except for a few Pinot Noirs or our "barbecue blends," like Marietta Cellars' Old Vine Red. Love love love whites in the summer. Especially the crisp, light ones like Albarino, Friulano, and our quick fix, Vinho Verde. White Bordeaux, Sauvignon Blanc, Gavi, Fiano, Moschofilero and the list goes on. Tue Jun 30 13:40:07 -0700 2009 4798883 52499 ChefJune 1 4824149 Muscadet, rose, sancerre, albarino, beaujolais, loire reds, dolcetto, barbera, rueda, so many good ones. Thu Jul 02 07:55:51 -0700 2009 4798883 174659 Vlajos 1 4825902 The main additions to this summer's rotation: - Renardat-Fache's Bugey Cerdon - Domaine Alzipratu's 2008 Corse-Calvi "Fiumeseccu", the most vibrant rosé I've tasted this year - Castello di Ama's 2008 Rosato - Bruno Clair's 2007 Marsannay rosé - Selbach's 2007 MSR Riesling QbA - Muller-Catoir's 2007 Pfalz Riesling trocken QbA - Gamay-based reds from the Loire and Beaujolais, lightly chilled TYVM - Some of the few big New World wines (Australian Shirazes, California Zins, South African Pinotages, Argentinean Malbecs, etc.) that always seem to end up in my cellar, since the only thing I can conceive of pairing them with is grilled red meat (grilling season is roughly May through October chez nous). Other than those, I can't think of any strictly seasonal quaffers, though I do shy away from high alcohol wines (too easy to overdo it when you're thirsty because of the heat) and do find myself even more attracted than usual to brisk acidity. Thu Jul 02 17:37:52 -0700 2009 4798883 10520 carswell