It’s not too late to drink rose wine — in fact many of this year’s releases are still fresh and vibrant. Which is a good thing, since pink wines tend to be enjoyable on their own and match with a wide variety of foods. This particular rose comes from an importer I respect highly — [...]
M. Chapoutier Cotes-du-Rhone “Belleruche” Rose 2007 Autumn is almost upon us in the US, but it’s still warm enough to enjoy pink wines. This one comes from the Cotes-du-Rhone in France, an area that’s better known for red wines that some describe as “bistro wines” for their ability to match with a variety of dishes [...]
Toad Hollow Dry Rose 2007 Summertime is the best time for rose wine, in my humble opinion. However, it can be difficult to find a good dry rose unless you do some research. Although many US wine drinkers have become more sophisticated, and now eschew the sugary white zins that proliferated the market for so [...]
Tall Horse Pinotage Rose 2007 You’d think this site became a pink wine blog … Yes, it’s yet another rose wine review. Sorry, but there are so many gosh-darn good pink wines this year. The latest I’ve tasted is by Tall Horse, made from 100% Pinotage — an unlikely candidate for rose wine. Pinotage is [...]
Pink Criquet Bordeaux Rose 2006 What does a cricket have to do with wine? Not much really … this wine is so-called because the winemaker Pierre Seillan’s rugby mates nicknamed him “Criquet” for his small size and lightning reflexes. Seillan — the same genius behind Verite, Chateau Lassegue, and Tenuta di Arceno (among others) — [...]
Chateau Laulerie Bergerac Rose 2006 Where did the summer go? It seems like it just arrived, and now it’s on the way out. Maybe I wouldn’t have realized it had I not seen banners and ads all over the place for Halloween … sheesh! However, the weather is still warm in most parts of the [...]
Chateau Calissanne Rose Coteaux d’Aix-en-Provence 2006 It’s the season of pink wines, and here is an ideal introduction to the world of fine rose. This example comes from the southern region of France, in the storybook area of Provence. Surely you’d recognize the bright, rich colors associated with the area, or know by smell the [...]
Could there be a better time of year? The weather is perfect, school is nearly out, baseball season’s in full swing, and the rose wines have arrived. If you’ve never been “tickled pink” by the youthful selections available in your local wine shop during the late spring, this year is as good a time as [...]
I have been swirling, sniffing, and spitting wines as a PR / marketing professional in the wine industry since 1996, and currently head the marketing communications department for Opici Wines. You can follow me on Twitter @joejanish or @wineweekly.
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