rosé wine

All rosé is sweet; rosé is cheap: it doesn’t pair with anything; rosé is only for women, or summer, or women in summer… The list of prejudices goes on. So in honour of International Rosé Day, we’re debunking the most common myths about rosé wine. It’s a New Trend Rosé production goes back millennia.  Ancient Greek wine would have been much closer in appearance to today’s rosé wines than red,…

In honour of National Rosé Day, we’re serving up some fresh and fruity rosé wine cocktails that you can make easily at home. Because life is better with rosé-tinted glasses! Rosé Vodka Ingredients: 150 ml rosé wine 30 ml vodka 2 basil leaves 1 lime slice sugar syrup to taste Ice cubes Instructions: Place the basil leaf and the lemon slices in a glass. Crush both ingredients and add a…

Transport yourself to the lavender fields of southern France with this week’s recipe for Herbes de Provence – a must for the Francophile kitchen! While you can buy herbes de Provence in almost any supermarket, it’s so simple and a lot more fun to make your own. Plus, it gives you the added bonus of being able to adjust the amounts and ingredients to your taste. This summertime dried herb…

Italy, France, Spain, United States … Now the big wine producers will have to count with countries referred as the ‘new world’, (talking about wine aspects). There are many areas of the world where good wines are made, and among them, South Africa is an emerging area that stands out for the quality of its wines. It has 100,000 hectares of vines, being the seventh largest producer of wine. Among…

The summer almost begs for us to lounge by the sea with a glass of cold rosé in our hand. This wine is fresh, it has charisma, and it presents lovely, fruity aromas. The best of the rosés can be paired with various types of food. Today we take a look at some great pairings. Rosé wine and Meat Although a nice rosé by default pairs perfectly with fish, it…

Interview published in issue 4 of Click & Drink with Florent Dumeau, winemaker of the Faculty of Enology of Bordeaux and advisor to wineries and vineyards for more than 15 years. Currently, he collaborates with wineries in 8 countries, mostly in France (Saint Emilion, Pomerol, Provence), Spain (Bodegas Habla, Bodega La Mejorada and a project in La Rioja Alavesa), Italy (Valpolicella, Sicilia), South Africa, and Greece, Turkey, Serbia and Hungary. He…

Traditionally the world of wine has been a world dominated by men. However, slowly (too slowly) women are getting their names recognised in the world of wine. To put a spotlight on the great work done by women in the industry today we are sharing 5 wines made by women. We hope you like them! Pazo Señorans 2016 This balanced and elegant Albariño white wine from Rías Baixas is a safe…

Where is it written that eating pizza or hot dogs cannot be combined with a good wine? Wine does not always have to be accompanied by fancy cuisine as it can successfully be paired with an infinite variety of dishes. Limitations are not our philosophy. Even the experts say it, like Nicolás Boise, chief sommelier of Mugaritz restaurant, who was quoted in the Spanish Newspaper El País recommending that junk food and wine…

Talking about trends is never easy. I am not Zoltan, so I can not tell you with my crystal ball or reading in the sea of wine which wines you will like in 2018. But yes, my experience in this sector, my training and my conversations with consumers give me the opportunity to explain certain tendencies. Consumers and their consumption habits, wines that are going to be drunk, communication, digitalization…

We all know our signs of the Chinese zodiac and horoscope, our elements and spirit animal. But do not miss the wine of your soul. At Uvinum, we have consulted the stars to know which wine matches best with your essence in this year 2018. Aries The Aries are strong, a little stubborn and always wanting to come first. As a force of nature, you know how to impress those…