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

Stevew
Great Episode, I like to drink Rose’s in the summer time (assuming summer
comes to Seattle this year). I look forward to meeting you at your book
signing here in Seattle.
My favorite Rose’s are usually Spanish Grenache Rose’s.
I just purchased a case of a very good Washington State Rose, which
is Barnard Griffin’s 2007 Rose of Sangiovese, this Rose won the sweepstakes Award/Best of Class from the 2008 San Francisco Chronicle Wine Competition.
May 30, 2008

EricB
I’ve had quite a few good rose wines. They are a beautiful pairing to summertime foods like grilled salmon, or just by themselves.
May 30, 2008

John Cabot
Love rose and drink lots of it. S. rhone rose’s and spanish grenache rose’s are my favs. The local Cali rose scene is really taking off. I read an article that claimed domestic over $10 rose sales are up 50+% over last year. That is a huge jump. I am going to make a syrah rose this year and maybe a little dry zin rose. We’ll see. Deffinately a nice change up from the whites.
I really enjoy the subtle strawberry/cherry nuances with some citrisy crispness and thirst quenching acidity. Yum.
May 30, 2008

Tommy Vernieri
QOTD: Really, are people still down on pink wine? At first I was not a big fan of RosÃ©, the flavor profiles just tended to seem off to me. They were thin on the palate but had no control of the alcohol. Since first trying RosÃ©s I’ve found more with the alcohol in check and I’ve gotten comfortable with their general structure. I feel like it’s definitely different than white or red. I’m glad RosÃ© is around, I wouldn’t want to drink it every day but it’s always good to mix things up and drink different styles of wine.
May 30, 2008

Paulo
QOTD: Like rose very much, mostly Tavel
May 30, 2008

Keith
I’ve only tried one rose, the Montes Cherub Syrah from Chile. I thought it was betwixt and between, neither here nor there, just didn’t make sense to my palate. It reminded me a little of a sauv blanc of all things, and made me want to get a “real” sauv blanc.
May 30, 2008

Sep
I do love a good rose, but it’s a category that hasn’t been explored very much.
May 30, 2008

Shannon McMahon
Alright, I am coming out from lurkerville for this one, Gary.

I have tried about 4 different rose wines (all but one at restaurants), and have been incredibly disappointed with their taste. So much so, that I am hesitant to try one ever again.

Come on, even your nutty cheese beat out this wine.

Shannon
May 30, 2008

Karol
Always a little afraid of trying Rose – something about the Kool Aid resemblance but I think I’m going to have to give it a try.
May 30, 2008

Dave
Sorry, Gary. I’ve gotta claim ignorance. The only pink wines I’ve ever tried were Mateus Rose and Boone’s Farm in my youth, and White Zins. As a result, I’ve carried a negative stigma about rose all my adult life. I’ll give them a whirl this summer on the patio with my wife.
May 30, 2008

elliottf
QOTD – When I first started getting into wine rose scared me because I immediately associated it with boxed wines. Now though, I’ve tried some amazing Grenache based roses (from the Rhone and now Santa Barbara) and can’t get enough of these complex and tasty wines!
May 30, 2008

Kev and Ams
QOTD: I like Rose, but I generally like them more served “Gary-style” (room temp).
May 30, 2008

Gary Worrell
I am a big fan of rosÃ©s. Washington State produces several rosÃ©s that I like. Just recently found your website and my goal is to go through all the episodes. So far, I have reviewed about 25. Hope to see you in Seattle.
May 30, 2008

Katherine
LOVE dry Rose wines. I didn’t really start drinking them until I started watching WLTV, so the credit goes to you.

BTW, my books and our wristbands arrived on the same day… we’re so psyched! Vivian loves playing with her new wristband.
May 30, 2008

Chateau_Plonk
I was really into rose a couple of years ago, but have gotten a bit tired with it. I still like it though, particularly grenache dominated ones from southern France. Anymore though I usualy just drink them with light foods and use crisp whites for my porch sippers. It’s nice to see though that people are discovering that pink does not just mean insipid white zin.
May 30, 2008

mrzitro
AMEN!, Robert Howells
May 30, 2008

Donna Marie
QOTD: I LOVE Rose wine. My favorite was the 2005 Bastianich Rosato. Perfect balance. I also enjoyed Nellie’s Garden from Chateau St. Michelle. I like Spanish Rose’s better than Provence, the Tavel Region. I’ve had Australian Rose and the Italian Mimi Rosato, but still prefer the Bastianich and Nellie’s Garden to those. I would like to try the Susanna Balboa and Henry LaGarde from Argentina. I bought a bottle of Leah? or Lea but haven’t had that one yet. Also Robert Sinskey makes a nice one. One of the best things about Rose is that they pair so well with so many different foods and are inexpensive.
May 30, 2008

AndrewG
It’s odd I have some gut reaction that I wouldn’t enjoy rose wines. This spring and into summer I’ve been trying more of them, and finding that if I ignore the pink color I’m finding them really quite refreshing in the heat. Just further goes to show the need to constantly break down the preconceived notions. I think the most recent rose I drank was from Evesham Wood, though I can’t recall what they called it.
May 30, 2008

italianwinelover
Have not explored the rose as much as I should. Like the ones from Italy I’ve tasted.

When are you coming to Chicago? Its not listed???? I would like you to sign my book – was going to drive to Des Moines but Chicago is closer!
May 30, 2008

joegz
Pink got a bad reputation from the overly sweet Beringer White Zinfandel and Franzia craze in the 80s. I am very biased to the Provencial Roses and can’t get enough of them in the summer time. I wouldn’t pair with natural sweet fruits as it just seems to lose its umph in the palette but great with other foods especially goat cheese.

IMO roses doesn’t compare to whites as there is just too much of a structure difference so they stand very well on their own in their own class.

Haven’t dipped into the roses from Spain or Australia (did I mention I was biased) at all but think will do a little blind tasting this weekend and see if I can become a convert to the non-Provencial labels.

Thanks GV!
May 30, 2008

John
QOTD: Had a dry tempranillo rose the other weak. Funny, it also tasted a bit metallic. I like the pink but mostly with food. I rarely drink it by itself.
May 30, 2008

tendollarbill
I’m not a big Rose fan, but I still open a bottle every once in a while. My father in law loved the stuff and now that he’s gone, drinking it reminds me of good times together.

Good luck with the book tour- I look forward to meeting you on the 26th in Rockville, MD.
May 30, 2008

brorjace
I do enjoy dry rose, but its a little harder to persuade people in the midwest that white zin is not all there is. Australia and Spain are my favorite rose places.
May 30, 2008

John
QOTD – I’ve loved the few rosÃ© wines I’ve tried. I had a wonderful French rosÃ© a few weeks ago. Can’t remember the name of it off hand, but it was a 2004, very crisp, was good with some old white cheddar.
May 30, 2008

Antony
Rose can be good. I don’t really feel that the pink thing plays so hard against it. I mean, you really got to be some kinda idiot neanderthal to be put off something just because it’s pink. Erm… why not?