Rosé is not just for summer. There, it’s official, according to the director general of the Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence, who told French radio recently that rosés are shaking off their lightweight image. But was that pronouncement merely a marketing ploy, or are consumers really lapping up rosés year-round? It turns out tastes […]
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Doesn’t it rain a lot in the Pacific Northwest? I get that question a lot since moving to the Seattle area two years ago. Yes, it does. But there are many types of rain in this corner of the world. As Washington state native Jenni Whalen outlines in a 2009 essay, they include drizzle, mist,
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Where, oh where, did my Grenache rosé go? Before I realized what was happening, I had only a quarter left in the second bottle that I received from L’Ecole No. 41 as part of a year-long partnership. This summer thirst-quencher did quite a disappearing act – especially with the nibblers and light cuisine we tend
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From the day a colorfully festooned package arrived from Puglia or Apulia (pronounced “Pulia”), I’d been eagerly anticipating a deep dive into rosé wines from this southernmost Italian province. Rosé in Puglia? Yes! Best known for its powerful red wines, the heel of Italy’s “boot” also produces statement-making rosés. Italian rosé (rosato) actually started in
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Some rosé wines are pale salmon while others are Ballet-slipper pink. No matter the shade, rosé is more than a pretty face. If you put away your rosé-colored glasses when the summer ended, now may be a good time to rethink pink. Here are four French Rosé wines that range from subtle and tangy to
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