Wine By Nine

Ros? Wine by Cline from California. In a wonderful tradition of roses found in Portugal, Spain, Italy and France, this wine served well-chilled is perfect on its own, is refreshing at a picnic at the beach and marries extremely well with food. Mouth-filling with hints of pomegranate and plum, it's an ideal accompaniment to Salmon or a Teriyaki dish. About the Vineyards Our deep, sandy-soil 100-year-old vineyards in Contra Costa provide us with this wonderful Mourvedre. These very special vineyards benefit from the cooling effects of the San Joaquin and Sacramento Rivers which allows the grapes to hold their bright acidity. The combination of extremely well drained sandy soil and low average rainfall create a tonnage-limiting environment that produces grapes with great intensity.

Ros? Wine by L'Estandon from Provence, France - regions. The pale pink color introduces a fresh, nicely aromatic rose, with a round and silky texture and good length on the palate. A wine for summer picnic foods, grilled fish and all sorts of chicken and salads.

Ros? Wine by Big House from Central Coast, California. Varieties In Blend: 36% Sangiovese, 25% Barbera, 12% Zinfandel, 11% Carignane, 5% Mourvedre. Less than 5%: Viognier, Petite Verdot, Nebbiolo, Freisa, Aglianico, Cabernet Franc, Charbono, Chenin Blanc, Cinsault, Grenache. The Big House wines were born of notion that the California climate is quite hospitable to the rollicking, sun loving grapes of Mediterranean France, Italy and Spain. By blending, rather than relying upon a single variety, Big House has created a complex, rich wine that elegantly matches a very wide variety of cuisine, from a large stack of pizzas, to BBQ ribs to roast chicken. The Big House Pink delivers a tremendous nose of a mixed red fruits, watermelon, cranberry, guava, raspberry and peach. Racy aromas and flavors of spicy cherry and vanilla.

Ros? Wine by Goats do Roam from South Africa. Color: Deep vibrant pink. Aroma: Ripe summer berries, and red fruits. Lovely character. Palate: Zesty ripe fruit, with a clean, crisp dry finish. Cellaring: The wine is super now. Enjoy over the next year or two.

Ros? Wine by Ch. Ste. Michelle from Columbia Valley, Washington. 96% Syrah. Its darkish rose color signals a deeper wine to follow, and this fairly rich, fresh and slightly juicy bottling comes through right on key. Its medium-full weight is balanced by vital acidity, and its bare hint of sweetness extends its fruit without reducing its desirability as a lightly vinous, thoroughly delightful partner to summertime meals. -Connoisseurs' Guide Pink is hot! Our Dry Rose was a big hit when we offered it exclusively to our Vintage Reserve Club members last year. Based on their feedback, we decided to release it nationally with this 2006 vintage. The name, Nellie's Garden, honors Nellie Stimson whose passion for gardening created the beautiful estate gardens at our Chateau in Woodinville. The wine is a special collaboration between our red winemaking team at Canoe Ridge Estate in eastern Washington and the white winemaking team at our Woodinville Chateau, located outside of Seattle. We receive the red fruit at Canoe Ridge Estate where Joshua Maloney, our red winemaker, gives it just enough skin contact for the perfect color. Then he drains the juice off the skins and turns it over to Brennon Leighton, our white winemaker, who then cold ferments most of the juice to keep all those fresh fruit and floral aromas. What a team effort and what a wonderfully refreshing dry rose! It shows beautiful fruit aromas and flavors of strawberry, cherry, raspberry with subtle spice notes. Enjoy this during your spring and summer parties and BBQ's. It's the perfect deck wine... versatile and fun!

Ros? Wine by Perrin from Cotes du Rhone, France - Rhone. Varietals: Cinsault, Syrah, Grenache, Mourvedre Traditional winemaking by saignee - the French term meaning bled, for a wine-making technique which results in a rose wine made by running off or bleeding, a certain amount of free-run juice from just-crushed dark-skinned grapes after a short, prefermentation maceration. Clearly a wine from a warm place, the color is an intense pink with bright reflections. The nose is fresh, of redcurrants and yellow raspberries. The mouth is supple with fruity roundness in the middle, and a lively finish that is quite long. Pair with any summer foods or Mediterranean dishes. A perfect pairing would be grilled pork ribs with white peach and verbena julienne.