17 Nov Why Not Drink Rosé All Year Long?

Sure, I agree that there is nothing better than sitting outside on a beautiful sunny summer afternoon enjoying rosé with friends and food. Well guess what, you can still have the wine, the friends, and the food and three out of four ain’t bad.

There are several myths about rosé, two in particular always get to me: Only drink rosé in the summer and only drink rosé the year it was bottled. Both are a bunch of bunk! I for one have drunk some delicious six-year-old rosé. Sure, the experience changes but it can still be a delight. The same can be said about a good rosé with dinner October through March. Here are my reasons:

1) Brian Carter Abracadabra Rosé, Gold medal winner from Sunset Magazine and Platinum winner from Great Northwest Wine is so good it deserves to be enjoyed all year. Particularly tasty with brunch, it is great as an appetizer, and can be stunning with a main course.

2) One of my favorite pairings is a warmup wine for Thanksgiving dinner. Some may want to stick with it all evening as it is darn good with turkey and a lip-smacking combo with cranberry sauce.

3) Perhaps my all-time favorite with Abracadabra Rosé is salmon. A northwest favorite, the extra acidity in this wine cuts right through the extra oil in this fish and the mouth cleansing character of the wine refreshes the palate to make every bite better than the last. And of course, the color combination is striking.

4) Do you or your friends have a hot tub? Keep your temperature under control with a refreshing glass of rosé while basking in the tub. Apres-Ski or pre-bedtime snuggle.

– Brian Carter, Winemaker