B.C. Wine Month a chance to ‘stop and smell the rosés’
Posted April 23, 2021 6:05 pm.
VANCOUVER (NEWS 1130) — Before B.C. Wine Month wraps up, why not toast the industry with pink wine on a patio?
Leeann Froese with Town Hall Brands in Vancouver says 510 rosé are made in this province, and most of them stay right here.
“The amounts that we create and produce here in British Columbia are so small and are so beloved by our local audience that we drink them before they could ever get exported. I think if any rosé does make it outside the province, it’s not going very far.”
If you still haven’t dipped your toe in the ‘pink wine pond’, Froese says rosé is a versatile choice that’s easy to pair.
“Rosés are made in a couple of different ways, but for the most part, it is a red wine that’s made with more limited skin contact because the skins are what impart the colour. Generally speaking, they’re made in a drier style, so they’re not going to be very sweet,” she explains.
“A lot of people see a pink colour and automatically think it will be quite sweet, but that’s usually now more the exception than the rule. Because they’re dry and they’ve got a little bit of red in them, they stand up well to myriad cuisine”.
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If you’re interested in sampling B.C.’s wares while we’re in a pandemic, Froese suggests ordering directly from a winery. She notes Okanagan Crush Pad in Summerland, has an ‘All about Rose’ pack which gets you a selection of four bottles for $90, accompanied by some e-learning so you can find out more about the wines, and how to taste them.
In Vancouver, she recommends private wine stores like Swirl or Marquis Wine Cellars. And outside Vancouver proper, she says Save On Foods has a great selection of B.C. wines.
Over the last decade, Froese says pink wine has been on a steady climb.
“It’s about 10% of the wine industry globally, similar in size to sparkling wine, which is the global leader, but they’re pretty much neck and neck”.
