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Forbes
3 days ago
- Business
- Forbes
What Your Favorite Rosé Wine Style Says About Your Summer Plans
Rosé isn't one-style-fits-all anymore. Rosé may be the most self-expressive category in wine. It's not just about grape or region—though those matter—but about style, tone and intent. Pale and dry? Deep pink with grip? Fizzy and unfiltered? Unlike red or white, rosé has become shorthand for summer. It's what you bring to the picnic, what you drink on vacation and what shows up in the group text. As the category continues to stretch—across price points and winemaking styles—so does its connection to personality. And while the global wine industry has been tumultuous lately, the rosé wine segment continues to grow. The global rosé wine market was valued at $3.1 billion in 2022 and is projected to reach $4.6 billion by 2030. These days, there's a rosé for every kind of drinker, from the natural wine obsessive to the person who still orders White Zinfandel unabashedly. (Drink what you want responsibly.) The rise of regional variety has only added to the range. A grenache-syrah blend from the South of France doesn't land the same way as a pét-nat from the Finger Lakes or a structured Tavel built for food. But preference isn't always just about taste. Rosé choices tend to reflect mood, occasion and the kind of summer someone wants to have. This is not a quiz. There are no right answers. But the style of rosé you reach for might say more than you think. Are you planning rooftop parties or staying in with a new playlist? Do you want something bright and sparkling or something strange and cloudy with a wax-sealed bottle? There's a rosé for that—and probably a plan to go with it. Here are five popular (and some might even say basic) styles and what they suggest about your season ahead. Some are social, some are quiet and some are just thirsty. But they're all signals of how rosé has become more than a drink. It's shorthand. It's self-selecting. It's summer, in a bottle. A classic pale pink rosé remains the go-to for warm days, cool nights and everything in between. Dry, mineral and whisper-pink. You booked the same beach house in the Hamptons for the third year running. Your outfits are linen, your nails are neutral and your carry-on always fits the overhead bin. Summer Plans: Alfresco dinners, early-morning running and debating whether to switch from salad to flatbread. Suggested Bottles: Chateau D'Estoublon 'Roseblood' Rose Chateau Peyrassol Rosé Château Sainte Marguerite Symphonie Rosé Domaine Rouge-Bleu Dentelle Rosé Old Vine Ranch Rosé Clinking glasses at sunset. Bubbly, crisp and often pinot-based. You RSVP yes to everything, even if the plans overlap. Your calendar is color-coded, your group chats are named and your fridge always has something chilled just in case. Summer Plans: Weddings, long brunches, rooftop drinks and any event that calls for a toast—even if it's just making it to Friday. Suggested Bottles: Champagne Ayala Rosé Majeur Juvé & Camps Brut Rosé Pinot Noir NV Langlois Crémant de Loire Rosé Brut McBride Sisters Collection Sparkling Brut Rose Hawke's Bay NV Supernova Brut Rosé Tavel rosé, deeper in color and fuller in body, stands apart as one of the only French appellations dedicated solely to rosé. Ripe red fruit and a fuller body. You want flavor, structure and wines that pair with actual meals. You can drink red year-round regardless of how hot it is outside and you only entertain on your own turf. Summer Plans: Real glassware, weeknight grilling and never asking for ice. Suggested Bottles: Cantina Zaccagnini Cerasuolo D'Abruzzo Rosé Cordero San Giorgio Piasa Rosato E. Guigal Tavel Rose La Nerthe Les Cassagnes Côtes-du-Rhône Rosé Masciarelli Villa Gemma Montepulciano d'Abruzzo Cerasuolo Rosé Cloudy, funky and a little unpredictable. Cloudy, unfiltered and maybe a little wild. You like your wines a little weird and your summers loose on structure. You never travel with an itinerary. Summer Plans: Vinyl nights, farmers markets and spontaneous weekend hikes with limited cell service. Suggested Bottles: Buccia Nera ConFondo Pét-Nat Rosato Domaine de la Mongestine Les Monges Rosé BIO La Grange Tiphaine "Rosa, Rose, Rosam" Pét-Nat Martha Stoumen Post Flirtation Rosé NV No. 3 Meinklang 'Prosa'Frizzante Rosé Often dismissed but never forgotten, White Zinfandel remains a cult classic. Sweet, fruity and nostalgic. You're unbothered by wine snobs and more interested in what tastes good to you. You don't pretend to like something just because it's trending. Summer Plans: Pool parties, loud playlists and turning 'just one' into an entire afternoon. Suggested Bottles: Broc Cellars Love Rosé Day Wines 'Babycheeks' Rosé Monte Rio Cellars 'Teresi' Rose of Zinfandel Sabelli-Frisch 'Mariedam' White Zinfandel Turley Wine Cellars White Zinfandel
