Recommend me a Rose wine?

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I have a girly friend coming to visit at the end of the Month, and she's a Rose drinker. I've only ever had Blossom Hill Rose, for like £8.

Could someone recommend me a nice one? I'm willing to spend around £50 on a decent bottle?

Thanks :)
 
wannabedamned said:
I have a girly friend coming to visit at the end of the Month, and she's a Rose drinker. I've only ever had Blossom Hill Rose, for like £8.

Could someone recommend me a nice one? I'm willing to spend around £50 on a decent bottle?

Thanks :)
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Sorry mate, that's daft :)

Blossom Hill is £5 for starters. Also it's crap.

If you're looking at spending anywhere near £50 for a bottle of rosé then your only real option is Domaine Ott from Provence. Which can be around £30. It changed hands recently and the guys who made it now work for Château Léoube which is owned by the family who own JCB. That's £10 a bottle and of similar quality.

For a good rosé Sancerre you'll be looking at up to £15. For a Bordeaux (slightly heavier) like Château de Sours you should be under £10.

Don't waste your money.
 
£50 would be a waste on Rose wine. Hideous stuff, plus you don't often get expensive bottles of it.
 
To be honest, I've never done proper wine drinking before, I just buy wants cheapest or generally popular. I said 50 out of ignorance more than anything :p
 
I wouldn't spend £50 on any bottle of wine, let alone a bottle of Rose. You can get great wine for under a tenner from a decent local supermarket. I usually drink Rose made from Grenache grapes. Sainsburys (not sure if I'm allowed to mention them here, sorry) do a decent Grenache Rose for about a fiver.
 
I tend to stay clear of the familiar brand name wines (Blossom Hill, Ernest and Giallo, Echo Falls, etc.). A supermarket with a decent wine section should have plenty of good wine at reasonable prices.
 
taB said:
That's because its artificially produced and sweetened like the Blossom Hill to appeal to the mass palete. Proper wine it aint :p
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No surprises there really, I'm not gonna defend its questionable manufacturing process.
All i know is it tastes ok, keeps her quiet, and i get a bottle free a week from work! :cool:
 
Go to a good local wine shop, tell them your situation and ask for their advice.

It's the drink of choice of camp indie kids, gay men and overly feminine girls. Not really a connoisseurs drink.

I wouldn't spend £50 on any bottle of wine, let alone a bottle of Rose. You can get great wine for under a tenner from a decent local supermarket. I usually drink Rose made from Grenache grapes. Sainsburys (not sure if I'm allowed to mention them here, sorry) do a decent Grenache Rose for about a fiver.
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Supermarket wine is almost never that good, not compared to proper wine.
Go to a local wine shop and get a good bottle, compare it to that £10 bottle of supermarket wine.
It's why i rarely drink wine, i can't afford it, my favourite stuff is about £25 a bottle.
 
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I suppose it comes down to preference. You can buy a perfectly good bottle of wine in a supermarket for £5 that would cost you £25 at a restaurant. Price alone isn't a good indicator of quality. Ideally you need to buy and consume as much wine as possible to get an idea of what you like and what constitutes a decent bottle of wine.
 
White Grenache, Gallo Wines - can drink it by the pint, it tastes like pop but causes damage ;)
 
Redman said:
White Grenache, Gallo Wines - can drink it by the pint, it tastes like pop but causes damage ;)
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This. Served two woman two bottles of Gallo Grenache yesterday and they were quite merry. They were also very attractive which made it all the more awesome. Gah I hate being on the other side of the bar sometimes.
 
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