Wine

Danger, Will Robinson, danger! The Bianchi New Age white ($11 retail, usually less) is deliciously quaffable and tastes as though it has even less alcohol than it does (a mere 9 percent). So it's seriously easy to swig or even guzzle more than you otherwise might — especially because it's so doggone refreshing, the perfect beverage for a post-jogging or lawn-mowing situation. This blend of 90 percent torrontés and 10 percent sauvignon blanc is also tasty with picnic food (fried chicken!) and Asian dishes of sundry spiciness levels. Widely available.

BILL WARD