The Day for Rose
Although pink wines have long carried a stigma of being sweet, flabby, cheap wine, the day may finally be here for consumers to embrace this style of wine. A recent study by AC Nielson found that in the UK, where the wine is called Ros, growth is 5 times faster than Red or White Wine. Retail stores like Tesco, who saw a 143% jump over the previous year in Rose sales, have noticed the overwhelming response from a younger consumer, one who isn’t afraid to try something new and ignores the bad connotation pink wines have. An internet event, Wine Blogging Wednesday, had pink wines as it’s theme, and received a great response from those who participated. Yes, things are shaping up for Rose.
October 19th, 2005 at 7:59 am
I know I’m a little late getting to this post, but just having returned from my latest trip to Napa, I wanted to recommend a rose that is just delightful. It’s made by Niebaum-Coppola, and it called Sofia, named after Francis Ford Coppola’s director daughter.
It is all the things rose’s are accused of, yet there is a lovely complexity to the wine and a wonderful finish that makes drinking it a real pleasure. I brought a few bottles home to Arizona and have served it to even our most red-loving wine snob friends and they loved it.
It’s definitely worth a try. Check it out.
http://www.niebaum-coppola.com $15
October 19th, 2005 at 10:03 am
Thanks for the tip Scott, I love a good recommendation. I just had a Rose from Tablas Creek, the Perrin Family’s California Winery, on my trip to Paso Robles over the weekend and it was very, very good. I got to spend some time talking to the winemaker behind it, who helped me appreciate that Rose isn’t looked down at in the Rhone Region of France, as it still is here.
Here’s a link to the wine: http://www.tablascreek.com/rose04.shtml
I’ll have to pick up the Sofia on my next visit to my local merchant. Any residual sugar on that (off-dry etc.) or is it a dry Rose?
Cheers,
Jathan