With the advent of warmer weather, rose wines have become a hot ticket with wine lovers, particularly those who want something cold for patios on the warmest of days.
This is a pleasing way to beat the heat, not to mention how well dry pink wines work well with finger foods like cheeses, nuts, crackers, dips and the other nibbles that work well under sun-masking umbrellas.
Serious wine lovers also know how wonderful great dry roses can be as accompaniments to warm-weather foods like savory salads; quiche; chilled soups (gazpacho); and other hot-day victuals (steak tartare).
Unfortunately, most of the pink wines we see don’t explain what sort of wine you’ll find, so here’s a brief primer:…