“This chardonnay is apricot ripe, a broad wine that contrasts buttered toast flavors and the cool feel of tingly acidity. Golden and chewy. For a lobster roll.”

“This wine’s sapid fruit edges toward the red hues of a peach, with toasty notes of sesame and a cool crunchiness, like seaweed, lending structure to its fruit. There’s a fresh nuttiness in the end, for chicken or gamier birds braised with apricots.”

“Juicy and direct, with youthfully expressive raspberry and plum compote flavors framed with red licorice and followed by a brambly finish. A crowd-pleasing style. Drink now through 2026.”

“Gravelly rock, sea spray and iodine accent a full-bodied expression of texture and structure in this well-made, value-minded wine. Red currant, cassis and dried herb add to the overall earthiness and grace.”

“Aromas that at first are earthy and reduced lead to vivid black-cherry, raspberry and forest-floor flavors in this full-bodied, fruit-laden wine. A good balance between ripeness and acidity keeps it lip-smacking on the palate and the finish.”