FOOD&DRINK EXTRA Pink perfection T
HE shade of the season, pink is also the colour to sink. Whether it’s the palest blush or a pinkish bronze, still or sparkling, everything’s coming up rosés.
Here’s how to get your pink on and present the best rosés for sunny days. fruity rosé will keep you scurrying back for more.
A pinot noir rosé that demonstrates the quality of wine Hungary can produce, Lidl has sourced 15 new wines to suit different tastes.
This is one of its top picks for summertime dishes, such as salad niçoise, or seared tuna steak. An appealing deep salmon pink, this is a vibrant and winey style of rosé with dried cherry and savoury berry fruits that are accented by fine tannins and a fresh, grippy palate.
Vivid and engaging, the juicy finish lends plenty of freshness to this food-friendly rosé that could easily do the job of a red and be paired with a roast (as Virgin’s wine buyer suggests). Quite distinctive, this delightful strawberry blonde is a blend of viura and tempranillo and it’s ripe, fruity and utterly delicious. Pure and well rounded with aromas of apricot and peach, the balanced flavours of strawberry and raspberry fruits radiate a drink-me-now freshness. Great for an aperitif, but could easily take on a spicy seafood paella. Home-grown rosé is on the rise and this bronze beauty has faint aromas of wild strawberries with dried berry and currant flavours, plenty of herbal notes, and fresh acidity offers an appealing tang on the finish.
When temperatures soar, Sainsbury’s see rosé sales up 30% in comparison to 20% for white wine and this is the closest thing to a taste of British summertime. If you’re in the throes of a summer romance with Mirabeau (the award-winning Provencal, still rosé), it could get even more lush.
The same producer has just released this stunning sparkler which displays the same beautiful ballet-pink hue, but with the added allure of tiny beads of bubbles.
Fine and delicate with subtle red berry fruit aromas, there couldn’t be a prettier pink to chime with a Riviera lifestyle. rose-gold gem that’s dressed in a handsome bottle and sealed with a trendy Vinolok glass closure. Elegant and seamless, there’s a plushness to the ripe, peachy stone fruits. Crafted in the Provence style of rosé, there’s depth and yet the flavours are subtle with notes of spice and cream, all wrapped together in a perfect parcel.