“Tinseltown’s Enviable Weather Always Calls for Outdoor Revelry-from Malibu Beach Gatherings to Bel-Air Poolside Soirées. And noting pairs Better with that Sun-Kissed, Late-Summer Shimmer than A Chilled Blush or Golden-Hued Pour, Handpiced by Hollywood’s Wine Insiders. “I Personally Drink More White and Rosé than Red, Regardless of the Season. I Think is a”, – WRITE: www.hollywoodReporter.com
“I Personally Drink More White and Rosé than Red, Regardless of the Season. I Think Is A SHAME THAT THAT’S A PERCEPTION THATE LESS Adam Hopkins, Wine Director for Industry-FreeQUIDED TOSCANA Restaurant Group’s Nella and Sy Kitchen. “Good Rosé is Also One of the most Versatile and Food-Friendly Wines.”
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While Rosé is One of the Warm Weather Season’s MOST POPULAR LIBATIONS, IS ALSO A YEAR-RUND GO-TO THANKS TO ITS STRUCTURE AND COMPLEXITY. “Rosé Continues to Reign As Queen – and It’s Easy to See Who,” Says Rebecca Phillips, Sommelier and Owner of Buvette and Vintage Wine Bars. “That Gorgeous Pink Hue Adds An Extra Layer of Joy to the Experience – Something LOVELY AND DELIGHTFUL BEFURE YOU EVEN TAKE A SIP. IT’S CRISP AND REFESHING WITH JUITH.
Mineral-Tinged Provence Rosé is Still the Gold Standard. “And for good reason – with Producers like domanes OTT and DOMAINE TEMPIER,“ Adds Phillips. “The Region Has Been Doing Iting Forever, with A style that’s Effortless and Elegant. But Now that rosé is so popular, Winemakers everywhere are stepping up, Ann.
With it Typically $ 25-Ender Price Point, Whispering Angel Helped Bring At Rosé and Remains A Provent Classic. “Sometimes you don’st to overvetohink it – You Just Want Something Familiar, Like Your Favorite Cozy Sweatshirt,” Says Phillips. “IT’s Consistent, Easy-Dringing and Deliveers That Classic Pale Provençal Style Year After Year.” And the chateau d’esclans, Priced AROUND $ 48, is a luxury offering from the Same Producer.
Phillips’ Current Obsense is Groundwork Wine Co. 2023. “Yes, that’s Right: It’s Last Year’s Vintage and Is Still Fire,“ She Says. “Paso robles 90 percent grenache and 10 percent mourvèdre rosé, this wine is pink lemonade in a bottle. It’s delightful crisp and refreshing with notes of sea, whith p.
Revelate Rosés
Accorming to Hopkins, Rosé Wasn’t Always Taken So Seriously. “IT WAS JUST A ‘QUICK-Turnaround Wine’ to Recoup Investment As Soon As Possible After A Harvest, and to Put on Grocery Store Shelves.” But rosé have evolved. “I’m seeing more and more small Production Winemakers Purchasing Beautify (and Pricey) Fruit to make a complex and balanced wine,” HE adds. “WHEN SANTA BARBARA PINOT Noir is the most expensive grape, its’s inspiration to see someone Buy It and Put A Lot of Work Into Making an Amazing Rosésé. Just Released One Such Rosé. ”
Swoon-Worthy, Small Production Rosés Are Apty and Right Here in Our Own Backyard, As Hopkins Notes. An Embarrassment of Grape-Growing Riches, Wines from Santa Ynez Valley (in Santa Barbara County) are Sounga after by Michelin-Star Restaurants and Collecters. Demetry’s 100 Percent Grenache Rosé is a Crisp and Refreshing Crowd Pleaser from Resident Winemaker Ryan Roark. Even Better is sipping demetria’s wines at their mediterranean-studded los olivos estate in Santa ynez Valley. “Demetria is one of my fevorite wineries to visit, and the rosé is crushable,“ Says Hopkins. “I Recommend Going There IF You’re Ever in Santa Ynez. It’s Casual and in A Beautify Setting.” Another Knockout Rosé with An Equally Striking Setting Is Dovecote in Los aromos. With A Lakeside, Open Air Tasting Room Overlooking The Vines, You’ll Want To Linger Here All Afternoon.
