Should rosé wines be taken seriously?
Maison Mirabeau Wines · Taste · Wines and Spirits of ProvenceThere is an awful lot of rosé out there. Most wine regions of the world are jumping on the bandwagon and hoping that their pale-pink Provençal looky-likey wines will provide early $$ into their coffers (given that rosé is made from red grapes, many strapped producers, therefore, appreciate the revenues coming in earlier than with their red wines).
…Continue reading here for Stephen’s post on why he feels that the gap between substandard rosé and exquisite pink-hued wines might be closing in Provence with the help of the “Centre de Recherche et d’Expérimentation sur le vin Rosé” (The Rosé Wine Experimentation and Research Center).
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