Rosé Wine

October 6, 2023 1

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Lavender and Rosé

If anyone were to ask me to describe summer in Provence, the two things that come to mind first are lavender and rosé; I cannot imagine the area without either. But, in an unusual twist, today’s rosé comes from the Lodi Mokelumne River region of California — Acquiesce Winery’s 2022 Grenache Rosé. To accompany this wine, I created... [...]

September 1, 2023 4

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Take Two

In the film world, you often need at least two takes to get a scene right. It is similar with food and wine pairing. This is my second go at pairing my Fish Tacos with rosé.

Take One. The wine I chose for the pairing just didn’t work for my palate. There was no synergy between the wine and food, and the wine almost tasted sour.

Take Two. This wine worked much better and was quite good; the blend of Grenache, Syrah, and Cinsault played nicely off the spices in the tacos. I would love to try them with a Grenache, Syrah, Mourvèdre blend, too. The Fish Tacos are outstanding (he avers immodestly), and I hope you will try them; the recipe is on... [...]

August 4, 2023 0

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
I Turned Back Time

For today’s pairing, I turned back time (with a nod to Cher) to a recipe I that first tasted on Easter Island in 2019. It is a grain-forward dish that is complemented by a plethora of seasonal vegetables. I didn’t officially get a recipe from the hotel chef… just a list of ingredients. I put the rest together myself and recreated his... [...]

Photo of Clos Beylesse and pairing with scallops recipe

September 3, 2022 3

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Rhapsody en Bleu

Five months ago, I wrote about a rosé bottled in green glass, and how that was — and still is — unusual for a rosé. Today’s wine, to take this one step further, is bottled in blue glass. The colored glass provides an ultraviolet filter to preserve the wine’s quality as long as possible. I’m glad for this blue glass, as the wine is quite... [...]

August 6, 2022 1

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Le Pique-Nique

Picnic, anyone? Now is the time and, even if your temperatures don’t support being outdoors these days, today’s wine and food pairing is perfect for an indoor picnic. Just spread a blanket on the floor, put on a YouTube of forest sounds for background (hold the mosquitoes), add an oscillating fan for a light breeze, and you are... [...]

August 1, 2022 3

Gabay and Bernheim’s Rosés of Southern France should be in your wine library

The recent publication of Rosés of Southern France is cause for great celebration among casual rosé drinkers and oenophiles alike. Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Bernheim have written an engaging and comprehensive book that not surprisingly centers on Provence rosé but it also includes rosés from all other neighboring regions in the South of France. Their depth of... [...]

July 1, 2022 6

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Strange Bedfellows

Today’s pairing is one I approached with some trepidation. I was confident that the wine was going to be good (okay, excellent), and I knew the recipe well enough to be happy with it. But together? I just wasn’t sure. I certainly didn’t expect a full-on tug-of-war, but I had no idea it was going to turn out be one of my favorite pairings in recent... [...]

June 3, 2022 3

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Same Time Next Year

Susan, Towny, Mark, and I re-zoomed our online dinners again this week. (Don’t you just love bad puns?) It has been been a long time since we have seen each other, even though Susan and I chat frequently on the phone, seeing them via zoom is much better than not seeing them at... [...]

May 6, 2022 1

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
Pink Wine of the Earth

Pink wine of the earth. That is what Randall Grahm calls his rosé. Its official name is Vin Gris de Cigare. The reference to “cigare,” a French term for flying saucer, is a nod to the 1954 law in the Châteauneuf-du-Pape appellation which outlawed flying saucers from flying over the vineyards. Vin Gris typically refers to a very, very light rosé wine that results from next-to no maceration time (compared to the traditional rosé methods).

Seven grapes come “to the table” to create this wine; together, they make a unique and delicious rosé. But I am getting ahead of myself… [...]

April 1, 2022 1

Provençal Pairings: Wine with Food
When White Is Pink

I was in a local, high-end wine store recently, looking (as I am wont to do) for Provence wines. That day, I was specifically looking for a red wine, though my expectations were low as Provence wines — other than rosé — are not generally stocked here in Tucson. The store manager confirmed that he had nothing red, but he had a really highly-rated Provence white for a great price ($21.00!). I took him at his word, without really looking at the bottle, and bought two. Now, I wish I had ... [...]

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