Today’s Wine Wednesday Wordologie is a term that pertains to rosé sparkling wine and champagnes {as well as still wines} with regards to production methods–and on a side note I must say there’s a bit of a battle about said production methods, and which one produces a superior product.
In any case, let’s get right into today’s effervescent education, shall we?
There are essentially a couple of main methods {plus a couple of less popular methods we won’t discuss} used to make rosé. One way is the blending of white and red wine. The other method is the saignée method which involves bleeding the juice off of cruhed grapes after the juice has had limited maceration. Maceration occurs when the juice is allowed to be in contact with skins to leech out color and flavor for a short period of time.
So what does all of this mean to you? Well, for the record, both domestic and imported dry rosé sales {and popularity} are clearly on the rise in United States so, if you’re a #RoséAllDay type of sipper, today’s Wine Wednesday Wordologie will help in identifying the wine style you like best. After all, like the saying goes: “Life is Too Short to Drink Bad Wine.” Or at least it’s too short to drink wine when there are other wines you’d like better. Or is it that life is too short not to drink any wine?I feel myself digressing as I speak…
One of the issues regarding the 2 methods is the assertion that saigneé wine left after the bleed-off is oftentimes still being made into a more concentrated red wine with the rosé being considered just a byproduct. Those that subsctibe to this philosophy believe that the 2nd method of blending red and white wines requires more winemaker skill. Of course, there’s another faction in the wine world that believes the opposite is true.
You know what I believe? I believe I ‘ll have another glass of rosé. If you follow me on Instagram {and if you aren’t, you SHOULD!} you already know that one of my favorites is JCB No. 69 sparkling wine, which happens to be made with the saigneé method. Ultimately my advice is to check the wine label for the method, then try many different brands made by each of the methods to see if one style drinks more easily for you than another. Drink accordingly.
I hope today’s Wine Wednesday Wordologie gave you some great “think pink” knowledge. Now get to drinkin’!
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