{"id":304,"date":"2008-08-10T07:56:31","date_gmt":"2008-08-10T14:56:31","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/danthewineguy.com\/?p=304"},"modified":"2008-08-24T15:14:09","modified_gmt":"2008-08-24T22:14:09","slug":"summer-is-the-perfect-time-to-reacquaint-yourself-with-a-flavorful-rose","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/?p=304","title":{"rendered":"Summer is the Perfect Time to Reacquaint Yourself With a Versatile Rose"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Ros\u00e9 has to be near the top of the list of ideal summertime wines. Unfortunately, many of us (me included) don\u2019t drink a lot of ros\u00e9 outside the summer season, while some wine drinkers won\u2019t even touch it at all. Perhaps it\u2019s because of the bad connotation some feel that ros\u00e9 still carries from the 60\u2019s and 70\u2019s, courtesy of a few mainstream \u201cgems\u201d such as Matteus and Lancers. <\/p>\n<p>But ros\u00e9 has come a long, long way over the past few decades and its incredible range of styles makes it a versatile wine that can\u2019t be ignored. And don\u2019t assume that ros\u00e9\u2019s pink color equates with sweet wine. You may be surprised to find that there are plenty of ros\u00e9s made in a drier style, giving them broader appeal and making them much easier to pair with food.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/www.bottleshop.com\/images\/bn\/50\/79934.jpg\" alt=\"null\" \/>A few recommendations to consider include the <strong>Chateau Bellevue La Foret 2007 Ros\u00e9 <\/strong>(pictured at left, about $11), a delightful wine from Southwestern France made mostly from the negrette grape. It\u2019s full of strawberry, melon and cherry Jolly Rancher flavors, good acidity and a faintly off-dry finish. This is a nice ros\u00e9 to pair with mild, creamy cheeses.<\/p>\n<p>From Washington\u2019s Horse Heaven Hills Appellation, try the <strong>Canyon\u2019s Edge Winery 2005 Ros\u00e9 of Syrah <\/strong>(about $11). This wine has a beautiful, dark garnet color that nearly disqualifies it from ros\u00e9 status. Unique and refreshing, it almost drinks like a crisp, light port without the sweetness. <\/p>\n<p>My new favorite ros\u00e9-style wine is the <strong>Thurston Wolfe 2006 Rosato<\/strong> (about $10). This blend of lemberger and zinfandel grapes from the Prosser, Washington winery is absolutely outstanding. Lovely aromas of berry, honeysuckle, and rose petals lead to lush, strawberry flavors, nice acidity, and a touch of burnt cream on the off-dry finish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Ros\u00e9 has to be near the top of the list of ideal summertime wines. Unfortunately, many of us (me included) don\u2019t drink a lot of ros\u00e9 outside the summer season, while some wine drinkers won\u2019t even touch it at all. Perhaps it\u2019s because of the bad connotation some feel that ros\u00e9 still carries from the [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-304","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-from-the-bellingham-herald"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=304"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/304\/revisions"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=304"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=304"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.danthewineguy.com\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=304"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}