Summer will get to all of us eventually, and it’s never too early to think about what you will be drinking this summer.
There are three things we need in summer:
- Song of summer: Lizzo’s “Fitness”
- Lewk of summer: Embroidered dresses
- Drink of summer: Muscadet
Yes Way, Muscadet
As a basic bish, I am not giving up on rosé. As an extra-trendy basic bish, I am not giving up on the Aperol spritz. I discovered muscadet in the most white girl way ever…on the tennis court in Northampton, Massachusetts. I was playing against a wine distributor (and friend of Bianca Bosker, the author of Cork Dork), and she told me it was her favorite wine of the moment.
Unlike half of our USA population, when someone competent and educated tells me something, I listen. My tennis pal told me if I loved Chablis or a good Sancerre, which I do, that I would love Muscadet. She was right. I would translate that into French, but I’m not there yet on my Duolingo app learnin’.
I Slay with my Muscadet
Muscadet is a French white wine from the Loire Valley, made from the Melon de Bourgone grape. It’s a light and dry wine with high acidity, not too sweet and not to be confused with the more cloying and sweet Muscato. It’s not overwhelming like an oak-y Chardonnay, and it’s doesn’t taste like a free, open bar Pinto Gris.
With hints of apple and minerals, the refreshing Muscadet pairs well with:
- Raw oysters
- Gruyere
- Watching grass court tennis
- Parmesan
- Refusing to go camping
- Tarragon
- Tessa Dare novels
- Mussels
- Watching shirtless dudes mow grass
- Lobster rolls
- The Red Sox (Yankees suck)
- Squash casserole
- Shitting on Ivanka Trump
- Fresh corn
- Zucchini casserole
- Making out
- Any casserole
- Hickeys
- Watermelon and sparklers
