Why Wine Wednesdays

Cheers to 2007! We’re back with more Why Wine Wednesdays. Today we look at Rosé, the wine we predict will soon set trends. If you’re going to drink, why not drink pink?

Rosé’s popular in the West for brunches and cocktail hours, and now India’s starting to catch the trend. You get Rosé when red grapes are pressed, the juice fermented and the skins quickly removed. They’re sweeter than whites, have less tannin than reds, and have that delightful colour. We asked wine experts for a few more reasons they recommend Rosé:

“Rosé’s fantastic in the summer.” – Riyaz Amlani, part-owner of Mocha and Mumbai’s SaltWaterGrill

“It goes particularly well with lightly cooked food, such as stir-fried prawns, Bengali fish, saffron-flavoured rice dishes, sattvik food.” – Magandeep Singh, sommelier

“It’s perfect for when you want to avoid thinking too much about which wine to have.” – Sanjay Menon, wine importer/exporter

And which pink to drink? Some recommendations from Kunal Gupta of the Lounge Bar at Le Royal Meridien in Mumbai:

Sula Zinfandel Rosé : Fruity, floral, sweet. Made from grapes similar to Cabernet Sauvignon.
Price: Rs. 420.

Grover Rosé : Has more body than the Sula Zinfandel. Made from slightly spicy Shiraz grapes. Price: Rs. 600.

Chateau Indage’s Ivy Zinfandel : Made of Shiraz grapes. Not as fruity and sweet as the Sula Zinfandel, nor as spicy and heavy-bodied as the Grover Rosé. Price: Rs. 530.

Next Wednesday, where we like to wine-d down. (Click here for our first and second Why Wine Wednesdays.)