Summer

Rosé

Colour comes from brief skin contact - the paler the pink, usually the drier the wine.

Rosé is the sunniest of wine styles - dry, pale and refreshing, made by short maceration of red grapes, a style perfected in Provence and now made everywhere.

From bone-dry Provence specks to slightly riper New World pours, rosé is the definitive warm-weather wine.

Key Characteristics

  • · Colour comes from brief skin contact - the paler the pink, usually the drier the wine.
  • · The best rosé from Provence, Bandol, Navarra and Australia is delicious and food-friendly, not sweet or cloying.
  • · Rosé pairs with grilled seafood, salads and almost all of summer's table.

Food Pairing

  • · grilled fish
  • · salads
  • · tapas
  • · barbecue
  • · tomato dishes

Serving

  • · 8-10°C
  • · Serve cold
  • · Sauvignon white glass

Subcategories

Provence Rosé

The globally famous pale dry style

Bandol Rosé

Full-bodied, savory, age-worthy

New World Rosé

Fruit-forward rosés from Australia and the US