Sepia beverage director Arthur Hon suggests grüner veltliner. "[This one is] from producer Kofererhof in the Alto Adige region of northeastern Italy. The cool climate lends great acidity to the wines."
He's also a fan of wines from northern Portugal. "Usually you see more reds from there, but the northern part of Portugal has great whites, too," he says. "Whites from the Douro region are lovely, very mineral-driven with lively acidity. And the Dao region, situated at a higher elevation with a cooler climate, produces some very elegant whites."
Warm-weather wines "are all about acidity, freshness and a sense of vigor. You want wines that are refreshing with some sparkle—something to lift the palate,” says Jeremy Quinn, sommelier at Webster’s Wine Bar, Telegraph and the Bluebird. And that, in a nutshell, is what you’ll be drinking this season. We talked to four wine pros to find out what we should be ordering off the wine list and seeking out in stores this summer.
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