(Pitsilia, Cyprus) $20
This fresh and racy white from the island of Cyprus is perfect for a warm summer night Lemony and salty sea air notes blend together making it a great pairing with crisp tossed salads or tuna crudo.
90 points KM
Available at Martin Wine
(Ventoux, France) $16
Violets and cherry confiture swirl together in the glass for a bright and buoyant summer red. This super steal can be paired with anything from roast chicken to less spicy Asian dishes.
91 points KM
Available at Martha's Vineyard
(Rheingau, Germany) $18
Lovely quiet fruit flavors, slight salinity, and a refreshing, zippy finish. If lime sherbet finished dry on the palate this wine would be its doppelganger.
92 points KM
Available at Total Wine
(Virginia) $23
This vermentino from Virginia is light with floral and pear notes and an invigorating finale. The flavor becomes increasingly crisp the longer you linger. Great with summery bites or as an aperitif on the patio.
91 points BK
Available at Saratoga Wine Exchange
(Viriginia) $25
A wine full of honeydew aromas, summery flavors, and a hint of oak. Made from the French grape variety petit manseng this wine is fresh and a pleasure to sip.
89 points BK
Available at Vinoshipper.com
(Finger Lakes, New York) $20
Here’s a terrific, bold, dry riesling with flavors of cantaloupe, orange blossoms, lemon zest and vanilla bean. The Finger Lakes region makes the best rieslings in the U.S
92 points BK
Available at Total Wine
(Sicily, Italy) $23
Sicily is home to lots of fun refreshing whites including wines like this one made from the Sicilian grape variety grillo. Meadowy aroma. Limey crispness.
88 points KM
Available at Solano Cellars
(Sicily, Italy) $21
Penny for penny, this wine delivers. Packed with lychee notes, a fresh citrusy zing, and a salty swish at the end, it’s made from two white varieties—carricante and moscato bianco. Full of personality and fantastic with spicy food.
90 points KM
Available at WineWorks Online
(Sicily, Italy) $22
Full of delicious personality, Mozia (made from grillo grapes) is a fantastic white wine from the tiny island of Mozia just off the Sicilian coast. Seaspray freshness, snappy crispness, and a core of creamy peachiness.
90 points KM
Available at Mr. D Wine Merchant
(Sicily, Italy) $25
From the slopes of Sicily’s Mt. Etna—Europe’s largest active volcano—comes this super star crisp white with fantastic minerality, limeyness, and a sea spray kind of saltiness. Made mostly from the leading white grape variety on Mt. Etna—carricante. Think: French Chablis meets Sicilian style.
92 points KM
Available at Bounty Hunter
(Lower Austria, Austria)) $20
If you’ve never had Austria’s refreshing white gruner veltliner, now’s the time to try it. Nigl is one of the top producers, and this wine’s creamy and delicious with streaks of white peppery pizzazz.
90 points KM
Available at Empire Wine
(Trentino Alto Adige, Italy) $16
A pinot grigio with character. Lively and fresh with notes of citrus and almond. Alois Lageder is one of the leading practitioners of organic viticulture and biodynamics in Italy.
91 points KM
Available at Empire Wine
