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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Le Petit Chat – Le Petit Chat Malin Rose

Le Petit Chat - Le Petit Chat Malin Rose There are still 10 days of summer to go - let’s make the most of them! Invite everyone round and lay in some bottles of this very acceptable and affordable pink. Perfect to share with some charcuterie or hot smoked salmon. Le...

Mas de Daumas Gassac

Mas de Daumas Gassac At the rose tinted restaurant of the glorious Wallace Collection in London, where painted demoiselles swing on the walls and ladies lunch. With my delicately spiced cauliflower soup and chalk stream trout a pink wine is of course ideal. This...

Porte Noire – Petite Porte Rose

Porte Noire - Petite Porte Rose Sorry Frank - we DO get a kick from Champagne! It’s an instant heartstarter. So let’s consider this new addition - a rather fabulous pink from Porte Noire. This intriguing collaboration between actor Idris Elba and wine guru David...

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...