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Battle of the Rosés - My Pick: Alois Lageder Lagrein Rosé
Italy, Wine Recommendations Sophia Longhi Italy, Wine Recommendations Sophia Longhi

Battle of the Rosés - My Pick: Alois Lageder Lagrein Rosé

Earlier this month, Hannah aka The British Bouchon approached a bunch of wine people and myself with the idea of going into battle armed with our rosé recommendations for the Bank Holiday weekend. As it’s set to be a scorcher, there is no doubt that it is bound to be awash with varying shades of pink. We do love a bit of rosé with our t-shirt tans, don’t we?

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Berrilicious Bordeaux Rosé
Wine Recommendations, France Sophia Longhi Wine Recommendations, France Sophia Longhi

Berrilicious Bordeaux Rosé

As the springtime sunshine continues to stick around, we continue to think and drink pink. Scrolling through Instagram, you’d be forgiven for thinking that there was some unwritten law somewhere that tells us that sunny days are rosé days. And if you take a look at my Instagram feed, you’ll see that I am most definitely a law-abiding citizen.

Like the rest of the world, I love Provence rosé. I love the dryness, the lightweight texture, the white peaches and the watermelon. But I’m making an effort to look beyond the South of France to see what the rest of the world is offering and I've decided to head west - about 750km from Provence - to Bordeaux.

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