Category Archives: Rosé

Ingrid Groiss Wines from Austria’s Weinviertel

Posted on July 30, 2018 by don

Ingrid Groiss is one of the winemaking stars of Austria’s Weinviertel region. While best known for her Grüner Veltliner grown on the area’s loess soils, she also makes an outstanding Gemischter Satz (field blend) from her grandmother’s old vineyard as … Continue reading →

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Rosé and Food: Enlivening the Meal

Posted on July 20, 2018 by Ian Bakar

As shown in this report, there are a wide variety of dry rosés available on the market. Many entry level rosés are relatively light in style and perfect for sipping but don’t stand up well to food. Others, mainly premium … Continue reading →

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Book Review Rosé: Understanding the Pink Wine Revolution by Elizabeth Gabay MW

Posted on July 2, 2018 by don

Rosé wine consumption is on the rise, accounting for about one-third of wine consumed in France and a growing proportion of wine drunk in the US, UK and elsewhere.  But as a wine it still doesn’t get the respect it … Continue reading →

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Herdade do Rocim: New Releases from Portugal’s Alentejo

Posted on June 13, 2018 by don

Located in the Baixo Alentejo with 70 hectares of vineyards (53 red, 17 white) and 10 ha of olives, Herdade do Rocim was founded by the late José Ribeiro Vieira. Today, his daughter Catarina Vieira and husband Pedro Ribeiro own … Continue reading →

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Quady North: Serious Rosé from Oregon

Posted on May 25, 2018 by don

Perhaps no American winemaker takes rosé as seriously as Herb Quady. Formerly a winemaker at Boony Doon Vineyards, he moved to Southern Oregon in 2003 to help pioneer winemaking there.  He and his father (owner of California’s Quady Winery) purchased … Continue reading →

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The Provence Rosés of Château de Roquefeuille

Posted on March 26, 2018 by don

Château Roquefeuille is one Provence’s larger wine estates focused on producing high quality rosé.  Located in the heart of Provence just 30 km east of Aix-en-Provence, it consists of 202 hectares of clay and limestone soils planted to vines and … Continue reading →

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Oregon’s Beckham Estate Vineyard: Wine in Amphora

Posted on July 19, 2017 by don

Winemakers around the world are returning to tradition and experimenting with making wine the way the Greeks and Romans did, in large clay vessels. Oregon’s Andrew Beckham not only uses clay vessels for fermenting his naturally produced Pinot Noir, Pinot … Continue reading →

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Stinson Vineyards of Virginia: New Releases

Posted on July 3, 2017 by mike

We are pleased to have the opportunity to review Stinson Vineyards’ new releases.  We have been tasting their wines over the past four years and have been increasingly impressed with the improvements in quality and their experimentation with new varieties.  … Continue reading →

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Review of the 2016 Rosés: Focus on Pinot Noir

Posted on May 26, 2017 by don

Delicious, crisp rosés are already on the shelves waiting for consumers to welcome the coming hot summer with a chilled glass. In this, our annual rosé review, we review 60 rosés made from different grape varieties grown around the world. … Continue reading →

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The Wines of Navarra Revisited

Posted on May 16, 2017 by don

Navarra is Spain’s northernmost political region, bordering France, with which it shares the Pyrenées mountains. It’s a diverse region with a highly varied topography that includes snow-capped mountains, the plains of the Ebro River valley, and even Europe’s only desert. … Continue reading →

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