Summer days are here at last, and easy, inexpensive wine is here to stay, at least until pumpkin beer makes its too early appearance in August. We picked up a Yalumba Vermentino from Australia on a recent Bin Ends wine trip, and it paired perfectly with a leisurely back yard evening dinner made up of snacks: salami, cheese, crackers, veggies, and hummus.
Vermentino, which originates in Italy, is fresh and fun, with zippy acidity and lemon notes with a kick of mineral flavors. It’s nice and dry and would be a crowd pleaser at any barbecue or summer outing. This wine sells for around $8 a bottle, so it is definitely something you won’t mind sharing or opening up on a random weeknight, just to celebrate nice weather.
Happy Wine Wednesday!
Tags: Summer wine, vermentino, white wine, wine, wine blog, wine of the week, wine tasting, Wine Wednesday
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I’ll have to keep my eyes open for that. Sounds perfect for backyard bbq’s with friends!
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Um, that sounds like my ideal backyard dinner/evening. Now if only the sun would come back out! 😉
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I’m inviting myself over for that spread!!
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happy wine wednesday! love how you describe this one as zippy!!
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I love finding perfect summer whites – nothing like a great deck wine as I like to call them! Next time we head to the south shore I am totally going to check out Bin Ends, I hear they have great deals
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