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.

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….

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.

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.

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.

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.

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

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 -TV baby!

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 Ménage à Trois Rosé?

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?

QOTD – I’ve loved the few rosé wines I’ve tried. I had a wonderful French rosé 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.

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.

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.

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.

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!

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!

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.

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.

AMEN!, Robert Howells

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.

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.

I am a big fan of rosés. Washington State produces several rosés 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.

I am a big fan of rosés. Washington State produces several rosés 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.

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!

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.