Rosé is probably the prettiest drink you will ever consume. It’s delicate, pink and gorgeous, and often considered not really wine-y. I would like to disagree. Rosé is as much wine as any other red or white and in fact even more refreshing than the rest. Here are the 6 most crucial things you need to know about Rosé.
It isn’t a mix of white and red: For all those, who believe it’s a blend of red wine and white wine, it is not. Red grapes are lightly crushed and stored with their red skins for a little while, after which the juice is strained and fermented in tanks.
The longer the skin is stored in the wine, the deeper the colour: Pink wine comes in a range of varieties too. The longer the liquid is stored along with the grape skin, the deeper the pink gets.
You can make rosé out of any grape, from any region: It’s like the most low-maintenance wine ever! Rosé isn’t created from a specific grape or region. Any kind of grape from any region can be used to make this wine. Most rosé wines are blends of multiple grapes.
And obviously, it’s most common producer is France: Everything nice and pretty and wine-ish has to come from France. The same goes for rosé. The biggest producers in terms of volume are France, Spain (called ‘rosado’), Italy (‘rosato’), and the United States. But South America, Germany, and Australia also have some promising bottles to offer.
Rosé doesn’t get better with age: Kindly don’t drink Rosé that’s older than three or four years. It doesn’t age well. So vintage for this wine would be 2014 and later.
Dry rosé is the best: By dry we mean not sweet. And that’s what you should look for – fresh, acidic, not too sweet or artificially flavoured. And if you are confused about which brand to buy, just look for any rosé from Provence, France. We promise, you won’t be disappointed.
