Daniel Rogov wrote:That the demand for and popularity of rosé wines is on the rise worldwide is beyond question, some even saying that sales are increasing of these wines are increasing by between 20-50% annually.
The question, simply put, is this rise justified and is rosé becoming a permanent major part of the wine scene or is it merely a passing fad? And, of course, your comments and observations are most invited.
Hoke wrote:It has always been interesting to me that in France, that icon of wine consumption, that the majority of wines made and consumed are roses.
Welllll ... statistically valid, but how much of it is good rosé.
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 7:31 pm
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Michael Greenberg wrote:I am not a big Rose fan--never touch the stuff...
Hoke wrote:
It has always been interesting to me that in France, that icon of wine consumption, that the majority of wines made and consumed are roses.
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Wed Jul 16, 2008 4:48 am
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
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Tim York wrote:Hoke wrote:It has always been interesting to me that in France, that icon of wine consumption, that the majority of wines made and consumed are roses.
Hoke, what is your source for this, which surprises me greatly? From a quick Google, it looks to me as if French consumption of rosé in 2004 was 7 million hl out of a total wine consumption of 33 million hl. Rosé has progressed since then but not so much as to reverse the proportions.
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Tue Mar 21, 2006 4:32 pm
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Hoke wrote:My most recent edition of Decanter magazine reports that rose sales are greater than white wine sales in France.
But, okay, I'll take out the "always". I'll say instead that in French wine drinkers have always consumed copious amounts of rose. How about that?
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