The grapes are actually unrelated, the ampelographers say, though it does have some similarities, like a pleasing peppery spiciness. I don’t want to say that’s unprecedented, but California, for numerous reasons, is not usually fertile ground for good values. But this Austrian wine, made from organic grapes, is richer and rounder, pure, clear and deep. Why not? From a producer that’s been making natural wine long before it … If the juice sits briefly with the skins before vinification, it develops a pale salmon color, so let’s call Hoof & Lur a rosé.

(PortoVino, Buffalo)Moschofilero, like pinot gris and its Greek cousin, roditis, is a pink-skinned grape. But by comparison with mass-market bottles, this wine seems handmade, easygoing and perfectly refreshing.

More important, it’s absolutely dry and refreshing, with the faintest rasp of pleasant tannin to scrub the mouth clean. Elenteny Imports, New York)Broc Cellars is one of my favorites among the new wave of California producers. California- Behold, the Witching Hour has been bottled with its deep flavors of dark cherries and vanilla.

A blend of of 60% cabernet sauvignon, 25% malbec and 15% cabernet franc. (Jenny & François Selections, New York)What is roter veltliner, you ask, grüner veltliner’s whirling sibling?

(Savio Soares Selections, New York)Poco à Poco is the budget label of Porter-Bass Vineyard and Winery, a producer in the Russian River Valley that is committed to biodynamic farming.

Gaspard is the name of its private label, and this wine is delicious. The most important step toward improving your drinking is to shop at a If a good retailer does not have a bottle, ask the merchant to suggest an equivalent wine. Full of dark berry flavor with hints of spice. Made from sauvignon blanc grown in the Touraine region of the Loire Valley, this wine will not remind you of the more pungent sauvignon blanc associated with New Zealand.

But this wine, made from organic grapes grown in the Marlborough region of New Zealand, is true to the spirit of pinot noir, resulting in a fresh, graceful, refreshing wine redolent of flowers and red fruit.

It’s a more gentle, resonant style reminiscent of a restrained Sancerre.

California It is 100 percent sangiovese, and it’s more overtly fruity than, say, a Chianti Classico.

But they seem irresistible to rosé producers as they show off the variety of pink colors possible in wine.

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Cinzia Canzian, the winemaker, achieves the bubbles through the bulk-production Charmat method, also used for industrial Prosecco. These 20 bottles — found online from 11 different countries, including some unexpected regions — offer values and pleasures in a summer unlike any other.Between the physical, emotional and economic miseries delivered by the pandemic, the continuing national debate over racial justice and the myriad daily shockers that have battered the national equanimity, I’ve learned it’s possible to feel hopeful and despondent at the same time.Add to that, it’s summer, and though we’re no longer stuck indoors exactly, the usual seasonal pleasures seem a distant fantasy.In these strange times, I find grounding in wine. California

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One of two whites is a blend of pinot gris and pinot blanc. Its primary component is petite sirah, a notoriously tannic grape. But it carries similarly dusty tannins and is nuanced and energetic.

Or rather, I did it pandemic style, letting my fingers do the shopping through the online inventories of New York wine shops. Some of these bottles you may find, others not.What to do if you can’t find a specific bottle?

Finished with ripe tannins.

It’s bone dry and full of the grape’s characteristic aromas and flavors of beeswax, lemon and honey.

Enjoy with red meats, grilled fish and sharp cheeses.

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(The Sorting Table, Napa, Calif.)This blend of cabernet sauvignon and syrah calls for steaks grilled over coals. This is made of weissburgunder, also known as pinot blanc.

The 2017 Unfamiliar Red is more structured than the Broc Love Red.