{"id":14231,"date":"2013-05-24T15:50:43","date_gmt":"2013-05-24T22:50:43","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/?p=14231"},"modified":"2013-05-24T15:52:13","modified_gmt":"2013-05-24T22:52:13","slug":"high-end-summer-wines-to-try","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.arizonafoothillsmagazine.com\/valleygirlblog\/wine-and-dining\/high-end-summer-wines-to-try\/","title":{"rendered":"High-end Summer Wines to Try"},"content":{"rendered":"

When the summer months arrive, more general grocery store aisles can be seen dotted with palate-titillating domestic and imported summer wines of whites and roses.<\/p>\n

Alder Yarrow, founder and editor of the widely read wine blog vinography.com, told the Associated Press<\/a> that it’s becoming more popular for high-end wines to be featured at big chain supermarkets.<\/p>\n

But with consumers getting more sophisticated, “You’re starting to see even the bigger chains in states where they’re able to sell wine beginning to stock more than just what the massive distributors will send them.”<\/p>\n

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Joel Kampfe, wine director at ENO Wine Bar in San Francisco,\u00a0gravitates toward a good New Zealand sauvignon blanc or an Edna Valley Chardonnay. Both are “always consistent. Always delicious.”<\/p>\n

For Michael Taylor, wine director for Del Frisco’s Double Eagle Steak House in Chicago, summer wines are “really all about refreshment. You want something crisp and light.”<\/p>\n

As a resident of the San Francisco Bay area, where summer means slightly more fog, Yarrow tends to drink the same wines year-round. Still, if he’s planning a barbecue (maybe in the one warm month, October) he’ll find himself leaning toward a wine like Ravenswood zinfandel, widely available and a good pairing for hearty roast meats .<\/p>\n

Sumemr wine picks from the experts —<\/p>\n

From Yarrow:<\/p>\n