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Summer wines
Summer is the time for garden parties, picnics and beach days. Whether it’s crisp whites for al fresco dining, lighter reds for barbecues or refreshing rosés for balmy evenings – we bring you the bottles to buy for any occasion.
Discover the best value supermarket wines, or splash out on a luxury magnum. Whatever your plans this summer, the Decanter team have selected the best wines to help you celebrate the season.
Our expert tasters have selected the finest examples from all over the world – so you can sit back and soak up the sun with the perfect glass of wine…
See our top summer wines rated by Decanter’s expert tasters, including:
Best Lidl wines to try this summer
Our favourite Lidl wines to try this summer...
Decanter Supermarket of the Year 2018: Best Waitrose wines to try
See the best wines from Waitrose's summer collection...
Premium English sparkling wine to try this summer
Susie Barrie MW picks out some English sparkling wines to drink this summer...
Top 10 English sparkling under £30
Celebrate summer with English sparkling...
Great white wines for summer
Get these wines chilling...
Best rosé wines for summer
Make the most of the sunshine...
Best wines for a barbecue
We've got your barbecue wine needs sorted...
Bank holiday weekend: 10 Prosecco and rosé wines under £15
Ten great reasons to drink wine this weekend...
Greek white wines to drink this summer
Perfect partners for good food and sunshine...
Five great value Albariño wines under £20
Dry whites that won't break the bank this summer...
Have you tried Txakoli wines?
Looking for an alternative to Vinho Verde or Picpoul de Pinet?
Screw cap wine: 12 top choices
No need for a corkscrew...
Should you put wine in the freezer? – ask Decanter
Cooling wine in a hurry...?
Great value rosé choices
Looking for great value rosé? Here are five perfect choices for summer drinking...
Is pale rosé better? – ask Decanter
Always pick the lightest...?
Last of the summer wine
Hurry, while the sun still exists...
‘Frosé’ cocktail – recipe
Try making your own 'frosé'...
Everyday summer Riesling
From around the world...
Top Sancerre 2015 wines – panel tasting
View the top five 2015 Sancerres from Decanter's September 2016 issue panel tasting...
Award winning red BBQ wine come rain or shine
Ah, summer. It's that time of year when competition for barbecue honours hots up, so we have selected some suitably big-hitting, medal-winning reds from Decanter's World Wine Awards 2017...
Best value Sancerre under £15
Find the best deals from our panel tasting...
Best value New World Pinot Noir
Decanter's tasters look beyond Burgundy...
Picnic wines for summer
Plan the perfect picnic with our choice of wines to take with you...
Five UK sparkling wines for summer
There's nothing like a bottle of bubbly to get everyone in the summer holiday spirit and UK sparkling wines are on the rise...
German dry Riesling 2014 wines for summer
See five of our panel's top wines...
Magnum of Champagne: Top wines to try
The Champagne Magnum is a symbol of celebration and extravagance...
Top five UK sparkling rosé wines
Nothing says summer like the fragrance and delicacy of sparkling rosé...
Best summer wines: Steven Spurrier’s top picks
Not sure what to drink this summer? Steven Spurrier selects some top wines to enjoy in the sun...
Great value Chablis under £20 – beat the shortage
There's a shortage looming, say experts...