{"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\u2019s becoming more popular for high-end wines to be featured at big chain supermarkets.<\/p>\n

But with consumers getting more sophisticated, \u201cYou\u2019re starting to see even the bigger chains in states where they\u2019re able to sell wine beginning to stock more than just what the massive distributors will send them.\u201d<\/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 \u201calways consistent. Always delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n

For Michael Taylor, wine director for Del Frisco\u2019s Double Eagle Steak House in Chicago, summer wines are \u201creally all about refreshment. You want something crisp and light.\u201d<\/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\u2019s planning a barbecue (maybe in the one warm month, October) he\u2019ll 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 \u2014<\/p>\n

From Yarrow:<\/p>\n