We just finished tasting dry rosé wines from all over the globe! What fun. This article details which ones we tasted and what we noticed about them.
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Rosé wines from around the world!
First we'll take you through the wines. Then, if you're interested in seeking help finding them, or finding something similar, contact us.
Fresh and light, with strawberries and rose hips. Umpqua is in southern Oregon, with a warm climate well-suited to growing Grenache and other Rhône varietals.
The magical Bekaa producer Chateau Musar makes rosé from the Rhône grape Cinsault. It has a big, round, ripe character with apple cider and hints of coffee and tobacco.
Known as Garnacha in Spain, this wine from Rioja has notes of raspberries and tobacco leaves. It's a bolder rosé, a food wine.
A rosé primarily of Grenache, this softer, more elegant rosé has blood orange flavors and a long finish.
A favorite at the tasting, this Grenache-dominant rosé boasts a silky mouthfeel and a super-long finish, with tangerine and citrus blossoms.
We will do a special post on why Bandol is the king of rosé, and this one doesn't disappoint: lush, rich, with great acid and a great nose. Raspberries and a hint of Pez candy give way to a touch of cinnamon on the finish.
A sweeter nose turns to another dry rosé—not sweet at all—explosive citrussy tartness. It's an elegant food wine.
From Ribera del Duero near the Portuguese border, this one has one of the best noses of the day (along with the Bandol). It's bold, with strawberries and hints of tobacco.
A very different flavor, with a European nose, with hints of eucalyptus and white pepper underneath tart cherries. A gorgeous food wine.
Made from the Austrian red grape Zweigelt, this playful bubbly boasts a pronounced fruit flavor but is still dry.
Usually Italian sparkly is Prosecco, but this Spumante is not at all sweet ("Brut" means dry), and has a softer mouthfeel than traditional champagne. Bright berries!
Made in the traditional method, this Alsatian bubbly can't be called Champagne because it's from a neighboring region. It's a gorgeous example of the style.