Bella Sera Pinot Grigio, 2018 (Italy)

“For the Chill of It”

Price at Purchase: $5.07

Location: Safeway

If CoverGirl’s “Easy, Breezy, Beautiful” slogan could be defined by a bottle of wine, this would be it. This is a crisp white wine that doesn’t taste cheap, even though it’s coming in hot at $5. This is the wine you drink as you and your friends do at-home spa treatments on a rainy day. Gilmore Girls playing in the background is required.

This bottle gave us immediate cotton candy vibes, mixed with some papaya. So basically a crap-ton of sugar. And TBH, I’m not mad about it. It’s also easily drinkable, and has a pleasantness to it that genuinely just brightened my mood. I may be bouncing off the walls later, but that’s a “future me” problem. For now, I’m going to sit back, relax with my clay mask and enjoy a refreshing glass…or two…or three.

To my treasure trove of followers (hello!), I know I ALWAYS mention sangria when it comes to white wine, but this one would actually be a great white wine to use. It’s light and not too flavorful on its own so it could use the help of a few fruit bits thrown in there. Including the leftover cucumbers from your DIY spa day.