Welcome to your summer, wine sisters. Time to get on the bus headed for Camp Wine. Hope you didn't forget your toothbrush and bug spray!

Oh, and of course, the wine. We have some recommendations for wines that pair well with summer. Specifically, we want to tell you about our brand new releases, Haute Red and White Haute. Not only seriously fashionable, but elegantly pairable with your fave summertime foods.

Let's talk Haute White. It's our new California Riesling. Riesling is an ideal choice for summer. It's is a light, crisp white varietal orginally cultivated on the steep river vineyards of Germany. 

With aromas and flavors of white peach and apricot with a floral note, it has a crisp acidity that makes it totally refreshing well-chilled on a hot summer day. 

Reisling can serve you throughout the meal, as an aperitif to the dessert course. Think Peach Cobbler or a cheese plate with soft, young cheeses and summer fruits.

Because it's moderate in alcohol and fuity, Riesling is bright and refreshing with main course fare such as salads and seafoods. Try our White Haute Riesling with spicy dishes such as an Asian Chicken Salad or Grilled Fish with Spanish Spices.

Summertime may seem like the season to leave the reds in the cellar, but for those of us who love red, we just might not want to wait until the frost is on the pumpkin.

Red Haute Pinot Noir is a good choice. It's a lighter style Pinot Noir, fresh and lively. Here's a tip: don't be afraid to put your reds in the refrigerator to chill them off. The recommendation of "room temperature" for red wine service doesn't mean a room in the middle of a summer heat wave.  Red wines shoud be served at cellar temperature--55 degrees. If that means sticking a bottle in ice before you pop it open--no worries.

We like Haute Red Pinot Noir with all things on the grill. That includes everything from fresh farmstand grilled veggies to burgers, "haute dogs", chicken and ribs. Master Sommelier Evan Goldstein, author of many food and wine books including his most recent, "Perfect Pairings", used to call Pinot Noir "liquid chicken", meaning it's a wine immensely adaptable to pairing with a huge variety of foods because of its balance and flavor profile. If you're looking for a red wine, and don't know where to turn, turn to Pinot Noir. It's a slam dunk choice. (another "Evanism").

Our Haute wines are newly released and coming to stores near you soon. If you simply can't wait, visit our Wine Shop--you can buy them there.

So stay cool, sisters. Take a swim. Roast a weenie. Sing a campfire song. And for goodness sake, have a glass of wine!