Submitted by Joe:
At Provenance Food & Wine one of the most exciting times of the year is the spring, when we await the new rose releases and the weather that is supposed to come with them. Well, we all know what I mean when I say "supposed to". It hasn't exactly been rose weather yet.
Actually we like roses year 'round here. They are great food wines for dinner parties and BYOB's. Besides, just drinking them you can almost feel that summer breeze. The roses are definitely arriving so we know that spring & summer is not just an illusion.
One that we already have in stock at both shops has been a perennial favorite of ours. The Domaine de Figueirasse from the southern Provence region of France, known as Vin des Sables, or "wine of sand"is an amazing wine at only $10.99 a bottle. They've always made dry, crisp and aromatic pink wines from this sandy and hot part of the world. This dry style is what most winemakers around the world are emulating these days. Not the sugary-sweet white zins that gave rose a bad name in the 80s and 90s.
For our tasting at the Logan Square shop this Saturday (3p-6p) we will be pouring another rose from Southern France. The Domaine Massamier la Mignard is aromatic with notes of flowers and fresh berries. Like the Figueirasse it is dry and minerally with a slightly fuller body. This one retails for $12.99.
The Figueirasse and Massamier are just two of the many roses that we will be carrying throughout the warm months of Chicago. Check in to see what we have when going to that picnic or BBQ, as well as your favorite neighborhood BYOB.
At Provenance Food & Wine one of the most exciting times of the year is the spring, when we await the new rose releases and the weather that is supposed to come with them. Well, we all know what I mean when I say "supposed to". It hasn't exactly been rose weather yet.
Actually we like roses year 'round here. They are great food wines for dinner parties and BYOB's. Besides, just drinking them you can almost feel that summer breeze. The roses are definitely arriving so we know that spring & summer is not just an illusion.
One that we already have in stock at both shops has been a perennial favorite of ours. The Domaine de Figueirasse from the southern Provence region of France, known as Vin des Sables, or "wine of sand"is an amazing wine at only $10.99 a bottle. They've always made dry, crisp and aromatic pink wines from this sandy and hot part of the world. This dry style is what most winemakers around the world are emulating these days. Not the sugary-sweet white zins that gave rose a bad name in the 80s and 90s.
For our tasting at the Logan Square shop this Saturday (3p-6p) we will be pouring another rose from Southern France. The Domaine Massamier la Mignard is aromatic with notes of flowers and fresh berries. Like the Figueirasse it is dry and minerally with a slightly fuller body. This one retails for $12.99.
The Figueirasse and Massamier are just two of the many roses that we will be carrying throughout the warm months of Chicago. Check in to see what we have when going to that picnic or BBQ, as well as your favorite neighborhood BYOB.
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