Every spring I love to try new rosé wines but sometimes, it isn’t easy to find new varieties. Now, that I am in Florida and I am finding my way around the different wine shops including the supermarkets that carry wine, I have been doing my spring time search. So far, I haven’t found that many but did come across the Barton & Guestier 2010 Rosé d’Anjou for a mere $10.50.
I thought this wine would be a nice one to start off the evening with our friends and decided to quickly chill it in our freezer (I don’t usually do this or recommend it.) Well, here’s a good reason not to do that. We actually headed out for dinner and I completely forgot about this wine until we returned. When I opened the freezer to get some ice cream , there was the bottle frozen solid like an ice pop!
Well, here it is the next day, completely thawed out, and I figured why not have a glass with my pizza lunch? The wine had a terrific pink salmon color and a very fruity and spicy nose. Produced in the western Loire Valley of France this wine is made primarily from Cabernet Franc and Grolleau grapes. The winemakers left some residual sugar in this wine keeping the wine’s finish sweet and light. I enjoyed the body of this wine along with its fruitiness and good acidity that was quite refreshing. I am so glad that I didn’t ruin this easy drinking wine.
I’ll be on the lookout for other roses and will remember to keep them out of the freezer.
Cheers,
The Wining Woman
Zita’s Guide to Wine and Life- A Different Kind of Wine Book
Well, I have been out of print for a while now but hurray- I am here and there are some great things to report about.
that was. It’s incredible to think that 100 years ago without all the technology that we have today, something that grand and significant was developed. Until now, only the smaller cruise ships could make it through but within 2 years new locks for the bigger ships will be ready. There will be a site to see.
Thank you Jann and David (our ship had 2 Sommeliers as they were transitioning from one to the other.) We loved talking about wine together every night.
The weather has been atrocious in New York but, thankfully, Mother Nature was good to Cloudy Bay and the Gregory White PR firm who planned an amazing wine dinner outside at the Elizabeth Street Garden this past Thursday.
Silkstone to reset the table for the 25 or so guests (earlier, they had it set beautifully under some trees until the skies opened up so now they were setting up along the drier paved walkway) we sipped and chatted and munched on fabulous passed hors d’ouvres.
Sitting down with our glasses of Sauvignon Blanc, Sarah told us how the 2011 was 2% barrel fermented- very controlled – to make the wine fleshy. She remarked how freshness and acidity were very important for her wines. I found this Sauvignon Blanc full of delicious grapefruit with great texture and definitely crisp acidity. Retail cost for this wine is about $25.
Back from the shore and ready for Fall! Join us for a 
