This week’s feature is the refreshing Ecker Gruner Veltliner 1L – $12.99. What’s from Austria and more fun outside than a well-worn pair of Lederhosen? How about the delicious Ecker Gruner Veltliner! The importer, Theirry Theise, describes this wine as tasting “like spring water strained through herbs”. This is a lighter bodied Gruner Veltliner, with aromas of stone fruit, apricots, and wild botanicals. With a crisp acidity on the palate and a refreshing mineral-like finish, this is juice is perfect for the crushing humidity, and a broad range of summer meals.

Featured Cocktail

Pimm’s Cocktail

Pimm’s is one of our favorite Summer cocktail bases. The key to using Pimm’s in a cocktail is to not overdue it – a little goes a long way. For a great intro to this spirit, try the following simple cocktail:

Fill a tall glass halfway with ice. Add 1.5 oz. of Pimm’s, a dash of Bitter Truth Xocolati Mole Bitters, a couple of lime wedges, and mix. Top with a good ginger ale (i.e. Reed’s), and give the drink a little stir, and sip, sit, relax!