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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Domaine Saint Ferreol – Tavel Rose

Domaine Saint Ferreol - Tavel Rose Let’s celebrate International Rosé Day by going back to the the roots of rosé in France. I recall lecturing on pink wines years ago. And Tavel was synonymous with that section of the wine list. Here in the southerly corner of the...

Porte Noire

Porte Noire Can a wine be impossibly cool? Try this on for size - this bottle is a fine Provençal pink selected by wine enthusiast Idris Elba (yes, the very same) and his friend and colleague in the Porte Noire venture, Frenchman David Farber. What is Porte Noire?...

Familia Torres – Torres Rose

Familia Torres - Torres Rose He makes red, white and rosé wines all over the world - may I present to you the marvellous Miguel Torres who is still going strong in his 80s. The occasion today was a fascinating review organised by International Wineries for Climate...

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...