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Rose is made deliciously all over the world and may have been the first kind of wine – Greeks and Romans weren’t drinking dark red wine – they were drinking rosé!
From a traditional Provencal Rosé from France to Italy and Spain – even countries that we may not think make rosé – like South Africa.
Even before we taste it, let’s look at what a bottle of rosè tells us – take a look at the:
- color of the glass on the bottle (Its clear! This means rosé doesn’t age. Drink it soon!)
- and the shape (Rosé has lots of fun bottle shapes – its a fun wine!)
Both tell you something important about what’s inside!
Serving and Storage of your Rosé
- Serve it Chilled
- Drink it Young
- Use a White Wine Glass
- Be French and Add a Cube of Ice
Three Ways of Making Rosé
- Rosé All the Way – winemakers make just rosé from the grapes.
- Saignee or “Bleeding” off the Rosé – winemakers “bleed” off some of the juice from crushed grapes and make rosé and then use the remaining juice to make red wine.
- Bubbles Baby! Still wine is made like one of the two methods above – and then Rose can be made in a traditional Champagne method, or a tank method like Prosecco. Champagne can even be made with a small amount of red wine blended into white wine to create rosé. Its one of the few wines that can be made that way.
Unless it’s a fine Rosé Champagne – Rose can be paired with almost anything! Rosé is typically a wine that goes well with casual fare, picnics and charcuterie boards, lighter fare like salads. If you are enjoying rosé as a “quaffer” or by itself, think salty and crunchy like chips or nuts.