DN's Alf Tumble Picks Summer-extending Wine Releases

DN's wine columnist Alf Tumble has picked newly released wines to help you relive summer, available either temporarily or in the regular assortment. Germany, Rheinhessen • 99 kr • Organic • 75 cl • 13% • SB 2031801 • 85/100. A gem from Rheinhessen that has made it into the regular assortment with a summery, lively pinot gris. Incredibly refreshing with cooling fruit and acidity that makes you crave a heat wave.

A find for all the thirsty, with a price tag that screams house wine. Bosquets Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages Ségure 2025. France, Côtes-du-Rhône-Villages • 159 kr • 75 cl • 14.5% • TS 9513401 • 87/100. Keep the grill out! There's no need to put away the chance of a lovely grilled salad with flank steak and corn on the cob.

Meet it with a fruit-dense Côtes-du-Rhône that smells of lavender, bay leaf, licorice and, of course, a little grill smoke. 9,000 bottles were released on August 21. Italy, Salento • 169 kr • Organic • 75 cl • 13% • TS 9024401 • 87/100. A little greeting from Italy's heel. Maybe you remember that red wine served in an ice bucket at the pizzeria?

The wine that shocked with juicy, blue-red fruit, spice and almost juicy drinkability? Here it is again, and the grape is negroamaro. 6,000 bottles are released on August 28. France, Rhône Valley • 169 kr • Organic • 75 cl • 14.5% • TS 9562801 • 87/100. A larger summer release in the temporary assortment that can happily linger into early autumn.

Grenache, syrah, mourvedre and cinsaut in a dark-fruited style lightened by cooling lavender and sage. Some astringency and warmth are rounded off with creamy porcini pasta. 15,600 bottles were released on August 21. Italy, Sicily Etna • 179 kr • 75 cl • 12.5% • TS 9209501 • 88/100. Volcanic white wines feel so summer 2026!

Etna is the region on many people's lips, and the white wines are starting to take up more space. In the glass, first a lively, melon-fruity interpretation of the carricante grape, followed by a sneaky minerality. 4,800 bottles were released on August 21. Groote Post Seasalter Sauvignon Blanc 2025. South Africa, Darling • 179 kr • 75 cl • 13.5% • TS 9005901 • 85/100. Salty winds from the sea.

Sand between the toes. And of course a cooling, mineral sauvignon blanc from the coastal area of Darling in South Africa. Gooseberry, lime, grass and lemon in a balanced key.

5,400 bottles are released on August 28. Italy, Tuscany • 199 kr • 75 cl • 13.5% • TS 9208301 • 88/100. Do you spend as much time on the perfect pizza dough as on finding the best pizza wine? Then you have half the solution here. A super-Tuscan light made from sangiovese, malvasia nera and cabernet sauvignon.

Clean, clear cherry fruit with fine oak structure and acidity, perfect for your best pizza margherita. 2,400 bottles are released on August 28. Bernardbeleva Navaherreros Garnacha 2024. Spain, Madrid • 216 kr • 75 cl • 14.5% • TS 9203801 • 89/100. One of the producers hardest hit by the forest fires outside Madrid. A fine showcase of the garnacha grape from the Gredos mountains.

7,200 bottles are released on September 4. Chile, Valle del Itata • 219 kr • 75 cl • 13% • TS 9257101 • 85/100. How about a look back at all those balmy summer evenings at bustling wine bars? Pino Román's orange wine captures the moment with a wine that both gives and takes. Aromatic, floral fruit with orange peel and ginger.

Feels considerably more stable than previous vintages. 2,000 bottles are released on August 28. Austria, Kamptal • 239 kr • 75 cl • 12.5% • TS 9348601 • 89/100. White wines from Austria are almost always good value. This wine also plays in a higher division, where structure, minerality and length impress.

Dry, crisp acidity with sophisticated fruit that moves in the subconscious. 840 bottles are released on August 28. Terreno Chianti Classico Riserva Le Bonille 2021. Italy, Tuscany • 259 kr • Organic • 75 cl • 14.5% • 88/100 • TS 9037301. Wine from Swedish Terreno with winemaker Sofia Runhe at the helm. Le Bonille is an age-worthy riserva that will develop nicely in bottle over the coming years, or you can decant it properly tonight while the grill is hot.

Sour cherries, violets and bitter almond. 4,800 bottles are released on August 28. USA, California • 275 kr • 75 cl • 14.5% • 90/100 • TS 9239401. Do you remember that grilled turbot with butter sauce and sugar snap peas?