The main wine of the summer is Champagne (colleagues never fail to remind me), and especially Pinot Noir from skillful hands. Blanc-De-Noirs are particularly interesting right now. We would pay attention to the Côte de Bar region: it is remote from the rest and is a kind of secluded enclave in Champagne, but it produces unique wines. Including Pinot Noir, which dominates the plantings there. We were very impressed by Blanc De Noirs Brut Fleury - a delicate and pure champagne with great finesse, lightness, and grip, just what you need in summer (and not only in summer).

In warm weather, wines that are refined, taut in aroma, and show dynamics in flavor are good. A vivid representative of this style is Pierre Gimonnet et Fils. The smart buy in the summer champagne category. We would like to draw readers' attention to such a rarity as quiet red wines from Champagne - Coteaux Champenois. Especially Coteaux Sillery Champenois Rouge Grand Cru Champagne François Secondé. It gives us goosebumps...

Piedmont is like Champagne now. Generations change and a school of wine develops. The wines from the white autochthonous varieties Arneis and Timorasso are beautiful, but we often drink them young and don't realize how beautifully these wines can mature. Roagna's Timorasso is capable of developing for up to 10 years. This producer not only knows how to work with autochthonous varieties but does so without herbicides, pesticides, or pollinators. Wild yeast is used for fermentation, to maximize the expression of the varietal characteristics of the grapes. We drank this wine blind and easily sent it to Burgundy, all because of its interesting minerality.

Arneis is one of those local varieties that has been cultivated in the Piedmont territory since ancient times (since the 16th century). However, for a while, due to the difficulty of working with the variety, it was not paid much attention to. Bruno Giacosa was one of the three growers who believed in the variety. According to many critics, it is Bruno Giacosa who produces the best Arneis.

Riesling doesn't go out of fashion either. Mosel, Alsace, Wachau - are luxurious. Among the potential white heroes, we should also mention Riesling from Baden by Tomislav Markovic. Tomislav does not count himself among the wave of natural wine producers, but he uses a biodynamic approach, fermentation on wild yeast, etc. Complex, elegant, gastronomic.

We are increasingly encountering requests for "mineral-salty wines". In summer, there is a very high demand for such wines. Nowadays there is often a crossing of citrus and salty tones, especially in wines from volcanic soils. An example is the Azores. Note the wines of the Azores Wine Company. Arinto = mineral-salty profile with electric acidity. This is a great opportunity to diversify Italian classics.

Chardonnay from Burgundy is worth a look this summer. Fresh, fruity, and gastronomy-friendly wines from less celebrated communes like Marsannay. And in the almost impossible search for an alternative to Burgundy Pinot Noir, one should pay attention to Austrian Blaufrankisch or Sicilian Nerello Mascalese, a native of the volcanic soils of Etna - its wine is characterized by pleasant velvety tannin. 

Overall, the focus on the terroir style will continue. Regardless of the country or region. As practice shows, there is still a very high demand for wines where everything has coincided: the land, the sun, the soil, and the winemaker's approach. In our opinion, all of the above trends will determine the wine fashion of the future.