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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Taittinger – Taittinger Prestige Rose Brut

Taittinger - Taittinger Prestige Rose Brut Time to enter the capsule - if you dare!? One side effect of the pandemic has been the proliferation of these marvellous igloos all over our land so we can sip our Taittinger Brut Rosé without weather intervention and with...

McGuigan – McGuigan Single Batch Project Dry Rose

McGuigan - McGuigan Single Batch Project Dry Rose Australia- I owe you an apology. Your pink wines have not featured often enough in my Report. So let’s start to remedy that today with this versatile rosé from the McGuigan stable. In my mind I associate this brand...

Casanova (IGP Corsica)

Casanova (IGP Corsica) Yes I realise I’m late to the party! Rosé, green jalapeño and pearls… ok … pearls are optional…so on a blissful late summer Somerset day decided it was the ideal moment to sample this craze- apparently the concept of pink wine and hot pepper was...

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...