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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Cuvee Royale – Cuvee Royale Cremant de Limoux Brut Rose

Cuvee Royale - Cuvee Royale Cremant de Limoux Brut Rose World Champagne Day today- and I adore Champagne- but I’m going rogue and recommending an affordable rival from southwest France- the estimable and delicate Cremant de Limoux. Gently sparkling, it has Chardonnay...

Balfour Hush Heath – Eight Acres Sparkling Rose

Balfour Hush Heath - Eight Acres Sparkling Rose Such a frequent question- why oh why is English sparkling wine expensive? The answer is relatively simple. Take this chic and understated little gem from for instance. At just under £20 for a bottle its price compares...

M&S (Marks & Spencer) – Vinho Verde Rose

M&S (Marks & Spencer) - Vinho Verde Rose Think Portugal, think rosé and visions of Mateus come into the brain - but this lively pour from Northern Portugal is a very modern reinvention of that tired old stalwart of the wine list. The light spritz on the palate here...

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...