I like rose, but agree that it tends to be a gamble when buying untried ones. Will it be an evocative knock-out? Will it be sweet? Will it be meh? I generally go SW French to mitigate the risk (that, and because I like SW French wines, and because I have a Gascon dog….)

I like it all,
(except the bad stuff)
I think I’ll open up a rose TONIGHT!
or this afternoon.
Have a great weekend everyone!

At home and especially on vacation, rosé is a no brainer for dining outside at lunchtime as long as there is a hint of warmth. And rosé is also a good choice for the evening meal during the long summer days. In short, for us, there is a direct relationship between sun & warmth and rosé.

And you gotta have both: Rosé during the summer AFTER the sun has gone down just doesn’t cut it, and rosé in the winter even when the sun’s in full swing is not a winner either.

Just picked up a book entitled “Extremly Pale Rosé” about a couple’s quest to find the palest bottle of rosé in France. Along the way, they supposedly discover that the “Rosé Revolution” is already in progress.

I have never has a rose but i am new to wine, but it will be something i will have to try.
I also wanted to say thank you for the show I have been interested in trying wine but i haven’t had anyone to help me, but watching your show has helped me realize it does not have to be so serious and that i should just pick up a bottle and try it. So thank you for that

QOTD: I like rose’ during the summer months….

QOTD: I like rose’ during the summer months….

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i am diggin’ the rose. not all year round, but it is getting to be rose season. my wine store has some dom. ott that every body is telling me to check out. my mom has some calon segur rose that i am waiting to drink this summer. i still mean to try the rose from pibranon, pradeaux and chat simon. not cheap though.
also, there is this thing going on about aged rose… 10, 15 year old rose. crazy

BTW, gary, maybe some wine from the jura would go well with that cheese ; )
have a good weekend

ahh, i forgot, the last really good rose i had was a syrah based rose from yves cuilliron. so friggin good and at 7 euros, yum

I am a big fan of rose. I particularly like roses that have an oily quality to them. What scares me about rose is that I often don’t know what I’m going to get and I’m afraid it will be sweet or bitter. I have been disappointed in probably every US rose I’ve tried. I have better luck with the french roses. I love Tavel.

I live in Chicago, and when you check out vineyards along the Lake Michigan shore, you pretty much have to try some roses and some fruit wines. You encounter some pretty unspectacular or downright bad stuff, but you also find some surprises. One example is M. Lawrence SEX Brut Rose from the L. Mawby vineyards.

This guy, Lawrence Mawby, makes only sparkling wines, and they are great. Strangely, everybody loves SEX. Hard to believe, right? It seems to please everybody. I like dry, crisp, brut sparkling wines. My wife prefers something a little sweet, a little softer. SEX satisfies both of us. Damn, I wish I had a bottle of SEX right now.

Love em. Esp. Pic St. Loup ROCK the rose. I want to try the Tempier Bandol Roseone of these days…but hard to choke up the 30 bones for a rose…

I grew up in Australia, and in the 70’s it was all wine in a box, or Chateau de cardboard as we used to call it. Much of it was riesling if I remember correctly, though I doubt I do. When I first started sampling wine in the mid to late 80’s, of course I started with cheap white wine in a box. It put me off white wine for a long time, and rose only ever reminded me of that. Later on, I got into more refined wines, though only red, I was still scarred. Now I am going through somewhat of a wine renaissance, and the white wine is back on the menu, I guess that means I should give rose a go also 🙂

I grew up in Australia, and in the 70’s it was all wine in a box, or Chateau de cardboard as we used to call it. Much of it was riesling if I remember correctly, though I doubt I do. When I first started sampling wine in the mid to late 80’s, of course I started with cheap white wine in a box. It put me off white wine for a long time, and rose only ever reminded me of that. Later on, I got into more refined wines, though only red, I was still scarred. Now I am going through somewhat of a wine renaissance, and the white wine is back on the menu, I guess that means I should give rose a go also 🙂

I enjoy rose during the summer months along with a good picnic.

I enjoy rose during the summer months along with a good picnic.

Josh Raynolds gives everything a 90 point score, doesn’t he?

Big G, Great stuff when your just chillin covering your Sched….

QOTD: Rose kills in the Spring & Summer. It’s a great chill by the pool while taken in the rays kind of Wine.

QOTD: I have a prejudice against rose wines because I had roses on two occasions and was so sick I thought I’d die. And this went on for hours. And both times it was on social occasions where others were having fun and chatting and playing games around me but I was only dimly aware of it. They were cheap sweet roses to be sure, but I still am very uninterested in rose wines. Sorry.

QOTD: I’m a huge fan. HUGE fan. I’ve tried many different styles from many different regions (roses from British Columbia, California, Italy, Spain, Australia, New Zealand) but most of my favourites seem to come from the southern Rhone (including, but not limited to: Tavel, Lirac, Cotes-du-Rhone, etc).

I love how well they pair with a large variety of summertime meals – from lighter vegetarian fare, to heavier/garlicky dishes. Or, great for a picnic, or a weeknight patio drink. And, for the most part, they are very well priced, and a great place to look for good to excellent QPR.

QOTD: I’m always open to rose. A couple standouts are the Heredia Rioja Rosada, which is unreal, Edmunds St. John “Bone Jolly” Gamay Noir Rose, which is absolutely delicious, and the nebbiolo roses that I occaisionally run across.

just finished some rose of cab franc last week.. pair very well with a sw mac and cheese we had.. the wine almost had a bit of spice to it.. loved it
Anthony Road rose of cabfranc. (actually a fairly decent fingerlakes red?)

Love the pink stuff on a hot summer day. Rhone varietals (whether made in Australia, California, or France) are my usual choice. I need to try a few rosatos.

QOTD: Mmmmmm…I love rosés!!! Especially Provencal ones. But I had this really good sparkling Malbec rosé- the Alma Negra. Rosés are so underrated, but I understand why people can hate them if they’ve only had gross ones.

I am quite fond of rose these days. There is a lot of variation in that classification, and I’m enjoying trying rose made from different varietals. Rose is awesome fun and why not enjoy the pink?!

Dude GARY V…Lovin the black shirt, lookin good my friend… Gonna meet you this tuesday at AMERICA’S here in the big TX. You better be ready cause my posse and i are gonna bring some SERIOUS THUNDER!!!

can’t wait..

cheers