Tasting Ryme, Again
Ryme’s creativity and originality continue to impress
Rosé Wines
2019 Hawk and Horse Vineyards Sparkling Cabernet Sauvignon Rosé Red Hills Lake County
This vintage traditional method rosé from Hawk and Horse uses biodynamically farmed Cabernet Sauvignon. The wine is the color of pink tourmaline and animated…
2020 Domaine des Sanzay Rosé Saumur
This is a pressed wine, one hundred percent Cabernet Franc, organically grown on forty-year-old vines. The fruit is pressed, fermented with ambient yeasts in…
2021 Joseph-Jibril Pinot Noir Rosé Russian River Valley
I can’t be impartial about this wine, because Jaam Moynihan, who is one half of the Joseph-Jibril team, is something of a protegé. I’ve…
2021 Troon Vineyard Piquette Méthode Ancestrale Applegate Valley
Piquette is normally made by adding water to the press cake, consisting mostly of grape skin and seeds, that remains after a red wine…
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….
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…