{"id":368412,"date":"2026-06-20T15:15:08","date_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:15:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/368412\/"},"modified":"2026-06-20T15:15:08","modified_gmt":"2026-06-20T15:15:08","slug":"the-best-california-roses-for-summer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/368412\/","title":{"rendered":"The Best California Ros\u00e9s for Summer"},"content":{"rendered":"

\n\tPink season is here. The first day of summer is the perfect excuse to reach for a ros\u00e9. The only question is which one? The Hollywood Reporter asked Hollywood wine<\/a> insiders for their top picks.<\/p>\n

\n\t\u201cRos\u00e9 is the very embodiment of having summer in your glass,\u201d says Marty Sullivan, wine director of Layla at MacArthur Place<\/a>, where Nobody Wants This creator and executive producer Erin Foster and actress Hannah Simone have been spotted. \u201cOn a hot day, there is nothing more thirst quenching than a chilled glass of ros\u00e9 bursting with the flavors of all my favorite summer fruits of watermelon, strawberries and nectarines.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tCalifornia is home to an abundance of coveted, small-production ros\u00e9s. Adam Hopkins, sommelier for Hollywood-frequented Toscana Group\u2019s S.Y. Kitchen, a staple among Emmy-winning casting director Nikki Valko, Universal Music Group\u2019s JJ Corsini, and Alecia Moore, aka P!nk (which is almost too perfect here), describes Demetria\u2019s<\/a> 100 percent Grenache Ros\u00e9 as \u201cfresh, nuanced, and endlessly drinkable.\u201d Meanwhile, Roblar\u2019s<\/a> ros\u00e9 \u2014 crafted with Syrah, Grenache and Petite Syrah \u2014 bursts with fresh berry notes.<\/p>\n

\n\tAt Taste of Santa Rita Hills<\/a>, a boutique tasting room in Los Olivos, multi-hyphenates Charlie Hunnam and Justin Hartley mingle with serious wine enthusiasts seeking rare bottles from some of the region\u2019s most acclaimed producers. Owners Michael Robinson and his wife, Marlene, have strong opinions about what earns a place on their shelves. \u201cWe only select certain ros\u00e9s that are made with really great care, and these are at a higher price point [over $40], because consumers are so accustomed to the market that\u2019s been flooded with lesser-priced bottles.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tOne of the Robinsons\u2019 preferred pours is by Paul Lato. \u201cTheir Ros\u00e9 of Pinot Noir from a well-farmed single vineyard is one of the best ones out there. It\u2019s rich with a deep salmon hue and bite at the finish.\u201d His other recommendations are the 100 percent Ros\u00e9 of Cabernet Sauvignon by Moretti, their house label, made with fruit from Crown Point, Santa Ynez Valley\u2019s prized Cab producer. \u201cIt\u2019s light and lean but has backbone.\u201d He\u2019s also enamored with Lieu Dit\u2019s (lyoo-dee) ros\u00e9 from Justin Willett of Tyler Wines. \u201cIt\u2019s very translucent and lively with salinity \u2014 the perfect hot day drinking wine.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tWhile it\u2019s often the go-to wine for warm weather, ros\u00e9 can also offer depth and complexity, shaped by the character and structure of its red-grape origins. \u201cIt is one of the most adaptive wines that mirrors the best qualities of each season and is also one of the most versatile to pair with food,\u201d adds Sullivan.<\/p>\n

\n\tSommelier Rebecca Phillips, who has worked with recording artist and The Voice\u2019s three-time winning coach Niall Horan and Love Island USA host Ariana Madix, points to the Grenache Ros\u00e9 from Storm Wines<\/a>, a pour of choice for Barbie producer Robbie Brenner. \u201cRefreshing and vibrant, Ernst Storm\u2019s wines have a beautiful minerality, nuance and tension; they\u2019re sophisticated in an old-world style.\u201d She\u2019s also a fan of Alma Rosa\u2019s<\/a> Vin Gris. \u201cDelicate and pretty on the nose with a palate that\u2019s linear and clean, it\u2019s so good.\u201d Another standout is Jessica Gasca\u2019s Story of Soil<\/a> Ros\u00e9 of Pinot Noir. \u201cHer wines are pure, honest and soulful, and on top of that, they\u2019re just delicious.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tFuture Perfect\u2019s<\/a> ros\u00e9, which also ranks among Phillips\u2019 must-try bottles, has attracted a devoted following that includes Hollywood art-world heavyweight Jeffrey Deitch. \u201cI\u2019m impressed with all the wines actress and winemaker Sunny Doench Stricker is making,\u201d says Stricker. \u201cShe adds so much value and color with the energy she puts into her work, and it shows. Crafted in a light, French-inspired style, it\u2019s made from Grenache grapes that are harvested early to preserve bright acidity and keep alcohol levels lower. \u201cIt\u2019s my version of a spring and summer water, and you can glug-glug-glug it all day.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt Rustic Canyon and its family of restaurants, Tinseltown dining institutions, wine director Kathryn Coker is especially excited about the newest sparkling ros\u00e9 from James Sparks\u2019 Kings Carey<\/a>, whose wines have found a fan in film producer\u00a0Jeffrey Chernov. The all\u2013Pinot Noir sparkler, made with fruit often sourced from the highly regarded Spear Vineyards, is \u201cdry and crisp with body and super refreshing \u2014 this one\u2019s always a favorite,\u201d says Coker.<\/p>\n

\n\tSullivan highlights a trio of standouts from farther north in Napa: \u201cI have yet to meet a wine from Benovia Winery<\/a> that I have not liked,\u201d he says. \u201cTheir ros\u00e9 of Pinot Noir is a beautiful example of the vibrant flavors that Russian River can deliver, yet in a refined and ever so rejuvenating way that makes this a perfect picnic wine.\u201d He\u2019s also a fan of Bouchaine\u2019s<\/a> Vin Gris of Pinot Noir. \u201cThe Carneros AVA climate effects lend these wines vibrant fruit-forward flavors but with a racing acidity.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tChateau St. Jean\u2019s Ros\u00e9<\/a> of Pinot Noir rounds out his exceptional sips. \u201cOne of my top ros\u00e9s to enjoy during the summer, day or night. It\u2019s bursting with flavors of juicy watermelon and fresh strawberries and the perfect companion to a fully loaded hot dog by the grill!\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAs temperatures climb, it\u2019s the perfect time to reach for wines with modest alcohol levels built for easy drinking refreshment during long summer afternoons. \u201cThey tend to demonstrate brighter acidity, and being fruit driven and lower in alcohol, you can enjoy more than one bottle,\u201d adds Sullivan. \u201cSome that have captured my attention are Las Jaras Superbloom unfiltered ros\u00e9 and Kivelstadt Cellars \u2018Wondering\u2019 Sparkling Brut Ros\u00e9.\u201d<\/p>\n

\n\tAt Morihiro, the celebrated one-Michelin-starred restaurant where\u00a0Gwyneth Paltrow\u00a0has dined, general manager Tim Lin is particularly enthusiastic about the ros\u00e9 from Xander Soren<\/a>, whose two-decade tenure at Apple preceded his move into winemaking. \u201cIt complements everything from seasonal carpaccio and chilled nanbanzuke to richer dishes like gomadare tofu \u2014 and its lower ABV makes it an approachable way to start a meal.\u201d<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Pink season is here. The first day of summer is the perfect excuse to reach for a ros\u00e9.…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368413,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[7,9,8,3945],"class_list":["post-368412","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-california","tag-california","tag-california-headlines","tag-california-news","tag-wine"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368412","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368412"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368412\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368413"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368412"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368412"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368412"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}