3 Clever Ways to Cool Your Wine This Spring & Summer

"As the temperatures begin to climb, our palates undergo a bit of a metamorphosis. The full-bodied red wines of winter lead way to the lighter, more crisp rosés and whites that are best enjoyed chilled and in the great outdoors.

After a recent trip to Napa, I booked a tasting at Mira Winery and am calling it now: Franc Blanc will be the drink of summer. The refreshing pour is derived from a Cabernet Franc grape that has limited contact with its skin, giving it a slightly pink hue with a yellowish base. It sips like a bolder rosé or white, but is still, at least in technical terms, a red—the perfect warm-weather choice for the friend who doesn’t want to give up a more robust texture and flavor..."

by: JOEY SKLADANY at Food52.com

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