Hotter still

There is only one white wine that I will drink on a day so hot,not only you cannot walk on the sand, but also fry the egg on the hood of the car. So hot, your underwear feels like flypaper and your shoes stick to the floor five steps after you walk into the beer chest. And the wine is cheap.

Gazela Vinho Verde at 2 for $10 is the cafe wine of Lisbon and all other Portugese beaches, sailboats and pools. It is low in alcohol. it is snappy like a green apple, it is slightly fizzy like some people I know and it can be and should be served ICE cold. A tuna sandwich overpowers it, I grilled swordfish is too much, but when the weather is too hot, it is the wine of the thermometer.

A trick to make the wine colder. Add salt to the water and ice in the bucket with the wine. Wont make your lips turn blue, but makes the wine colder.

We havin a heat wave

Second day in a row, temps in the 70's and forecast for 80's tomorrow before we return to normal red wine drinking weather of April.

One of my favorite hazy hot and humid white wines of summer is Vinho Verde from Portugal. Literal translation is green wine. It is light, it is dry, it is slightly fizzy and it is cheap. 2 bottles for $10 for the Gazela brand name. There are dozens of brand names, just make sure the one you buy is fresh. My latest Gazela shipment arrived last week, so we are good to go. Serve ice cold with your favorite shellfish. Or just remember to guzzle Gazela.