🍷 Rosé
Also known as: rose wine, rose, pink wine
Wine from dark grapes kept briefly with their skins, so the colour is pale pink.
Rosé is a pink wine made from dark grapes left only briefly with their skins. Rosé wine is wine made from dark grapes whose juice stays in contact with the skins only briefly: it picks up a little colour but has no time to absorb much tannin. The juice is then separated and fermented in the same way as white wine.
The colour depends on how long and at what temperature the juice rests on the skins. In Provence two methods are used: direct pressing gives paler wines, while maceration on the skins gives a deeper colour. Blending white and red wine to make still rosé is prohibited in the EU; an exception is made for blends of sparkling and semi-sparkling wines. That is why rosé Champagne can be made either by maceration or by adding still red Champagne wine to the white base wines.
As described by the Provence Wine Council, classic rosé from this region is pale and dry, with less than 4 g of sugar per litre. Tavel became one of the first French appellations of origin back in 1936. According to USDA data, 100 g of rosé wine contain 83 kcal, 9.6 g of alcohol and 3.8 g of carbohydrates — glucose and fructose.
History and geography. According to the Provence Wine Council, Mediterranean wines in antiquity were very light: the juice began fermenting straight away, without skin contact. Provence has made rosé for 2,500 years; it is the only region where rosé is over 90% of production, and it makes about 40% of French AOP rosés. France makes the most rosé in the world, followed by the United States and Spain.
Rosé is served chilled, like white: at 4–10 °C. Too much cold dulls the aroma, so a bottle from the fridge is worth leaving at room temperature for a short while. Rosé need not be drunk only from the latest vintage: with time the colour turns salmon and the aroma broadens, with spice and ripe fruit.
On the shelf. Colour says nothing about sweetness: rosé can be dry or sweet. The label tells you with words such as "dry", "medium dry", "medium sweet" and "sweet", and "dry" means up to 4 g of sugar per litre, or up to 9 g if the acidity is high enough. For those sensitive to sulphites: the EU allows rosés, like whites, up to 200 mg/l of sulphur dioxide in dry wines. Store bottles lying down, in the dark, at about 13 °C. The WHO reminds us that no level of alcohol is safe.
Facts
Composition per 100 g
| Fat | 0 g |
|---|---|
| Protein | 0.36 g |
| Carbohydrates | 3.8 g |
| Energy | 83 kcal |
Source: USDA FoodData Central: Alcoholic beverages, wine, rose
How it connects to Wine
🍷 Rosé ← used for ← 🍇 Cabernet Sauvignon → kind of → 🍇 Grape varieties → kind of → 🍷 Wine
Links
- Part of
- 🍷 Still wine
- Where it is made
- 🗺️ French wine, 🗺️ Spanish wine, 🗺️ Italian wine
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- 📍 Provence, 🍷 Rivesaltes, 🍷 Banyuls, 🍷 Floc de Gascogne, 🍷 Muscat de Beaumes-de-Venise, 🍷 Port, 🍷 Cava, 🍷 Pineau des Charentes, 📍 Aragon
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Frequently asked questions
How long has Provence been making rosé?
For 2,500 years, according to the Provence Wine Council.
How should a bottle of rosé be stored?
Lying down, in the dark, at about 13 °C.
What does “dry” mean on a rosé label?
Up to 4 g of sugar per litre, or up to 9 g if the acidity is high enough.
Is blending white and red wine allowed for rosé in the EU?
Not for still wine. The exception is sparkling wine: rosé Champagne can be made by adding still red Champagne wine to the white base wines.
Is it true that all rosé is sweet?
Not quite. Colour says nothing about sweetness: rosé can be dry or sweet, and classic Provence rosé is dry.
Guides
What to read next
- 🍷 Flor de Muga Rosado — Flor de Muga Rosado: a line of Bodegas Muga (rosé Rioja); years on this site: 2025, 2024, 2023, 2022, 2021, 2020, 2019.
- 🍷 Contino Rosado 2021 — Contino Rosado 2021: rosé Rioja from the 2021 harvest, by CVNE.
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- 🍷 Saignée rosé — Rosé made from juice bled off a vat of red wine early in fermentation.
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⚠️ Wine contains alcohol: adults only, drink in moderation. Wine usually contains sulphites; egg white or milk proteins are sometimes used for fining — important for allergies and for vegans.
What it includes
Sources
- USDA FoodData Central 171908: Alcoholic beverages, wine, rose
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/934 (oenological practices, sulphur dioxide limits)
- Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence: Elaboration of rosé
- Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence: Tasting rosé
- Simons C.T. Left out in the cold: Serving wines chilled. Temperature, 2019
- Comité Champagne: Champagne and its grape varieties
- Commission Delegated Regulation (EU) 2019/33, Annex III Part B (sugar content terms)
- INAO: 1935–1970 — the advent of INAO and the creation of AOCs
- WHO/Europe: No level of alcohol consumption is safe for our health (04.01.2023)
- Conseil Interprofessionnel des Vins de Provence: Myth busters about rosé wines