Japan Times
09-05-2025
- Entertainment
- Japan Times
The world's biggest natural wine festival returns to Tokyo
Returning for its second edition, Raw Wine Tokyo will be held at Ota City's Tokyo Ryutsu Center from May 10 to 11. The annual natural wine festival will feature more than 80 natural wine producers from around the world, including 11 Japanese wineries. The response to last year's edition, which was held at Shinagawa's B&C Hall, was very positive, with a turnout of 2,400 guests, according to Tomomi Manton, Raw Wine Tokyo's public relations representative. 'Visitors came mostly from Japan, but we also had some international wine trade professionals from neighboring countries such as South Korea, China, Thailand, the Philippines, as well as the U.S. and Canada,' says Manton. 'The winemakers also love traveling to Japan to experience the vibrant natural wine scene here and the exceptional food offerings,' she continues, adding that this year's venue has doubled in size, from 1,100 square meters last year to 2,000 square meters. Since its first edition in London in 2012, Raw Wine has grown internationally, taking its event to major cities with a vibrant natural wine scene. | RAW WINE TOKYO Since its first edition in London in 2012, Raw Wine has expanded its brand internationally, running the event in major cities like New York, Los Angeles and Paris. The festival is the brainchild of Isabelle Legeron, a Master of Wine who is determined to spread the word of natural winemaking. Natural winemaking, in which wines are made with as little intervention as possible, oftentimes without any filtration and sometimes without any preservatives like sulfites, has always polarized drinkers. Proponents say that it is the purest, most untainted form of winemaking, while opponents argue that the hands-off approach can sometimes result in wines that taste spoiled or 'funky.' This debate hasn't stopped the trend from growing, as natural wine bars and festivals continue to pop up in dining capitals around the world. Raw Wine, however, remains the biggest natural wine festival to date. To participate in Raw Wine, winemakers have to satisfy a set of criteria established by Legeron: The grapes must be cultivated using organic farming methods, and vinification should be done with minimal intervention. Wine producers also have to complete a questionnaire about their winemaking methods and submit their wine analysis data as well as wine samples for tasting. Some of the natural wine producers participating in this year's Raw Wine Tokyo include Le Clos des Quarterons (Loire Valley, France), a farm known for its fresh, minerally cabernet franc; Poggio Cagnano (Tuscany, Italy), an up-and-coming winery making wines from sangiovese, cabernet sauvignon and merlot; and Roberto Henriquez (Bio Bio Valley, Chile), a winemaker who makes wines from vines over a 100 years old. The event will also showcase 11 Japanese natural wineries — part of a small but growing number of wine producers who are defying the odds to make natural wine in Japan. | RAW WINE TOKYO Many of the 11 Japanese wineries are new to this year's event. They include Shindo Wines from Fukuoka Prefecture, Sawauchi from Aomori Prefecture, and Natan Winery from Tokushima Prefecture — young wineries that have boldly taken on the challenge of making natural wine in a country known for its difficult grape-growing conditions. The event will also feature six sake breweries who are making sake from organic rice, such as Fukumitsuya from Ishikawa Prefecture, Niida Honke from Fukushima Prefecture, and Terada Honke from Chiba Prefecture. According to Manton, their inclusion in the event is important because of their similar modus operandi. '(The sake brewers and natural wineries) rely on clean agriculture and natural fermentation to produce a drink that is alive and representative of their terroir,' she says. For the wine geeks, there will also be wine seminars to attend — one of them, 'Why Old Vines Matter,' will be conducted in English by Smallfry Wines (Barossa Valley, Australia), Chateau La Baronne (Languedoc, France), Agricola Yumbel Estacion (Bío Bío Valley, Chile) and moderated by Legeron. Raw Wine Tokyo; Tokyo Ryutsu Center, Hall F, 6-1-1 Heiwajima, Ota-ku, Tokyo 143-0006; 10 p.m - 6 p.m; ¥9,000 for public, ¥7,000 for trade/industry members. For more information, visit
