Celebrate Spring With These Rosé Wines
Enjoy some sunshine & pink wine!
What's better than a nice spring day? A nice spring day with your favorite people and a bottle of rosé. Here are 3 rosé wines that will make this spring your best yet! Plus, we couldn’t help but throw in some pairing ideas!
But first… what is rosé?
Did you know that rosé is actually made from red grapes? A rosé starts as a red wine, but the juice is removed from the skins after just 1-24 hours, which means that it doesn't get the time to take on a deep red color. Instead, it gets a pretty pink hue from sitting with the grape skins for just a short while. Then the juice is fermented on its own until it becomes a delicious rosé wine!
The best of both worlds
Rosé wine is a marriage between white and red wines, giving off citrus, melon, and berry aromas and flavors. The taste of rosé ranges from sweet to dry, but most importantly, it's refreshing.
History lesson
It is very likely that a great majority of all wine produced from red skinned grapes up until the 17th century was rosé as we know it today. Until then, lengthy maceration was not desirable because the skins were known to make the wines too harsh.
Masciarelli Colline Teatine Rosato
Notes of nectarine, white cherries, bitter grapefruit rind make this perfect for summer as well. Have it with Bruschetta, Pasta al Tonno, and Mozzarella.
Acrobat Rosé
Piercing acidity with luscious strawberries and Anjou pear on the palate. Full of fresh floral notes on the nose. Have it with grilled salmon, anything bacon, chips and spicy dips, BBQ, and creamy goat milk cheese.
Olema Côtes de Provence
Typical Provence in a bottle with bright acidity, flavors of creamy Meyer lemon and strawberry, with hints of herbs. Try this with olive tapenade, white bean hummus, grilled lamb, and herbed Feta.
