{"id":510360,"date":"2026-06-21T00:12:19","date_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:12:19","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510360\/"},"modified":"2026-06-21T00:12:19","modified_gmt":"2026-06-21T00:12:19","slug":"how-to-find-a-good-summer-rose-from-outside-provence-the-irish-times","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/510360\/","title":{"rendered":"How to find a good summer ros\u00e9 from outside Provence \u2013 The Irish Times"},"content":{"rendered":"

Provence ros\u00e9 has been responsible for changing the way we think about ros\u00e9 wines. One wine, Whispering Angel, was the game-changer. I will take a look at it, and other Provence ros\u00e9s, next week. But can other regions make ros\u00e9s that are every bit as good as those in Provence? The Whispering Angel effect has seen attempts from virtually every wine<\/a> region around the world. <\/p>\n

Making ros\u00e9 requires a delicate hand, but it can suit producers. As consumption of red wines drops, a winemaker may have an excess of red grapes to hand that can easily be transformed into ros\u00e9. It takes less time to make and doesn\u2019t require ageing. It can also be a useful way to use up slightly underripe grapes. <\/p>\n

Provence ros\u00e9 is very pale in colour, with fresh acidity and a dry finish. Tried blind, I suspect many would guess it was a white wine. Most other ros\u00e9s try to replicate this style, while others are richer and fruiter, although still dry. <\/p>\n

Most ros\u00e9 is made by macerating the crushed grapes in the juice for anything from four to 48 hours. The longer juice and skins are in contact, the deeper the colour. Some producers macerate red and white grapes together. The colour of a ros\u00e9 does not indicate a level of sweetness, merely how long the skin contact was and the grape variety used. <\/p>\n

Ros\u00e9 goes with a wide variety of foods, including summery salads, barbecued fish and chicken, and spicy Mediterranean dishes. This week, we look at four ros\u00e9s from outside Provence, including one from Portugal and three from the Languedoc. <\/p>\n

\"JOHNSolas Ros\u00e9 2025, IGP Pays d\u2019Oc Solas Ros\u00e9 2025, IGP Pays d\u2019Oc12.5%, \u20ac10<\/p>\n

Very pale in colour with lively fresh raspberry and strawberry fruits, finishing bone dry. A very stylish, Provence-style ros\u00e9.<\/p>\n

From Dunnes Stores<\/p>\n

\"JOHND\u00e3o Ros\u00e9 2024, Adega de Penalva, Portugal D\u00e3o Ros\u00e9 2024, Adega de Penalva, Portugal12.5%, \u20ac14.95<\/p>\n

A fruitier style of ros\u00e9 with textured ripe strawberries and dark fruits finishing dry. Good value for money. <\/p>\n

From Baggot Street Wines, Dublin 4; Deveney\u2019s, Dublin 14; Corkscrew, Dublin 2; Worldwide Wines, Waterford<\/p>\n

\"JOHNPinot Noir Ros\u00e9 2025, Lionel Bouti\u00e9, Pays d\u2019Oc, Biodynamic Pinot Noir Ros\u00e9 2025, Lionel Bouti\u00e9, Pays d\u2019Oc, Biodynamic11.5%, \u20ac17<\/p>\n

Nice, fragrant, floral nose, with concentrated redcurrant and red cherry. Bone dry, piquant and very tasty. Drink solo or with food. <\/p>\n

From Whelehans, Loughlinstown, Dublin 18 <\/p>\n

\"JOHNJOHN WILSON WINE IMAGES 20 june Oscar 2025 Ros\u00e9, IGP Pays d\u2019H\u00e9rault, Domaine Dourbie12.5%, \u20ac18.95<\/p>\n

An excellent, crisp, dry ros\u00e9, pale in colour with delicious, elegant strawberry, raspberry and white peach fruits. <\/p>\n

From Mitchell & Son, The Vaults, Dublin 2 and Glasthule, Co Dublin; Avoca, Kilmacanogue, Co Wicklow and Dunboyne, Co Meath; and Boggan\u2019s, Rosslare, Co Wexford<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Provence ros\u00e9 has been responsible for changing the way we think about ros\u00e9 wines. One wine, Whispering Angel,…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":510361,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[72,61,60,709,17328],"class_list":["post-510360","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-business","tag-business","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-magazine","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510360","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=510360"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/510360\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/510361"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=510360"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=510360"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=510360"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}