Summertime Wine in Mississippi
It’s
back to being a hundred degrees every other day. The air conditioner in
the truck takes about as long to cool the cab down as it does to drive
home. All I want to do is get there and sit down in a cool, dark place
and relax. Picture this… a cold plate with a few grapes some sliced
apple, mild cheese and crackers along side a nice cool glass of wine. I
like the dry wines as well as sweet but there is a time and place for
either. The drier style wines tend to make me thirsty. I
like the German styles better in the heat of the summer and Chardonnay with
heavier dinner food. The wines I’ve found recently are inexpensive and
fun. The Avive Peach sparkler really surprised me. Fresh peach with
a hint of sweet and the effervescent bubble gives it a creamy feel. This
is great for the patio late evening.
Tip
of the week: Watch out leaving wine in the trunk of the car or on the seat in
the late day. It will ruin the wine to be in this kind of extreme
heat. If left for more than an hour or so the cork finish bottle may
explode and that's is not fun to clean up.
Grilling’ season is coming back and there are some great wines to pair with
these items. Grilled hamburgers are paired well with red blends that have
a good bit of Cabernet or Shiraz. Apothic is very popular these days but,
my favorite is Old School Red. This blend is faily new to the store but,
is selling quick. Fruit forward and not too much tannin are a good match.
The Red blend known as Flirt can be chilled slightly and is good pizza or
burger wine. Ten minutes in the fridge is enough.
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