So when is the perfect time to drink a rosé?

Rosé wines are perfect for spring and summer, as they are served chilled and can be a refreshing accompaniment to a variety of warm weather fare.

Rosé wines also top the charts for food-friendly versatility. So, if you are opting for "surf 'n turf" rest assured that a rosé can handle both the seafood and the steak in one fell sip. 

 It's also a great picnic wine, as it tends to have both a lighter body and more delicate flavours on the palate, presenting a great wine partner for a ham, chicken or roast beef sandwich, along with a fruit, potato or egg salad and can even handle a variety of chips and dips.

Rosés are also the perfect guest for a barbecue, tackling hamburgers, hot dogs and even French fries and ketchup with ease.

Flavor Profile of Rosé Wine

The flavors of rosé wines tends to be more subtle versions of their red wine varietal counterparts.

The fruit expectations lean towards strawberry, cherry, and raspberry with some citrus and watermelon presenting on a regular basis.

Wine lovers and wine makers are both the better for it! Rose wine sales are on the rise as savvy wine lovers have discovered that many of these pink wines are not the sugary sweet wines of old, but rather sophisticated summer sisters of many red wine varietals.

Here at the Shepherd & Flock we have several varieties of rosés … including a Humboldt Coast Rosé (California) which is very sweet and made from Zinfandel grapes and a Sancerre ‘La Perriere’ Rosé (France) which is light pink in colour with a slight hint of raspberry, very refreshing to drink and a Sommelier Silver award winner in 2010.

Enjoy summer, enjoy Rosé!