2020 Birichino Grenache Pétillant Naturel Besson Vineyard Santa Clara Valley
This 2020 vintage pét-nat contains a small amount of the winery’s “Hommage à Georges Besson,” which is a multi-vintage assemblage in the appassimento tradition….
Rosé Wines
2019 Ciavolich Fosso Cancelli Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Ciavolich’s Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is hand-harvested, de-stemmed, crushed, and given 24 to 36 hours of maceration to earn color. Winemaking, with ambient cultures, follows the…
2020 Olivastri Marcantonio Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo
Cerasuolo d’Abruzzo is not quite red, not quite rosato, and takes well to a chill. For their bottling, Olivastri ferments the grapes with temperature…
2015 Erpacrife Spumante Rosato Metodo Classico Langhe
Erpacrife is located in Castagnole delle Lanze, midway between Asti and Alba. The team of winemaker-owners — Erik Dogliotti, Paolo Stella, Cristian Calatroni, and…
NV Berlucchi Rosé ’61 Franciacorta
In 1961, friends Guido Berlucchi, Franco Zillani, and Giorgio Lanciani decided to launch a sparkling wine project: Franciacorta. This wine, a nonvintage rosé sparkler,…
2020 Gorgo Chiaretto Bardolino
Winemaker and owner Roberta Bricolo has converted her family estate in Bardolino to organic production and now makes a range of red, white, and…
2020 Costaripa Valtènesi Rosato Riviera del Garda Classico
Costaripa’s rosé is a blend of autochthonous Italian grapes, half Groppello Gentile, one-third Marzemino, and the balance split between Sangiovese and Barbera. The fruit…
2020 Kir-Yianni Xinomavro Rosé L’Esprit du Lac Vieilles Vignes Amyndeon
Kir-Yianni’s rosé is made from Xinomavro grown on 60-year-old vines in Amyndeon, in northwestern Greece, where soils are poor and sandy. This is a…
2019 Domaine de Reuilly Pinot Gris Rosé Reuilly
I love this vin gris of Pinot gris. The fruit is biodynamically grown, then pressed with sufficient skin contact to create a wine that’s…
2019 Montebruno Rosé Oregon
Montebruno’s rosé is made from Pinot noir, organically farmed, from the Umpqua and Willamette Valleys. The skins stay in contact with the must for…
2020 François Chidaine Rosé Touraine
Chidaine’s charming rosé is a blend of Grolleau, Pinot noir, and Gamay. Its robe is deep strawberry pink — it looks like Tavel —…
2019 Jolie-Laide Valdigué Rosé Rosewood Vineyard Mendocino County
The Valdigué grapes for this rosé were whole-cluster pressed and fermented with ambient cultures in a mix of neutral oak, stainless, and concrete vessels….