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Plonk of the month | Summer-weight reds

Pack up your shiraz for the season

July 26, 2006

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How is it that people who know better than to wear tweeds in July can't seem to carry the concept over to choosing a summer-weight red wine? We're not sure, but we've learned to dread the encounter with the outsize zinfandel, beefy shiraz, or fur-bearing cabernet at our neighbors' backyard barbecues. The false step here could well be the idea ... (Full article: 462 words)

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