15th July – Chill & Fresco. Crisp whites and Reds you can chill for Summer

WHERE & WHEN
Passione Vino Shoreditch EC2A 4QS
From 7pm to 8.15/8.30 pm 

Secure your place today. Seats are limited to 16. 

Summer wine has one job: to make the heat bearable. And nothing does that quite like a glass of something cold, fresh and alive with acidity — whether that's a mineral white straight from the fridge or a light, juicy red served with a slight chill that makes it sing.

This July session of The Passione Vino Wine Salon is the most unashamedly seasonal of the series. Crystal Whitcroft has chosen wines built for warmth — crisp, food-friendly whites with the kind of saline freshness that cuts through summer food, and lighter reds with the structure to handle a brief chill without losing their character. Think shaded terraces, long evenings and the right bottle already cold.

Italy does this better than almost anywhere. The country's native grapes — many grown at altitude, on volcanic soils or near the coast — produce whites and reds of natural freshness and restraint that the hotter international varieties simply cannot match. These are not wines to think too hard about. They are wines to enjoy.