Provence rosé
THE ROSÉ PARADE
June is just around the corner and summer will soon be here. Although we drink rosés year round at our house, summer is the time that most American consumers join the rosé parade. And, each year the parade gathers more participants. According to Nielsen, Americans drank 67% more rosé in 2017 than they did […]
Click here to read entire article »IS IT ROSÉ TIME?
Spring has arrived. And the new vintage 2017 rosés are starting to appear on the market. So with the normal fanfare merchants are now heralding the “It’s Rosé Time” chant. That’s all well and good. But, it was not all that many years ago that Americans paid little attention to rosé. Oh yes, […]
Click here to read entire article »MORE 2015 ROSÉS
The beginning of summer is just around the corner and the 2015 rosé season is now in full swing. As I do every year, I have been happily tasting and drinking my way through a wide assortment of new rosés. Here is what I had to say in my first article on 2015 rosés: […]
Click here to read entire article »A GREAT 2016 VACATION IDEA: PROVENCE
In the fall of 2011 my wife Laurie and I, along with our friends Jim and Marcia Wolf from here in Santa Barbara, visited Provence and the South of France where we visited several wineries and enjoyed some marvelous food (in Saint-Tropez, a bucket of steamed baby mussels with Pomme Frites and a bottle of […]
Click here to read entire article »I HATE TO TELL YOU “I TOLD YOU SO” BUT “I TOLD YOU SO!”
Just as I was putting the last notes together on my October rosé article (to read that article click here), saying for the umpteenth zillion time that rosés are not just for summer enjoyment, but for enjoyment all year round, look what came floating in from the CIVP/Provence Wine Council: Provence Rosé Exports […]
Click here to read entire article »2014 ROSÉS – IS IT THE SEASON OR THE END OF THE SEASON?
I think year round is the season for rosé. But, the cries from some importers and retailers would imply the season is over. A friend mentioned to me in August that some East Coast importers and wholesalers were rushing to unload their remaining 2014 rosés. Why? Because in this country there is the fixation […]
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I recently attended a trade tasting sponsored by the Provence Wine Council. (To read an introductory 2014 rose article on The Provence Wine Council and Provence Rosés and their phenomenal growth in the US click here). At the trade tasting in Los Angeles, there were 27 producers represented pouring 69 different wines with the great […]
Click here to read entire article »ROSÉ WINES AND THE GREAT ROSÉS OF PROVENCE
Rosé sales in the US continue to climb. And, the sales of Provence Rosé are soaring. There are many reasons including great taste and balance, compatibility with food, and affordability. But, there is yet another reason. That is the wines are just plain delicious (to read the Underground view of Rosé click here). Below are […]
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This year it seems that there are more rosés available than ever. I hope I am right for this is a good thing. And, you can’t have too much of a good thing – especially when it comes to rosé. So here are some brief notes on more 2013 Rosés. All of these are […]
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