Rosé Wine
Rosé is produced all over the world. The archtypal drink of summer, at its best Rosé wine is light, refreshing and delicious served chilled on a sunny afternoon. Although rose wines vary in quality like any other wine, for the most part they are produced to drink young, and are not generally aged to any extent. After the Second World War, there was a fashion for medium-sweet rosés for mass-market consumption, the classic examples being Mateus Rosé and the American “blush” wines of the 1970's. The pendulum now seems to be swinging back towards a drier, ‘bigger’ style. These wines are made from Rhone grapes like Syrah, Grenache and Carignan in hotter regions such as Provence, the Languedoc and Australia. In France, rosé now exceeds white wine in sales. The term “blush” is generally restricted to wines sold in North America, although it is sometimes used in Australia and by Italian Primitivo wines hoping to cash in on the recently discovered geneticlinks between Primitivo and Zinfandel. Although “blush” originally referred to a colour (pale pink), it now tends to indicate a relatively sweet pink wine, typically with 2.5% residual sugar; in North America dry pink wines are usually marketed as rosé but sometimes as blush. In Europe almost all pink wines are referred to as rosé regardless of sugar levels, even semi-sweet ones from California.
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Innocent Bystander Pink Moscato 2009 - 37.5cl (HALVES)
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Jansz Tasmania Premium NV Rosé
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inc VATEl Muro Garnacha Rosado Carinena 2008
An El Muro rosé wine from the Carinena region of Spain. Bodegas San Valero was born as a wine cooperative in 1945, gathering 60 grape growers. Today it…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 2 working days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£5.40
inc VATBergerie Bastide Rosé 2009
A Bergerie de la Bastide rosé wine from the Languedoc-Roussillon region of France. These wines illustrate amply that the Languedoc is where the mustard is being cut vis-à-vis every day value…We have 1 bottle available for next day delivery, larger quantities are available for standard delivery.
The wine is available as a single in any mixed case of 6.
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£5.45
inc VATSan Rafael Rosé 2008
A San Rafael rosé wine from the Central Valley region of Chile. Although only started in mid 1998 with no wineries, no vineyards, and no sales, VIA is today…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 3-4 days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£5.50
inc VATAlpha Zeta R Rosato 2009
An Alpha Zeta rosé wine from the Veneto region of Italy. Alpha Zeta was started in 1999 when leading New Zealand winemaker, Matt Thomson, set out to produce a…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 3 - 4 working days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£5.75
inc VATInnocent Bystander Pink Moscato 2009 - 37.5cl (HALVES)
An Innocent Bystander rosé wine from the Victoria region of Australia. Great things come in small packages. This tiny little Pink Moscato has become a great big phenomenon. …We have 7 bottles available for next day delivery, larger quantities are available for standard delivery.
The wine is available as a single in any mixed case of 6.
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£5.95
inc VATKlippenkop Rosé Pinotage Shiraz 2008
A Klippenkop red wine from the Coastal Region region of South Africa. Klippenkop is an export label brand produced by the Robertson Winery. The winery has a long-standing tradition of…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 6-7 working days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£5.95
inc VATMonte Clavijo Rioja Garnacha Rosado 2008
A Clavijo rosé wine from the Rioja region of Spain. Bodegas Criadores de Rioja typifies twenty-first century Rioja in its careful balancing of tradition and innovation. The winery…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 3-4 days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£5.95
inc VATWandering Bear Zinfandel Rosé 2009
A Wandering Bear rosé wine from the California region of the USA. Drier than many Zinfandel roses, this nevertheless has plenty of raspberry and watermelon fruit flavours. Juicy and…We have 7 bottles available for next day delivery, larger quantities are available for standard delivery.
The wine is available as a single in any mixed case of 6.
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£6.15
inc VATCastillo Viento Rioja Garnacha Rosado 2008
A Criadores de Rioja rosé wine from the Rioja region of Spain. Bodegas Criadores de Rioja typifies twenty-first century Rioja in its careful balancing of tradition and innovation. The winery…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 3-4 days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
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£6.25
inc VATArgento Malbec Rosé 2009
An Argento rosé wine from the Mendoza region of Argentina. The Argento Wine Company uses the latest in vineyard and cellar technology to create wines which reflect characters…Orders placed before midday will normally be delivered within 3-4 days
Minimum order quantity is 6 bottles.
