Sep 12 2008
The Joys of Rosé Wine
I like wine, but it doesn’t particularly like me. Just sniffing the stuff can bring me over all headachey, not because I drink the cheapest stuff I can lay my hands on either! If I’m going to enjoy a glass of wine, I like to enjoy it with another wine lover. Unfortunately my husband prefers real ale, so I don’t drink it much at home any more!
However, one wine that doesn’t seem to affect me too much is rosé wine, which I particularly like and it’s nice to see that it’s becoming more popular. Rosé wine is like sunshine in a glass and as long as I don’t overdo it, I much prefer it to white wine!
I recently found out about Jamie Ivey’s blog Blue Sky Living Magazine and was fascinated to find that he’s been tracking down the palest French rosé he can lay his hands on. According to his blog, the palest rosé is Clos Landry from Corsica. He’s also written a book about his journey to find this wine called ‘Extremely Pale Rosé’ with a couple more books written since.
It’s inspiring to see someone changing their whole life from being a professional worker in the UK, to following a dream in France, which I’m sure hasn’t been without its challenges. So why not pour yourself a nice glass of rosé and take a look around the blog and his magazine, available to download from the site (in French & in English, so good practice for you). Santé!
