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The heat is on, and what better way to quench your thirst this summer than with a great glass of

wine --or two.

Light, crisp and fruity are best suited for poolside sipping and pairing with the season’s lighter

cuisine. So save the heavy, tannic wines for the cooler months and try these six summer selections

from some of our favorite wine-producing families:

Elena Walch Castel Ringberg Pinot Grigio, Alto Adige, Italy, 2013

$22

Elena Walch is a leading wine producer in the Alto Adige region of northeastern Italy who runs her

eponymous winery with the help of her two daughters, Julia and Karoline. Together they produce a

variety of acclaimed wines and are known for their innovative winemaking techniques. This wine is

100 percent pinot grigio from the Castel Ringberg vineyard and a majority of the wine is fermented

in stainless steel while a small percentage is fermented in used small French oak barrels. The

result is a lovely incarnation of the pinot grigio grape with ripe aromas of pear, sage and spice with

a creamy mouthfeel, zippy acidity and lengthy, clean finish.

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In the world of wine, rosé has come to hog the American summer like a clingy neighbor on your

chaise lounge.

Stroll into any summer yard party, outdoor wedding, or lawn concert, check out the wine glasses

held in manicured hands, and you’ll see more pink than at a prep school reunion.

Now, nothing against rosé per se. Fine examples abound. But those bracingly crisp bottles from

Provence and quality Spanish rosados are often lost in a salmon-colored sea of insipid, consumer-

baiting quaffers chosen more on price than merit. “$9.99? I’ll take three!” When summer ends, the

rosé craze is packed away until next year. It’s Beaujolais Nouveau, déjà vu.

In terms of taste—in both its forms—breaking the mold with good wine always beats going with the

flow of mediocre bottles. Delicious white wines, born for summer refreshment, huddle on shelves in

favor of mass-produced rosés that bring little to a perspiring party, aside from a splash of color.

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Bloomberg Business

And who ever said you can’t drink Cabernet Sauvignon in summer? Certainly, 100-degree, prison-

riot heat and an inky-rich, alcohol-laced red aren’t the ideal combination. But there’s a vast,

wonderful world of lighter, fresher reds that remains largely overlooked as the mercury climbs.

They occupy a sliding scale of familiarity, from trusty Pinot Noir to Italy’s fast-rising Barbera from

the towns of Alba or Asti.

Well, enough of the seasonal monomania. Carve out a space for these warm-weather bottles

farther along the color spectrum, most party-friendly at under $20. Just keep that pesky neighbor

from guzzling more than his share.

The hills are definitely alive in the Alto Adige,

Italy’s northernmost growing region in the

limestone-rich Dolomites, whose wines reflect

the region’s effortless blending of German and

Italian culture. Erste + Neue, an up-and-coming

wine collective, makes some dandies, including

a straw-yellow Pinot Bianco (or Weissburgunder

auf Deutsch)that’s all herbs and Granny Smith

apples, a mountain meadow in a glass. $15