. ., . or it certainly seems that way -- it’s only mid-April and we already have 80 selections of the the “pink stuff” in the store! During the five or six warm months of the year, the front of our store has that warm, glow of color from all the bottles of rosé that range in shades from the palest of pinks thru salmon-orange and finally towards shades of red.
Last year, the summer of 2011, we reached the triple-figure mark and had just over one hundred different bottlings of Rosé from around the world. This summer of 2012 has all the ear-markings of a record-breaking year as we expect to have around 125 different selections.
If you are not a Rosé convert yet, it may be time for you to come over to the “Pink Side”. Don’t be afraid, they are not sweet. . . let’s repeat that, ROSÉ WINES ARE NOT SWEET! They are deliciously dry and refreshing when served well-chilled, can be drunk easily on their own but also pair wonderfully with all kinds of food, and they are made from many of your already favorite grapes: Pinot Noir, Merlot, Sangiovese, Grenache, etc. The unique aspect about the production of Rosé wines is that the skins of these red grapes are removed from the just-beginning-to-ferment juice after only a few hours. This allows only the lightest pink color hue to be imparted to the wine and almost none of the tannins, resulting in a wine that is light-bodied, easy drinking, quite chillable, and DRY!
Len Gulino
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