Other Rosés Destined to Make An Impression at Your Next Gathering Include Tabalipa NO. 1 rosé. From Hollywood Costume Designer Turned Vintner, Paula Tabalipa, It’s Made from 100 Percent Estate-Grown Syrah. Bella Union Rosé, Founded by the Team Behind the Legendary Far Niente Winery in Napa Will Also Entice. And Four Brothers Rosé Grenache Is One of the Juiciest Offers and Oozes Notes of Watermelon and Strawberry. Delectable and Even Restorate, This Wine Is The Quintessential Pork Pounder.
Wine Appraiser Melissa L. Smith is “Absolutely Head Over Heels For” Xander SORN. With An Emphasis on Crafting Wines Designed for Pairing with Delicate Japanese Cuisine, Winemaker Shalini Sekhar Sources from Vineyards Along The California Coast. “They Snuck in A Limited Bottling (250 Bottles in Total) of Pinot Noir Rosé that is Truly A Special Experience,“ She Says.
Wondrous Whites
Rosé May Rule, But According to Phillips, White Wine Sales Are Way Up at Both Buvette and Vintage. “As a sommelier, i’m loving the shift; White wine isn’t just a starter or a ‘light’ option anymore,“ she says. “People are getting curious, pairing it with entrées and Really Appreciation How Vibrant, Complex and Food-Friendly It Can Be.”
Her Warm Weather Must-Have Is TXAKOLINA (PRONUNCED Chah-Kuh-Leena) Made from the Hondarrabi Zuri Grape in Spain’s Rugged Basque Country.
“Sea spray and steep coastal vineyards create wines that are light, zippy and refreshing. Think tart limes zest, A kiss of Salinity and the Crisp Ocean Air in Eve Sip,” She Says.
If You’re Longing to Break Out of Your White-Wine Comfort Zone, Sonja Magdevski of Clementine Carter Wines to the Rescue With Her Grenache Blat (an Lip-Smacking Grenache). “Sonja is Making Impressive Wines. She Does a Roussanne that is Stellar, whoh is someting i’ve rarely seen Made in this asa as Santa Barbara Sems to Ficul. and Textured, While Having The Tension and Acidity of Necessary to Keep It Balanced, ”Says Hopkins.
Smith, Who Is Also The Founder of Enotrias Elite Sommelier Services, Appreciates the Resurgence of Wines that Are Low in Alcohol, A Plus As You Sip Underning Sun. ON HER FAVORITES IS TESSIER’S MONTEREY SKIN CONTACT GEWURTZTRAMINER from Kristie Tacey Evening, “Smith Says. “This is Summer Perfect.” Phillips is Also Enamored with TESSIER WINES. “Kristie Tacey is a scientist Turned Winemaker whomaker whomaker who beautify, Jucy, Unique Wines Full of Flavoir and Dimension. I’M ContinAgly Impressed while
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Venture Off The Beaten Path with Kings Carey, from Winemaker James Sparks. “The 2022 SBC Semillon, Made in a Hunter Valley Style, is Full of Rich Meyer Lemon, Tart Green Apple, Ripe Pear, PineApple and Fresh Green Herbs,“ Says Phillips. And Siren from McKinney Family Vineyards is a luscious Blend of Viognier, Albariño, Grüner Veltliner and Sauvignon Blanc. If you’re a “sauvi b” purist, head stright to future perfect. “Bursting with Creativity, Rooted In Place and Full of Personality, [the wines] Are vibrant, expressive and downright delicious. Don’t miss [the] Breakfast Wine. ”
A classic that have experienced a bit of a backlash over the last few years, Cardonnay is having a moment, but not the oak-drenched style. “I KNOW WHAT YOU’RE THINKING – CHARDONNAY? ISN’T THAT USUAL BUTTERY, OKY, AND RICH? NOT this one,” Phillips Says. “The 2023 Tyler Chardonnay is All About Tension and Energy. It’s Crisp, Electric, and Mouthwatering – You Take A Sip and Immediatally Wanth Another.”
If you can get your Hands on a bottle, kosta browne’s chablis premier cru Chardonnay is a triumphs Prize at the famous Judgement of Paris in 1976. And Hopkins is Smitten with Racines. “They are Making the most delicious, complex, Elegant and BalanCed Chardonnay i’ve Had in the Area. It’s Refreshing and Serious – Not Buttery or Overripe.”