With all the Johnny-come-lately Roses in the market this year (yes, regrettably, Rose has definitely become a thing) it’s important, I think, to recognize the old timers- those producers who have long spent the time and effort necessary to make...

As a lot of the Johnny-come-latelies who have recently joined the Rose market are finding out, it’s easy to make a pink wine but it’s a heckuva lot harder to make a good one! This, alas, has become readily apparent as everyone who has...

Wine Country: FranceWine Subregion: Provence

2022 G. D. Vajra Rosabella Rosato, Vino Rosato Piemonte

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: Veneto

2022 Li Veli Susumaniello Rosato IGP Puglia John: A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics.  This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking...

Wine Country: ItalyWine Subregion: Tuscany

2021 Gini Soave Classico  People of a certain age still cringe at the word ‘Soave’ as it conjures up the virtual ocean full of really bad wine once grown in the flats along the autostrada near Soave castle between Verona and Venice...

2022 Domaine de Pallus 'Messanges' Chinon Rose Welcome to spring!  This lovely pink of 100% Cabernet Franc has just-arrived from the Loire Valley for your spring and summer quaffing pleasure.  It is here, I think, where Cab...

2022 Gobelsburg Rosé Schlosskellerei Gobelsburg 'Cistercien ' Much of Austria’s Danube Valley is considered far too cool to fully ripen the native red wine grapes planted there and some of those become the source of...

, Friday Follies Case Special $222/$18.50 per bottle Smart shoppers know that spring is not the season for the new vintage of Rose but also the best time to find deals on the previous harvest’s wines, the best of which are only now rounding into...

PRIMA Notes:  We’ve been buying the sumptuous, delicious Arnot-Roberts California Rose for over a decade now and it never fails to please.  And, like the first robin we spy on the lawn each year, the arrival of their Rose is an early...

A personal favorite from Italy’s sunny Adriatic coast, this has great substance to go along with its fabulous aromatics.  This wine reminds me of a gorgeous sun-spangled lunch overlooking the cerulean Adriatic with a perfectly grilled San...

Winery Notes:  A special vinification practice led to the use of this term: the must remains in contact with the skins for about 10 hours and this practice gives the wine a beautiful rosè hue. Our Ramato boasts a rich, complex bouquet of...

PRIMA Notes:  For their rose wine, Bodegas Olivares uses only free-run juice fermented in temperature-controlled stainless steel tanks.  There is only a short maceration on the skins, which explains the delicate and attractive pink color. ...