Recommended

Below are notes from a recent tasting of rosés from around the world. They are listed in ascending order according to price.

With strawberry, raspberry, orange blossom, lively acidity and a refreshing spritz, this Portuguese wine had a clean, crisp finish and a friendly 10.5 percent alcohol.

From the south of France, this 100 percent cinsault was floral with raspberry, pear, lime and citrus, plus a lingering finish and 12 percent alcohol. clean tropical fruits and a bright, crisp finish. Intensely aromatic and packed with ripe raspberry, strawberry and citrus, this wine from Lake County, Calif., had a vibrant electric-red hue, like diluted Campari.

Made of 100 percent nero d’avola grapes, this wine from Sicily offered strawberry, cherry, lime, peach and 12 percent alcohol.

Black cherry, strawberry, spice, zingy acidity and a long finish sum up this 100 percent pinot noir from Chile’s Leyda Valley, 4 miles from the Pacific Ocean.

Earthy notes join bright, clean raspberry and cranberry in this crisp, refreshing, easy-to-drink pale grenache with spice on the finish. Made in Australia by French winemaker Michel Chapoutier.

This 70 percent sangiovese/30 percent cabernet sauvignon Tuscan blend offered mouth-watering red fruits, a touch of salinity, bright acidity and a formidable 13.5 percent alcohol.

Peach, lime, strawberry, orange zest, minerality and tangy acidity sum up this blend of syrah, cabernet sauvignon, grenache and cinsault from France’s Cotes de Provence.

With floral and herbal notes, plus strawberry, watermelon and anise, this Russian River Valley beauty was as mouth-watering as it was refreshing.