2018 Pieropan Soave Classico Calvarino ($28)
The dry whites from this region in the volcanic hills near Verona are being rediscovered. This exuberant example shows how deep and complex they can be.
2018 Camins 2 Dreams Grüner Veltliner Spear Vineyard ($30)
Native American Tara Gomez and her Spanish wife, Mireia Taribo Tena, started this California winery in 2017. This lime-scented white has tangy pepper and mineral flavors.
2018 Domaine de Baronarques Limoux Chardonnay ($32)
This exciting Languedoc bargain, from an outpost of Château Mouton-Rothschild’s wine empire, offers a mix of hazelnut aromas and lush, creamy richness.
2015 David & Nadia Swartland Aristargos ($36)
Virtually any wine from this talented couple is worth drinking. This South African white blend sports aromas of nectarines and flavors of spice and lemon.
2016 Domäne Wachau Ried Achleiten Riesling Smaragd ($45)
Why don’t people drink more riesling? This top-level example from Austria is both succulent and steely, ripe and juicy, fruity and mineral.
2019 Spottswoode Sauvignon Blanc ($45)
I never tire of drinking this sophisticated citrus-and-mineral Napa Valley classic, which the estate has been perfecting for 35 years.
Rosé for All Seasons
Full-flavored dry pink wines for savoring alone or with food
2018 Chateau Musar Musar Jeune Rosé ($20)
This complex, mouth-filling rosé, a blend of mourvèdre and cinsault, comes from organic vineyards in Lebanon and is superb with foods such as roast turkey.
2019 Halarà Rosato ($23)
This new wine project in western Sicily aims to save a vineyard with rare local parpato vines. The rosé is a gulpable vin de soif—bright, fresh, and positively yummy.
2019 Minus Tide Carignan Rosé ($24)
Three 30-year-olds founded this winery in Mendocino in 2017, and their wines are delicious, especially this dry, salty rosé made from 112-year-old carignan vines.