Summer Wind

The summer wind, came blowin' in...in freaking August, after one of the coolest, wettest Junes on record.

So at the beginning of July, Bin Ends (a great wine store in Braintree with an amazing online presence; they do once daily emails for good deals) sent out an email about a Pinot Grigio that drinks well (similarly to Santa Margarita, which is about $20+ a bottle) that would be less than $5 a bottle when bought by the case. Both loving a good deal AND feeling like an excess of good white wine around for the rest of summer would be a happy, happy thing, I bought a case.

The wine is Cavatina Pinot Grigio--and it's one of the best low-cost wines I've had in a while. Pinot Grigio, in my opinion, is light and easy wine. It's backyard lawn chairs with your girlfriends kind of wine, halibut with fruit salsa wine, a cool refreshing gulp in the middle of the summer. The Cavatina is typical of Italian Pinot--crisp flavor, good acidity, thin...but it's exactly what I want to drink on the back porch when the sun is finally going down, the air feels good, and I've had a long day.