Thankfully, the rules of drinking white after Labor Day aren’t the same as wearing white. As we bid adieu to rosé as the go-to summer sip, white wines have staying power, and here are 10 white wines from around the world -- worthy of sharing.

#1 - Brut 2015 L’Ermitage by Roderer Estate, Anderson Valley, California

A warm summer evening spent on a sailboat docked in the harbor is the stuff of dreams. Add to this a chilled and regal-looking bottle of Roderer Estate sparkling wine – and the experience is over the top decadence. Paired with stuffed grape leaves, zucchini egg appetizers (best pairing!), French Brie and crackers, this bottle of bubbles was the star of the sea at sunset. It’s perfectly dry with notes of stone fruit and honeysuckle, a creamy mid-palate mouthfeel, and a palate of baked green apple and pear. It hails from the California property that is sister to Champagne Louis Roederer in France.

Roederer Estate’s L’Ermitage made its debut with the 1989 vintage, and is made from exceptional years from pre-selected, estate-grown grapes in Mendocino County’s Anderson Valley. In line with Champagne, France, this Anderson Valley bubbly is made in the French méthode traditionelle with added oak-aged reserve wines to each blend. $68/bottle

#2 - Silk & Spice 2021 White Blend, Portugal

To spice things up in Somerville, Massachusetts, the event space next to Juliet, hosted Top Chef alum Nini Nguyen, was an evening spent blind-sniffing and identifying spices and then creating individual spice blends for guests to take home. This was arranged as a complement to introduce 3 new Portuguese wines released by Silk & Spice: Silk & Spice White Blend, Silk & Spice Silk Route, and Silk & Spice Spice Road. The wine label is a map that pays homage to the Europe/Asia spice trade route of the 15th century.

But you don’t have to hop a plane to Portugal to taste this White Blend, as it’s now available in the U.S. -- a “must-try” before summer’s end. The Lisbon and Bairrada grapes in this wine include 50% Bical, 35% Arinto, and 15% AlvarinhoIt.

While we're in peach season, this wine pairs well with grilled peaches as it also offers a palate of ripe peach, cantaloupe, and a touch of white floral notes with some oak from the American oak barrel where it aged. $13.99/bottle

#3 - Vicarious Chardonnay, Sonoma Coast, Sonoma County

Winemaker Jason Moore’s Modus Operandi was to create elegant, classic wines to share with palates who expect the best. This Vicarious Chardonnay by Modus Operandi Cellars is no exception. This beauty of a Chardonnay speaks to those who know their palate’s worth. $35/bottle

#4 – Gai’a Assyrtiko Wild Ferment, Greece

Assyrtiko is the primary grape varietal indigenous to Greece – and the most familiar in the U.S. Gai’a Assyrtiko Wild Ferment is a mineral-driven white wine of exception, made with native yeasts for fermentation. A 12-hour skin maceration attributes to its bright golden tone, and it has a bouquet of flint and white flowers, a taste of honey, and offers a perfect balance of acidity – you can age this wine in the cellar for a few years to better taste its complexities. It’s one of the top quality Assyrtiko wines to enjoy a taste of Greece and is best served decanted. $49/bottle

#5 - 2019 Estate Argyros Cuvee Evdemon PDO Santorini, Greece

Estate Argyros is elevated on the cliffs of Santorini, and this Cuvee is produced from grapes grown on vines at least 150 years old and in a biodynamic style according to the phases of the moon. The winemaking process included time spent in stainless steel tanks on the lees, with a small percentage in oak barrels. This is a wine that can be aged 15 years-plus! $57/bottle

#6 - 2019 Appassionata Chardonnay, Willamette Valley, Oregon

German winemaker Ernst “Erni” Loosen had a vision of establishing a high-end, European-style winery in Oregon’s Willamette Valley. This straw-colored Chardonnay aged a few years before bottling (in large oak casks and on the lees), and then another year in-bottle. The result is an amazing versatile white wine with pineapple notes and a peach palate, a soft texture, yet elevated expression of Chardonnay. The name, Appasionata, is a nod to a Beethoven piano sonata. $75/bottle.

#7 - 2022 Dutcher Crossing Sauvignon Blanc, California

If you enjoy bright acidity, this Sauvignon Blanc is the one you’ll want to purchase for last of summer sips and beyond. A lemongrass bouquet and palate is blended with peaches with a subtle herbaceous finish. $40/bottle

#8 – OTU Limited Release Estate Grown 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Marlborough, New Zealand

Inside this tinted pinot-shaped bottle with a screwcap is an easy, breezy white wine balanced in acidity and exemplary in its minerality. New Zealand corners the market in quality Sauvignon Blanc, and this wine speaks of its ranking. Made with grapes grown in the Awatere Valley of Marlborough, New Zealand, be prepared for a touch of passionfruit that shifts to sweet notes, yet dry in this perfected white wine. $26/bottle

#9 – Brigid 2022 Sauvignon Blanc, Forrest Estate Winery, Marlborough, New Zealand

Freshness in a bottle is what comes to mind upon a sip of this delightful Sauvignon Blanc from New Zealand. The tropical fruit with a hint of herbs is what you’ll taste once you remove the screwcap on a bottle of this wine from Marlborough, and it’s impossible to detect that this is a lower alcohol, 80 calories per serving wine.

New Zealand has definitely stood out on the wine stage for its Sauvignon Blanc, setting the bar high around the world, but Marlborough is the topic for this wine and wine #8. Wellington-based cartographer Roger Smith of Geographx and local designer Megan Boreham of Eye Catcher Designs developed the above featured image, the Wine Map of Marlborough, for tasters to enjoy a resource to better grasp info on the subregional detail and diversity of Appellation Marlborough.

Fun fact: The Brigid label on this wine was inspired by vintage botanical field guides. The Sauvignon Blanc features an illustration of Quintinia serrata or the tawheowheo – a species of evergreen tree native to New Zealand. $20/bottle

#10 – Gavi 2022, Piedmont, Italy

From the southernmost part of Piedmont, there is a zesty brilliant white wine that will stay true year round, with notes of almond and white flowers before a burst of floral on the palate. Cortese grapes take center stage and pair well with risotto and mushrooms porcini truffle at Lola 42 in Boston’s Seaport District. A table of wine industry professionals sat for lunch here with La Scolca winemaker/owner Chiara Soldati to taste some phenomenal Italian wines -- the same exact grape is used with different winemaking methods – one is silky and another is Chablis-like. Amazing!

Charlene Peters is a wine writer and author of Travel Makes Me Hungry.