As the curtain opened on “Mercuric Tidings,” with the women in pink-tinged bathing suits, all curves and softness, it felt like summer at the seaside.

Abbatucci makes a highly unusual white wine of the pink-tinged barbarossa grape, slightly bitter and with a raspy texture, yet thoroughly compelling.

Tracing with her finger the white and pink-tinged clouds against pale skies of gray or green, Kira wished again for blue.