Wednesday wines: Drink Pink
27 Jan 2015

Rosé is throwing of its daggy shackles of yesteryear. No longer the sickly sweet by-product of red wine making that your parents or grandparents drank, today there are some fantastic pink wines that exemplify a relatively new frontier in Australian winemaking. The winning trifecta when selecting your next rosé? Pale, dry and aromatic.
A great example of a savoury rosé is one made by an Italian family in the Adelaide Hills. The Saturno family work with the iconic Italian grape variety Nebbiolo, which produces a pale (check) and savoury rosé with bright aromas of cherries (check) and drying citrus acidity to finish (check!). It goes perfectly alongside a variety of antipasti or equally well in a (very) large glass by a pool.
Wine: 2014 Longview ‘The Boat Shed’ Nebbiolo Rosato
Retail Price: $24
Food match:Â Piles of Prosciutto di Parma, olives and crusty bread.
Location match: A long lunch break at Coppa Spuntino.
Soundtrack match: Anything by ol’ Blue Eyes (Frank Sinatra)
Words by David Bone, Cuttings Wine
Image credit: Inside Scoop SF