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Question: What are your thoughts Sid for this Summer on the best BBQ wines?
Answer: Yes, presently lots of hot weather for outdoor BBQ meals. Always a difficult one to decide on your wine choices but it shouldn’t be a problem. Choose something easy and more reasonably priced that you always enjoy. Also depends somewhat on whether you are cooking smoked meats or fish or vegetables for a better matching. Your scribe answered this question here of “What wines go best with BBQ” on July 2, 2014 over 10 years ago. Lots of choices for a poll then but the popular winner was California Zinfandel. That is unlikely to be the result today. Gamay, Syrah, Malbec, Dolcetto, Rose and even lighter British Columbia Cab Franc are likely to be well supported. However, remember that the current wine fashion is for more white, more Sparkling, lower alcohol, and anything chilled at a cooler temperature – especially for Summer. Sparkling works well but I would consider Albarino. Some good choices include Terravista Vineyards from BC and two from Rias Baixas in Galicia Spain of fresh herbal 2023 Zarate & juicy fuller 2022 Lagar de Cervera. Don’t forget the possibility of exotic white pepper Gruner Veltliner from BC (Culmina “Unicus”, O’Rourke’s Peak Cellars, or Fort Berens) or classic Austrian – look for Brudlmayer or Schloss Gobelsburg. Enjoy.
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