Wine
There's something about clean and pure white wines that makes them welcome year-round. The 2012 Barnard Griffin Columbia Valley Fumé Blanc ($10) is just such a wine for all seasons. For such a value-priced wine, it has an array of fruit flavors, from tropical to citrus to melon and a bit of richness in the midpalate. Try the Washington white with any kind of shellfish or just as a happy-hour sipper, whether on the patio or by the fireplace. Available at Surdyk's, Byerly's Ridgedale, Dolce Vita, the Wine Thief, the Little Wine Shoppe and Robbinsdale Wine and Spirits
BILL WARD
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