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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Chassaux et Fils – Terres du Midi Rose

Chassaux et Fils - Terres du Midi Rose Once upon a time, dear readers, there was a vast swathe of France devoted to producing Vin de Table, the simple drink beloved of blue clad workers and UK students alike. I should know - I was one- student that is. Today the Aude,...

Domaine des Mapliers – Abacus Côtes de Provence Rosé

Domaine des Mapliers - Abacus Côtes de Provence Rosé You can count on your fingers the pink wines that perform well with asparagus and this one is appropriately called Abacus! It’s a toothsome organic gastronomic charmer from Provence, redolent of apricots… my...

Wyfold Vineyard (Barbara Laithwaite) – Wyfold Vineyard Brut Rose

Wyfold Vineyard (Barbara Laithwaite) - Wyfold Vineyard Brut Rose A very special English sparkling wine for New Year 2022 this elegant fizz is produced in tiny quantities by Barbara Laithwaite with the help of her winemaker son Henry. With a delicate fragrance of...

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...