AUTHOR: Dave McIntyre TITLE: Good Reds for Summer DATE: 8/23/2007 08:56:00 PM ----- BODY:

Wine writers would have you thinking that drinking red wines in summer is a major faux pas. This would be the season for crisp refreshing whites and rosés and nothing else. Well, I agree that those wines are great for summer, but as Kermit Lynch says (paraphrased), "Never a white without a red to follow, never a red without a white before it." Summer foods - such as burgers or steaks on the grill - call out for reds. My August column in the Washingtonian magazine explores some good summer reds. I hope you enjoy it! Cheers, Dave Mc

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