Comments on: Fighting back the rosé backlash! In defense of the pink drink

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » Should billionaires drink wine under $30?

Thu, 02 Aug 2007 15:54:39 +0000

[...] and the beach make for a terrible pairing. So air-drop me some of the humble rosé. As I have mentioned previously, I enjoy rosé in the summer and get grumpy paying much over $15 for it. In warm weather, on the [...]

By: Marta Strickland's blog - recentlyconsumed.com - digesting technology and vinology

Wed, 01 Aug 2007 04:19:13 +0000

[...] Well, I was glad to find out that I wasn’t the only one having a “pink” crisis. There has been a running “pink” debate all over my favorite wine blogs, between those who just don’t get it and those who do. [...]

By: Chelsie

Chelsie — Sun, 29 Jul 2007 07:19:29 +0000

I am not a huge fan of rosés… but V.Sattui has an excellent wine “Gamay Rouge” that was a nice balance of red and white, and not too sickeningly sweet. The price was way above my comfort price-point so my husband had to purchase the bottle, and I have to say, it was almost worth it!

By: Dr Vino’s wine blog » Blog Archive » A partisan in the war of the rosés

Thu, 26 Jul 2007 17:04:45 +0000

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By: jasonwh

jasonwh — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 21:24:32 +0000

Either it be sitting at a cafe in the south of France or grilling something in my backyard in Seattle, rosés define summer in my book.

My pink drink of choice is the Chinook Cabernet Franc Rosé. It’s in a good price range ($14ish) and is definitely a local favorite.

By: Dr. Vino

Dr. Vino — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:54:04 +0000

Thanks for supporting this pink damsel in distress!

Ruarri – the pink trend in bubbly is indeed well established as the category has grown even faster than dry rose.

EVWG – Well said! I’d be up for trying the Cerasuolo though I shudder at the price…

By: East Village Wine Geek

East Village Wine Geek — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 13:36:00 +0000

rose will always be in fashion. You just can’t stay away from it. It calls you on those hot summer days when you just want some proscuitto e melone or to slurp down a gazpacho. Just as the point system should not dictate what wine people buy nor should the media’s declaration that a trend is over stop people from enjoying a nice eight dollar bottle of rosato.

After a long winter I really look forward to my first craving of rose. It always hits me just in time to bring in the warm weather. And it happens every year not just when the publications say so. Rose is not dead, man. It is alive and waiting with bracing acidity and immediate enjoyment.

The nice thing about these wines is that for once we don’t have to think about what we are drinking. Reds and sometimes whites require some thought because of all those phenolics dancing around and partying(or fighting) with each other. Rose has elements of this but not so much as to evoke aromas of this or that. It’s hot, sweat is running down my forehead, give me a bottle of rosado from the basque and some tapas and I am set.

The most expensive rose I have ever had was eighty bucks but worth every penny. It was Valentini’s Cerasuolo from Abruzzo’s montepulciano grape. SPECTACULAR! I would do it it again but only because I know it is amazing. Yeah man, more than fifteen bucks is pushin it.

EvWg

By: Ruarri

Ruarri — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 11:48:24 +0000

You’re absolutely right about context. No one’s suggesting that rosé be consumed all day and every day – and my personal feeling is that a lot of Americans are at loathe to order rosé because they fear people will think they’re drinking White Zin (the other pink drink.)

However – rosé is quite sophisticated and civilized as you say – when at a sidewalk cafe, chilled in a bucket on a hot afternoon. And there needn’t be anything low brow about it – for instance, the Sancerre Gaspard de la Thaumassière is a Pinot Noir rosé, which is completely dry and has a really complex structure.

What’s also overlooked is pink champagne or sparkling wine. Despite being aesthetically beautiful (hear I refer to a wedding reception where everyone holds a flute of pink champagne – it really does add colour to an occasion)

Pinotage, which hasn’t yet received much attention in the US market, is going to start coming into the US in the form of Rosé rather soon.

Here are some recommendations:
Bellingham 2007 Pinotage Rosé
Delheim 2003 Pinotage Rosé
Stormhoek 2007 Pinotage Rosé (best served over ice in a tumbler believe it or not)
Tall Horse 2007 Pinotage Rosé
Beyerskloof 2006 Pinotage Rosé
Leopards Leap 2007 Pinotage Rosé
(these are all good starters – and will be coming into the market under $11.00!)

By: Mark Ashley

Mark Ashley — Wed, 25 Jul 2007 01:47:50 +0000

Mr. Asimov is entitled to his opinion, but there is nothing wrong with dry rosé (thank you for insisting on DRY rosé, to excluded the white zinfandels of the world). And a $15 cap is certainly appropriate. I’d aim even lower, but maybe I’m just a skinflint.

By: JB

JB — Tue, 24 Jul 2007 22:01:04 +0000

here ye, here ye. we don’t have any of the ones you mention but we have 15 or so in stock. we’ve been getting feedback from people who don’t care at all about fashion, they care about taste and refreshment. and the rosés are delivering both.