WINE FOR THE WIN?
This Palm Beach restaurant is now serving rosé in a can.
At oceanfront Al Fresco restaurant overlooking the Par 3 golf course, manager Epigmenio Ortega recently conducted an informal taste test involving an uber-trendy summer sipper: rosé.
The rosé in question — which Ortega describes as “complex with a soft floral nose and dry finish” — is sourced from vintners in Provence, France.
And it’s packaged in cans. “We’ve tasted it next to more expensive bottlings of Provence rosé and it is just as good, if not better,” Ortega says. “The cans are perfect for outdoor drinking — poolside, beach, boats and of course, the golf course.”
Al Fresco, 2345 S. Ocean Blvd., Palm Beach, recently began carrying the new canned rosé wine, called AMBLE + CHASE. Several regional wine and spirits distributors now offer it; it’s not the only wine brand now offered in cans.
AMBLE + CHASE rosé is described as a “premium can wine” made of 40 percent Grenache, 30 percent Syrah and 30 percent Cinsault.
It’s packaged in single-serving 250 ml cans designed in a pink-trimmed blue hue meant to be reminiscent of the Mediterranean Sea.
Rosé is as popular as ever. Overall U.S. consumption of the pinkish wine has quadrupled since 2014, statistics show.
At Al Fresco, AMBLE + CHASE canned rosé has been a good match because guests can sip it at the bar or pair it with a meal — perhaps with an antipasto plate, lobster salad or farfalle al pesto — or take it out on the golf course.