Eight White Wines to Ease You into Autumn

Usually we think of red wine as smoothing the transition from summer to autumn, as in slightly darker, more substantial pinot noirs and merlots that will lead eventually to full-bodied cabernets, zinfandels and syrahs. (If you have been cooking red meat out on the grill this summer, of course you've been drinking those full-bodied red wines anyway, at l…