Step aside rosé: Chillable red wines are this summer’s coolest sips

Midway through what’s shaping up to be the hottest year on record, you’ve likely succumbed to a certain sweat-stained lethargy this summer. As temperatures continue to soar, you might ask, what’s the perfect wine to weather the dog days ahead?

Given rosé’s meteoric rise these past two decades, you might think pink. Indeed, while the delirium of “rosé all day” has passed, those blush-hued sips are still a welcome escape. And it’s hard to beat the refreshment of a salt-struck, zippy white when you’re melting faster than an ice cube.