05/20/05 New favorite - Rose

Welcome to Vine to Wine, this is your host Linda Moran. As most of you know my new favorite wine is usually the wine that is in my glass at the time, because I won't drink wine that I do not enjoy. Recently I attended dinner with some friends in the wine industry and they were all talking about how perceptions of Rose wines are changing. Rose seems to be making a comeback. A Rose or blush wine is a red wine that has been made with very little skin contact  meaning that the color of a red wine comes from the pigment in the skins and these wines having varying degrees of contact with the grape skins and so will have varying shades of pink and pale red colors. They can be made from most any red varietal. But the ones best known for their sophistication and ability to compliment food seem to come from Europe, mainly France. My new favorite is Chateau de Segries Tavel Rose, from the Rhone Valley's Tavel Region, which is one of the world's finest regions for the production of dry rose. The wine is made primarily from Grenache with additions of Syrah, Crignan and Cinsault. The wine is delightfully aromatic and went so well with my grilled salmon I was in a blissful state until the last bite and the last sip. If you don't see it ask your wine merchant to order it they will be doing you and themselves a favor. Remember to send your wine questions to Linda at vine to wine dot net and thank you for joining me on today's Vine to Wine.