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How did pinot gris get that name? It's not grey! From the Belfast Telegraph:

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More wine popping up in unusual places. From the Vancouver Sun: ...We started our tour at Township 7 Vineyards and Winery, at 212 St. and 16 Ave., where winemakers Corey and Gwen Coleman had their hands full pouring wine for several carloads of folks who had landed at the same time -- one bunch in a limo. Nonetheless, Corey took his time with us. Like most of the winemakers here in the valley,

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Here's something from Matt Kramer of the Portland Oregonian, who knows his roses: Sokol Blosser Rose of Pinot Noir "Dundee Hills" 2004: Regular readers of this column are likely aware that I am a fan of rose wines. A really good rose is actually a surprisingly rare accomplishment. Roses tend not to sell for much money and they don't bring wineries the prestige they seek. What's more, roses

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Move over, France. Here's an article about Kansas wines, including a semi-sweet (I'll bet!) rose.

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A new development from Jacob's Creek wines - a label that tells you when it's cold enough to drink. Sigh

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SOUND BITES THE WEEK IN QUOTES Compiled By Matt Roper, from www.mirror.co.uk: "We bought two bottles of rose wine for Heather and eight cans of lager for me and decided to get drunk and have fun. We were young and stupid. It was a big turn-on." Lee Jones on videoing sex with Heather Muirhead on her phone at Swansea Travelodge

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From the Fort Wayne Journal Gazette: Another good summer wine to seek out is a rose. Unlike white zinfandels, which are also pink, roses tend to be dry. The rose we tried, Domaine Sainte Marie Roche Blanche Rose ($11.99), was a nice one with lots of smooth fruit flavors. It was very dry, but it also had an easy drinkability and enough acid to stand up to the food. Lisa, a dry-wine drinker, liked

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From the Indianapolis Star: 2003 Domaine Sainte Marie, Cuvee de la Roche Blanche, Rose Wine, Cotes de Provence, France, $12. Lovely salmon-colored dry pink wine made from blend of Syrah, Cinsault and Grenache. Soft appealing aromas and flavors of strawberry, cherry, minerals. Finishes crisp and dry. Enjoy with Thai, Cajun or as an aperitif.

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A press release about a wine called the Pink Penguin. My question is: how do you make a "fun-loving wine"? NAPA, Calif., June 23 /PRNewswire/ -- America's most fun-loving wine, the Little Penguin (www.thelittlepenguin.com), introduces a sophisticated new wine, nicknamed the "Pink Penguin." Neither red nor white, this eclectic wine pairs elegantly with summer menus. Like the classic

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If you're going to have a Miami restaurant called "La Vie en Rose," doncha just think you should at least put some pink wine on le menu. From the Miami Herald . A restaurant review of La Vie en Rose: The menu is presented in (mostly) straightforward English, so you don't even have to worry about your rusty high school French leading to an unintended encounter with an amphibian -- though

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From the Oregon Capital Press Agriculture News about some winemaking women who call themselves "Hip Checks Do Wine" Carrying the whimsical theme even further, the winery also makes a series of wines under the “Pulp Fiction” genre. Those include Drop Dead Red, a 50-50 blend of Cabernet Sauvignon and Merlot, Bad Girl Blanc (Chardonnay) and Riot Girl Rose. All three labels feature period art from

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This tidbit from the Toledo Blade's Robert Kirtland Is it new? Somehow I've missed Joliesse, an American wine that - like Chandon, for example - is produced by a French-owned company. For more than a year, the winery (Boisset America) has produced a rose wine inspired by Tavel, a famous dry rose of sterling character. The American Joliesse is not, however, dry, but off-dry; it's labeled

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Here's another Cleveland Plain Dealer article about roses. This is the pertinent part: Go to any of the great wine regions of the world on a blistering hot day. Whether it is France, Italy, Spain or the Napa Valley, if people in the wine industry are drinking, it is probably a rose or light white. If not, it is a cold beer, but certainly not a big cabernet sauvignon with 16 percent alcohol.

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From the Temecula Valley News: 5/26/2005 8:07:23 PM Thornton Winery Temecula has captured four gold medals in wine competitions for 2005. At the San Diego International Wine Competition held at the Westgate Hotel in downtown San Diego, Thornton’s1996 Brut Reserve made in the traditional methode champenoise process and their 2002 Grenache Rose were both recipients of gold medals. The San Diego

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"The family also made a rhubarb and blueberry wine called Bohemie Blush Rose as well as a cranberry wine." NO NO NO. Wine is made from GRAPES, silly Iowans. Even pink wine. Here's the article from the North Iowa Globe-Gazette

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From the Springfield, Missouri News-Leader. I must say I am not convinced. And I want to tell that Missouri winemaker - if you are talking about wine, try to avoid using the word "snot." It just isn't done.

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From the Tahoe Bonanza ...the top selection was the E. Guigal Côtes du Rhône 2003. At 13 percent alcohol, a bit high for rosé by Cur's standards, but overall: "well balanced; a pleasant drink," he said. Winemaker's notes identified the Guigal blend as 50 percent Grenache, 25 percent Mourvedre, and 25 percent Syrah from 35 year old vines, aged for a year in oak casks. Bee liked its "deep rosy

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A Review from the Portland Oregonian. Sounds really, really good. Chiaretto Rose "Garda Classico" 2004, Provenza: The summer search for the best rose of the season kicks off with what I must confess is my annual benchmark rose. Wine snoots may turn up their noses and shut down their palates when it comes to pink wines, but not in this column. A great rose is a summer joy. This is a great rose

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More on rose wines from IC Wales - is Wales the rose wine hot spot? Welsh vineyard banking on nostalgia Jun 13 2005 Western Mail IT is the drink that went from the height of cool to the depths of naffness. With its flask-shaped green glass bottle Mateus Rose hit its heyday in the 1970s but by the 1990s had fallen out of favour. After this rise and fall the salmon-pink wine's fortunes are

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Verdad Originally uploaded by suebobdavis. This is 89 percent grenache and 11 percent tempranillo. Drinking it makes me think I like pinot-based roses best and everything else much less. I am willing to let someone prove me wrong, however.Grenache has just never seemed terribly interesting to me. This wine is a very appealing bright pink, but doesn't have much in the way of bouquet or

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I never thought of Wales as being warm enough to grow good grapes. But they are taking a whack at it... From IC Wales Bottoms up! It's Welsh Wine Week May 31 2005 Steve Dube, Western Mail VINEYARDS across Wales are opening their doors to visitors and popping a cork or two this week to celebrate Welsh Wine Week. Although a relative newcomer to wine production, Wales' viticulture industry is

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From a BBC News article about - who would have guessed? - Indian wines. Indian wines could be one of the next big things among UK drinkers, according to a London-based wine merchant. Novum Wines has started to import a range of bottles from India's biggest selling premium wine producer Sula. Based in the Nasik region, 120 miles from Mumbai (Bombay), Sula makes red, white, rose, sweet and

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These rose reviews include Ca del Solo Big House Pink and Vin Gris de Cigare, two roses I like for everyday drinking.

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I had forgotten that "An Affair to Remember" featured Pink Champagne prominently. This article from Bella Online tells the story from the movie.

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Champagne makers visit New Zealand to introduce their line there... From the New Zealand Herald The Roques-Boizels use mostly pinot noir to give their non-vintage champagne weight and body. Chardonnay is used in lesser quantities and adds less overt weight but more fresh and delicate citrus flavour, as does the smaller (just 15 per cent) of pinot meunier, says Roques-Boizel. Of the three

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