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Summer's Coolest Wines
Keep Your Cool
Though it’s perfectly acceptable to drink red wine in the summer, there’s nothing like a cold bottle on ice when temperatures start to soar. If you’re wondering what to drink this season, our selections are cool in more ways than one. These wines and winemakers are not only exciting, they're also among the highest rated by experts.
Best in Glass
Gérard Bertrand Orange Gold
Orange wine is the most exciting trend in the industry right now. Created using white grapes with their skins on, the wine takes on a more tannic quality and deeper colour than a traditional white. In this French wine, Valencia orange, peach and apple flavours make up its nose.
Fiona Adams of Wine Enthusiast gives it a score of 90.
Miraval Rosé
Brad Pitt and Anjelina Jolie's wine from the south of France has become one of the most sought after rosés, not just because of its celebrity appeal, but for its floral character and easy-going food-friendly texture.
Wine blogger Daniel O'Keefe gives it a score of 90.
Babich Sauvignon Blanc
With a bouquet of apple, tropical fruit and sweet basil, this complex, crisp and dry Australian white promises a complex and delicious finish as the wine opens up.
Cameron Douglas of decanter.com gives it a score of 95.
Westcott Violette Sparkling
For those who love to shop local, this bubbly carries clean apple, citrus and vaguely floral aromas. Produced and bottled in Vineland by Grant and Carolyn Westcott.
David Lawrason of winealign gives it a score of 88.
In Vino Veritas
