A rosé is a type of wine that incorporates some of the color from the grape skins, but not enough to qualify it as a red wine. It may be the oldest known type of wine, as it is the most straightforward to make with the skin contact method. The pink color can range from a pale “onion-skin” orange to a vivid near-purple, depending on the varietals used and winemaking techniques.
Fast facts: 2017 Reserve des Chastelles Rosé, Tavel, France ($8.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) It has been an unusually cold and wet winter here in California (I am not looking for any sympathy from those of you that get “real” winter weather, but it’s relative, right?) and thus the past two months of wine recommendation on this … Read moreSpring is coming, rosé is calling. Trader Joe’s answers…
Fast facts: NV Trader Joe’s Reserve Brut Rose´ North Coast, California ($9.99 @Trader Joe’s; California) NV Kirkland Champagne Brut ($19.99 @Costco, California) If you still need some bubbles to toast the passage of 2018 and celebrate the arrival of 2019, we – and Trader Joe’s and Costco – have you covered. Here are two sparkling … Read moreRing in the New Year, Without Breaking the Bank!
Fast facts: 2016 Noble Vines Central Coast (California) Rosé $9.99 (@Costco, California) 2016 Miralta Monterey (California) Rosé $8.99 (@Costco, California) Here we are, literally on the eve of autumn. I sort of love/hate this time of year. I am grateful for the cooler temperatures, and get excited by the harvest of the 2018 vintage here in wine country. … Read moreA Swan Song to Summer Sipping?
Fast facts: 2017 Moonlight and Roses Coteaux d’ Aix-en- Provence Rosé $8.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) 2017 La Coqueluche Vin de Pays d’Oc Rosé $5.99 (@Trader Joe’s, California) Something about the month of May, and (call me a sexist) Mothers Day signals the start of the rosé wine season to me, although here is California, there are … Read moreTJ’s Battle of the Blush