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The Red Wine Drinker’s Rosé
Normally I like my rosés pale and bone dry, where the fruit is pretty subdued. Usually your darker rosés tend to the tutti-fruity, off-dry style. But I will admit to enjoying the 2006 The Wolftrap Rosé from South Africa. It’s a blend of Syrah, Cinsault, and Grenache. There is definitely some up-front fruit, but it [More]
Not Just a French Rosé Snob
Really enjoyed the Pinot Noir Rose from Elk Cove. Had subtle Pinot character, and depth without weight. Usually I am biased towards the pale, Provencial roses, but this one is fantastic. So very, very easy to drink. Nice to see that dry roses can be made with this kind of skill in the USA.
Pairing Wine With Asparagus Blah Blah Blah
Asparagus is supposed to be one of the foods that you cannot pair a wine with, which is one of the dumbest things I have ever heard in the history of the world. Besides Sauv Blanc, Chenin Blanc, etc. I also find that rose goes great with it. My new favorite rose is from South [More]
It’s Rose Time, Damnit!!!
I wish I was computer-savvy enough to know how to get an accent mark over the “e” in rose, but screw it. It’s Feburary, it’s dreary, it’s…time to drink some pink!!! The best part about drinking roses now is that everyone is panicking because they still have a lot of 2005’s left to sell through, [More]
