(VinePair) - Around the start of spring, bottles of rosé start appearing in wine retailers—and boxes, too—like little soldiers ready for a season of barbecues. Rosé is delicious, yes, but if you only drink the pink stuff from now until the end of warm weather, you might quickly get bored of wine altogether.

Fortunately, rosé is far from your only choice for light, refreshing, interesting wine in the springtime. Get to know some of these wines and try them next time you’re lusting after just the right bottle for these sunny days and breezy nights.

Affordable, But Elegant, High-Toned White Wines:

I’m about to tell you about one of the best kept wine secrets out there: Muscadet. Not to be confused with the similar-sounding Italian Moscato, this is a dry white wine from the Loire Valley of France that delivers insane quality for the price. “Muscadet” is thought to be a nickname of sorts for this wine, made of 100 percent Melon de Bourgogne. The Muscadet region is right along the Atlantic coast, and it literally seems like you can taste the salty air when you sip a bright, mineral Muscadet. But these wines have body, too, thanks to the local practice of aging the juice on its “lees,” comprised of the dead yeasts and grape skins. Lees-aging adds creaminess and complexity to a wine that’s already packed with peach and apricot flavors. Muscadet is the traditional pairing for oysters, and it’s great with all kinds of seafood.

Another unbelievable value is Vinho Verde, a low-alcohol white wine from northern Portugal meant to be drunk young. Because it is bottled early, a tiny bit of fermentation continues in the bottle, and a slight fizz develops, making this wine incredibly refreshing on a patio with some chips and salsa. Some Vinho Verde wines are artificially carbonated, but the traditional ones let the effervescence occur naturally. Vinho Verde is an example of what’s called a “cheap and cheerful” wine—could you ask for anything better, for spring?