Wine of the Week: Konzelmann Sparkling Rosé

While the fall season is my favourite, I’m not giving up on summer just yet! I think that summer 2021 deserves one last celebration. And there is no better way to celebrate than with a bottle of pink bubbly! I tried the Konzelmann Sparkling Rosé last month and it is the perfect wine to cheers farewell to summer. It’s bursting with big bubbles filled with juicy flavours of cherry, raspberry and strawberry. This wine is made using the charmed method from 100% VQA Ontario grapes from the beautiful lakefront Konzelmann vineyards. The Konzelmann Sparkling Rosé is the prettiest pink salmon colour and, trust me, is super easy drinking! Enjoy outside in the sun with friends alongside your favourite summer appetizers. You can find the Konzelmann Sparkling Rosé through the Konzelmann online store on sale right now for only $17.95. If you happen to order a few bottles, this wine can also be enjoyed well into autumn. But for now, lets pop a bottle of the Konzelmann Sparkling Rosé and toast to the summer season!

Cheers!~GDW

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Four Rosés To Drink This Fall

Summer might be over, but that doesn’t mean you have to stop drinking rosé. Switch out the light pink drinks for more medium bodied juicy rosés. Ontario wineries offer lot of great options. In Ontario, we tend to make rosés of a bigger style, which suits the fall months perfectly! Below I’ve picked my four favourites Ontario rosés that I think you should drink this fall. Say yes way to rosé all year-round!

Inniskillin Pinot Noir Rosé

The Inniskillin Niagara Estate Pinot Noir Rosé is a local favourite from Niagara, Ontario.  It’s a medium bodied, dry style with tastes of watermelon, ripe strawberries and rhubarb. It’s definitely a more serious rosé with an intensity that can stand up to a fall dinner. This is one my go-to wines all year. I suggest pairing with a pork dish. The Inniskillin Niagara Estate Pinot Noir Rosé is available at the Wine Rack for $14.95.

Malivoire Ladybug Rosé

The Malivoire Ladybug Rosé is another local favourite from Beamsville, Ontario. Since 1996 Malivoire has been a local pioneer in eco-centric wine making. This rosé is made from 60% cabernet franc, 20% pinot noir and 20% gamay. It has sweet smells of honey and banana with a smooth taste of strawberry and peach. It’s a medium bodied, dry style that pairs easily with a lot of foods. I suggest drinking this with a fall pasta dish. The Malivoire Ladybug Rosé is available for $16.96 at the LCBO.

Pink House Wine Co. Rosé

The House Wine Co. is by Henry of Pelham winery in Niagara, Ontario and are meant to be the ‘house party’ wines. The Pink House Rosé definitely plays to this ‘not so serious’ philosophy with it’s easy drinking and fruity style. Made from a mix of chardonnay and merlot, this wine has notes of cherry and orange blossom and is on the sweeter side. This wine will be nest enjoyed at a fall barbeque. The Pink House Rosé is available in the VQA section at the LCBO for $13.95.

Southbrook Cabernet Rosé

The Southbrook Cabernet Rosé comes from the organic and bio-dynamic Southbrook Winery in Niagara, Ontario. This 50% Cabernet Sauvignon, 50% Cabernet Franc rosé offers the most complexity and depth of the four wines. It’s a medium bodied, dry style that bursts with lovely red fruit flavours and a long herbal finish. This wine would pair nicely with a lot of foods, but I would drink it alongside sausage with apples and fall spices. The Southbrook Cabernet Rosé is $29.95 from the LCBO vintages or direct from the winery.

Continue to drink pink this fall with these four Ontario rosés.

Cheers! – GDW