03/04/2024
Rose Sampler
Rosé is not a specific type of grape — it's simply a genre of wine, like reds and whites. While it’s produced similarly to other red wines, the time it ferments with grape skins is cut shorter. This reduced skin contact is what gives rosé its signature pink color.
Rosé can be made from any red grape and cultivated in any wine region. Although it has become a recent favorite in the United States, it has been a mainstay in France for centuries, with the region of Provence pumping out more rosé than any other style of wine. It’s also quite popular in Spain (where it’s called rosado) and Italy (rosato).
Rose wine is usually a blend, meaning it can be made from a variety of grapes. The most common types of red wine grapes used to make rosé are grenache, sangiovese, syrah, mourvèdre, carignan, cinsault, and pinot noir. In some cases, it can be a single varietal made with one type of grape. In California, rosés are known to be single varietal and made with 100% pinot noir grapes.
Rosé gets its pink color by skin contact. When grapes are crushed, the juice that comes out of the fruit is clear, and it's the grape's skin that gives the wine its hue.
When the juice and grape skins marry, the color of the grape skins bleeds into the juice, creating the wine's color. In winemaking, this process is called maceration.
For rosé, winemakers only macerate for a few hours, up to a day. Once the juice has turned the desired color, the skins are removed and the juice is fermented.
You may notice that rosés come in different shades of pink, which is due to the varying maceration methods. Many people believe that all rosé is created by mixing red wine with white, but while this style of rosé exists, it’s uncommon.
This week we have a set of four delicious roses from France, Italy, South Africa and California.
De Terra Luberon Rose 2022
Backsberg Pinotage Rose 2022
Podere Sette Il Goloso Rosato 2022
Riviera Santa Barbara Rose 2022
Normally valued at $88.96,
get all four for $69.99!
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