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Wine expert reveals the best French rosé wines, including a $5.50 supermarket pick

Charlotte’s rosés from Provence and beyond

By Charlotte Kristensen

Rosé dazzles as spring makes way for summer’s glow. France leads in global production, with Provence topping the regional charts, but this blissful blush is made all over the country. Here I spotlight four from three regions: Provence for classic elegance, Languedoc for fruit and affordability, and Tavel in the Rhône for depth and gastronomy. Continue reading “Wine expert reveals the best French rosé wines, including a $5.50 supermarket pick” →

2018’s Best Rosé Wines: What To Drink Now

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It’s not your imagination, rosé season starts earlier each year. Some might argue that, like Scrooge with Christmas, rosé season is meant to be honored all year long, in part because the pink wine is synonymous with laid-back days and convivial nights. “Rosé is rarely something you drink alone,” Diving Into Hampton Water co-founder Jesse Bongiovi says. “It’s really approachable. It’s not a Bordeaux or something like that, where you feel you need a real education in order to enjoy it.””When we first came up with this idea a year and a half ago, people were drinking rosé  from Memorial Day to Labor Day,” Bongiovi adds. “That time period just gets longer and longer. People now pick up rosé earlier in the spring and don’t put it down until November.”

Here is a selection of buzzy new releases to sip at your spring and summer parties. And no, you don’t have to wait until Memorial Day [ . . . ]

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