An Australian Rose On This Laid Back Friday

An Australian Rose On This Laid Back Friday – Episode #475

May 30, 2008

Gary chilax’s this Friday with a Rose from down under and shares some thoughts and ideas

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2006 S.c.pannell Grenache RoseAustralian Rose

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May 30, 2008

Patt
Think Pink!
QOTD just have to find the a decent price point, but a dry Rose` is where it is at now. Maybe a 2006 MÃ©nage Ã Trois RosÃ©?
May 30, 2008

Aaron S.
Eww back in the glass?

I know the song you were playing, it’s a mash-up between The Verve’s Bittersweet Symphony and Jay-Z’s Dirt Off Your Shoulder, right? In my iTunes I have it titled as Bittersweet Dirt.

Yeeeaaaaah ï£¿-TV baby!
May 30, 2008

Oklahoma Michael
QOTD- Yes I do like dry rose, however, when they are mediocre they plain suck. Rose for me has to be great or crap. Take Dom. Tempier on a warm day this wine has the complexity of a red with the refreshing goodness of a crisp white. ps. another thing her in the states we have a complex with pink wine. get over it already and try some Sola Rosa already. pps. anyone trying to say anything bad about Rose bubbly is voted off the island
May 30, 2008

Tony
QOTD: I cant remember having a rose in a very long time – I guess it seems a little girlly to me to sit at a resturant and order a pink wine. But after seeing 2 or 3 shows on WLTV on rose I’m very interested to try some soon.
May 30, 2008

Tom P
QOTD…

Have not had rose it a lot of years… actually cannot remember exactly when. That being said, might consider trying them again, might be something for the summer as my wife gets headaches from many whites.
May 30, 2008

Don Reynolds
Summertime is when I start thinking more of Rose than at any other time of the year. I recently bought a bottle of “Little Black Dress” for my wife which is a Syrah that I ended up enjoying very much myself. I definitely dig rose wine. Good show.
May 30, 2008

Linderelli
My uncle LOVES white zin and white merlot, and for that reason I typically would shun the roses of the world. BUT a friend and colleague who is a wine maker produced a 50% Sangiovese 50% Mourvedre Rose this year, and it is really incredible. Trio Vintners – Tres Rose. Fantastic, off dry, with just enough oomph for those warm summer days. (Oomph = fruit)

After enjoying a bottle my dad demanded a bottle for said uncle who I did not think would appreciate it. . . . but that’s just wrong, he may love it, regardless of my definition appreciate.

PS – if you can enjoy it with CREOLE food, do it.
May 30, 2008

John Farrin
QOTD: I remember drinking cases of a Portugese rose called Douro Fathers in the late 60’s that we bought as CKC’s for 89 cent/bottle. We all loved it and thought people were nuts to be paying $2.50-3.50 for Lancer’s or Mateus Bought my first rose since then last winter for Thanksgiving. Now, if I can just find that 89-cent type QPR again….
May 30, 2008

bh
qotd: honestly, not doing it for me. i’ve tried rose after rose, and it just never does it for me. just not my style, i guess. i never stop buying and trying them – i still get a handful a year anyways – but i don’t get my hopes up, and i never get blown away.
May 30, 2008

sharon
qotd: I don’t know they just don’t do it for me. I like the color, though, it’s very cheerful.
May 30, 2008

JoeShmo
QOTD: im under the impression that rose wines might be a bit to sweet for my taste but to be honest ive never really had a rose and i know that doesnt make my opinion valueable, BUT got paid today so im gonna go out and get me the rose from today, i think a dry rose could be something that would be up my palettes alley. im still very new to wine and expanding my palette, hopefully this summer i can work on that.
May 30, 2008

Phil G
QOTD – I like pink wines, I feel they are great matches to so many appetizers, salads, and light meals. By the glass, I also feel that I can get a good value in a restaurant…
May 30, 2008

Andrew Z
QOTD: My wife doesn’t like white wine, so rosÃ© has become my white wine substitute. It’s become a fun challenge finding quality rosÃ©s to go with our food choices during the summer months.

So far, my favorite rosÃ© has been a 100% cabernet franc rosÃ© from Ash Hollow (Washington).
May 30, 2008

Micha
Well, there are very few Rose-wines, that i really like. Best so far was the Enate Rosado, a 100% Cabernet Sauvignon Rose from Spain (Somontano). But most of the time, i prefer whitewines. In Germany the Rose is small but constant niche , esp. in the summertime. The funny thing is, Rose is much more requested at the sparkling-sector! There it’s coming strong.

Greetz from Germany,
Michael
May 30, 2008

Ryan W
QOTD – I always thought Rose and White wines were just too sweet and not for me, but I have gone a 180 on them and am all about all wines. Except for maybe Arbor Mist….lol. I have not tried a rose yet, but it is on my list.

Ryan
May 30, 2008

tom
i noticed that GV didn’t spit out the cheese!
May 30, 2008

Robert Howells
If people just understood that rose is free run juice from red grape varietals(Syrah,Grenache etc..)and it is fermented without the skins, maybe they would be more inclined to take their head out of their ass and give rose a whirl.If they still don’t like it they can go back to chugging Yellow Tail.
May 30, 2008

Kevin
My wife and I really dig the Bridge Lane Rose (made by Lieb, a winery on Long Island’s North Fork). It’s turned us around on Roses…
May 30, 2008

pawncop
Love the show.

Thoughts of Rose wine – have only tried it once, was served as a dessert wine(Banfi Rose). It was Ok,. My knee jerk response would be it’s a girly wine. I have come to understand that I need to look at it a little closer.
May 30, 2008

abCAwine
Nice show Gary!

We love roses!
May 30, 2008

Eric R
I am open to rose, but I admit that I am just now beginning to learn about them. I picked up an inexpensive bottle of Domaine des Karantes Rose des Karantes from Languedoc that I will try soon. After this show I think I will try a rose that is more has a higher percentage of grenache to compare with this one which is more of a mourvedre-based blend.
May 30, 2008

Michael S
Great Show! I personally like rose especially Schilcher. I donâ€™t know if you had a chance to try this it is made form the grape varietal “Blauer Wildbacher” and goes great with meats and cheeses.
May 30, 2008

IPv6Freely
To be honest, the rose I just had last week has been the one and only wine I’ve tasted in my little experience with wines that I’ve actually really enjoyed. Reds were too dry, whites were very acidic, the rose was very clean.

2006 Beringer btw
May 30, 2008

Dave H
At this point I think pink wines are overplayed. (Still ones at least; pink bubbly is frequently awesome.) I think plenty of whites deliver crispness with more balance and complexity–and just more ways to be interesting–whereas I see tons more interesting things coming from fresh, light reds designed to be drunk somewhat chilled, like some Beaujolais, or Jura reds. (Jason’s suggestion of Jura white with the Gubbeen is a good one. In fact, Gary, why not a show on the Jura? Do something a bit off the beaten path for once!!)

And I’m not sure I get the commandment that we have to spend all summer drinking rosÃ©. Maybe I don’t drink enough wine outside, or something.

Having said that I just dropped a fair amount of change ($33 maybe?) on a bottle of F. Cotat Sancerre RosÃ©, and I’ve got darn high hopes for that. (Mostly on the strength of a ‘95 “Les Monts Damnes” I had recently which seriously kicked ass. Perhaps I should have picked up a white for a couple bucks more instead of the rosÃ©, but the 13 year old bottle was so good I would have felt guilty drinking one younger.) Certainly there’s no reason still rosÃ© can’t be great wine, just most of it doesn’t hit my palate quite perfect. Not to say it isn’t worth having every once in a while.