The Rose Report – Think Pink

Welcome to The Rosé Report.

Here pink wine gets the attention it deserves. Great rosé is as versatile as it gets. Brilliant on its own, perfect with friends, and one of the finest food wines there is, equally at home alongside grilled fish, spicy curries or a Sunday roast. Every review here is entirely independent, built on four decades of tasting and writing. No sponsorship, no influence, just honest opinion. Let’s find your next favourite bottle.

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Foncalieu (Haut Gleon) – Les Amours de Haut Gleon Rose

Foncalieu (Haut Gleon) - Les Amours de Haut Gleon Rose A glamorous bottle from well known Languedoc producer Foncalieu this tasty little number has tantalising aromas of liquorice and dried apricot. Yet the finish is satisfyingly crisp and dry. It’s a balanced blend...

Valdo – Valdo Aquarius Rose Brut

Valdo - Valdo Aquarius Rose Brut When is Prosecco not Prosecco? Riddle me this. When it’s a wonderfully kitsch and over the top bottle of pink fizz from well known producer Valdo - made with 30% Glera grapes, as used for Prosecco, and a majority of Sicilian - this...

CVNE

CVNE CVNE - a byword for Rioja reliability - and this pink is no exception. A food friendly rosé with a good smack of acidity at the finish - elegant blend of Viura and Tempranillo. Photographed here with my own aged vine at home in Oxfordshire. Cooking a colourful...

M. Chapoutier – Rouge Clair

M. Chapoutier - Rouge Clair Light red wine served cool- take it from me, it’s a brilliant choice- very 2026. This stylish bottle is from the renowned Rhone house of Michel Chapoutier and comes in at only 11.5%. It’s an honorary rosé. Ideal with pissaladière or this...

Juan Gil – Organic Rose

Juan Gil (Familia Gil) - Juan Gil Organic Rose A JuicyJumilla today- this unusual organic Spanish pink enjoys a short stay in oak which gives it structure without heaviness on the palate. Produced from Syrah, a spicy favourite grape of mine - and Petit Verdot which...

La Gioiosa et Amorosa – Rose Millesimato

La Gioiosa et Amorosa - La Gioiosa Prosecco Rose Millesimato For all of you emerging, blinking, from Dry January- may I present an exceptional Prosecco for your consideration. This delicate lychee pink fizz has a subtle Italian elegance, delicate stone fruit flavour...