561621 Wed Oct 01 12:42:17 -0700 2008 19 34 Wine 0 4074895 Word on the street is they're back! Any particularly good ones out there? Wed Oct 01 12:42:17 -0700 2008 229757 Christina216 1 4074931 Any Tavel from near Avignon, DomaineTempier, a bandol from Provence; chinon rose, a blush from the loire of cabernet franc Wed Oct 01 12:55:02 -0700 2008 4074895 71113 Delucacheesemonger 1 4075088 Try the following thread... http://chowhound.chow.com/topics/520754 Wed Oct 01 13:57:40 -0700 2008 4074895 196217 Brad Ballinger 1 4075444 Turkey Flat (Australia) is an excellent choice (around $18). Wed Oct 01 16:38:45 -0700 2008 4074895 50082 TonyO 1 4075466 crios rose of malbec, la manarine rose, Wed Oct 01 16:48:02 -0700 2008 4074895 161815 Ichewonthis 1 4075747 My favorites (best flavor at the best price) are all from France or Spain. France: ***Domaine du Dragon “Cuvée Prestige” Côtes de Provence Rosé ***any Tavel or Bandol -- I especially like Chapoutier, ***Domaine Ott, ***Domaine Tempier, but these can be pricey. **Domaines de Fonsaintes Gris de Gris (Corbieres), from Kermit Lynch, about $12 E. Guigal's Cote du Rhone Rose at around $11 a bottle Routas, from Provence, about $11. Domaine de la Mordorée Tavel Domaine de la Mordorée Côtes-du-Rhônes Rosé 2006 Château de Ségriès Tavel 2006 Château de Ségriès Côtes-du-Rhônes Rosé Spain, Rosado I especially like those from ***Muga ***Also, rosados from Cune, El Coto and Marques de Caceres, all about $12 Bodegas Estancia Piedra Rosado from Toro, 100% Tinta de Toro (Tempranillo) $11 Italy look for Rosato or Cerasuolo (a variation on the word cherry) Il Mimo, made from 100% Nebbiolo, about $14 California Edmonds St. John "Bone-Jolly" Solo Rosa from Jeff Morgan Wed Oct 01 19:23:01 -0700 2008 4074895 18222 maria lorraine 2 4075913 Nice list. I recently tried a 2007 Ch. Simone Palette, which is, interestingly enough, a monopole. Wed Oct 01 20:48:23 -0700 2008 4075747 97069 mengathon 1 4076848 Tempier (Bandol) 1+1=3 (Spain, forget where) Bodegas Nekas "Vega Sindoa" (Spain, forget where, SUPER-CHEAP) Saintsbury "Code Pink" (CA) Too many Italians and Tavels to name, but I'd actually look to that ountry and region (respectively) first... Thu Oct 02 09:23:01 -0700 2008 4074895 50041 whiner 1 4077337 (Tongue-in-cheek:) Krug Rosé. Thu Oct 02 12:16:30 -0700 2008 4074895 28703 RicRios 2 4077381 Taittinger Comtes, Dom Perignon, Billecart NV, Billecart Elisabeth... :-D (Actually, my favotire rose wine, still or sparkling, ever tasted, is the '96 Billecart Salmon Cuvee Elisabeth) Thu Oct 02 12:35:31 -0700 2008 4077337 50041 whiner 3 4077653 Rosé Champage is so lovely, so delicious, so fun, so wonderful with food, so.... Thu Oct 02 14:02:33 -0700 2008 4077381 18222 maria lorraine 4 4078675 Hi Maria, You seem to have the same taste as my wife and her sister - they don't drink Ruinart's Rose Champagne - they make it disappear, and fast. Christina 216, If you're into it, here are some excellent German alternatives that have the hint of mangos and maracujas. Weingut Nelles Göppinger Straße 13a 53474 Heimersheim/Bad Neuenahr Tel. +49 2641 - 24349 Fax: +49 2641 - 79586 www.weingut-nelles.de info@weingut-nelles.de Weingut Gies-Düppel Am Rosenberg 5 76831 Birkweiler Tel.: +49 6345 – 919156 Fax: +49 6345 - 919157 www.gies-dueppel.de info@gies-dueppel.de Genossenschaftskellerei Heilbronn-Erlenbach-Weinsberg e.G. Binswanger Straße 74076 Heilbronn Tel.: +49 7131 - 1579-0 Fax: +49 7131 - 1579-39 www.wg-heilbronn.de info@wg-heilbronn.de Fri Oct 03 01:42:03 -0700 2008 4077653 224157 girobike 3 4080536 thumbs up for the Billecart Salmon Brut Rose Champagne (non vintage) Fri Oct 03 18:18:58 -0700 2008 4077381 140436 fresnohotspot 4 4080796 Couple of my favorites this year: L'Hortus Bailly Sancerre Rose Dragon Tempier, (yes wicked expensive but it is a $40.00 bottle of wine...harder when it is a Rose but I drank it last night....so good) Domaine Sorin Chateau la Canorgue Clos Marie, (hard to find but exciting as hell) Patton Pinot Noir from Oregon....I am a French fan but this is really fantastic Chateau de Puligny-Montrachet Bourgogne Domaine Fontsainte I wont even get into the bubbles...... Fri Oct 03 22:02:17 -0700 2008 4080536 96905 bubbles4me 3 4084125 how about some larmandier-bernier? Sun Oct 05 19:45:15 -0700 2008 4077381 31795 ibstatguy 1 4081981 Etude Carneros (California) Pinot Noir Rose, 2006. I think this sets the standard for domestic roses. $17. Sat Oct 04 15:18:16 -0700 2008 4074895 24120 pjaym17 2 4082825 Oh, my! I cannot believe I didn't think of that. This is one of the finest still CA Roses I've tasted. Bravo on the suggestion! Sun Oct 05 07:38:48 -0700 2008 4081981 50041 whiner 3 4084128 try the Dehlinger PN rose Sun Oct 05 19:45:45 -0700 2008 4082825 31795 ibstatguy 1 4086452 Look for the Pretty Sally Estate Rose $15 range. Mon Oct 06 17:06:13 -0700 2008 4074895 229082 The Chowfather 1 4088630 yum, Rose! Mas de Gourgonnier, Vision Cellars and Chimney Rock are my current affordable faves. Did splurge on a bottle of Domaine Tempier this summer. Sometimes you just HAVE to.... Rose Champagnes are so wonderful. Best qpr, i think is Nicolas Feuillatte's which can be had at Wine Library for $34! Tue Oct 07 13:35:31 -0700 2008 4074895 52499 ChefJune