Most of the country seems to be suffering from record-breaking heat: 108 in New Jersey, 101 in New Hampshire, 104 in New York. It's even supposed to be in the 90s this week in Indiana, where I'll be judging the Indy International Wine Competiton, always one of my favorites.
And we've even noticed the heat in Dallas — call it unseasonably warm. Today could be the 31st consecutive day that the temperature has exceeded 100 degrees, the second most on record. But what may be worse is that we have had only two mornings since July 6 when the temperature dropped below 80.
But never fear. The Wine Curmudgeon has a few suggestions so that you don't let the heat get in the way of your wine drinking. (and no, none of them involve setting the thermostat to 68 — I'm even cheaper about electricity than I am about wine). More, after the jump: