It’s popular, it’s pleasurable – and it’s much misunderstood. Rosé is having a moment and yet the myths remain pervasive. So that’s our cue to ride to the rescue, busting a heap of rosé myths as we go, shooting down cardinal sins from the hip, and urging a radical re-think of rosé all round.

We hear from rosé experts Elizabeth Gabay MW and Ben Berhneim as well as fifth-generation producer Caroline Deforges of the world-famous Clos Cibonne estate in the south of France.

Rosé is often patronisingly dismissed as simple and forgettable. Party plonk best drunk pool-side, ideally while wearing a bikini. And yet, alongside the rise of pink Prosecco and posh Provençal super-cuvées, there’s a rosé revolution going on that you really don’t want to miss.

As Caroline puts it: ‘open your mind’ and ‘you will be surprised!’ So here’s to freeing our minds and drinking the sunset... We also recommend a bunch of brilliant rosé wines so you can join in the fun.

Rosé Wine Tips

Clos Cibonne Cuvée Speciale des Vignettes 2022, Côtes de Provence (France)
Clos Cibonne Cuvée Tradition 2022, Côtes de Provence (France)
Clos Cibonne Château Cibon Cuvée Marius 2020, Côtes de Provence (France)
Hacienda López de Haro Classica Gran Reserva Rosado 2012, Rioja (Spain)
Magula-Gabay-Bernheim Sen 2020 (Slovakia)
Château Pesquié Quintessence Rosé 2022, Ventoux (France)
Champagne Alexandre Bonnet Rosé des Riceys 1985 (France)
Famille Perrin Fleur de Miraval NV ER3, Champagne (France)
Catena La Marchigiana Criolla Rose 2023, Mendoza (Argentina)
Gérard Bertrand Clos du Temple 2022, Languedoc-Cabriéres (France)
José Luis Ripa Sáenz de Navarrete RIPA Rosado 2019, Rioja (Spain)
Domaine la Suffrène Sainte Catherine 2019, Bandol (France)
Ampeleia Rosato di Ampeleia 2022, Tuscany (Italy)
Maison Mirabeau La Réserve 2022, Côtes de Provence (France)
Ktima Troupis Hoof & Lur 2023, Mantinea (Greece)
Château Boucarut Qu’est-ce qu’on attend 2023, Tavel (France)
All of Me 2022, Himalayas, Tibetan Area (China)
Château Fabre Gasparets Les Armouries 2020, Languedoc (France)
The Heretics Pale Rosé 2023, Essex (UK)
Canned Wine Co Grenache Rosé No 3 2021 (France)

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