Is Rose Wine Sweet? (Rosé Wine Sweetness Chart)
By Averi Melcher ~
Is Rose wine sweet? The truth is, that depends. Rosé wine can be sweet or dry depending on the production method used. With the wide variation of styles and methods, finding the perfect dry or sweet pink wine for your fancy meal is a piece of cake. Learn about the range of options for making Rosé wine with our grape selection chart….
Is White Zinfandel Sweet? How to Find the Right White Zin for You
By Averi Melcher ~
You may be surprised to learn that White Zinfandel is an incredibly diverse varietal. This charming pink wine can be anywhere from remarkably sweet to refreshingly dry. In fact, some White Zinfandel wines can even be a trendy rosé replacement for your champagne toast!
Many wine drinkers have turned up their noses at White Zinfandel over the years. …
Not Your Mother’s Wine: 3 Reasons You’ll Love Dry Rosé Wine
By Lenzil Hoaglund ~
Wine shops used to be divided neatly into a red wine section and a white wine section. It used to be that rosé wine was a niche, mostly sweet category reserved for ladies who might have grown tired of domestic Chardonnay.
Oh, how the tables have turned!
Now, it seems like every celebrity and pop culture icon is releasing a trendy rosé,…
A Guide to White Zinfandel Wine: History, Tasting Notes, and Pairing Tips
By Averi Melcher ~
White Zinfandel wine is a very versatile drink that often gets overlooked by both casual and more experienced wine drinkers due to its former reputation as a cheap, sickly sweet drink.
But the White Zinfandels of today are NOT your mother’s White Zinfandels. In fact, many are sophisticated, dry, and downright delectable. They are a great choice for a weekend brunch, but work equally as well with a
“Not Your Mother’s” Dry White Zinfandel from the Russian River Valley – Wine Story
By Ross Halleck ~
European semi-sweet wines were the rage in the 1970s. Blue Nun, a German Liebfroumilch, was a fave. Mateus Rosé from Portugal was the most popular wine in the world.
At the same time, a new entrant, White Zinfandel wine, joined the ranks of American wines made by Sutter Home.
Sutter Home employed a winemaking technique called “saignée,” draining some of the free-run juice from Zinfandel to create a concentrated,…