Late summer, when the sipping should be easy

Sauvignon blanc puts an orchard in your glass — for $12

Here are some great value wines for casual late-summer sipping. Our greatest value this week is a delicious sauvignon blanc from Chile, which happens to be kosher and vegan.

We also have two delightful wines — a rosso and rosato — from Tuscany, and an old-vine garnacha from Spain to match those grilled sausages from your cookout.

Lion & Dove Sauvignon Blanc 2019 (Great Value)

★★ Curico Valley, Chile, $12

Here’s a tasty sauvignon blanc, without the aggressive grassiness the grape can often show. Instead, it offers nice flavors of orchard fruit.

At room temperature, it also has intriguing bitter aromas, sort of like a nice vermouth. The bitterness softens with a moderate chill (don’t we all?).

Bonus: it’s kosher. And vegan. Alcohol by volume: 13 percent

Ali Red Wine (Great Value)

★★ 1⁄2 Tuscany, Italy, $15

This is a lovely Tuscan red that you will want to enjoy often with pasta, pizza, burgers and stews.

Look for flavors of dried cherries and cocoa, with some smoky notes and savory herbs.

ABV: 13 percent

Ali Sangiovese Rosato 2018 (Great Value)

★★ 1⁄2 Tuscany, $15

What a pretty rosé! Bright flavors of strawberries and mint, with a lovely dry, fruity finish.

This is delicious by itself, but you can pair it with appetizers or light meals such as salads. I suggest lunch on the patio.

ABV: 12.5 percent

Paradise Springs Virginia Nana’s Rosé 2018

★★ Virginia, $24

From Paradise Springs in Clifton, this Virginia rosé is pale pink in color with light aromas and flavors of watermelon and raspberry.

Paradise Springs also has an outpost in Santa Barbara County, Calif., where it produces a delicious rosé from grenache called Pink Ash ($29), commemorating wildfires that threatened wine country last year, with a label painted by actor Billy Zane.

ABV: 11.5 percent

Burgo Viejo Old Vine Garnacha 2016 (Great Value)

★★ Rioja, Spain, $13

Spicy blackberry jam, spiked with wild herbs. That’s this juicy garnacha, which wants to wash down the burgers or sausages from your late-summer cookouts.

ABV: 13.5 percent ★★★ Exceptional ★★ Excellent ★ Very good

Prices are approximate. Check Winesearcher.com to verify availability, or ask a favorite wine store to order through a distributor.

Tom Mccorkle / For the Washington Post End the season with a Spanish garnacha, an Italian red, rosés from Virginia and Italy, and a $12 Chilean sauvignon blanc.