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Rosé passes white wine as France's favourite
The Telegraph ^
| 7/13/2008
Posted on 07/13/2008 8:59:53 PM PDT by bruinbirdman
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To: bruinbirdman
Rose(with accent) from Provence is wonderful. Good and crisp without any bitterness, not sweet or in any way like other pink wines like “White Zinfandel.”
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:03:40 PM PDT
by
KJC1
To: bruinbirdman
a fashion for pink. In France?? Imagine that.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:05:15 PM PDT
by
ClearCase_guy
(Et si omnes ego non)
To: ClearCase_guy
Ripple Pagan Pink, You Go Frenchies.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:16:14 PM PDT
by
Ratblaster
("White folks greed runs a world in need" B Hussein Obama The Muslim Magic Negro)
To: bruinbirdman
Yet the unfortunately named French-Irish collaborative label Rosé O'Donnell is just not selling.
To: bruinbirdman; Brucifer
Nothing wrong with pink that a little paint can't fix ...
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:16:53 PM PDT
by
Liberty Valance
(Keep a simple manner for a happy life :o)
To: bruinbirdman
"Pink wine is in vogue among French youth" They haven't heard about 'code pink', I guess. LOL
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:20:55 PM PDT
by
yorkie
( Life isn't about waiting for the storm to pass....It's about learning to dance in the rain.)
To: bruinbirdman
["Pink wine is in vogue among French youth as a light-hearted, festive drink to be enjoyed with scant regard for labels, vintages, grape varietals and origin."]
During misspent youth, we were always concerned about the vintage of the Ripple wine we drank. When we really wanted to splurge, we went for Mateus Rose.
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:37:21 PM PDT
by
Mad_Tom_Rackham
("The land of the Free...Because of the Brave")
To: Ratblaster
'Allo..'Allo!....got me thru 3 yrs of undergrad..."A discerning fruity blend perfect for hot summer days of relaxation and festivity!"
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posted on
07/13/2008 9:44:51 PM PDT
by
Tainan
(Talk is cheap. Silence is golden. All I got is brass...lotsa brass.)
To: Liberty Valance; bruinbirdman
I have no use for pastel whines.
To: Mad_Tom_Rackham
"we were always concerned about the vintage of the Ripple wine we drank"Poured a glass of wine for my cousins new husband a while back, an IBM exec. He asked to see the bottle. "Yes," he said, "a very good month."
yitbos
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posted on
07/13/2008 10:52:10 PM PDT
by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." - Ayn Rand)
To: bruinbirdman; nctexan; MassachusettsGOP; paudio; ronnie raygun; Minette; fieldmarshaldj; ...
ATTENTION FRENCH POLITCS AND CULTURE PING LIST:
Hats off to bruinbirdman for posting this article on the wonderful Rose wines of France. Lightly chilled, a perfect pairing for Summer meals. A true delight for the palate.
If you want to be on or off the List, please FReepmail me.
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posted on
07/13/2008 11:00:44 PM PDT
by
Cincinna
To: bruinbirdman
Rose... you forgot with ice cubes...
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posted on
07/13/2008 11:09:56 PM PDT
by
philly-d-kidder
(Presently in Bahrain where the Traffic is always Fruitfull and Multiplying!)
To: philly-d-kidder
Eh, eh. I don't know jack about wine. Now, ethanol was a good trick in college days. Right out of the med school labs.
Anyway, booze is a good topic for Sundays.
yitbos
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posted on
07/13/2008 11:20:08 PM PDT
by
bruinbirdman
("Those who control language control minds." - Ayn Rand)
To: Cincinna
Hats off to bruinbirdman for posting this article on the wonderful Rose wines of France any particular label(s)? i have never tried a rose, but would like to... i'm definitely not a wine snob... tequila on the other hand...
To: bruinbirdman
Rosé passes white wine as France's favouriteI thought you were talking about Rosie O'Donnell.
I thought, that sure sounds like the French.
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posted on
07/13/2008 11:50:33 PM PDT
by
higgmeister
(In the Shadow of the Big Chicken!)
To: Tainan
Yo Baybee Yo Baybee Yo.
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posted on
07/14/2008 2:26:32 AM PDT
by
Ratblaster
("White folks greed runs a world in need" B Hussein Obama The Muslim Magic Negro)
To: latina4dubya
I've had some wonderful French rose that is not pink at all, but rather a light ruby in color- and very dry, not sweet.
Can't advise on brand names, but any kind of Rhone rose, which would be a Syrah or Grenache (I think) would be great.
Rose made from Grenache red grapes is something else and wonderful to drink.
I suggest you go to a liquor store that has a good inventory of French wines and ask a knowledgable clerk.
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posted on
07/14/2008 3:55:50 AM PDT
by
Victor
(If an expert says it can't be done, get another expert." -David Ben-Gurion, the first Prime Minister)
To: Victor
Some of it is also called “vin gris”
And you’re right, most of the Rose’ in France is much different than the so called rose’ wines and white zin of America.
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posted on
07/14/2008 4:41:08 AM PDT
by
garyhope
(It's World War IV, right here, right now, courtesy of Islam. TWP VRWC)
To: bruinbirdman
Yes indeedy. I am not a sweet wine drinker by any stretch of the imagination -- give me a dark, dry red any day. The dryer the better.
However, a local wine shop owner, sold me a rose' a few months ago that impressed me.
Now, growing up in the 70s -- when Rose was a syruppy, overly-sweet blended monstrosity (usually marketed with commercials featuring hip, beautiful people in caftans and medallions) naturally I had reservations.
What I found was a delightfully dry, strangely floral (can't describe it as fruity) light wine. Lovely.
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posted on
07/14/2008 4:54:17 AM PDT
by
RepoGirl
("Tom, I'm getting dead from you, but I'm not getting Undead..." -- Frasier Crane)
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