Tickle the urge with chilled rose

AFRIEND with a penchant for French rose texted me triumphantly in the final days of October to report that he had (finally) been able to enjoy a glass of rose on the deck — spring winds and erratic weather had scuttled his plans prior to that.

While rose sells year round, I’m still a bit ‘‘old school’’ in my habits. For me, the combination of warmth, fresh air and the sun caressing the hilltops in a cloudless sky at the end of a busy day begins to tickle the urge for a glass of chilled rose. I hope that some of the following might help to tickle that urge for you.