Tamlyn writes We're really serious about rosé at JancisRobinson.com. And it's not just because statistics from the CIVP tell us that 37% of wine now consumed by the French is pink. We take rosé seriously for many reasons.
For one, it has a very long history. Elizabeth Gabay, in her seminal book Rosé: Understanding the pink wine revolution, argues that many of the wines made in ancient times would probably have been rosé and she provides historical evidence dating back to the 17th century of rosé being a much-admired...
