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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Chateau Gassier – Esprit de Gassier Rose

Chateau Gassier - Esprit de Gassier Rose What to drink with delicious light dishes featuring tricky ingredients? Provence Rosé of course. This Esprit de Gassier is fearless in face of an onslaught of coriander, lime,pomegranate, beet and … pickled walnut! About this...

Fleurs de Prairie – Fleurs de Prairie Rose

Fleurs de Prairie - Fleurs de Prairie Rose O, for a beaker full of the warm South- the true, the blushful Hippocrene…. John Keats knew what he was doing, whetting our appetite for southern climes when our own lets us down. If a beaker holds about 187 ml, then I have...

Doddington Vineyard

Doddington Vineyard Made by the same method as Prosecco, this spiffy sparkler from the south of France is based on Syrah and Grenache which lend it more depth than its Italian rival but it also has abundant fruit and charm. Created by the talented team at Mirabeau,...

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...