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Summer drinks: Have a toast to summer

Labor Day weekend lets you raise one glass to summer and another to fall.

Suiting both seasons is the balanced, creamy 2008 J Vineyards Russian River Valley Pinot Gris ($16), a smooth white with a suggestion of peach. The 2008 Dry Creek Vineyard Clarksburg Chenin Blanc ($12) announces itself with a hint of tropical fruit; it's a tasty sipper.

A trio of 2007 whites from Italy's Alto Adige...

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