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Refreshing, chilled white wines perfect for long summer evenings
With the warm weather and long evenings something chilled might be called for. The white wines mentioned below will certainly fill the bill. With or without food each is delicious and refreshing. From Hawkes Bay on the north island of New Zealand, comes a 2007 chardonnay from the Villa Maria winery(549972). This is an unoaked white with grapes coming from a single vineyard. The juice was cool fermented to retain the tropical and stone fruit flavours and 20 per cent of the wine under went malolactic fermentation. This second fermentation is done to convert the crisper malo acid to the softer lactic acid. So in the end you have a wine with enough crispiness to keep it fresh, but with a softer edge. On the nose find vibrant melon and floral nuances and this follows through to the palate with the addition of stone fruits like peach and apricot. There's a creamy texture to this wine you'll find pleasing. For $17.99 you could serve it chilled with, white fish and a lemon butter sauce or a salad with tangy creamy dressing. Here's a white wine from the Nantes region of the Loire Valley in France. This Muscadet Sevre & Maine from Haut - Censy 2007 (+553602) uses the Melon grape, also know as Melon de Bourgogone. The Sur Lie (lees) on the bottles means that the wine hasn't been racked off the spent yeast cells at least until the spring following harvest and fermentation. Having the wine resting on the Lees ads bring balance and will fill in where the other is lacking. One such blend is the Spanish Vina Esmeralda 2007 (+165316)a white wine blending the Moscatel and Gewurztraminer grapes. The Moscatel with its sweetness balanced against the natural acidity of the Gewürztraminer. For flavours the Muscatel brings the grapy ness while the Gewurzt gives the lychee and citrus. This wine is very aromatic and will go good with a fruit salad, poultry fish or barbequed pork under a sweet and sour sauce. The cost of this stunner is only $14..49. From Argentina a Viognier, produced by the Santa Julia 2008 (+612317 )winery in Mendoza. Viognier as a single grape varital is one we're seeing more of over the last few years. Traditionally it came from the French Rhone valley and often blended with Syrah to soften it. This Argentinean Viognier is a medium-bodied white that is soft and round with floral aromas and topical and stone fruits. On the palate you'll find those ripe fruits like peach, apricot and tropical fruits like lychee with a pleasant crisp finish. As for pairing this with a meal you could serve it with barbequed chicken or a spicy Thai salad and I like to drink when I'm peeling shrimp and dipping them in a buttery, herb and garlic sauce. A great price at only $11.99. Al Spoklie is a product consultant at the B.C. Signature Liquor Store, Pine Centre. Numbers in brackets refer to B.C. Liquor Store product

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