I love a crisp, perfectly chilled dry white wine during the summer. And with so many types of dry white wine to choose from, ...

Key varieties are cabernet sauvignon, merlot, cabernet franc, malbec, and petit verdot for red wines. Bordeaux also produces blended white wines ... the blend’s name. Need a break?

Something a bit unexpected that you can reliably find — and which will be welcomed by even the pickiest recipients on your list. My go-to? It’s often a bottle of white wine from the Rhône Valley.