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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Monrouby – Grenache Rose

Monrouby - Grenache Rose On an icy day in Bath my heart was gladdened by a glass of rosé with a ruby tint and an earthy Grenache warmth on the finish. Who says only red wine can warm you? After a relaxing moment my lunch was and this Languedoc pink would make an...

Maison Mirabeau – Pure Mirabeau Rose

Maison Mirabeau - Pure Mirabeau Rose Have you heard of Pêches de Vigne? These scrumptious little fruit appear around grape harvest time in France. And my tenth Pink of Christmas is redolent of that heady scent. Pure Mirabeau has white peach on the nose, then a...

Vignobles Foncalieu

Vignobles Foncalieu Shelter from the sun with this gorgeous bottle of pink Grenache Rosé from the ever reliable Vignobles Foncalieu. Le Versant is a special offering from this long-established Languedoc Co-operative, featuring a label commissioned from artist Amy...

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...