When the temperature soars and the sun is shining at 7 p.m., you know rosé days are underway again.
What people call the “happy wine” has always been something to sip without taking it, or yourself, too seriously. Rosé is about embracing fun, the beach, day-drinking and personal style, which is surely why we all guzzled it during the doom and gloom of a pandemic that isn’t over yet.
Get ready. As more wineries rush to cash in on the popularity of pink, styles are expanding. This year brings a wave of new-spin versions worth sipping; some others are, predictably, more marketing hype than taste.
